Comparison

GlowBack vs OffGrid Dose

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

Head to head
About

GlowBack

This app helps users track GLP-1 medication injections, monitor weight and health metrics, and log daily intake. It provides visual analytics, progress trends, and goal management. Integrates with Apple Health for a comprehensive overview of your health journey.

Highlights
  • Log GLP-1 injections
  • Track weight and health changes
  • Monitor protein and water intake
  • View visual analytics and progress trends
  • Set and manage personal goals
  • Integrates with Apple Health
Features
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Your GLP-1 day, made simple. Track 30+ medications, doses, medication-level trends, side effects, meals, nutrition, weight, widgets, and your complete photo journey in one place. GlowBack turns a complex routine into a clear daily plan. BUILT AROUND YOUR MEDICATION GlowBack supports more than 30 GLP-1 and related medications, including: • Semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide, dulaglutide, exenatide, and lixisenatide • Ozempic®, Wegovy® injection and pill, Rybelsus®, Mounjaro®, Zepbound®, Saxenda®, Victoza®, Trulicity®, Byetta®, Bydureon®, and Adlyxin® • Foundayo®, orforglipron, compounded semaglutide, compounded tirzepatide, oral GLP-1 options, and custom medications YOUR DAILY GLP-1 DASHBOARD See what matters today without digging through menus: • Current weight, goal weight, pounds to goal, and estimated goal date • Your next dose, dosage, date and time, injection site, and countdown • Quick logging for shots, food, water, weight, progress photos, and side effects • At-a-glance protein, fiber, and water progress DOSE TRACKER AND MEDICATION LEVELS Log injections or pills and keep your routine organized. • Record dose amount, date, time, and injection site • Review your last dose and see what is coming next • Use reminders and a Shot Day checklist to stay consistent • Rotate injection sites with a clear record • View medication-level trends across 3 days, 30 days, 90 days, or 1 year Medication-level visuals are informational estimates based on your logs and are not dosing guidance. TRACK SIDE EFFECTS IN CONTEXT Log how you feel and rate symptom severity. See side effects alongside your medication-level timeline to spot patterns you may want to discuss with your healthcare professional. SMART MEAL AND NUTRITION LOGGING Capture meals in the way that works for you: • Take a meal photo • Scan a barcode • Scan a food label • Review calories, protein, and fiber • Track protein, fiber, and water goals throughout the day BUILD YOUR BODY JOURNEY Turn daily progress into a story you can see. • Create a dated progress-photo timeline • Browse your photos in Timeline or Album view • See journey days, photo count, and total weight change • Compare before-and-after photos • Keep private visual milestones together with your weight history SEE YOUR WEIGHT TRENDS CLEARLY Follow your start, current, and goal weights on a simple chart. Switch between 30-day, 3-month, 6-month, and all-time views, and review weight change and BMI in one place. HOME-SCREEN WIDGETS AND DAILY COMPANION Keep your goals visible with friendly home-screen widgets for protein, water, fiber, and activity. Use your Shot Day card, reminders, checklist, and streak cues to stay connected to your routine. HOW GLOWBACK HELPS • One timeline for medication, symptoms, food, hydration, weight, and photos • Fast daily logging with fewer steps • Clear trends that make progress easier to understand • Flexible support for branded, compounded, oral, injectable, and custom medications GlowBack is designed as a personal tracking and organization tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always follow the instructions of your qualified healthcare professional and contact them about medication, dosing, or side-effect concerns. Privacy Policy:https://www.glowback.app/privacy.html Terms of Service:https://www.glowback.app/terms.html

About

OffGrid Dose

A privacy-focused health tracker for GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide. Log doses, weight, and side effects locally on your device without accounts or servers. Includes injection site tracking, medication level estimation, and PDF export for doctors.

Highlights
  • Privacy-first local data storage
  • 10-second dose and weight check-in
  • Injection site rotation map
  • Medication level concentration curve
  • Titration-aware dose graphs
  • Side effect logging and correlation
  • PDF export for healthcare providers
Features
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Your GLP-1 journey, private and simple OffGrid Dose is the privacy-first tracker built for people on semaglutide, tirzepatide, Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound and other GLP-1 medications. No accounts. No servers. Your weight, doses, photos, and side effects stay on your device, where they belong. --Why OffGrid Dose-- Most weight and medication trackers send your data to a cloud server, ask you to create an account, and monetize your behavior. OffGrid Dose does none of that. There is no backend. There is nothing to hack, subpoena, or sell. Your device is your record. --Built for the weekly injection-- • 10-second check-in flow Log your dose, injection site, and weight faster than it takes to uncap the pen. • Injection site rotation map Track eight zones across the abdomen, thigh, arm, and hip, with “last used” memory so you never double up. • Medication level curve See an estimated concentration curve between doses, computed locally using published half-life and t-max data. • Titration-aware dose graphs Includes presets for Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound, and compounded semaglutide/tirzepatide. --Progress that tells a story-- • Weight chart with dose-change markers • Total change, weekly average, BMI, percent change, current weight, and distance to goal • Progress photos from front, left, and right angles, stored only on your device • Before/after comparison image you can share, only if you choose --Side effect tracking-- • Quick-tap logging for nausea, fatigue, GI symptoms, headaches, hair thinning, injection site reactions, and more • Severity and resolution tracking • Correlation view to help spot patterns around dose changes --Daily calendar & notes-- • Month grid with per-day indicators for weights, injections, and symptoms • Free-form daily notes for context your future self will thank you for --Local reminders-- • Weekly injection reminder on the day and time you choose • Optional daily weight reminder • All notifications are scheduled on-device and are never sent through a server --PDF export for your doctor-- Generate a clean, printable summary of your weight history, dose changes, injection log, side effects, and notes for any date range. --Privacy, guaranteed by architecture-- • No account creation • No database servers to get hacked • All the data user enters on the app is saved only locally on their device --Subscription-- Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled and can be managed anytime in: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions Prices are shown on the subscription screen inside the app and are charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. Your subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in: iPhone Settings → [Your Name] → Subscriptions Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://offgriddose.com/privacy

Screenshots

GlowBack4 screens
OffGrid Dose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OffGrid Dose at none against GlowBack's shown. OffGrid Dose also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). GlowBack's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 1) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. GlowBack sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and OffGrid Dose sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OffGrid Dose holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GlowBack has 117 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlowBack ships an update every 11 days, OffGrid Dose every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GlowBack versus OffGrid Dose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlowBackOffGrid Dose
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (117 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings117 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB16 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMeta InnovationWave Tech LLC

Customer experience

GlowBack

All ratings117 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

OffGrid Dose

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

GlowBack

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Quarterly$29.993 Months
  • Annual$35.991 Year
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  • Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual2 variants$59.991 Year
6 purchases

OffGrid Dose

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly $4.993 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly $29.99$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
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  • Yearly Premium1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium2 Months trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$14.99

Questions

Is GlowBack free?
GlowBack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OffGrid Dose free?
OffGrid Dose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GlowBack or OffGrid Dose?
OffGrid Dose is rated higher. GlowBack averages 4.6 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while OffGrid Dose averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GlowBack or OffGrid Dose have ads?
GlowBack shows ads; OffGrid Dose does not.
Which is updated more often, GlowBack or OffGrid Dose?
GlowBack ships an update every 11 days, and OffGrid Dose every 3 weeks. Most recently, GlowBack was updated on October 28, 2026 and OffGrid Dose on October 7, 2026.

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