Comparison

Boardly vs Glimpse

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

Head to head
About

Boardly

Features
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**Boardly– Collaborate, Create, Connect** Transform how you work together. Boardly is your shared workspace where ideas come to life through real-time collaboration. **Create Together** Build beautiful boards for any project, event, or idea. Add notes, photos, polls, todos, events, and links—all in one place. Watch your team's creativity unfold in real time. **Stay Connected** Chat directly within each board to discuss ideas, share updates, and keep everyone in sync. See who's online, who's contributing, and stay connected with your team. **Real-Time Sync** Every change, every message, every update happens instantly. No refresh needed. No waiting. Your team sees everything as it happens, keeping everyone on the same page. **Organize Everything** Create unlimited boards for different projects, teams, or events. Switch between boards seamlessly and keep your work organized and accessible. **Rich Note Types** - **Text Notes**: Capture ideas, thoughts, and details - **Photo Notes**: Share images with captions - **Polls**: Make decisions together with instant voting - **Todos**: Track tasks and check off completed items - **Events**: Plan gatherings with dates and descriptions - **Links**: Save and preview important URLs **Perfect For** - Team projects and planning - Event organization - Group decision-making - Shared idea boards - Family planning - Study groups - Creative collaborations **Privacy First** Your data is yours. We don't sell your information or share it with third parties. Collaborate with confidence knowing your boards are secure. Start collaborating today. Download Boardly and bring your team together.

About

Glimpse

Share daily moments and photos with your closest friends and family through interactive home screen widgets. React, comment, and participate in photo challenges to stay connected without the pressure of traditional social media.

Highlights
  • Share photos or thoughts
  • Interactive sticker reactions
  • Daily photo challenges
  • Comment and edit messages
  • Weekly recap highlights
  • Shared history gallery
  • Home screen widget slideshow
Features
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HOW TO USE GLIMPSE: 1. Add the Glimpse widget to your home screen. 2. Share daily moments—a photo, a thought, or both—that land right on your friends' home screens (and theirs on yours!). 3. Jump into the Daily Photo Challenge. Capture today's to unlock your besties' takes. 4. React, comment, decorate. Make each glimpse yours together. KEY FEATURES ► Share What You Want Got something to say but no pic? Share the thought. Captured a moment but no words for it? The photo can stand alone. You're never stuck choosing, just share whatever feels right with your faves. ► Sticker Reactions That Stick Way more fun than regular old likes. Drop any emoji onto your friends' glimpses and let it live there forever. Move them around, pile them up, decorate the board together. It's playful, it's cute, it's yours. ► Daily Photo Challenge Every day, a new challenge drops for everyone. Capture it to see how your besties captured the same one. Same question, completely different points of view. ► Drop Comments Sometimes an emoji says it all. Sometimes you've got something to say or want to chime in. You can reply to glimpses with comments too, and edit or delete your own whenever you want. ► Weekly Recap Every Monday, your Weekly Recap drops with the highlights from your week. Tap to reveal your Top Glimpse, your #1 fan, your go-to reactions, and more. All the little moments you shared, in one sweet snapshot. ► A Shared History Your glimpses don't disappear into the void. Scroll back through a rolling gallery of your moments, a visual diary of all the small, silly, sweet things that make up a friendship. ► Your Widget Slideshow Your home screen becomes a rotating window to your favorite people. Glance down, feel connected, get on with your day. No scrolling required. ► Private & Cozy No followers. No strangers. No ads. No performance. Just your inner circle: the friends who feel like home, siblings, partners, the ones who get it. MADE FOR: - Busy seasons when you still want to stay close - Long-distance friendships that deserve more than the occasional catch-up - Moments too small to text, too sweet to miss - Anyone craving real connection without the whole social media song and dance - Closing the gap when "How are you?" starts to feel like a chore From the creators of PicCollage (trusted by 270M+ users), we built Glimpse because staying connected shouldn't feel like work. So we put your favorite people right where you'll actually see them, on your home screen. We hope you love it as much as we do :) Terms of service: http://cardinalblue.com/tos Privacy policy: https://cardinalblue.com/privacy If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to us at glimpse@piccollage.com.

Screenshots

Boardly3 screens
Glimpse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Boardly and Glimpse are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Boardly versus Glimpse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoardlyGlimpse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (68 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—68 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB117 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMisan EtchieCardinal Blue

In-app purchases

None

Boardly

No in-app purchases

None

Glimpse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boardly free?
Boardly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glimpse free?
Glimpse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boardly or Glimpse have ads?
Neither Boardly nor Glimpse shows ads.

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