Yes, they're the same in English. You can add maternal and paternal to specify which side you mean, but speakers tend not to differentiate between the two sets of grandparents unless it is necessary or unless it is genuinely hampering communication (Eg: my maternal grandparents live in city A, my paternal ones live in city B). Yes, it is confusing if you are a speaker of a language where the distinction IS made. If you are a translator like me, it is a nightmare because you can't tell in normal everyday conversation.