Glimpse AR vs Freefly Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glimpse AR
Easily overlay video content onto static images to create dynamic augmented reality experiences. Transform print materials like invitations or ads into engaging video presentations. Share unique visual content with friends, family, or customers.
- Layer video onto images
- Create augmented reality experiences
- Transform print projects
- Share unique video content
- View and create AR content
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Glimpse Augmented Reality (Glimpse AR) brings your print projects to life, allowing you to easily layer video content on images. Turn a postcard into a vacation highlight reel, a standard wedding invitation into a personalized welcome video, or even a print ad into a live product demo. Share something truly unique with your friends, family, and customers. Download today to view or create a Glimpse!
Freefly Wave
Review and export high-speed footage recorded with Wave Camera on iPad. Supports common export formats like H.264 and HEVC at full resolution, and can share directly to the Photos Gallery. Connect via USB 3.0 for seamless transfer.
- Review Wave Camera footage
- Export to H.264/HEVC
- Full resolution export
- Share to Photos Gallery
- USB 3.0 connection
- macOS advanced features
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Review and export footage recorded with Wave Camera with iPad. Export to common formats like H.264 or HEVC at full resolution. Just export to the Photos Gallery and Share your high speed footage with the world! Connect to your Wave Camera using USB 3.0 over USB-C to get started. Visit the Wave Wiki at https://freeflysystems.com/wave to learn all about Wave and Wave Wiki https://freeflysystems.com/support/wave-support to learn more about this app! Use our macOS Release for Apple ProRes 422, 4444, and HEVC-10 Bit exports as well as advanced features like AI Enhance and Amplify.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Glimpse AR at 19 against Freefly Wave's 1. Glimpse AR also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.5). Freefly Wave's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Glimpse AR against 5.0 for Freefly Wave. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glimpse AR has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Glimpse AR ships an update every 2 months, Freefly Wave every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glimpse AR | Freefly Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glimpse AR INC | FREEFLY SYSTEMS INC. |
Customer experience
Glimpse AR
Freefly Wave
In-app purchases
Glimpse AR
No in-app purchases
Freefly Wave
No in-app purchases
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