Comparison

Chalkee vs Glimpse

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

Head to head
About

Chalkee

Send heartfelt, chalk-style handwritten messages to friends and family. Display messages on your home screen widget and receive real-time notifications. Premium features include wiggly handwriting, collaborative drawing, and more connections.

Highlights
  • Chalk-style handwritten messages
  • Home screen widget display
  • Real-time notifications
  • Wiggly handwriting
  • Collaborative drawing
  • Connect with up to 20 people
  • Unlock special chalk colors and backgrounds
Features
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Chalkee is a handwriting widget app that lets you exchange heartfelt messages with your friends, partner, and family. 【Key Features】 ◆ Chalk-Style Handwritten Messages Create warm messages that look like they were written with chalk on a blackboard. Choose from colorful chalks and backgrounds to make your messages unique. ◆ Home Screen Widget Display received messages right on your home screen widget. See your loved ones' messages every time you look at your phone. ◆ Real-Time Notifications Get push notifications as soon as a new message arrives. Your widget updates automatically too. ◆ Simple to Use Just share an invite code to connect instantly. No complicated setup required. 【Chalkee Premium Features】 ◆ Wiggly Handwriting Your lines come alive and keep wiggling, even on your partner's board. Share them as a video, still in motion. ◆ Draw Together on a Shared Board Even when you're apart, take turns with your partner on the same board and finish one drawing together. ◆ Connect with More People Go premium to connect with up to 20 people. Stay close to all the people who matter most — friends, partners, and family. ◆ Shared Access for Two Only one person needs a subscription for both to enjoy all premium features. ◆ Unlimited Messaging Remove the daily limit and send as many messages as you like, anytime. ◆ Special Colors Unlock all 30 special chalk colors to express yourself more naturally. ◆ Premium Backgrounds Gain access to all exclusive blackboard textures and designs. 【Terms and Privacy】 Terms: https://ryuckle.com/app/chalkee/terms.html Privacy: https://ryuckle.com/app/chalkee/privacy.html 【Perfect For】 ・Best friends ・Couples or married partners ・Busy family members ・Those who want to exchange little messages daily ・Anyone who feels text messages aren't personal enough Deepen your bond with handwritten messages.

About

Glimpse

Share daily moments, photos, or thoughts directly to friends' home screens. React with permanent sticker emojis and build a shared history. Stay connected with your inner circle without the pressure of traditional social media.

Highlights
  • Share photos or thoughts
  • Permanent sticker emoji reactions
  • Shared visual history
  • Home screen widget slideshow
  • Private and ad-free experience
  • Connect with inner circle
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

Chalkee4 screens
Glimpse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Chalkee and Glimpse both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Glimpse's written reviews are positive against 63% of Chalkee's. Glimpse also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Chalkee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Glimpse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glimpse holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 179 and 68 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Chalkee's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glimpse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chalkee ships an update every 9 days, Glimpse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chalkee versus Glimpse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChalkeeGlimpse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (179 ratings)4.9 (68 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings179 — better68
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyuta OgawaCardinal Blue

Customer experience

Chalkee

All ratings179 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative21.1%

Glimpse

All ratings68 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chalkee

Subscriptions2
  • Chalkee Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Chalkee Premium Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Special Colors Full Set$2.99
None

Glimpse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chalkee free?
Chalkee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glimpse free?
Glimpse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chalkee or Glimpse?
Glimpse is rated higher. Chalkee averages 4.7 out of 5 from 179 ratings, while Glimpse averages 4.9 from 68 ratings.
Do Chalkee or Glimpse have ads?
Chalkee shows ads; Glimpse does not.
Which is updated more often, Chalkee or Glimpse?
Chalkee ships an update every 9 days, and Glimpse fortnightly. Most recently, Chalkee was updated on November 5, 2026 and Glimpse on October 31, 2026.

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