Even G1 vs Thingamajig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Even G1
Manage your digital glasses and customize their HeadUp display. Set notifications, use voice commands for notes, get navigation assistance, and access teleprompting and real-time translation features.
- HeadUp display content management
- Notification display
- Voice-activated note-taking
- Navigation assistance
- Speech and presentation teleprompting
- Real-time voice translation
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The Even Realities app helps you connect and manage your digital glasses. In the dashboard, you can set the content for the HeadUp display of your glasses. Notifications: Display important notifications on your glasses. QuickNote: Quickly record ideas and important tasks using voice commands. Navigate: Assist with navigation. Teleprompt: Provide prompts for speeches and presentations. Translate: Offer real-time voice translation for conversations.
Thingamajig
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Keep the things you regularly need close at hand. Thingamajig gives codes, tickets, Wi-Fi details, screenshots and short notes a simple home. Save them from Photos, scan with the camera or paste them from the clipboard, then find what you need quickly. READY WHEN YOU ARE • Save QR codes, supported barcodes, images and short text • Recognise text and codes on your iPhone • Review everything before it is saved • Favourite Things for quick access on Apple Watch • Open your Library from Home Screen widgets, Spotlight and Siri PRIVATE BY DESIGN Recognition happens on your device. Thingamajig has no separate account, works offline and keeps your Library available on your iPhone. Your Things sync through your private iCloud account when iCloud is available. You can protect selected Things with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode. Start with up to three Things for free. Thingamajig Pro is a one-time purchase that lets you create as many Things as you like. Your existing Library always remains available to view, edit or delete.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Even G1 at fortnightly against Thingamajig's every 5 weeks. Even G1 also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Even G1 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Thingamajig sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Even G1 ships an update fortnightly, Thingamajig every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Even G1 | Thingamajig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (75 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 317 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Even Realities Ltd. | Barry King |
Bugs and requests
Even G1
Reported bugs
45 issues- Transcribing annotation disappearing
- Bluetooth connection unstable/fails
- Bluetooth connection drops
- App does not respond to touch/keyboard input
- Teleprompter frozen
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- Navigation shows different numbers in left/right eye
- App crashes
- Bluetooth cannot stay connected
- Bug fix is buggy
- Stuck in update loop
- Button responsiveness issues
- Dashboard not lining up correctly
- Heads up display comes on with minor movement
- App crashes on iPhone 16 Pro and iOS 18
- Touch button is useless/slow
- App crashes consistently
- Notification issues
- Spotify music not working when app is open
- QuickNote recording limited to 1 second
- Cannot reconnect glasses
- G1 glasses not working
- G2 not supported
- App opens but is blank
- Stocks not searching
- Notifications pushed to glasses when phone is active/unlocked
- Interface glitches with multiple notifications
- Fails to display notification when tapping sensor
- On-board map routing issues
- Glasses kill phone battery
- App doesn't work
- Translation issues
- AI lacks functionality
- Voice command issues
- Text message response issues
- No English to Arabic translation
- No support for G2
- Bluetooth issue not solved
- Minor and not substantial updates
- Software is very sluggish
- Minor updates
- No bug fixes
- No more languages
- App will be sunset
- No more updates
- ChatGPT stuck at 2023
Requested features
40 requests- Add Indonesian language
- Add more Asian languages
- Add Arabic language
- Improve teleprompter (prescription, auto-silence calls, font size, centering)
- Automatic language detection and translation
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- Button press to activate AI (without voice/touchbar)
- Head tilt control for notifications
- Social media integration
- Chinese interface
- Calendar widget for dashboard
- Customizable news sources/RSS feeds
- Linux shell over SSH
- Apple Watch control
- Furigana for Japanese translation
- Driving navigation mode
- Feedback/suggestion feature in app
- Full screen notes/teleprompter option
- Customizable font for notes/teleprompters
- Markdown support for notes/teleprompters
- More customizable touch controls (double/triple tap, hold)
- Ability to turn off touch bar controls
- Integration with Outlook/Google calendars
- Expert mode for news dashboard (custom RSS)
- Content preview via touch gesture for news
- Control from Apple Watch (initiate notes, translations, AI, navigation, silent mode)
- Crypto to stocks
- Control from cellular enabled Apple Watch
- Control from Apple Watch
- Adjustable dashboard content and font size
- Inquire about new software/pre-release versions
- Unlimited Translate Pro membership for pre-order customers
- More language options
- Respond to text messages
- Location-based weather updates
- Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion
- Voice command expansion (quick notes, notifications)
- Copy to clipboard button for translation/transcription
- Direct export button for translation/transcription
- Add Bitcoin to stocks
- Add crypto to stocks
Thingamajig
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Even G1
- translator_1_hours$4.99
- translator_5_hours$23.99
- translator_10_hours$44.99
Thingamajig
- Thingamajig Pro$4.99
