SugarPixel Hub vs Bolus Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SugarPixel Hub
Configure your dedicated blood glucose pixel clock for real-time BG readings and alerts. Connect multiple devices and customize alert levels with audio, vibration, and visual cues. Select your preferred display and update firmware seamlessly.
- Configure multiple SugarPixels
- Connect Dexcom, Libre, Nightscout, Gluroo
- Customize alert levels
- Select preferred display
- Over-the-air firmware updates
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Use SugarPixel Hub to configure your SugarPixel dedicated blood glucose pixel clock for BG readings and alerts (sold separately). - Configure multiple SugarPixels from the same app - Add blood glucose data sources for Dexcom, Libre, Nightscout, or Gluroo to follow up to two continuous glucose monitors. - Customize your alert levels with audio, vibration, and visual alerts. - Select your preferred display from the available options - Update your SugarPixel firmware over the air Dosing decisions should not be made based on the SugarPixel hardware. The user should follow instructions on the continuous glucose monitor system. SugarPixel is not intended to replace self-monitoring practices as advised by a physician.
Bolus Guide
This app helps individuals with diabetes calculate precise insulin doses for meals and corrections. It uses user-inputted data like carb ratios and current glucose levels to provide exact and rounded insulin amounts, aiming to improve glycemic control and quality of life.
- Insulin dose calculation
- Pre-meal bolus calculation
- Correction dose calculation
- Input carb ratio
- Input sensitivity factor
- Input current blood glucose
- Input meal carbs
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Bolus Guide is a user-friendly tool designed to simplify life for those living with diabetes. This app is built with an intuitive interface to help calculate the correct amount of insulin needed for pre-meal bolus and correction doses. By inputting a few critical pieces of data - such as carb ratio, sensitivity factor, target blood glucose, current blood glucose, and meal carbs - Bolus Guide quickly generates the insulin dose you require. The calculated dose is provided as both an exact number and a rounded value for easy and safe insulin administration. The goal of Bolus Guide is to provide you with increased confidence in your insulin dosing, contribute to better glycemic control, and promote an overall improved quality of life. Please note that while Bolus Guide is a helpful tool, it should be used in conjunction with advice from medical professionals. Your health is our priority, and we aim to make living with diabetes a bit easier with Bolus Guide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SugarPixel Hub at 4.4 against Bolus Guide's 3.8. SugarPixel Hub also leads on ratings volume (108 vs 12) and review sentiment (69% vs 60%). Bolus Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SugarPixel Hub holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SugarPixel Hub has 108 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of SugarPixel Hub's written reviews are positive against 60% of Bolus Guide's.
SugarPixel Hub ships an update every 3 weeks, Bolus Guide every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SugarPixel Hub | Bolus Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (108 ratings) — better | 3.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CustomTypeOne LLC | David Vincent |
Customer experience
SugarPixel Hub
Bolus Guide
Bugs and requests
SugarPixel Hub
Reported bugs
9 issues- Device no longer connects to the app
- CGM Log In Error
- App frequently won't connect to device
- App loads forever when selecting device
- App starts acting up for days
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- Randomly wants to let me log in
- Latest update broke connectivity
- App just spins and won't open
- Unskippable setup video
Requested features
7 requests- Add a 'save' or 'connect' button in CGM setup
- Make the device an alarm clock
- Increase vibration sensor range
- Rechargeable battery for smaller footprint
- Improve app UI and make it more intuitive
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- Add a button to reset ranges to default
- Fix the unskippable intro video issue
Bolus Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SugarPixel Hub
No in-app purchases
Bolus Guide
No in-app purchases
