Comparison

Gladys vs Consolidate

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

Head to head
About

Gladys

This app acts as a drag-and-drop shelf to temporarily store various types of information, like links, text, and images, from any app. It allows for quick saving without switching contexts and offers features like search, annotation, and iCloud syncing. It also supports collaboration and advanced data manipulation for technical users.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop item saving
  • Search and Spotlight integration
  • Home screen/Today widget access
  • Item annotation and tagging
  • iCloud syncing
  • Collaborative editing
  • Hex viewer for technical users
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Gladys is a drag-and-drop shelf that holds things you want to set aside, such as links, text snippets, map locations, contacts, images, photos, emails, messages and much more (even if the application that the information came from is removed) It works with any app that supports drag-and-drop, and helps keep you focused by letting you quickly set something aside, without having to consider where it needs to be dropped, or having to constantly switch between apps. • Works with any app that supports drag-and-drop, but also provides an extension for apps that don't yet support it, as well as the ability to paste items to & from the clipboard. • Quickly search for items inside the app or via Spotlight. Access your top items from the home screen / Today widget, your Apple Watch, and even iMessage. • Annotate items with notes, custom titles, and tag items with labels that allow you to easily categorise, browse, and sort your collection. • Take your collection with you on your iPhone, and keep it updated by turning on automatic iCloud syncing. • Invite friends to keep items from your own collection in their own collections, and, if you give permission, even collaboratively annotate and edit them. • Import/export/merge collection archives simply by dragging. • Ideal for bookmarking between apps: For example you can quickly return to dropped email items by selecting 'Open' in their info view, quickly share links between different browsers, or use Siri shortcuts to copy often-used items to and from your clipboard. • Experienced users can get details on dropped items and extract or modify specific data components (e.g. extract the URL of an image link, instead of the whole item, add a new image, or edit the title). • Technical users can inspect binary data using the in-built hex viewer, download items pointed to by web links, and even archive web pages. • Contains no analytics, ratings prompts, or noise.

About

Consolidate

This app helps students plan their studies, track learning progress, and adapt revision strategies. It allows you to list lessons, add notes and links, and log study sessions to identify areas needing more attention. Designed for high school and college students, it offers features like iCloud sync and interactive widgets.

Highlights
  • Plan study lessons
  • Track learning progress
  • Adapt revision strategies
  • Organize lessons with categories
  • Self-evaluate progress with traffic-light system
  • iCloud sync
  • Interactive widgets
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Take control of your learning with Consolidate – an intuitive revision planner and study companion. Designed for students at high school or college. 1. Plan Your Studies • List all the lessons you need to learn for your course. • Add learning outcomes, useful links, and notes. • Organize and filter lessons using categories. 2. Track Your Learning • Log whenever you study a lesson. • Note down what you did well, and what you need to work on. • Self-evaluate your progress using a traffic-light system. 3. Adapt Your Revision • As you track your learning, get an overview of your progress to guide future studying. • Easily see which lessons you understand well and which ones need more work. # Designed for Apple Platforms • iCloud sync • Live activities • Interactive widgets • Multiple windows • Shortcuts • Apple Watch App • Apple Watch Complications • Light and Dark Mode • Accessibility: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type • Calendar import • Spotlight At the moment, Consolidate is free to use. If you enjoy the app, you can leave a tip to support future development.

Screenshots

Gladys4 screens
Consolidate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gladys at 4.7 against Consolidate's 4.0. Gladys also leads on ratings volume (149 vs 1). Consolidate's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gladys sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Consolidate sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gladys holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gladys has 149 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Gladys's written reviews are positive against 86% of Consolidate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gladys ships an update every 2 months, Consolidate every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gladys versus Consolidate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGladysConsolidate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (149 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings149 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavlos TsochantarisNicholas Baughan

Customer experience

Gladys

All ratings149 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative10.1%

Consolidate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Gladys

One-time5
  • Smile Tip$0.99
  • Blush Tip$1.99
  • Hug Tip$4.99
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  • Gasp Tip$9.99
  • Scream Tip$19.99
3 purchases

Consolidate

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Gladys free?
Gladys is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Consolidate free?
Consolidate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gladys or Consolidate?
Gladys is rated higher. Gladys averages 4.7 out of 5 from 149 ratings, while Consolidate averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Gladys or Consolidate have ads?
Neither Gladys nor Consolidate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gladys or Consolidate?
Gladys ships an update every 2 months, and Consolidate every 11 days. Most recently, Gladys was updated on October 16, 2026 and Consolidate on October 8, 2026.

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