Comparison

Twist vs Glimmer

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

Head to head
About

Twist

Experience interactive novels with branching storylines and exclusive visual content. Daily updates ensure fresh content, offering an immersive reading adventure.

Highlights
  • Multiple interactive novels
  • Immersive experience
  • Exclusive visual content
  • Branching storylines
  • Daily updates
Features
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We think that now is the time to completely recreate the reading experience. With Twist you can get: - Multiple Interactive Novels - Immersive experience - Visual exclusive content - Lots of interactive storylines - Daily updates Subscription: Recurring billing. Cancel anytime.You can subscribe to get all the exclusive content of the app for the duration of your subscription. The subscription is $4.99 weekly, $49.99 yearly*. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off for at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can read our privacy policy and terms of use at http://ledgroup.org/terms. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.*Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines is the equivalent of the subscription price in $USD. By using Twist, you agree to our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Community Guidelines available at http://ledgroup.org/terms and https://ledgroup.org/privacy

About

Glimmer

Engage with interactive fanfiction where you are the protagonist. Make choices to shape the narrative, explore various fandoms and original stories, and experience different genres and relationship tropes. Customize your character and discover multiple story paths and endings.

Highlights
  • Choose-Your-Own-Adventure stories
  • Character customization
  • Multiple story paths and endings
  • Customizable character responses
  • Track story playthroughs
  • Favorite stories and updates
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Glimmer is the app for Choose-Your-Own-Adventure fanfiction. Play as the main character, and shape the story through your choices. **Why choose Glimmer?** - Immersive stories where you play and make choices as the Main Character - Stories in all your favorite fandoms, plus original content - A story for every mood, from one-shots to collections to epic sagas - Live out your favorite relationship tropes, from enemies-to-lovers to school rivals, and more - Play stories in a variety of genres, from slice-of-life to action/thriller, and more - Stories published by our talented community of authors, with new stories published every day **Features** - Choose-Your-Own-Adventure stories with multiple-choice options and custom responses - Customize your character and self-insert as whoever you want to be - Unlock different story paths and endings depending on the choices you make - Character interactions, dialogue, and relationships are unique and tailored to your playthrough - Keep track of multiple story playthroughs, rewind and try making different decisions - Keep track of your favorite stories and easily receive story updates **Follow us everywhere** - Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/glimmerfics - Discord: https://discord.gg/glimmerfics - Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/glimmerfics/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/glimmer_fics Need help? Email us: info@glimmerfics.com We don't do creepy stuff with your data —> https://glimmerfics.com/privacy Terms —> https://glimmerfics.com/terms

Screenshots

Twist4 screens
Glimmer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glimmer at 91% against Twist's 0%. Glimmer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Twist's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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. Twist sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Glimmer sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glimmer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glimmer has 5.7K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Twist's written reviews are positive against 91% of Glimmer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twist ships an update every 5 days, Glimmer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Twist versus Glimmer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwistGlimmer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (7 ratings)4.7 (5.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews91.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings75.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size374 MB63 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTimur KarbayaGlimmer Fics

Customer experience

Twist

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative85.7%

Glimmer

All ratings3,892 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews1,433 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative2.2%

Bugs and requests

Twist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Glimmer

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Issues with loading answers

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to earn more chances to read through watching ads
  • Sort stories by completed or not

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Twist

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • Crystals (Small Pack)$4.99
  • Crystals (Medium Pack)$9.99
  • Crystals (Big Pack)$14.99
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  • Crystals (Super Big Pack)$39.99
11 purchases

Glimmer

One-time11
  • 20 Turns$0.99
  • 15 Turns$0.99
  • 20 + 5 Undos$3.99
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  • 100 Turns$3.99
  • 75 + 15 Turns$4.99
  • 50 + 30 Undos$9.99
  • 265 Turns$9.99
  • 150 + 50 Turns$9.99
  • 300 + 125 Turns$19.99
  • 750 + 350 Turns$49.99
  • 1500 + 800 Turns$99.99

Questions

Is Twist free?
Twist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glimmer free?
Glimmer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Twist or Glimmer?
Glimmer is rated higher. Twist averages 2.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Glimmer averages 4.7 from 5.7K ratings.
Do Twist or Glimmer have ads?
Neither Twist nor Glimmer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Twist or Glimmer?
Twist ships an update every 5 days, and Glimmer weekly. Most recently, Twist was updated on October 11, 2026 and Glimmer on October 22, 2026.

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