Comparison

Nightscout X vs Glucomate

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

Head to head
About

Nightscout X

This app provides a mobile interface to view your Nightscout web page, displaying glucose levels from your CGM device. It offers features like lock screen widgets and settings to prevent screen locking or rotation, optimized for iPhone X but compatible with all iPhones and iPads.

Highlights
  • View Nightscout web page
  • iPhone X optimized
  • iPad compatible
  • Lock screen widget
  • Prevent screen locking
  • Lock screen rotation
Features
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An alternative client of Nightscout, developed in Swift and optimized for the iPhone X. * View your Nightscout web page with this app. * Optimized for iPhone X but working perfect on any iPhone. * Working perfect on iPad. * Widget to see the glucose with the screen lock. * App settings: prevent screen locking: with this option enabled, your device will not lock your screen automatically. * App settings: lock screen rotation: with this option enabled, your device will not rotate the screen. Nightscout project allow diabetics to see their glucose level in any connected device from their CGM device. More information and how to set up your Nightscout web page in www.nightscout.info

About

Glucomate

Log and visualize your blood glucose levels with elegant summaries and detailed charts. Integrate with HealthKit for seamless data import from monitoring devices. Review trends, compare with sleep and workouts, and gain insights into your health.

Highlights
  • Blood glucose logging
  • HealthKit integration
  • Interactive widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Daily summaries
  • Sleep and workout comparisons
  • Customizable charts
Features
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Glucomate presents your blood glucose data in an elegant way with glanceable summaries and more detailed charts and lists of data. It can be used to record your blood sugar if you check manually – like a logbook – or it can read your glucose readings from HealthKit. Glucomate helps you review history and trends later on with beautiful summaries and charts, a detailed history view, along with sleep and workout comparisons. Glucomate is your go-to companion for staying on top of your blood glucose. It works seamlessly with HealthKit on your device. It can access data from a CGM or other glucose monitoring device as long as it exists in HealthKit. Since any readings entered into Glucomate are stored in HealthKit, these readings become available to other apps that use the data. Glucomate offers a completely free, full-featured Demo Mode. It lets you get a feel for the app before subscribing, or allows you to try out the app even if you don't record your own blood glucose in HealthKit. Main features: • Quick entry of blood glucose data into HealthKit on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch • An interactive widget for an even quicker way of entering a new blood glucose reading • Complications on Apple Watch, widgets on iOS (may require your device to be unlocked for updates to come through) • A summary of the current day, highlighting the most recent glucose reading, along with highs, lows, and time in range • Look at glucose readings during workouts or sleep, and compare your waking glucose across days • Detailed insights and analysis with information and trends from the last 7, 14, 30, 90, 180, or 365 days • History view with averages, high/low information, time in range, and the ability to view all readings for a given day, along with readings during any sleep or workout from that day • Customizable charts that you can show, hide, and reorder to personalize your app experience • A full-featured Demo Mode allowing you to get a feel for the app without having real blood glucose readings in HealthKit • Support for mmol/L and mg/dL units Glucomate tries to be the perfect companion for people who monitor their blood glucose. Is something missing? Got an idea? We're always looking for feedback or new ideas. Feel free to get in touch via the "Contact" button in the app. We'd love to chat! --- Glucomate contains an optional yearly subscription and/or lifetime in-app purchase unlock. A taste of some features is available for free, and some features can be trialed through a Demo Mode. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions and trials renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to expiration of the current period. To turn off auto-renew, and/or to manage your subscription, visit your iTunes/App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://glucomate.app/privacy Terms: https://glucomate.app/terms --- Glucomate respects your privacy. There's no third-party code, and potentially sensitive information such as data read from or written to HealthKit doesn't leave your device.

Screenshots

Nightscout X4 screens
Glucomate4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nightscout X and Glucomate both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of Nightscout X's written reviews are positive against 37% of Glucomate's. Nightscout X also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). Glucomate's advantage is ratings volume (161 vs 12). On price, rating, 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. Nightscout X sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Glucomate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Nightscout X against 4.3 for Glucomate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glucomate has 161 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Nightscout X's written reviews are positive against 37% of Glucomate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nightscout X ships an update every 2 weeks, Glucomate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nightscout X versus Glucomate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNightscout XGlucomate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better4.3 (161 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better36.7% of reviews
Number of ratings12161 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaniel Fernandez GarciaHarbour City Software Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Nightscout X

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

Glucomate

All ratings161 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative46.7%

Bugs and requests

Nightscout X

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Glucomate

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Cannot log readings without paying
  • App doesn't provide clear instructions
  • Watch complication is time delayed
  • Cannot get it to check
  • Lock Screen widgets and Apple Watch complications not provided
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  • Older readings displayed
  • Doesn't sync with Apple Watch

Requested features

7 requests
  • FAQ available
  • Adjustable polling frequency
  • Reminder system
  • Graph instead of dots
  • Record blood pressure
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  • Record weight
  • See blood pressure and weight with blood sugar

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Nightscout X

One-time5
  • Contribution - Expresso$0.99
  • Contribution - Macchiato$1.99
  • Contribution - Cappuccino$3.99
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  • Contribution - Latte$5.99
  • Contribution - Mocha$8.99
3 purchases

Glucomate

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime unlock$49.99

Questions

Is Nightscout X free?
Nightscout X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glucomate free?
Glucomate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nightscout X or Glucomate?
Nightscout X is rated higher. Nightscout X averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Glucomate averages 4.3 from 161 ratings.
Do Nightscout X or Glucomate have ads?
Neither Nightscout X nor Glucomate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nightscout X or Glucomate?
Nightscout X ships an update every 2 weeks, and Glucomate every 3 weeks. Most recently, Nightscout X was updated on October 16, 2026 and Glucomate on October 23, 2026.

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