Glimpse vs Winnow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glimpse
This app transforms spoken thoughts into written journal entries using AI. It offers features like AI-powered summaries, personalized insights, and conversational interactions with your journal. Enhance your reflections with visual elements and customizable themes.
- Effortless voice journaling
- AI-powered summaries
- Personalized insights
- Chat with your journal
- Inspiring prompts
- Visual journaling
- Organized and searchable entries
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Glimpse is the easiest way to journal. Speak your thoughts and it can write back to you with AI. It's a conversation with yourself and a way to remember your life. EFFORTLESS VOICE JOURNALING Speak your thoughts and watch them transform into beautifully transcribed journal entries. No typing needed—just talk naturally and Glimpse captures everything. AI-POWERED SUMMARIES (Requires purchase of Glimpse AI Tokens*) Quickly review what matters with automatic summaries of your daily, weekly, or monthly reflections, making it easy to track your journey. PERSONALIZED INSIGHTS (Requires purchase of Glimpse AI Tokens*) Discover patterns in your thinking you might have missed. Glimpse's AI analyzes your entries to offer objective, personalized insights about your thoughts and feelings. CHAT WITH YOUR JOURNAL (Requires purchase of Glimpse AI Tokens*) Have meaningful conversations about your entries with Glimpse's AI companion. Ask questions, explore perspectives, and gain deeper understanding through dialogue. INSPIRING PROMPTS Never face a blank page again. Choose from diverse journaling prompts across different themes to spark reflection when you need inspiration. VISUAL JOURNALING Enhance your entries with images that capture moments. CUSTOMIZABLE EXPERIENCE Make Glimpse your own with customizable themes and writing styles that match your personality and preferences. ORGANIZED & SEARCHABLE Easily find past entries by date or keywords, so your insights are always at your fingertips when you need them. JOURNALING THAT FITS YOUR LIFE Set gentle reminders that work with your schedule, helping you build a consistent journaling practice without feeling pressured. COMPLETELY PRIVATE & SECURE Your thoughts remain yours alone. All entries are protected with optional password/biometric security and encrypted cloud backup for peace of mind. TAKE YOUR JOURNAL ANYWHERE Seamlessly sync and export entries in various formats whenever you need them. We believe intentionality is the foundation of a fulfilling life. In a world where journaling hasn't evolved in years, we're pioneering a more meaningful approach—transforming personal reflection from a chore into a journey of discovery. What begins as a glimpse into your thoughts gradually reveals a complete picture of who you are, and how you can live a better life. *Glimpse Tokens power AI features. Each AI interaction uses 1-3 tokens. Subscribers automatically receive 200 tokens per month. Additional tokens can be purchased within the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Winnow
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Winnow helps you understand what's really happening in your relationships - one conversation at a time. Record a conversation, upload an audio file, share a voice note straight from another app, or paste a transcript. Winnow analyses it and gives you an honest, specific report grounded in what was actually said - your strengths, your blind spots, your emotional triggers, and one clear next step. Every insight is backed by a real quote, so it never feels generic. But a single conversation is only the beginning. Winnow follows the threads that run across all of them. SEE HOW YOU SHOW UP Get a clear read on how you communicate - the patterns you don't notice, the moments that go sideways, and the strengths you can lean on. Honest, never harsh. STRENGTHEN EVERY RELATIONSHIP Follow the people who matter - a partner, a parent, a close friend. Winnow surfaces the patterns unique to each relationship and how it's changing over time, drawing on every real conversation that person is part of. TRACK HOW YOU GROW Five growth scores are tracked across your conversations so you can actually see your progress - not just feel it. Watch the trend rise as you put the work in. KNOW YOUR ONE THING Winnow finds the single biggest pattern that shows up again and again across your relationships - the one change that would make the most difference everywhere. No endless to-do list. Just the thing that matters most right now. GET ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP Every report ends with one concrete action, grounded in what was actually said - not vague advice. ASK ANYTHING Chat directly with any conversation to dig deeper, revisit a tense moment, or figure out what you'd do differently. SHARE WHAT YOU LEARN Send a private link to what you learned. Share your own highlights, or send someone from the conversation how they showed up - written to them, by name. You choose exactly what's included. Or turn an insight into a beautiful story slide to keep. Whether it's your relationship, your family, a friendship, or the way you show up at work, Winnow helps you grow through every conversation. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your conversations are yours. Audio is deleted after transcription - only the transcript is kept, secured to your account. Shared links are private, leave out quotes unless you add them, and expire after 30 days or whenever you turn them off. Winnow also reminds you to record only with everyone's knowledge; recording consent laws vary by location. Winnow starts with two free conversations. After that, Winnow Premium, $14.99 USD per month, auto-renewing, unlocks unlimited conversations. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your Apple ID is charged for renewal within that window. Manage or cancel in iPhone Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://getwinnow.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://getwinnow.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Winnow at every 4 days against Glimpse's every 2 weeks. Winnow also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). 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. Glimpse sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Winnow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glimpse ships an update every 2 weeks, Winnow every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glimpse | Winnow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (380 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 380 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Get a Glimpse, LLC | Michelle Walstra |
In-app purchases
Glimpse
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- 100 Tokens$1.99
- 500 Tokens$9.99
- 1000 Tokens$19.99
Winnow
- Winnow Premium$14.991 Month









