Comparison

Glink vs Time Calculator Premium

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Glink

Features
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Glink for iOS is a terminal emulator application that runs on iPad, iPhone and Mac's with M1/M2 chip. It is a port of our immensely successful and popular Glink for Windows product that has been chosen by more than 600,000 people world wide for connection to legacy host applications. Glink is used to access applications running on Bull, IBM, DEC, UNIX and Linux host systems. Glink has emulations for the IBM 3270 and 5250 terminals, Bull Questar DKU7102, DKU7107 and DKU7211 terminals, Bull VIP7800, VIP7760 and VIP7700 terminals, and DEC VT420, VT320/340, VT220 and VT102 terminals. ANSI 3.64 is supported for general communications work. Glink brings you a high quality and proven emulator for your iPad, iPhone devices and Mac computers with M1/M2 chip. Glink supports GlinkProxy, a server application designed to provide persistent host connections for Glink clients where the connection from the client device is unreliable. This may be because the device enters sleep mode or goes out of Wi-Fi range. FEATURES - IBM3270, IBM5250, Bull DKU7107, Bull VIP7800, Bull VIP7700, Bull DKU7102, VT420, VT320/340, VT220, VT100/VT102, ANSI 3.64 terminal emulation, all screen sizes - TN3270, TN5250, TNVIP, Telnet and Ggate communication to host - IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) support - SSL/TLS support for secure communication - SSH for direct communication with the SSH Daemon. - SSH tunneling for Telnet protocol - Username/password or private key for SSH authentication - Multiple concurrent host sessions - Configurable multi line toolbar with function keys and macros - Configurable hot spots for function keys, numbers, characters and URLs - Macro recording for auto-login and for assignment to toolbar - Pop-up standard keyboard with support of international characters - Tab/shift-Tab and arrow-keys supported on external Bluetooth keyboard - All major function keys available as keyboard shortcuts - Press and hold Command-key on external keyboard to see list of built-in keyboard shortcuts - Colors can be customized - Supports GlinkProxy Session Persistence Server - Multiple host configurations supported - Export and import of configurations - Supports Managed App Configuration, which allows users to configure Glink remotely through Mobile Device Management (MDM) - Optional password to access configurations - Optional auto-connect and auto-login at startup - Optional use of double-tap as Enter/Transmit - IBM5250 emulation supports Double Byte Character Sets (DBCS) like Chinese, Japanese and Korean - Configurable scroll-back buffer contains history of your host session - Print or e-mail host print data - Print or e-mail terminal emulation content or scroll-back buffer content - Zoom and scroll as the Safari browser - Dynamic zoom to cursor position - Blinking attribute supported - Blinking cursor supported - Two finger swipe gesture to move cursor - Tap and hold to open Mail with e-mail address on screen - Supports external Bluetooth keyboards and barcode scanners

About

Time Calculator Premium

Easily add and subtract hours and minutes without complex conversions. This app remembers your calculations and allows for large hour amounts, plus decimal conversion. The premium version offers multiplication and division of time values.

Highlights
  • Add and subtract hours/minutes
  • Decimal time conversion
  • Save calculations
  • Multiply/divide time values
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Our calculator is designed to help you add and subtract hours and minutes rapidly and without going into complicated conversions. Handy and user friendly, you will be able to see your calculations as you write them down and thus not loosing the thread during long additions. The App keeps all your calculations in memory after closing it. You can calculate up to hundreds of thousands of hours. You can easily convert hours in decimal for instance 2h30 = 2,5 With this Premium version you will also be able to divide and multiply your hours and minutes. The Premium version doesn’t have any adds.

Screenshots

Glink4 screens
Time Calculator Premium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Time Calculator Premium at $3.99 against Glink's $37.99. Glink's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Glink costs $37.99 and Time Calculator Premium $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glink ships an update every 5 months, Time Calculator Premium every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Glink versus Time Calculator Premium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlinkTime Calculator Premium
Price$37.99$3.99 — better
Rating—4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—68.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGallagher & Robertson ASAdrien Brecheteau

In-app purchases

None

Glink

No in-app purchases

None

Time Calculator Premium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glink free?
Glink costs $37.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Calculator Premium free?
Time Calculator Premium costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glink or Time Calculator Premium have ads?
Neither Glink nor Time Calculator Premium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glink or Time Calculator Premium?
Glink ships an update every 5 months, and Time Calculator Premium every 6 months. Most recently, Glink was updated on October 4, 2026 and Time Calculator Premium on October 24, 2026.

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