Comparison

Glucomate vs Stretch

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

Stretch

Features
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Stretch is a simple way to follow your stretching and mobility routine without constantly checking notes, counting seconds or trying to remember what comes next. Choose one of the included routines, pick a workout and work through it at your own pace. Stretch shows you each exercise, set and side, with clear instructions and built-in timers for holds. There’s a short countdown before each timer begins, so you have time to get into position. The app includes three routines to get you started: • Beginner’s Stretch — an approachable full-body routine with gradually longer holds • Toe Touch Foundations — three sessions focused on building the mobility and control needed for a more comfortable toe touch • Stretch with Strength — a mix of active mobility, controlled strength and relaxed stretching Already have a routine you like? You can use your preferred AI assistant to convert it into a format Stretch understands, then paste it into the app. Everything is checked before you save it, and nothing is uploaded. Stretch also works with Apple Watch. Start a workout on your iPhone, then follow along from your wrist. You can complete exercises, run timers and move through the routine without keeping your phone nearby. If you allow access to Apple Health, completed flexibility workouts can be saved alongside your other activity. On Apple Watch, you can also see your heart rate and active energy during a workout. Your progress is saved automatically, so if you close the app halfway through a session, you can come back and carry on where you left off. A simple history shows your completed workouts, duration and number of steps finished. There’s no account to create, no advertising and no analytics. Your routines and workout history stay on your devices. Stretch is intended for general fitness and wellbeing. If an exercise causes pain or discomfort, stop and seek advice from a qualified professional.

Screenshots

Glucomate4 screens
Stretch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Glucomate at Free against Stretch's $1.99. Glucomate also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Stretch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, 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

Glucomate is free to download; Stretch costs $1.99 up front. Glucomate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Stretch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glucomate ships an update every 3 weeks, Stretch monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Glucomate versus Stretch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlucomateStretch
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (161 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings161 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarbour City Software Pty LtdChristopher Downer

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

Stretch

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

Stretch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glucomate free?
Glucomate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stretch free?
Stretch costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glucomate or Stretch have ads?
Neither Glucomate nor Stretch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glucomate or Stretch?
Glucomate ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stretch monthly. Most recently, Glucomate was updated on October 23, 2026 and Stretch on October 24, 2026.

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