GlukoMate vs GluWink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
GlukoMate
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GlukoMate is your smart companion for diabetes management. We make tracking your blood sugar, meals, and medication as simple and insightful as possible. Whether you manage Type 1, Type 2, or Gestational diabetes, GlukoMate helps you see the big picture. KEY FEATURES: β’ AI Food Scan & Carb Counter: Snap a photo of your meal to get instant carbohydrate estimates and detailed nutritional analysis. β’ Smart Glucose Logging: Log glucose readings in seconds (supports mg/dL and mmol/L). Tag with fasting, post-meal, or custom labels. β’ Apple Health (HealthKit) Sync: Auto-import glucose readings from Apple Health and sync steps, sleep, and activity to see how they impact your levels. β’ Live Activities & Dynamic Island: Keep your latest readings visible on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. β’ Apple Watch App & Complications: Access your data on your wrist with real-time watch complications and fast syncing. β’ Medication & Insulin Tracking: Log insulin doses (rapid, long-acting, etc.) and manage your medication stock easily. β’ Doctor-Ready Reports: Generate professional PDF or CSV reports and a focused Care Team summary to share during appointments. β’ Travel Mode: Automatically shift reminder schedules when traveling across time zones, and restore them when you return. β’ Guardian Mode: Keep an emergency contact informed during critical highs or lows. β’ Customizable App Icons: Choose between Default, Tinted, or Gold icons to personalize your home screen. WHY GLUKOMATE? GlukoMate turns complex diabetes metrics into clear, actionable insights. By combining AI food tracking, HealthKit sync, and live widgets, we make diabetes management stress-free. Privacy First: Your health data stays secure and private on your device. Download GlukoMate today! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://adoztech.com/glukomate
GluWink
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Make your iPhone and Apple Watch a tool for diabetes β not a distraction from it. GluWink does three things, and nothing more: 1. Glucose and carbs visible everywhere. Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets in every size. Complications on every Apple Watch face. An optional glucose number on the app icon badge. Turn carb features off in settings if you don't track carbs. 2. Clear status at a glance. Green: all clear. Orange: something needs attention β glucose is high or low, sensor is stale, or (if carb tracking is on) no carbs logged yet. Red: critical high β shield locked until glucose drops below your threshold. Every surface speaks the same three-color language. 3. Optional app blocking β your call. Choose to block other apps at configurable intervals, either always or only when something needs your attention. While blocking is active and the face is orange, GluWink locks other apps until the check-in is done. When the face is red, the check-in is off the table entirely until glucose drops back below the critical threshold β no passphrase override, no disarm. When everything is green β or you've turned blocking off entirely β your phone is just your phone. β Built for two audiences β For parents of children with Type 1: β’ Set GluWink up once on the child's iPhone using Family Sharing. β’ Pick which apps stay free to use (the CGM app, school apps, phone, messages). β’ A passphrase only the parent knows protects the settings. β’ The child cannot delete the app or skip the check-in. β’ You can always glance at the home screen badge or a widget to see how things are going. For adults managing their own Type 1: β’ Authorize GluWink for yourself β no Family Sharing required. β’ Have a partner, spouse, or friend set the passphrase. The friction is the point. β’ You can always uninstall β GluWink is honest about that. It nudges, it doesn't imprison. β Where the data comes from β GluWink reads glucose and carbs from Apple Health. Most CGM apps (Dexcom, Libre, CamAPS, xDrip, Loop, iAPS, and others) already write to Apple Health. If yours does, GluWink is a one-tap connection. Prefer Nightscout? Connect a Nightscout site instead β handy when a parent is monitoring a child remotely, or when the diabetes system writes to Nightscout but not Apple Health. On Medtrum? Connect EasyView β works for patients and caregivers. On FreeStyle Libre? Connect LibreLinkUp β GluWink reads direct from Abbott's cloud. Any source can be on at once; the freshest reading wins. Want to try the app first? Demo mode shows realistic glucose and carb data without any sensor. β What you get β β’ Friendly check-in shield with action items based on the current glucose and (optionally) last carbs. β’ Three-way signal: green (all clear), orange (check-in needed), red (critical β shield locked until glucose drops). Thresholds are yours to set. β’ Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets in every size, tinted with the same three-color attention signal. β’ Apple Watch app and complications β glucose at a glance on every watch face, with optional carbs. β’ Configurable thresholds, intervals, and (when carb tracking is on) a daily carb grace period. β’ Block apps always, only when attention is needed, or not at all β you decide. β’ English and Dutch throughout. β Honest about what GluWink is not β GluWink is not a medical device. It does not replace your CGM, your pump, your endocrinologist, or your judgment. It does not make treatment decisions. It surfaces information that's already on the phone and asks one question: did you do the diabetes thing yet? β Open source β GluWink is open source. Your data stays on your device (with HealthKit), on the Nightscout site you control, or on the LibreLinkUp or EasyView service you connect. There are no accounts, no servers run by us, no analytics, no ads. Source code, build instructions, and the rules engine are all on GitHub. Type 1 diabetes is relentless. The phone doesn't have to be.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GluWink at none against GlukoMate's 3. GluWink also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). GlukoMate's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.3.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. GlukoMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GluWink asks for nothing beyond the download.
GlukoMate ships an update monthly, GluWink every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GlukoMate | GluWink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 β better | 26.3.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ozgur PALABIYIK | Fokke Zandbergen |
In-app purchases
GlukoMate
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Annual Premium$44.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$34.99
GluWink
No in-app purchases








