Comparison

Glimpse 2 vs WidgetGrid

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

Head to head
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

About

WidgetGrid

Transform spreadsheets and databases into dynamic home screen widgets. Customize layouts, map data, and share projects with collaborators. Widgets automatically update at set intervals.

Highlights
  • Create widgets from Google Sheets, Excel, Notion, Airtable
  • Multiple widget layout options (Grid, List, Card, Chart, etc.)
  • Data mapping and conditional formatting
  • Project templates for various use cases
  • Real-time collaboration and sharing
  • Customizable widget design and reload intervals
Features
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WidgetGrid is a new way to convert Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Notion Database & Airtable Database into data-driven widgets on the home screen. You can customize the design of all kinds of widgets. Once you edit your source data, your widgets will reload content at predefined time interval. Mapping Data Choose layouts including Grid, List, Card, Flip Card, Chart, Flow, Table, Form, Kanban, Gauge, Calendar, Photo, QR Code and configure mapping of data from layout components to source data Create Project From Your Own Or Templates Use your own data or get some idea from templates: Project Tracker, Expense Tracker, To Do List, Flash Card, Contact List, Stock Portfolio, Vocabulary List, Regular Tasks, Birthday Reminders. Share Project Collaborate with others on the shared project via scanning QR Code. Share widget's configuration and backend data. View latest updates through widgets on all collaborators' devices. Reload Policy Control time interval to reload widgets: every 15 minutes, 30 minutes, daily, etc. Make sure you have signed in with source provider. Rules Control your display by filtering items by columns and condition (including date option, e.g. today, this week, next week), sorting items by columns in ascending or descending order, or grouping items by columns (List, Grid & Flow View). Add Conditional Format Rules to change text color if the conditions are matched. Design Background style includes color, image, gradient and transparent. Text style includes font style, font size, font color, alignment, and line limit. Chart View includes line chart, bar chart, pie chart and doughnut chart. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Glimpse 23 screens
WidgetGrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Glimpse 2 at 4.2 against WidgetGrid's 3.7. Glimpse 2 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (45 vs 9). WidgetGrid's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 41%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Glimpse 2 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and WidgetGrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glimpse 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glimpse 2 has 45 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Glimpse 2's written reviews are positive against 73% of WidgetGrid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glimpse 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, WidgetGrid every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Glimpse 2 versus WidgetGrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlimpse 2WidgetGrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (45 ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB81 MB
Age rating17++4
DeveloperArno AppenzellerTiger Ng

Customer experience

Glimpse 2

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

WidgetGrid

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

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
Show 4 more
  • 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
1 purchases

WidgetGrid

One-time1
  • One Year Subscription$4.99

Questions

Is Glimpse 2 free?
Glimpse 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WidgetGrid free?
WidgetGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glimpse 2 or WidgetGrid?
Glimpse 2 is rated higher. Glimpse 2 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while WidgetGrid averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Glimpse 2 or WidgetGrid have ads?
Neither Glimpse 2 nor WidgetGrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glimpse 2 or WidgetGrid?
Glimpse 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, and WidgetGrid every 5 weeks. Most recently, Glimpse 2 was updated on September 21, 2026 and WidgetGrid on September 24, 2026.

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