Comparison

Glucomate vs Weight Notes

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

Weight Notes

Easily track your weight daily to achieve your fitness goals. The app provides clear charts, progress metrics, and smart reminders to keep you motivated. Switch between units and view trends to stay on course.

Highlights
  • Fast daily logging
  • Goal tracking
  • Clear charts & metrics
  • Smart reminders
  • Flexible units (kg/lb)
Features
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Reach your goal weight with simple, consistent tracking. Weight Notes turns quick daily weigh-ins into clear insights so you always know where you stand—and how to get there. Why you’ll love it: - Fast daily logging: record your weight in seconds with a clean, distraction-free flow. - Goal tracking: set a target weight and see how far you are, your progress, and trends over time. - Clear charts & metrics: weekly and monthly views, rate of change, and streaks that keep you motivated. - Smart reminders: customizable notifications so you never miss a weigh-in. - Flexible units: switch instantly between kg and lb. Made for real progress See patterns, celebrate small wins, and keep moving toward your goal with bite-size insights you can act on every day. Get started today Install Weight Notes, log your first weight, set a target, and watch your progress build. Disclaimer: Weight Notes is for general wellness only and is not a substitute for medical advice.

Screenshots

Glucomate4 screens
Weight Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weight Notes at none against Glucomate's 3. Weight Notes also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Glucomate's advantage is ratings volume (161 vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Weight Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Glucomate against 4.2 for Weight Notes. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glucomate ships an update every 3 weeks, Weight Notes every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Glucomate versus Weight Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlucomateWeight Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (161 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings161 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarbour City Software Pty LtdEnrique Villahermosa Juara

Customer experience

Glucomate

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

Weight Notes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Weight Notes

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

Weight Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glucomate free?
Glucomate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weight Notes free?
Weight Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glucomate or Weight Notes?
Glucomate is rated higher. Glucomate averages 4.3 out of 5 from 161 ratings, while Weight Notes averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Glucomate or Weight Notes have ads?
Neither Glucomate nor Weight Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glucomate or Weight Notes?
Glucomate ships an update every 3 weeks, and Weight Notes every 6 weeks. Most recently, Glucomate was updated on October 19, 2026 and Weight Notes on October 9, 2026.

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