Comparison

Gladys vs Quick Launch

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

Quick Launch

Launch apps, open websites, and run shortcuts directly from your Lock Screen using customizable widgets. Personalize icons with app logos, symbols, emoji, or custom images. Add unlimited widgets for different Lock Screen setups.

Highlights
  • Launch apps from Lock Screen
  • Open websites from Lock Screen
  • Run shortcuts from Lock Screen
  • Unlimited customizable widgets
  • Customizable widget icons
  • Spacer widget for alignment
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Open websites, launch apps, and run shortcuts directly from your Lock Screen. For example, open google.com, launch TikTok, or run a shortcut to play a random music playlist. You can add unlimited widgets, with different widgets for each Lock Screen configuration. There are many icon options; either a website's icon, an existing app icon, 6000+ symbols, emoji, acronym, or a custom image. The app also includes a spacer widget that gives you more control over widget alignment. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.

Screenshots

Gladys4 screens
Quick Launch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gladys at Free against Quick Launch's $3.00. Gladys also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (149 vs 48). Quick Launch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On 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

Gladys is free to download; Quick Launch costs $3.00 up front. Gladys sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Quick Launch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Launch holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 149 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Gladys's written reviews are positive against 92% of Quick Launch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gladys ships an update every 2 months, Quick Launch every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 27, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Gladys versus Quick Launch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGladysQuick Launch
PriceFree — better$3.00
Rating4.7 (149 ratings)4.9 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings149 — better48
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavlos TsochantarisSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

Gladys

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

Quick Launch

All ratings48 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

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
None

Quick Launch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gladys free?
Gladys is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Launch free?
Quick Launch costs $3.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gladys or Quick Launch?
Quick Launch is rated higher. Gladys averages 4.7 out of 5 from 149 ratings, while Quick Launch averages 4.9 from 48 ratings.
Do Gladys or Quick Launch have ads?
Neither Gladys nor Quick Launch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gladys or Quick Launch?
Gladys ships an update every 2 months, and Quick Launch every 4 weeks. Most recently, Gladys was updated on July 27, 2026 and Quick Launch on September 19, 2026.

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