Comparison

Pin vs GlanceKit

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

Head to head
About

Pin

Enhance your Lock Screen with customizable widgets for text, countdowns, daily words, and quotes. Stay organized and inspired with a clean, minimalist design that integrates seamlessly with iOS.

Highlights
  • Custom text widgets
  • Countdown widgets
  • Word of the Day
  • Quote of the Day
  • Multiple widget themes
  • Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy support
Features
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Pin makes your Lock Screen actually useful. Pin lets you add clean, minimal Lock Screen widgets for custom text, countdowns, Word of the Day, and Quote of the Day, all designed to feel right at home on iOS. Whether you want a countdown widget for an exam or trip, a custom text widget for reminders and notes, or daily inspiration on your screen, Pin keeps it simple and easy to see. Use Pin to stay on top of important dates, daily reminders, goals, and routines with minimal widgets built for your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy. From tracking an event with a countdown to checking a new word each morning or reading a fresh daily quote, Pin helps you keep useful information front and center. What you can do: • Add custom text widgets for goals, reminders, notes, and mantras • Create a countdown widget for exams, trips, birthdays, launches, and events • Get a daily Word of the Day to build your vocabulary • Get a curated Quote of the Day for daily motivation and reflection • Choose from multiple clean themes and widget styles • Add widgets to your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy • Save, copy, and share daily words and daily quotes • Enjoy a fast, simple, clutter free experience designed to match iOS Pin Plus, one time purchase: • Unlock Word of the Day • Unlock Quote of the Day • Unlock Countdown Pins • Unlock widget color themes • Unlock Dynamic Island widgets for steps and emojis • Support future premium features No subscriptions. No ads. No accounts. No nonsense.

About

GlanceKit

Features
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Your Lock Screen, finally useful. GlanceKit turns your iPhone's Lock Screen into a place you actually check — not just for the time, but for the note you wrote, the countdown you're waiting on, or the calendar you glance at every morning. WHAT YOU CAN PUT THERE • Notes — a shopping list, a quote, anything you would normally type into Notes • Checklists — ticked right on the Lock Screen, no unlocking needed to see what is left • Countdowns — a birthday, a flight, a deadline, down to the day or the minute • A calendar — this month, always current, no permissions needed • A clock — down to the second, if you want it • Weather — current conditions, wherever you are • Crypto, stocks, exchange rates, headlines, moon phases and more — over a hundred sources built in, or point a widget at your own HOW IT WORKS Build a widget in the app, add it to your Lock Screen the normal iOS way, and it is there — live, at a glance, before you even unlock your phone. NO ACCOUNT, EVER GlanceKit has no sign-in and runs no server. What you create stays on your iPhone. There is nothing to log into, nothing to lose, and nothing about you for anyone to see. FREE, GENUINELY Notes, checklists, countdowns, a calendar, a clock and weather are free — not a trial, not limited to a week. Build up to 3 widgets at no cost, in any of three styles. GLANCEKIT PRO Need more than 3 widgets? Want crypto, stocks, exchange rates, live headlines, your own custom data source, every color style, or the fastest refresh available? GlanceKit Pro unlocks all of it: monthly, yearly, or once, forever. SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS GlanceKit Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Manage or cancel any time in the App Store. The lifetime option is a single purchase — no renewal. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.purpose-company.com/glancekit/privacy

Screenshots

Pin4 screens
GlanceKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GlanceKit at 17.0 against Pin's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GlanceKit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pin ships an update every 3 weeks, GlanceKit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pin versus GlanceKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinGlanceKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFARHAN ALTAF RHEMTULLAPurpose Software LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pin

One-time1
  • Pin Premium$4.99
3 purchases

GlanceKit

Subscriptions2
  • GlanceKit Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • GlanceKit Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • GlanceKit Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Pin free?
Pin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GlanceKit free?
GlanceKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pin or GlanceKit have ads?
Neither Pin nor GlanceKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pin or GlanceKit?
Pin ships an update every 3 weeks, and GlanceKit fortnightly. Most recently, Pin was updated on October 24, 2026 and GlanceKit on October 10, 2026.

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