Comparison

Glucomate vs Matwork

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

Matwork

Features
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MATWORK is the training companion built for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes who take their progress seriously. LOG EVERY SESSION Track your mat time with one tap. Every roll counts — MATWORK captures duration, location, training type, and notes so nothing gets lost. KNOW YOUR STATS See your training trends at a glance. Weekly mat time, monthly totals, streak tracking, and session history give you the full picture of your progress over time. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY Log belt promotions, stripe milestones, and competition results. Your entire BJJ journey in one place — from white belt to black belt. COMPETITION READY Record tournament results, track your win/loss record, and see how you perform under pressure. Know where you're improving and where to focus next. FIND YOUR TRAINING PARTNERS Build your training network. Log who you roll with and track your mat time together. VOICE LOGGING Too tired after a hard session to type? Log your training notes with your voice. HEALTH INTEGRATION Syncs with Apple Health so your mat time counts toward your fitness goals automatically. MATWORK is made by grapplers, for grapplers. Whether you're a hobbyist or a competitor, track what matters and get better. Train. Track. Tap. MATWORK is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. Always consult a qualified professional before starting any new training program. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Glucomate4 screens
Matwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Matwork at every 5 days against Glucomate's every 3 weeks. Glucomate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Glucomate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Matwork sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glucomate ships an update every 3 weeks, Matwork every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Glucomate versus Matwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlucomateMatwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (161 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings161 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarbour City Software Pty LtdPixlBits LLC

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

Matwork

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
2 purchases

Matwork

Subscriptions2
  • Matwork Pro$5.991 Month
  • Matwork Pro$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Glucomate free?
Glucomate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Matwork free?
Matwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glucomate or Matwork have ads?
Neither Glucomate nor Matwork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glucomate or Matwork?
Glucomate ships an update every 3 weeks, and Matwork every 5 days. Most recently, Glucomate was updated on October 19, 2026 and Matwork on September 30, 2026.

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