Comparison

Glucomate vs ShuggaShugga

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

Head to head
About

Glucomate

Log and visualize your blood glucose levels with elegant summaries and detailed charts. Integrate with HealthKit for seamless data import from monitoring devices. Review trends, compare with sleep and workouts, and gain insights into your health.

Highlights
  • Blood glucose logging
  • HealthKit integration
  • Interactive widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Daily summaries
  • Sleep and workout comparisons
  • Customizable charts
Features
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Glucomate presents your blood glucose data in an elegant way with glanceable summaries and more detailed charts and lists of data. It can be used to record your blood sugar if you check manually – like a logbook – or it can read your glucose readings from HealthKit. Glucomate helps you review history and trends later on with beautiful summaries and charts, a detailed history view, along with sleep and workout comparisons. Glucomate is your go-to companion for staying on top of your blood glucose. It works seamlessly with HealthKit on your device. It can access data from a CGM or other glucose monitoring device as long as it exists in HealthKit. Since any readings entered into Glucomate are stored in HealthKit, these readings become available to other apps that use the data. Glucomate offers a completely free, full-featured Demo Mode. It lets you get a feel for the app before subscribing, or allows you to try out the app even if you don't record your own blood glucose in HealthKit. Main features: • Quick entry of blood glucose data into HealthKit on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch • An interactive widget for an even quicker way of entering a new blood glucose reading • Complications on Apple Watch, widgets on iOS (may require your device to be unlocked for updates to come through) • A summary of the current day, highlighting the most recent glucose reading, along with highs, lows, and time in range • Look at glucose readings during workouts or sleep, and compare your waking glucose across days • Detailed insights and analysis with information and trends from the last 7, 14, 30, 90, 180, or 365 days • History view with averages, high/low information, time in range, and the ability to view all readings for a given day, along with readings during any sleep or workout from that day • Customizable charts that you can show, hide, and reorder to personalize your app experience • A full-featured Demo Mode allowing you to get a feel for the app without having real blood glucose readings in HealthKit • Support for mmol/L and mg/dL units Glucomate tries to be the perfect companion for people who monitor their blood glucose. Is something missing? Got an idea? We're always looking for feedback or new ideas. Feel free to get in touch via the "Contact" button in the app. We'd love to chat! --- Glucomate contains an optional yearly subscription and/or lifetime in-app purchase unlock. A taste of some features is available for free, and some features can be trialed through a Demo Mode. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions and trials renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to expiration of the current period. To turn off auto-renew, and/or to manage your subscription, visit your iTunes/App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://glucomate.app/privacy Terms: https://glucomate.app/terms --- Glucomate respects your privacy. There's no third-party code, and potentially sensitive information such as data read from or written to HealthKit doesn't leave your device.

About

ShuggaShugga

This app audibly announces your latest blood glucose readings from Apple Health, a compatible CGM, or Nightscout. It offers scheduled announcements, optional freshness warnings, and a large display for quick visibility, aiming to provide reassurance for 24/7 glucose management.

Highlights
  • Audible blood glucose announcements
  • Scheduled glucose readings
  • Glucose freshness warnings
  • Large glucose display
  • Multiple data sources (Apple Health, CGM, Nightscout)
  • Glucose sharing between devices
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ShuggaShugga audibly announces your latest blood glucose value using data from Apple Health, a compatible CGM, or Nightscout. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JVBteT79m1s ShuggaShugga is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Dexcom, Loop, Nightscout, or their respective organizations. Now with multilingual blood glucose announcements! ShuggaShugga can now speak your blood glucose in: • English (English) • German (Deutsch) • Arabic (العربية) • Hebrew (עברית) • Japanese (日本語) • Korean (한국어) • Finnish (Suomi) • Hindi (हिन्दी) • Bengali (বাংলা) • Italian (Italiano) • Spanish (Español) • French (Français) • Chinese (中文) • Cantonese (廣東話) • Danish (Dansk) • Welsh (Cymraeg) • Dutch (Nederlands) • Portuguese (Português) • Turkish (Türkçe) • Ukrainian (Українська) • Swedish (Svenska) • Norwegian Bokmål (Norsk Bokmål) Managing blood glucose 24/7 can be exhausting. ShuggaShugga aims to provide a small moment of reassurance during a difficult day. --- MAIN FEATURES 1. Scheduled audible announcements of your current blood glucose value. 2. Optional warnings when glucose data is no longer fresh. 3. Optional double-tap gesture for an immediate glucose announcement. 4. Large blood glucose display for quick visibility during a variety of activities. 5. Three data sources (Apple Health, a compatible CGM, or Nightscout) 6. Share glucose between your devices. An iPhone can act as a host, sending its glucose values, or as a client, receiving them. iPad and Mac act as clients. --- PRIVACY See our privacy statement. --- DISCLAIMER This app provides information that may or may not be accurate. It does not provide medical or treatment advice and must not be relied upon for medical diagnosis or treatment decisions. The information provided by this app is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All content — including text, graphics, tables, images, and information — is provided for general informational purposes only. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions regarding a medical condition or treatment. A full disclaimer is available online and in-app.

Screenshots

Glucomate4 screens
ShuggaShugga4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShuggaShugga at 100% against Glucomate's 37%. ShuggaShugga also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Glucomate's advantage is ratings volume (161 vs 5) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.4). On price, ads 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. Glucomate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ShuggaShugga asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShuggaShugga holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glucomate has 161 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Glucomate's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShuggaShugga's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glucomate ships an update every 3 weeks, ShuggaShugga weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Glucomate versus ShuggaShugga: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlucomateShuggaShugga
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (161 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings161 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB115 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHarbour City Software Pty Ltdhiroshi howell

Customer experience

Glucomate

All ratings161 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative46.7%

ShuggaShugga

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Glucomate

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Cannot log readings without paying
  • App doesn't provide clear instructions
  • Watch complication is time delayed
  • Cannot get it to check
  • Lock Screen widgets and Apple Watch complications not provided
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  • Older readings displayed
  • Doesn't sync with Apple Watch

Requested features

7 requests
  • FAQ available
  • Adjustable polling frequency
  • Reminder system
  • Graph instead of dots
  • Record blood pressure
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  • Record weight
  • See blood pressure and weight with blood sugar

ShuggaShugga

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Glucomate

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime unlock$49.99
None

ShuggaShugga

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glucomate free?
Glucomate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShuggaShugga free?
ShuggaShugga is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glucomate or ShuggaShugga?
ShuggaShugga is rated higher. Glucomate averages 4.3 out of 5 from 161 ratings, while ShuggaShugga averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Glucomate or ShuggaShugga have ads?
Neither Glucomate nor ShuggaShugga shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glucomate or ShuggaShugga?
Glucomate ships an update every 3 weeks, and ShuggaShugga weekly. Most recently, Glucomate was updated on October 23, 2026 and ShuggaShugga on October 30, 2026.

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