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Who it is for

Diego Ramos, a bike courier in Mexico City, watched a grid bot on an exchange keep buying all the way down a 20 percent drop and give back a month of small wins. Ladder Grid runs his ETH and USDC ladder between the prices he picks, from his own wallet on Base, with a capital cap of 600 dollars. When price leaves his range it parks: no new orders, nothing sold in a panic, just a message asking what he wants to do, and every Sunday a report of fees earned against fees paid.

Two ways to own it

What you get

Base$100

Yours in 2 to 3 days

The user app: grid builder (range, rungs, capital cap), scoped permission setup, live ladder with fills, breakout park with a choose what next prompt, weekly grid report with fees earned vs fees paid, kill switch, plans and checkout.

You choose: accent color
You choose: default pairs
You choose: rung presets

Customfrom $1,200

Built around you

Reshape it entirely: new features, your flows, your brand end to end, integrations you need. We scope it with you.

Everything in Base
Custom features and design
Priority build

Why it is new

What exists today, and what this does differently

What is new

Grid bots that pause out of range exist on exchanges (Pionex, Gainium). What is less common is a spot DEX grid that runs from the user's own wallet through a scoped, capped permission, parks and waits for a human on breakout rather than auto re-arming, and sends a weekly report that puts grid profit next to gas, DEX fees and slippage paid, so the user can see when the grid is not worth it.

Closest things out there

Pionex and Gainium grid bots on centralized exchanges (pause or wait out of range); Hummingbot open source strategies; onchain limit order tools such as 1inch limit orders that can be laddered by hand.

Checked with web searches in October 2026. A search is not proof that nothing similar exists, and the market moves fast, so we recheck before every build.

What it unlocks

The human in it

Gives a careful person the boring part of grid trading without the part where a bot keeps doubling down while they sleep.

The Regatta Board

Races Ladder Grid can enter

3 live races fit this app. Each one says why, with its prize and countdown. The rule on existing code is on the race page.

Grant roundBaseBase Builder GrantsFundingNot announcedRolling, apply any timeWhy it fits. Shipped consumer trading tools on Base may qualify; check current terms.56 other apps can enter tooSee the race Grant roundArbitrumArbitrum Foundation Grants / DAO programsFundingNot announcedRolling, apply any timeWhy it fits. Arbitrum has funded DeFi automation tooling; check current terms.20 other apps can enter tooSee the race HackathonSolanaColosseum EternalPrizeNot announcedRolling, apply any timeWhy it fits. A Solana port with Jupiter limit orders can enter the rolling hackathon; check the existing code rule.13 other apps can enter tooSee the race

See every race on the board

What you own

The whole app, not a starter kit.

A complete spot DEX grid app you own: people run a capped ladder from their own wallet that parks on breakout, pay you monthly for more grids and rungs, and your console runs pricing, growth, rules and the grid agent.

Base price · $100

The user app, complete

Every buyer gets the same finished app. Basic branding and copy changes come through a quick form.

Illustrated home with grid status and first-run onboardingHome

Three step welcome, then the ladder at a glance: price, range, capital at work and the next action.

Grid builderGrid

Pair, range low and high, rungs, capital cap and chain, with a live ladder drawing and cost per round trip.

Tight rung warningGrid

Warns when estimated fees and gas per round trip eat most of a rung's gain.

Scoped permission previewGrid

Two tokens, allowlisted routers, a capital cap, your own wallet as the only recipient, an expiry.

Market playback with three scenariosMarket

Sideways chop with fills, a breakout up and a breakout down, each ending differently.

Breakout park and choose what nextMarket

The grid stops, sends one message and waits: hold, shift the range, or close the grid.

Weekly grid reportReport

Grid profit against DEX fees, gas and slippage paid, with a verdict line.

Fill receiptsReport

Every fill with rung, side, price, fees and a transaction hash.

Kill switch, permissions and share cardMe

One tap revoke of the session key, the agent's hard limits and a Sunday bill share card.

Paywall with locked features and simulated USDC checkoutMe

Extra grids, more rungs and report history unlock by plan.

Open the full app demo

Add-on

Owner console

Your admin side: revenue, paywall editor, users, rules and the agent log.

Revenue dashboard and live paywall editorRevenue

MRR chart, tier names and prices, which features are gated, payments and pay methods.

App wide rulesRules

Park buffer, checks before park, maximum cap, minimum rung width and allowed pairs.

Grid agent log with failures and adaptationsAgent

A wick on one pool nearly parked a grid; the agent waited for a second source, plus monthly costs.

Roadmap with build requestsRoadmap

v2 and v3 add-ons with prices and a request sheet.

Top-up

Growth and referrals

Referral and growth mechanics, switched on when you are ready to grow.

Growth loop and sourcesGrowth

Sunday bill shares, parked screenshots and range templates by source.

The money path, built in

How it earns for you

A free plan for one small grid, and monthly plans for more grids, rungs, chains and alerts. No fee is taken from users' fills.

RungFreeOne grid on Base, up to 12 rungs, $500 capital cap, breakout park and weekly report.

Ladder$9 per monthThree grids on three chains, up to 40 rungs, higher caps, Telegram alerts and report history.

Scaffold$29 per monthTen grids, sponsored gas up to a budget, CSV export and a partner view.

Prices are yours to set. Illustrative, not a promise of income.

