Comparison

Dexcom Clarity vs Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Dexcom Clarity

This app provides diabetes management insights for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) users. It helps identify glucose patterns and trends over time, aiding in better diabetes control and potentially increasing time in target glucose ranges. Users can track key metrics, share data with healthcare providers, and set personalized goals.

Highlights
  • Glucose pattern and trend analysis
  • Time in range tracking
  • Data sharing with healthcare professionals
  • Setting Time in Range goals
  • Report viewing, saving, printing, and emailing
  • Notifications and email alerts
Currently charting
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Dexcom Clarity is a diabetes management application for CGM users. It provides relevant insights into users’ retrospective glucose values, patterns, and trends over time. Dexcom Clarity is an important part of your Dexcom CGM system. It can help you identify glucose patterns and, with your healthcare professional, determine the potential causes of those patterns. Dexcom Clarity users experience up to 15% increased time in range (70-180mg/dL) as compared to non-users.* Log in with your Dexcom account to: • Keep tabs on your time in range, patterns and other key metrics. • Allow clinics to access to your data and reports to make appointments more efficient. • Set Time in Range goals. • Turn on daily or weekly notifications and emails. • View, save, print, and email all reports. • Connect to partner apps for more features and benefits. This app store should not be used as your first point of contact to resolve technical or customer services issues. In order to protect your privacy and personal information, and promptly resolve any technical or customer services issues you are having with any Dexcom product, please contact 1-888-738-3646. Dexcom is required to follow up with customers regarding product-related complaints. If Dexcom determines that your comment/complaint requires follow up, a technical support representative will attempt to contact you to gather more information regarding your comment/complaint. *Parker AS, Welsh J, Jimenez A, Walker T. Insights from big data (2): Benefits of self-guided retrospective review of continuous glucose monitoring reports. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2018;20(S1):A-27.

About

Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker

This app helps users track blood sugar, weight, blood pressure, and medications to manage diabetes. It offers features like data logging, trend identification, customizable reminders, and report generation for healthcare professionals. An estimated A1C calculator is also included.

Highlights
  • Log blood sugar and other health data
  • Identify trends with graphs
  • Schedule blood sugar check reminders
  • Email reports to physicians
  • A1C estimation calculator
  • Track medications and carbs
Features
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Glucose Blood Sugar Tracker is the #1 diabetes app built for tracking blood sugar, weight, blood pressure, A1C, medications, carbs and more.  With over 500K+ users, Glucose Blood Sugar Tracker is the top rated diabetes app in the AppStore. FEATURES YOU'LL LOVE • Log your data and identify trends in one easy to use place • Create straightforward entries and tag them for time of day, before/after meals, etc. • Schedule reminders to check your blood sugar levels • Filters that help you see trends and graphs of your logs • Email reports directly to your physician with every detail you want to share • A1C estimation calculator • Also track insulin, medication, A1C, blood pressure, carbohydrates, weight and ketones Over 10K+ users use Glucose Blood Sugar Tracker to manage their diabetes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Beautifully designed without all the other distractions from other glucose apps"  - M.C. "Thank you for creating this glucose tracker. It is extremely user friendly (I became very frustrated with many others), and it will track all that I need in one location - I was really concerned that no one had what I needed, but YOU DID IT!" - C.P. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glucose Blood Sugar Tracker makes it easy to identify trends and log your data in one easy to use place. View a graph of your data and even send a report to a loved one or a healthcare professional. You can also schedule reminders to ensure that you are diligent about checking your blood sugar. Whether you have diabetes or prediabetes, this app makes it easy to track your blood glucose levels. Glucose Blood Sugar Tracker also offers an estimated A1C calculator to help keep you on track in between lab measurements. Glucose Blood Sugar Tracker also tracks what time of day you are checking your blood sugar, such as first thing in the morning, before a meal, or before bed. You can also add a note to each record. In addition, Glucose Blood Sugar Tracker allows you to track insulin, medication, A1C, blood pressure, carbohydrates, weight and ketones. It is a comprehensive app for both diabetics and prediabetics. You can also sync data seamlessly between devices, track medications, and see detailed averages. The app also has configurable reminders to check your blood glucose levels. This helps you make sure to check these levels to stay in control of your diabetes. Tracking has never been easier. Glucose Blood Sugar Tracker integrates with HealthKit by writing all inputted entries to the Health app. Be in charge of your diabetes! Blood sugar tracking has never been this easy! This diabetes tracker an estimated A1C calculator. Please note that this is just an estimate and should never be used for diagnostic purposes. We can't wait for you to join the family :) Install Glucose Blood Sugar Tracker today, for free! Terms of Service: https://www.glucoseforiphone.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Dexcom Clarity4 screens
Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dexcom Clarity at none against Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker's 11. Dexcom Clarity also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 27%). Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and chart position (#26 vs #171). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Dexcom Clarity asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dexcom Clarity against 4.6 for Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 28K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Dexcom Clarity's written reviews are positive against 27% of Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dexcom Clarity ships an update every 3 months, Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Dexcom Clarity versus Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDexcom ClarityGlucose | Blood Sugar Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13K ratings)4.6 (28K ratings)
Positive reviews45.9% of reviews — better27.5% of reviews
Number of ratings13K28K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#171#26 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDexcomApp Sub 1 LLC

Customer experience

Dexcom Clarity

All ratings12,930 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews307 reviews
Positive45.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative41.0%

Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker

All ratings28,237 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews408 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative64.5%

User reviews

Dexcom Clarity

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Provides great insight
  • 📊 Helpful reports and data
  • 💯 Life-changing device
  • 🔍 Detailed glucose tracking
  • 🤝 Integrates with healthcare providers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🔒 Login problems
  • 📉 Unreliable sensor readings
  • 🚫 Doesn't work internationally
  • 📱 Poor iPad support

Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker

From 28K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Simple and straightforward
  • 💡 Estimated A1C feature
  • 👍 Graphs and data visualization

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Subscription model to access full features
  • 🐛 Recent update removed decimal point for glucose entries
  • 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
  • 🔒 Sudden changes to free version

Bugs and requests

Dexcom Clarity

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Reports not updating
  • Clarity app crashing
  • Sensor calibration issues
  • Data not syncing between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add personal notes
  • Customizable report formatting
  • More detailed data export options
  • Ability to adjust graph scales
  • Display daily high/low/average glucose

Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Apple Watch app not functioning
  • Sync issues with HealthKit causing duplicate entries

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set custom glucose range
  • Medication tracking
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to contact developers

In-app purchases

None

Dexcom Clarity

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • Glucose+$7.991 Month
  • Glucose+$8.991 Month
  • Glucose+2 variants$9.991 Month
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  • Glucose+$29.991 Year
  • Glucose+$39.991 Year
  • Glucose+3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Glucose+7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Glucose+$49.991 Year
  • Premium Subscription3 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Dexcom Clarity free?
Dexcom Clarity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker free?
Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dexcom Clarity or Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker?
Dexcom Clarity and Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 13K and 28K ratings respectively.
Do Dexcom Clarity or Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker have ads?
Neither Dexcom Clarity nor Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dexcom Clarity or Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker?
Dexcom Clarity ships an update every 3 months, and Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dexcom Clarity was updated on September 24, 2026 and Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Dexcom Clarity or Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker?
Dexcom Clarity currently peaks at #171 in the App Store charts, and Glucose | Blood Sugar Tracker at #26. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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