Comparison

Upspace vs Glowly

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

Head to head
About

Upspace

This social media platform focuses on improving your health and wellness. It offers curated content, encourages mindful usage, and promotes a healthier lifestyle without ads or addictive features. Join a community dedicated to collective well-being.

Highlights
  • Health and wellness content
  • Mindful usage features
  • No ads or distractions
  • Community for like-minded individuals
  • Focus on personal growth
  • Creator rewards
Features
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Upspace is a social media platform to level UP your health. No ads, instead breathing blockers. No brain rot, instead health & wellness content. No addiction, instead Screens Away Sunday. Join the movement to boost the collective health today... starting with you.

About

Glowly

Track UV exposure and optimize tanning sessions with personalized routines and smart notifications. Analyze your skin tone and tan level on-device, and monitor Vitamin D intake. Includes helpful widgets and motivational achievements.

Highlights
  • Live UV index tracking
  • Personalized tanning routines
  • On-device skin scan
  • Vitamin D tracking
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island countdown
  • Widgets for Home and Lock Screen
  • Session history and achievements
Features
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The fastest (and prettiest) way to tan your body is using the Glowly tanning app. Know everything about upcoming UV index and when the best and most optimal times are to tan YOUR skin! Glowly also lets you CREATE your OWN dynamic tanning routines to suit the way you tan and help achieve your tanning goals. Track everything from Vitamin D, the best tanning weather - and times as well as smart notifications that check when Glowly believes the best times of the day are to tan your skin along with personalized sunscreen recommendations and cute achievements to keep you motivated. Cute achievements included :) Glowly also includes helpful widgets so that you can always easily see the UVI and the best times to get outside! Subscription required. Glowly Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. The yearly plan includes a 3-day free trial. WHAT GLOWLY DOES • Live UV index for your exact location, hour by hour, powered by Apple Weather • Your own burn limit in minutes, worked out from your skin type and today's UV • A guided tan session with a countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with flip and reapply reminders • Skin scan — tone, tan level and evenness, analyzed entirely on your device • Vitamin D tracking against a daily goal • Session history, streaks, achievements and your Glow Passport • Widgets for your Home and Lock Screen: UV now, best window, vitamin D and your streak • A collectible Glow Passport card that fills up as your summer does • Home and Lock Screen widgets: UV now, your best window, vitamin D, your streak • Midday being dramatic? Glowly points you at a calmer, lower-UV window later on BUILT AROUND YOUR SKIN Answer a few questions about your eyes, your hair and how your skin reacts to the sun, and Glowly works out your skin type. Every limit, SPF suggestion and time window is calculated for that type, not a generic average. YOUR PHOTOS STAY ON YOUR IPHONE The skin scan runs entirely on your device. Photos are never uploaded. Glowly has no account and no server of ours. Your location is sent only to the weather provider, to fetch the forecast where you are. IMPORTANT Glowly is for ages 13 and over. Under 18 needs a parent or guardian's permission; they accept the Terms of Use on your behalf and are responsible for your use. It is for general education only: not medical advice, not a medical device, not a diagnostic or screening tool. Every UV figure, burn limit, vitamin D, SPF suggestion and scan result is an estimate and may be inaccurate; no number Glowly shows means any sun exposure is safe for you. UV radiation is a recognised human carcinogen and there is no safe tan. Sun exposure can cause sunburn, eye injury, heat illness, premature ageing and skin cancers including melanoma — even if you follow Glowly exactly. Every sun decision is yours alone; sunscreen, clothing and shade, not this app, are the accepted protective measures. Never use Glowly to assess a mole, lesion or skin change — see a doctor promptly. See a doctor before using Glowly if you have a personal or family history of skin cancer, atypical or changing moles, a photosensitivity condition, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or take photosensitising medicine. Under 18: sunburn before 18 is a recognised melanoma risk factor and health authorities advise against deliberate tanning. Nothing in Glowly recommends that you tan. Full Terms, disclaimers and limitation of liability: annoyinggoose.com/glowly/terms/ SUBSCRIPTION Glowly Premium unlocks the app. Yearly and monthly plans are available, and the price is shown in the app in your local currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://annoyinggoose.com/glowly/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://annoyinggoose.com/glowly/privacy/

Screenshots

Upspace4 screens
Glowly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Upspace at freemium against Glowly's subscription. Upspace also leads on ratings volume (147 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Glowly's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Upspace sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month and Glowly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glowly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upspace has 147 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Upspace versus Glowly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpspaceGlowly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (147 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings147 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSquad Technologies LLCAnnoying Goose For Software Publishing

Bugs and requests

Upspace

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Charged after free trial offer (fraudulent billing)
  • Delete account function not working
  • Black screen on app launch
  • App crashes or kicks users out
  • App not fully viewable on iPhone SE

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to 'like' videos to save them
  • Option to filter out or hide specific creators
  • Cheaper pro version

Glowly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Upspace

Subscriptions9
  • Upspace Pro$12.001 Month
  • Upspace Pro1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Upspace Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • PMZ Performance$19.991 Month
  • Creator Pro Monthly2 variants$33.001 Month
  • Upspace Pro$36.001 Year
  • Upspace Pro$48.001 Year
  • Creator Pro Yearly$99.001 Year
  • Creator Pro Annual$99.001 Year
2 purchases

Glowly

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Upspace free?
Upspace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glowly free?
Glowly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Upspace or Glowly?
Glowly is rated higher. Upspace averages 4.7 out of 5 from 147 ratings, while Glowly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Upspace or Glowly have ads?
Neither Upspace nor Glowly shows ads.

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