Comparison

GLview Pro vs Kubriko Showcase

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

Head to head
About

GLview Pro

Explore detailed graphics hardware information, including OpenGL and Metal capabilities. This universal app provides comprehensive device insights and a renderer database, with an option to upgrade for ad-free experience and database contribution.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive device insights
  • Detailed OpenGL capabilities
  • Metal version and capabilities
  • Extensive renderer database
  • Interface testing for OpenGL
  • Ad-free and tracking-free experience (Pro)
Features
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Explore the graphics capabilities of your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with GLview Pro, the latest evolution of OpenGL Extensions Viewer, developed since 2005. Built with SwiftUI as a universal app, GLview Pro provides detailed information about your device, graphics APIs, and display capabilities in a clear, responsive interface. Includes support for iOS 27. KEY FEATURES Device and Display Information View device and operating-system details, memory usage, display modes, refresh rates, and HDR properties such as minimum, maximum, and full-frame luminance when reported by the display. OpenGL Capabilities Inspect supported OpenGL contexts, extensions, limits, pixel formats, and implementation details. Metal Capabilities Explore Metal device information and supported features, including Metal 3 and Metal 4, GPU families, mesh shaders, sparse textures, and MetalFX scaling capabilities. Renderer Database Browse an extensive cross-platform graphics database and learn more about renderers and extensions. Rendering Tests Run interactive OpenGL ES and Metal rendering tests to examine graphics performance and implementation behavior. Metal tests include a live performance overlay, with controls for scenes, instancing, and multisampling. PRO FEATURES Ad-Free and Tracking-Free Enjoy a streamlined and private experience without advertising or tracking. Database Submission Contribute your device information to the GLview graphics database, built from decades of graphics research across multiple operating systems. Whether you are a developer, graphics enthusiast, or simply curious about your hardware, GLview Pro gives you a detailed view of your device's graphics capabilities.

About

Kubriko Showcase

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Kubriko is a Compose Multiplatform game engine, an open-source Kotlin library that you can use to create your own 2D games. This app is a collection of small demos that show what can be achieved using Kubriko. As the feature set of the engine grows, more games and playground screens will get added here as well! Kubriko Showcase currently contains the following examples: Games - Wallbreaker - Break bricks with a bouncing ball and a paddle - Space Squadron - Use your space ship to defend from alien invaders - Annoyed Penguins - Slingshot your penguins to a chaotic victory - Blocky's Journey - A tiny isometric RPG world for you to explore Demos - Content Shaders - Playground for testing various shader effects - Particles - Demo for editing and testing particle effects - Isometric Graphics - Programmatically drawn isometric shapes - Performance - Stress test using a large number of dynamic actors - Physics - Rigid body collisions, chains, explosions - Shader Animations - Examples for dynamic SGSL shader overlays The engine together with this Showcase app is currently under active development. Expect new features and improvements on a regular basis. To learn more and start creating your own games using Kubriko, check out the linked repository and join our community!

Screenshots

GLview Pro4 screens
Kubriko Showcase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kubriko Showcase at none against GLview Pro's 1. Kubriko Showcase also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. GLview Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kubriko Showcase asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GLview Pro ships an update every 3 months, Kubriko Showcase every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
GLview Pro versus Kubriko Showcase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGLview ProKubriko Showcase
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.3
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB66 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStephane DenisPETER PANDULA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GLview Pro

One-time1
  • Pro version$1.99
None

Kubriko Showcase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GLview Pro free?
GLview Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kubriko Showcase free?
Kubriko Showcase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GLview Pro or Kubriko Showcase have ads?
Neither GLview Pro nor Kubriko Showcase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GLview Pro or Kubriko Showcase?
GLview Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Kubriko Showcase every 3 weeks. Most recently, GLview Pro was updated on October 17, 2026 and Kubriko Showcase on October 12, 2026.

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