GLview Mobile vs Reverse Image Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GLview Mobile
This utility app provides detailed information about your device's graphics hardware, including OpenGL ES and Apple Metal capabilities. It offers access to extension documentation, shader information, and includes benchmark tests for various OpenGL ES versions. Useful for developers and those interested in comparing device performance.
- GPU hardware information reporting
- OpenGL ES and Apple Metal capabilities
- Access to extension documentation
- Shader capabilities display
- OpenGL ES benchmark tests
- Cloud storage for OpenGL information
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OpenGL Extensions Viewer for iOS displays the vendor name, the version, the renderer name and the extensions for OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 and Apple Metal. From the makers of the famous OpenGL Extensions Viewer on PC and Mac, the iPhone version can access each extension documentation, shader capabilities and also features a benchmark for OpenGL ES 1.1 to ES 3.0. Ideal if you are developing application for iPhone, or want to compare between every iPod and iPod model. CPU information, iOS revision are also reported. Main key features: • Reports iPhone/iPod hardware information (CPU frequency, Bus frequency, Operating System, Device Name, CPU model). • Reports OpenGL ES information and gives access to OpenGL Extension specification online (requires internet connection). • Reports Metal iOS 7 API feature level.. • Allow to test graphical rendering tests for OpenGL ES 1.1, 3.0, and supports features like Multisample anti-aliasing. • Submit your OpenGL information into to the Cloud storage and check the results on the Mac and PC version.
Reverse Image Search
Easily search the web using an image from your smartphone. Find similar images, discover websites containing the picture, and view different sizes. Integrates with photos, browsers, and cloud storage.
- Search by image
- Find similar images
- Discover image sources
- View different image sizes
- Integrates with Photos app
- Integrates with browsers
- Integrates with cloud storage
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The app makes it easy to search by image from a smartphone in different search engines. You can use a picture to find related images from the web. Search using an image works best when the image is likely to show up in other places on the web. So you'll get more results for famous landmarks than you will for personal images like your latest family photo. When you search with a picture, your results may include: • Similar images • The websites that contain these images • Other sizes of the picture you searched with You can search right from: • «Photos» app • Any browser: Safari, Chrome, Firefox, etc. • Any cloud storage: Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc. Subscription pricing and terms The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Terms of use: https://iosapp.pages.dev/ris/terms/ Privacy policy: https://iosapp.pages.dev/ris/privacy/ Disclaimer App is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with any search engine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GLview Mobile at none against Reverse Image Search's 3. GLview Mobile also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (68% vs 58%). Reverse Image Search's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Reverse Image Search sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. GLview Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
GLview Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reverse Image Search has 178 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of GLview Mobile's written reviews are positive against 58% of Reverse Image Search's.
GLview Mobile ships an update every 4 months, Reverse Image Search monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GLview Mobile | Reverse Image Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | 4.4 (178 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 57.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 178 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stephane Denis | Gregory Strigunov |
Customer experience
GLview Mobile
Reverse Image Search
In-app purchases
GLview Mobile
No in-app purchases
Reverse Image Search
- Unlimited searches$0.997 Days
- Unlimited searches$2.991 Month
- Unlimited searches$19.991 Year
Questions
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