Comparison

DiaManBGM vs Glucomate

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

Head to head
About

DiaManBGM

This app helps individuals manage their diabetes by syncing data from compatible glucometers. It allows users to easily track vital health metrics, view clear charts, and log daily activities. Remember, it's for tracking only and not a substitute for professional medical advice.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth glucometer data sync
  • Track weight, temperature, insulin, blood pressure
  • Log exercise and meals
  • Clear charts and large number display
  • Simple data entry
Features
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Designed for people with diabetes, this app syncs data from DiaMan glucometers via Bluetooth and lets you track weight, temperature, insulin, blood pressure, exercise, and meals. Its clean design features large numbers, clear charts, and simple data entry for easy daily use. Disclaimer: This application is intended for tracking purposes only and does not replace professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor before making decisions related to your health. The medical hardware associated with this application has regulatory clearance only in Mexico.

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

DiaManBGM4 screens
Glucomate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glucomate at 37% against DiaManBGM's 0%. Glucomate also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. DiaManBGM sells 4 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DiaManBGM ships an update every 3 months, Glucomate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DiaManBGM versus Glucomate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiaManBGMGlucomate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (162 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews36.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—162 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiaMan ASHarbour City Software Pty Ltd

Customer experience

DiaManBGM

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Glucomate

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

Bugs and requests

DiaManBGM

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

4 purchases

DiaManBGM

One-time4
  • 1 Month$0.99
  • 3 Months$0.99
  • 6 Months$0.99
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  • 12 Months$0.99
3 purchases

Glucomate

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

Questions

Is DiaManBGM free?
DiaManBGM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glucomate free?
Glucomate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DiaManBGM or Glucomate have ads?
Neither DiaManBGM nor Glucomate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DiaManBGM or Glucomate?
DiaManBGM ships an update every 3 months, and Glucomate every 3 weeks. Most recently, DiaManBGM was updated on November 2, 2026 and Glucomate on November 11, 2026.

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