# Glimpse 2 — Website Widgets > Homescreen widgets for displaying specific webpage content. (iPhone/iPad app by Arno Appenzeller.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glimpse-2/id1524217845 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Arno Appenzeller](https://appshunter.io/developer/515339331) - Category: Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.20/5 from 45 App Store ratings · 68 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 4 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2020-09-17 - Data updated: 2026-08-16 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glimpse-2/id1524217845/reviews.md ## What is Glimpse 2? With Glimpse 2 you can always add all your favourite webpages as Widgets to your Homescreen You want to see if there are news, if there is something new on your favourite webpage, if your long awaited product is available to order or check your used mobile data? You can do all of this with the right webpage inside Glimpse. Just add a page to Glimpse. Choose the right area of the page and then this page is inside the Glimpse Widget on your Homescreen. If you want to open a page quickly, you can do it from by pressing on the Widget and your page will be opened in Safari You can add multiple widgets for different webpages to your Homescreen. Press firmly on the widget choose edit widget to select your webpage and desired refresh interval. Features of Glimpse 2: - Add a page to a Homescreen widget - When adding you can scroll to a certain area of the page. The widget keeps this position, so that you are always in the right place (Note: Glimpse works best with mobile optimised webpages) - Individual refresh intervals for your widgets - You can open webpages from the widget - Add any page directly from Safari ## Key features - Add webpages as homescreen widgets - Select specific areas of webpages for widgets - Customizable refresh intervals - Open webpages directly from widgets - Add pages from Safari ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Pay what you want 0,99 | $0.99 | one-time | | Pay what you want 1,99 | $1.99 | one-time | | Pay what you want 3,99 | $3.99 | one-time | | Pay what you want 2,99 | $2.99 | one-time | | Pay what you want 4,99 | $4.99 | one-time | | Pay what you want 5,99 | $5.99 | one-time | | Pay what you want 6,99 | $6.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 68) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glimpse-2/id1524217845/reviews.md ### 3/5 — No Passkey support *2025-02-06* Nice and useful app but unfortunately impossible to login on websites using Passkeys for 2FA. Does not seem to be actively maintained. ### 5/5 — Pls make work *2024-10-31, version 2.5* This was going to be so fun to have for the election but it doesn’t work. Great idea and can’t give a low rating for a small developer. Pls fix ### 5/5 — Great *2024-07-31, version 2.5* Great app! One question: is it possible to change the font size of the website in the widget? Thanks a lot. ### 1/5 — There is no widget *2023-10-09* I thought this app was supposed to be a widget for my Home Screen. I went into the app and added a website but there is no widget for this app in the list of widgets when I tap the + on my Home Screen. I’m not sure if this is a bug but it seems like a pretty major oversight for an app who’s whole purpose is Home Screen widgets. ### 2/5 — Updates cause total deletion of widgets contents *2023-09-07, version 2.5* I tried this app for one reason - to add four webcam links to my phone screen. This app does a beautiful job of it. We have a local ferry system that requires a lineup and we use the webcam links to check on the current wait/lineup. Having the widgets purged every update is the showstopper unfortunately. ### 1/5 — unhappy with the performance of this widget *2023-08-15, version 2.5* Really really unhappy with the performance of this widget. Once I set it up, invariably, within 24 hours, the website literally just disappears and the widget says I have to pick a URL. When it is being set up, the small window size set up does not match up with what I’ve set after I go back and save it. I have to scroll the square window around to some other area to have it actually show what I want on the final home screen. Been playing with this now for more than two weeks on a daily basis. It never works right for longer than a few hours or a day if I could even get it set up to look like what I want onscreen ### 2/5 — Suffers from random data loss *2023-06-25, version 2.5* Great app when it works, but loses all websites and settings at random. Happened twice now ### 2/5 — Only good for sometimes *2023-06-05, version 2.5* It is quite good initially. After sometimes, it just did not show the field from the website which is updated daily. Quite sad actually, given I am very satisfied at the beginning. ### 3/5 — Great app but updates reset the links *2023-05-17, version 2.5* Each update causes the links to reset and requires having to setup the links and widgets again. Could you please looking into this? Thanks! 🙏 ### 3/5 — Stopped working *2023-02-27, version 2.5* No longer displays website and does not keep the site I add to list. ## Frequently asked questions about Glimpse 2 ### What does Glimpse 2 do? Glimpse 2 allows you to add your favorite webpages as widgets directly to your homescreen. This enables you to quickly view updates, product availability, or other specific content from those sites without needing to open a browser. ### How do I add a webpage to a widget? You can add a page by selecting it within the app and then choosing the specific area of the page you want displayed in the widget. The app works best with mobile-optimized webpages. You can also add pages directly from Safari. ### Is Glimpse 2 free to use? The application is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. This suggests that some features or customization options may require a purchase. ### Can I set how often the widget updates? Yes, you can set individual refresh intervals for each of your widgets. This allows you to control how frequently the content displayed in the widget is updated to reflect changes on the webpage. ### What are the main benefits of using Glimpse 2? The main benefit is the ability to monitor specific website content at a glance from your homescreen. You can quickly check for news, product availability, or data usage, and open the full webpage in Safari directly from the widget. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.5 — 2021-11-19 - New S and XL (iPad only) Widget sizes - Improved iPad support - New Set widget view screen ### 2.1.1 — 2020-10-13 - Support for new devices ### 2.1 — 2020-09-28 - Webpages with login should work now in the widget (Note: The website must offer something like a "Remember login" function) - Widget configuration now offers a rendering delay function: If a website is not displayed properly you can play around with the delay to improve it - Widget positioning is improved ### 2.0.1 — 2020-09-19 - Minor bug fixes that affected the app performance - Updated misleading AppStore description - there is no Apple Watch app yet. 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-16.*