Comparison

Widget Web 26 vs Glimpse 2

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

Head to head
About

Widget Web 26

Display websites and images directly on your iOS home and lock screens. Interact with web pages through links and special JS-Widgets, with features like geolocation and automatic updates. Customize appearance with transparent backgrounds, dark mode, and ad blocking.

Highlights
  • View websites in home screen widgets
  • Interactive JS-Widgets
  • Geolocation support
  • Transparent lock screen widgets
  • Automatic web page updates
  • Ad blocker
  • Customizable widget style
Features
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• View websites in a widget on the iOS home screen and lock screen. • To navigate, tap on web page links in the iOS widget. • Use special JS-Widgets with instant interaction. • Geolocation support for websites in widgets. • Transparent background for lock screen widgets is supported. • You can also view images from the internet in a widget, such as photo of the day. • The widget can automatically update the state of the web page. So you haven't missed any important information. • Choose a time interval to refresh the web page, or simply click on the widget to refresh it. • Use Dark Mode for any website to match your home screen style. • Use Ad Blocker to remove ads from your web page in a widget. • Customize the widget style to match your home screen wallpaper. • The functions of the widget can be customized by long pressing on it. ----------- Please don't rate it low because some web pages don't work, but write to support from the settings menu to fix it. _____________________________________ The following information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off 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, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/privacyPolicy.html and Terms of Use link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/termsOfUse.html • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

About

Glimpse 2

Display your favorite webpages directly on your homescreen with customizable widgets. Monitor news, product availability, or data usage by selecting specific areas of a page. Open pages instantly in Safari from the widget.

Highlights
  • Add webpages as homescreen widgets
  • Select specific areas of webpages for widgets
  • Customizable refresh intervals
  • Open webpages directly from widgets
  • Add pages from Safari
Features
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With Glimpse 2 you can always add all your favourite webpages as Widgets to your Homescreen You want to see if there are news, if there is something new on your favourite webpage, if your long awaited product is available to order or check your used mobile data? You can do all of this with the right webpage inside Glimpse. Just add a page to Glimpse. Choose the right area of the page and then this page is inside the Glimpse Widget on your Homescreen. If you want to open a page quickly, you can do it from by pressing on the Widget and your page will be opened in Safari You can add multiple widgets for different webpages to your Homescreen. Press firmly on the widget choose edit widget to select your webpage and desired refresh interval. Features of Glimpse 2: - Add a page to a Homescreen widget - When adding you can scroll to a certain area of the page. The widget keeps this position, so that you are always in the right place (Note: Glimpse works best with mobile optimised webpages) - Individual refresh intervals for your widgets - You can open webpages from the widget - Add any page directly from Safari

Screenshots

Widget Web 264 screens
Glimpse 23 screens

Verdict

The call

Widget Web 26 and Glimpse 2 both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Widget Web 26's written reviews are positive against 41% of Glimpse 2's. Widget Web 26 also leads on ratings volume (167 vs 45). Glimpse 2's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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. Widget Web 26 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months and Glimpse 2 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.2 for Widget Web 26 against 4.2 for Glimpse 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 167 and 45 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Widget Web 26's written reviews are positive against 41% of Glimpse 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Web 26 ships an update every 6 weeks, Glimpse 2 every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Widget Web 26 versus Glimpse 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Web 26Glimpse 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (167 ratings)4.2 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews — better41.2% of reviews
Number of ratings167 — better45
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB4 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVitaliy AlekseevArno Appenzeller

Customer experience

Widget Web 26

All ratings167 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative26.0%

Glimpse 2

All ratings45 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral16.2%
Negative42.6%

Bugs and requests

Widget Web 26

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App constantly asks to rate it
  • Ad bubble in the bottom corner
  • White screen on page load since iOS 18
  • Widgets not showing up in the widget list
  • Widget loses its position in the webpage
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  • Scheduled refresh doesn't work
  • Widget only works the first time it's set
  • Pro version doesn't display all of crop area
  • Crop feature duplicates and crop lines show on widget
  • Widget shows white screen after refresh
  • Snapshot can slip on reload
  • Difficult to frame webcam photos, no useful preview
  • App takes up a large amount of storage
  • Cannot select the top part of the site due to modal window

Requested features

10 requests
  • Larger square widget option for iPads
  • Ability to interact with website through widget
  • Remove "widget web" caption
  • Allow trying premium features for one webpage
  • Add larger 4x2 widget size
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  • Backup saved widgets for import between devices
  • Ability to group widgets in categories
  • Option to adjust browser font size
  • iCloud support for storing links
  • Fix iOS 18 white screen issue

Glimpse 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widget Web 26

Subscriptions1
  • Super PRO3 Days trial$1.993 Months
One-time1
  • PRO Version$4.99
7 purchases

Glimpse 2

One-time7
  • Pay what you want 0,99$0.99
  • Pay what you want 1,99$1.99
  • Pay what you want 2,99$2.99
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  • Pay what you want 3,99$3.99
  • Pay what you want 4,99$4.99
  • Pay what you want 5,99$5.99
  • Pay what you want 6,99$6.99

Questions

Is Widget Web 26 free?
Widget Web 26 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glimpse 2 free?
Glimpse 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Web 26 or Glimpse 2?
Widget Web 26 and Glimpse 2 are both rated 4.2 out of 5 on the App Store, from 167 and 45 ratings respectively.
Do Widget Web 26 or Glimpse 2 have ads?
Neither Widget Web 26 nor Glimpse 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Web 26 or Glimpse 2?
Widget Web 26 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Glimpse 2 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Widget Web 26 was updated on September 21, 2026 and Glimpse 2 on September 21, 2026.

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