Cumulus vs Glit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Cumulus
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Build your skills one block at a time with Cumulus. Cumulus is a simple, beautiful time tracker designed to help you build and measure progress on any skill. Whether you're learning guitar, studying a new language, coding, or practicing meditationβCumulus helps you stay consistent and see your growth over time. Key Features: β’ Simple Time Tracking β Tap to start, tap to stop. Your sessions are automatically saved. β’ Organize Your Skills β Create categories and nest skills like building blocks. Track "Music" with sub-skills like "Guitar" and "Piano." β’ Visual Progress β See colorful charts showing how you spend your time across all your skills. β’ 100% Private β All data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking. β’ Clean Design β A focused, distraction-free interface that gets out of your way. Start stacking up your skills today with Cumulus.
Glit
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Glit is a focused writing app for web novelists. Write each novel or series in its own dedicated project, organized by episodes and chapters. A clean screen keeps your manuscript in front of you and everything else out of the way, on iPhone and iPad. Your episodes are saved as plain text files on your device. With Dropbox or OneDrive, pick up where you left off on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Windows. Notes, folders, and cloud sync are always free. Free: one project. Glit Pro (one-time purchase): unlimited projects, so every story has its own space. No subscription. No account required to start writing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cumulus at none against Glit's 1. Cumulus also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Glit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cumulus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cumulus ships an update every 2 days, Glit every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Cumulus | Glit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days β better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADAM CLAYTON HOLWERDA | DONG HYUN GANG |
In-app purchases
Cumulus
No in-app purchases
Glit
- Glit Pro$2.99









