Comparison

Skinscope vs Glide

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

Head to head
About

Skinscope

Features
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Skinscope helps you take control of your skincare with AI-powered insights and personalized tools. Capture your skin over time, scan products, build routines, and get recommendations tailored to your goals, all in one place. Whether you’re focusing on breakouts, dryness, or long-term habits, Skinscope keeps skincare simple, consistent, and data-informed. FEATURES • Skin Analysis & Insights: Capture face photos, review AI-powered skin insights, compare progress over time, and understand what’s changing. • Product Scanner: Scan product barcodes to see ingredient-based scores and how a product may fit your skin. • Personalized Recommendations: Get product matches and routine ideas based on your skin profile, concerns, and goals (premium features may apply). • Routines & Progress: Build morning and evening routines, track completion on the calendar, and stay consistent with history and streaks. • Smart Reminders: Get notifications so you don’t miss your AM or PM routine. • Learn: Read curated skincare articles with practical tips and takeaways. • Your Products: Save and organize products you use so your routine stays relevant to you. Skinscope is for educational and wellness purposes only. It does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a dermatologist or healthcare provider for serious or changing skin concerns. With Skinscope, skincare is less guesswork and more clarity, guided by your data and built around you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://skinscope.ai/privacy-policy.html

About

Glide

Track your running shoes' mileage and plan your training routes. Log every pair, get shoe recommendations, and create cinematic route stories. Integrates with Apple Health and other fitness apps.

Highlights
  • Log shoe mileage and rotation
  • AI-powered route and workout planning
  • Create cinematic route stories
  • Daily recovery score and injury mapping
  • Customizable widgets and themes
  • Syncs with Apple Health and other apps
Features
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Glide is the running app for people who care about their shoes, their routes, and how they actually train. Built around Apple Health and designed by a small team. ASK GLIDE • Chat to plan a route, plan a workout, talk training, or find your next pair • Answer a few quick questions, then get route cards you can save or edit TRACK YOUR ROTATION • Log every pair and see mileage add up automatically from Apple Health • Know when to rotate or retire a shoe before you wear it out • Climb ranks as your training adds up • Shoe Wrapped summaries and shareable highlights from your year in a pair PLAN & RUN YOUR ROUTES • Ask Glide for a scenic loop, or draw it yourself with waypoints that snap to roads and trails • See every run, walk, and hike on your personal heatmap • Import and export GPX files • Pick a saved route when you start a workout and follow it live on the map • Save, organize, and revisit routes in My Routes • Share a route with the community — or browse ones other runners have posted CINEMATIC ROUTE STORIES • Turn runs into flyover videos with a full timeline editor • Add photos, video clips, and voiceovers on your route • Customize camera moves, stats, and overlays before you share TRAIN WITH CONTEXT • Daily Recovery score from sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, and recent load • Log aches on a 3D Injury Map and spot patterns early • Get a daily training plan and shoe recommendation with Glide Pro • AI coaching and deeper workout analysis with Glide Pro • Best efforts, advanced stats, goals, and race estimates MAKE GLIDE YOURS • Widget Studio — customize your shoe, Stats Summary, and Weekly Mileage widgets • Custom app themes with Glide Pro • Preview planned routes in cinematic 3D with Glide Pro RUN YOUR WAY • Record workouts on iPhone or Apple Watch • Works with Strava, Garmin, Nike Run Club, MapMyRun, and other apps that sync to Apple Health • Friends feed to share runs and stay connected with your crew Glide Pro unlocks Ask Glide chat, unlimited coaching, Injury Map logging, flyover timeline features, 3D route preview, premium widgets, custom themes, and more. Subscriptions are optional and managed through your Apple ID. Built by Orchestrated Apps, LLC — a small team of two from Pittsburgh, PA. We read every review and love hearing from runners. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Skinscope4 screens
Glide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Glide at every 8 days against Skinscope's every 3 weeks. Skinscope's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Skinscope sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Glide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skinscope ships an update every 3 weeks, Glide every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Skinscope versus Glide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkinscopeGlide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB59 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWura TechnologiesOrchestrated Apps, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Skinscope

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
2 purchases

Glide

Subscriptions2
  • Glide Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Glide Pro Yearly1 Month trial$37.991 Year

Questions

Is Skinscope free?
Skinscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glide free?
Glide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Skinscope or Glide have ads?
Neither Skinscope nor Glide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skinscope or Glide?
Skinscope ships an update every 3 weeks, and Glide every 8 days. Most recently, Skinscope was updated on October 30, 2026 and Glide on November 9, 2026.

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