WaterGuru vs Glance Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WaterGuru
This app provides advanced pool water chemistry analysis and personalized treatment advice. It helps maintain safe water by monitoring for viruses and bacteria, simplifying pool management with lab-grade accuracy.
- Lab-grade water analysis
- Personalized treatment advice
- Virus and bacteria monitoring
- Simplified pool management
- Daily monitoring
- Automated pool care
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Get ultimate control over your pool water chemistry with WaterGuru. Keep harmful viruses and bacteria out and simplify how you manage your pool forever. Rebuilt from the ground up, the next generation app includes all features you love and more, including lab grade analysis and water treatment advice.
Glance Setup
This app allows users to personalize their GLANCE device by connecting it to Wi-Fi. Users can select content to display, create custom lists, and schedule content for future viewing.
- Connect GLANCE to Wi-Fi
- Customize displayed content
- Create custom lists
- Schedule content playback
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Lets you customize GLANCE from the app. Just connect your GLANCE to wifi, pick what you want to display in the app, and even create lists and schedule for later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WaterGuru at 4.1 against Glance Setup's 3.5. WaterGuru also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WaterGuru holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 239 and 84 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of WaterGuru's written reviews are positive against 50% of Glance Setup's.
WaterGuru ships an update every 4 weeks, Glance Setup every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WaterGuru | Glance Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (239 ratings) — better | 3.5 (84 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 84 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WaterGuru, Inc | GlanceStartup |
Customer experience
WaterGuru
Glance Setup
Bugs and requests
WaterGuru
Reported bugs
3 issues- App notifications not working properly
- Inability to upload pool photos
- Inconsistent app performance after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom testing schedule
- Measure salt levels
- Provide more advice on adjusting water chemistry
- Add hourly temperature readings
Glance Setup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WaterGuru
No in-app purchases
Glance Setup
No in-app purchases
