FT Mercati vs Glyd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FT Mercati
Access financial market data, including LME, exchange rates, and commodity prices, all in one place. Stay updated with the latest news and reports on various sectors.
- Real-time LME data
- Exchange rate tracking
- Commodity prices
- Financial reports
- Market news
- Steel product information
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The new FT Mercati app makes all our services and datas available to you at all times. LME, scraps, exchange rates, power, steel products, reports, news and much more, all in a single place.
Glyd
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Glyd is a prepaid corporate Mastercard, designed specifically to address the pain points of expense management in small and medium enterprises. It allows businesses to issue pre-loaded cards to employees for travel, entertainment, or other regular expenses. It enables them to streamline the entire expense management process, get complete control and visibility of the spending and save costs. With Glyd, the business can * Get complete control over where money is spent * Track and monitor spending as it happens * Separate personal and business expenditure With Glyd, employees can * Avoid the hassle of cash advances and use of personal funds * Submit their expense statements in real-time * Never run out of balance on the card with real-time loading Glyd is powered by Instapay. Instapay is a financial institution regulated by Bank Negara Malaysia.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FT Mercati at monthly against Glyd's every 2 months. FT Mercati also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FT Mercati ships an update monthly, Glyd every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FT Mercati | Glyd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FT Support S.r.l. | Paysol Sdn Bhd |
In-app purchases
FT Mercati
No in-app purchases
Glyd
No in-app purchases
