Glance Setup vs PixelMug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glance Setup
This app allows users to personalize their GLANCE device by connecting it to Wi-Fi. Users can select content to display, create custom lists, and schedule content for future viewing.
- Connect GLANCE to Wi-Fi
- Customize displayed content
- Create custom lists
- Schedule content playback
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Lets you customize GLANCE from the app. Just connect your GLANCE to wifi, pick what you want to display in the app, and even create lists and schedule for later.
PixelMug
Personalize a smart mug with custom pixel art and messages. Display the current time and weather, and manage multiple mugs with ease. Offers temperature unit switching and firmware updates for a customized experience.
- Display custom pixel art and messages
- Show time and weather
- Name your mug
- Switch temperature units (°C/°F)
- Update mug firmware
- Manage multiple mugs
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Features: - Display custom pixel art & messages - Show time and weather - Give your mug a unique name - Switch between Celsius (°C) and Fahrenheit (°F) - Update firmware - Manage multiple mugs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Glance Setup at 3.5 against PixelMug's 1.3. Glance Setup also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 14%) and ratings volume (82 vs 9). PixelMug's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Glance Setup holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glance Setup has 82 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Glance Setup's written reviews are positive against 14% of PixelMug's.
Glance Setup ships an update every 2 months, PixelMug every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glance Setup | PixelMug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (82 ratings) — better | 1.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GlanceStartup | 中科物栖(南京)科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Glance Setup
PixelMug
In-app purchases
Glance Setup
No in-app purchases
PixelMug
No in-app purchases