Growth loops, built in

How it spreads

Sunday bill share card with profit against costs, including losing weeks
Parked message screenshots that show a bot which stopped
Range templates trading communities can share, without return claims
Referral month on Ladder for both people

Roadmap · build the next phase with us

Where it goes next

v1 included

The parking grid

Grid builder with cap and rung warning
Scoped session key
Breakout park
Weekly report and receipts
Plans, paywall editor, agent log

Included

More chains and grids

Arbitrum and Solana with Jupiter
Up to ten grids
Range suggestions from recent volatility the user can accept

Add-on from $450

Partner view and tax export

Read only view for a partner or accountant
Tax lot CSV
Monthly grid statements

Add-on from $600

The pitch, ready for investors and grant reviewers

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Your 2 minute demo script

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Make it entirely yours

Your brand, default pairs and ranges, extra chains or DEXes, or a white label for a trading community are scoped and priced together.

Custom from $1,200

BLUEPRINT

Why it matters and how it really works

The recipe (how it is built, the data, costs, risks, build order, the pitch and the demo script) is unlocked when your app is paid in full.

The need

Grid trading makes small, frequent gains while price moves sideways, and loses when price trends away. Most grid bots live on exchanges that hold your funds, and many keep buying all the way down a breakout, so a month of small wins disappears in a day. Few tell you whether fees and gas ate the profit.

What exists and what is new

Grid bots exist and several pause when price leaves the range (Pionex, Gainium, cTrader style bots). Ladder Grid is an incremental take for spot DEXes: it runs from the user's own wallet through a scoped, capped permission, parks on breakout and waits for the user instead of re-arming itself, caps total capital at a number the user sets, and sends a weekly report of grid profit next to DEX fees, gas and slippage paid. Research verdict: partly exists, medium novelty.

The data it runs on

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

1.The mission

A grid should work hard inside your range and stop politely at the edge, with an honest bill for what it cost.

2.Why people can't resist it

Parked, not panicking When price breaks out, the ladder parks and sends one message: what happened, where you stand, and three choices. Nothing more is bought or sold until you choose.

The Sunday bill Grid profit this week, against DEX fees, gas and slippage. If costs ate the profit, it says so in the first line.

Rung lights A ladder you can read at a glance: lit rungs are waiting orders, filled rungs flash once, and the cap line shows how much capital is at work.

3.How it works for real

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

4.Pricing

Cost per use: unlocked when your app is paid in full.

Rung Free

One grid on Base, up to 12 rungs and a $500 capital cap, breakout park, weekly report.

Ladder $9 per month

Up to three grids on Base, Arbitrum and Solana, up to 40 rungs, higher caps, Telegram alerts and report history.

Scaffold $29 per month

Ten grids, sponsored gas up to a budget, CSV export for taxes and a shared view for a partner.

5.Growth loop

The Sunday bill is the share card: honest grid profit against costs. Parked messages are screenshot worthy because they show a bot that stopped. Trading communities can share a starter range template, never a promise of returns.

6.Risks and guardrails

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

7.Build order

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

8.Where this is going

Now
One honest ladder that stops at the edge and sends a clear bill.
Next
Arbitrum and Solana, several grids, and range suggestions from recent volatility that the user can accept or ignore.
Later
Grids that share anonymous cost data, so the builder warns when a pair or hour is too expensive to grid.
The world it builds
Automated trading that keeps people in their own wallets and in charge at the moments that matter.

Costs and tools are estimates at the time of writing. General information only, not legal or financial advice.

OWNER PLAYBOOK

Own it, then chart your voyage

Nine routes from one vessel. Tap a port to open its chart.

Why own Ladder Grid

Grid bots are popular and mostly live on exchanges that hold people's funds and keep trading into breakouts. Owning Ladder Grid means you run the careful version: capped ladders from the user's own wallet, a grid that parks at the edge and waits for a human, and a Sunday bill that shows when costs ate the profit. You earn from your own plans, never from a cut of fills.

What’s stopping you?

“I do not know how to pick a grid range.”

You do not pick ranges for users. Users set their own range, rungs and cap, and the builder warns when rungs are too tight to beat costs. Your job is the app, support and honest copy.

“Grids lose money in trends. Will users blame me?”

They can lose money, and the app says so before arming. The park stops further trading at the edge but cannot undo a trend. Keep that line visible, never show projected returns, and let the Sunday bill speak.

“Is it legal to run a trading bot app?”

Rules differ by country. Ladder Grid never holds funds and acts only within a scoped key the user signs, which helps, but take local advice before charging. Never present it as investment advice.

“Will people trust a new app with a session key?”

Show the scope in plain words: two tokens, a cap, your own wallet as the only recipient, an expiry, one tap revoke. Start with small caps and your own grid in public.

A revenue ladder, step by step

Monthly plans for more grids, rungs and chains, a Scaffold tier with sponsored gas and exports, and white label copies for trading communities. Illustrations, not promises.

$360

$7,500

$5,000 plus users

$105,000

First ladders

40 paying users

$9 a month

Known in trading chats

600 paying users

$9 to $29 a month

White label

10 communities

$499 a month

Category regular

8,000 paying users and 30 communities

Mixed

Publish the anonymous weekly bill: how many grids beat their costs and how many did not
Ship range templates with trading communities, never return claims
Sell Scaffold to people who run several grids and need tax exports

Illustrative stages, not a forecast. Results depend on you and the market; nothing here is guaranteed.