Comparison

Glimpse 2 vs Top Four

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

Top Four

Personalize your phone's lock screen with customizable widgets. Add text, emojis, or symbols that can launch actions like calling contacts or controlling smart home devices. You can set up to four widgets for quick access to your favorite functions.

Highlights
  • Customizable text widgets
  • Emoji and symbol integration
  • Launch actions on tap
  • Control HomeKit devices
  • Open apps and contacts
Features
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Top Four is an app to customize your lock screen widgets to be more personal to you. Choose text, emojis or symbols to add under the time. Tapping these widgets can also run an action like calling someone, toggling a HomeKit device or opening instagram (many more coming soon). You get 4 widgets to add to your lock screen (your top four). - Use text with custom fonts - Use emojis - Use one of the many symbols Have any questions or issues? email me@shabz.co

Screenshots

Glimpse 23 screens
Top Four4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Top Four at 4.7 against Glimpse 2's 4.2. Top Four also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (50% vs 41%). Glimpse 2's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Glimpse 2 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Top Four 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

Top Four holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Glimpse 2's written reviews are positive against 50% of Top Four's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glimpse 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, Top Four every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Glimpse 2 versus Top Four: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlimpse 2Top Four
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (45 ratings)4.7 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperArno AppenzellerShabzCo, LLC

Customer experience

Glimpse 2

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

Top Four

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

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

Top Four

One-time1
  • Top Four Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Glimpse 2 free?
Glimpse 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Top Four free?
Top Four is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glimpse 2 or Top Four?
Top Four is rated higher. Glimpse 2 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Top Four averages 4.7 from 35 ratings.
Do Glimpse 2 or Top Four have ads?
Neither Glimpse 2 nor Top Four shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glimpse 2 or Top Four?
Glimpse 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Top Four every 4 days. Most recently, Glimpse 2 was updated on September 21, 2026 and Top Four on August 13, 2026.

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