Comparison

TimeGlance vs Glimpsy

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

Head to head
About

TimeGlance

This app adds a digital time complication to any watch face, updating every minute with the correct time. It supports all complication types and watch faces, offering customization for time format, date display, and time zones. The app functions independently of your phone.

Highlights
  • Digital time complication for any watch face
  • Updates every minute
  • Supports all complication types
  • Standalone watch app
  • Customizable time formats (24h, 12h, military)
  • Multiple date formats or hide date
  • Time zone selection
Features
Currently charting
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If the app does not show on your Watch after purchase please go to App Store on your watch (not phone) - scroll to bottom - Account - Purchased - and download from here. This app provides a digital time complication for all complication types on any watch face. - Updates every minute, always showing correct time - All complications and watch faces supported - Standalone watch app, all features can be used without your phone - Choose between 24 hour, 12 hour (AM/PM), or military time - Choose from 8 date formats from simple short ones to full dates, or hide the date. - Actual date format and language is localized to the region and language settings of your device - Time zone selection. Any ±24h offset from UTC or local time. - Set text color of complication (only works for multicolor watch faces) - Switch lines of time and date

About

Glimpsy

This app offers a smart battery complication for Apple Watch that intelligently hides the battery indicator until it drops below a custom threshold. It also allows combining date and battery information into a single slot, saving space on data-rich watch faces. Users can customize the appearance to match their watch face.

Highlights
  • Smart visibility for battery indicator
  • Customizable battery threshold
  • Combined date and battery complication
  • Style editor for font and color customization
  • Universal complication family support
  • iPhone companion app for settings management
Features
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Your wrist. Your rules. Glimpsy is the smart battery complication for Apple Watch that stays invisible until you need it — or turns any slot into something unmistakably yours. Multiple independent styles and live previews for every complication shape. Insignia. Amulet. One elegant app. ◈ MINIMALIST BY DEFAULT. PERSONAL BY DESIGN. Love a clean dial? Glimpsy hides the battery until charge drops below your threshold. Want more? Add an insignia, photo, custom colors, and combined date layouts without cluttering your watch face. ◈ DE-CLUTTER YOUR WRIST Battery life shouldn't always be in your face. Set a custom threshold (e.g. 30%). Above that, the indicator vanishes — clean dial, zero anxiety. When it matters, Glimpsy appears. ◈ SAVE A SLOT: COMBINED COMPLICATIONS Every complication spot is precious. Glimpsy's Date & Battery combo shows the date by default and only brings in the battery when you need it — freeing a slot for another app or data source. ◈ LOTS OF DATE FORMATS Choose from 20 different ways to display date information, including calendar week. ◈ INSIGNIA: STAMP IT WITH YOUR MARK Add a personal Insignia — initials, emoji, or symbol — to your complication. Your watch face, your signature. ◈ AMULET: WEAR WHAT YOU LOVE Turn a circular slot into an Amulet: a photo of your partner, kids or dog fills the complication, with the battery icon only when Smart visibility says it's time. ◈ FULL STYLE EDITOR + LIVE PREVIEWS Dial in fonts, colors, date formats, battery size, and more in the Style Editor. Live dual previews show battery shown and hidden for every family before you commit. Edit on Apple Watch or iPhone — changes sync instantly. ◈ CONFIGURATION SCHEDULE Different complication setups for different days — like weekend date colors or a different Amulet photo every day. ◈ IPHONE COMPANION Quick tweaks on your wrist; deep customization on iPhone — custom colors, Amulet cropping, and Insignia editing. Browse styles with live previews in the companion app and sync to your watch. ◈ FEATURES • Smart visibility: Auto-hide the battery until charge drops below your threshold. • Combined Date & Battery: Free up complication slots on data-rich watch faces. • Lots of Date Formats: 20 options, including calendar week. • Insignia: Monograms on circular, corner, rectangular, and inline complications. • Amulet: Photo-backed circular complications with smart battery overlay. • Multiple Independent Styles: Different configs per watch face — simultaneously. • Full Style Editor: Fonts, colors, date formats, battery size, and layout options. • Configuration Schedules: Per-day setups — weekend colors, daily Amulet photos, and more. • Live Previews: Battery-shown and battery-hidden states for every family. • Universal Support: Circular, Corner, Inline, and Rectangular — all covered. • iPhone Companion: Edit, preview, and sync from your phone. • Battery Efficient: Optimized for Apple's energy guidelines. ◈ TRY GLIMPSY FOR FREE Download today for a 7-day trial with no limitations. Love it? Unlock the Permanent License once — all future updates included. No subscriptions. Ever.

Screenshots

Glimpsy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Glimpsy at Free against TimeGlance's $0.99. Glimpsy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (97% vs 63%). TimeGlance's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Glimpsy is free to download; TimeGlance costs $0.99 up front. Glimpsy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TimeGlance asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glimpsy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeGlance has 106 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of TimeGlance's written reviews are positive against 97% of Glimpsy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeGlance ships an update every 4 days, Glimpsy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
TimeGlance versus Glimpsy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeGlanceGlimpsy
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (106 ratings)4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews96.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings106 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#76 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndras SolyomHans-Juergen Richstein

Customer experience

TimeGlance

All ratings106 ratings
Positive67.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative26.4%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative29.9%

Glimpsy

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TimeGlance

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Time getting stuck or showing incorrect time
  • Complication disappearing after watch reset
  • Issues with reinstalling the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to hide time and show only date
  • Ability to adjust font size
  • More color customization options
  • Support for multiple time zones

Glimpsy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TimeGlance

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Glimpsy

One-time1
  • Permanent License$4.99

Questions

Is TimeGlance free?
TimeGlance costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glimpsy free?
Glimpsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeGlance or Glimpsy?
Glimpsy is rated higher. TimeGlance averages 3.7 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while Glimpsy averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do TimeGlance or Glimpsy have ads?
Neither TimeGlance nor Glimpsy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeGlance or Glimpsy?
TimeGlance ships an update every 4 days, and Glimpsy every 2 weeks. Most recently, TimeGlance was updated on October 27, 2026 and Glimpsy on October 28, 2026.

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