Comparison

Glance vs WidgetDash

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

Head to head
About

Glance

Transform your iPhone into a real-time monitoring dashboard. Send data from any system via webhooks and view it instantly on your home screen with beautiful native widgets. Ideal for developers and DevOps teams.

Highlights
  • Native iOS Widgets
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Push Notifications
  • Multiple Feed Types
  • Secure & Private
  • Flexible Data Format
Features
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Glance: Build, Follow & Share Widgets Your apps. Your home screen. Glance turns the apps and services you care about into beautiful iPhone home screen widgets. Chat with Glance AI to build in seconds, subscribe to creator widgets, or design your own layouts. No laptop required. WHAT IS GLANCE? Glance connects your data to your home screen. Link Google Calendar, GitHub, YouTube, or on-device sources like Weather, Calendar, Reminders, and steps. Built-in automations keep widgets fresh. With Discover, browse public widgets, subscribe with one tap, and pin them to your home screen. Publish your own and share a link like glance.cool/your-name. HOW IT WORKS 1. Build with Glance AI Describe what you want in Chat. Glance AI designs the layout, connects your data, shows a live preview, and sets up updates. Reply to refine before anything goes live. 2. Connect & Automate Link accounts in Integrations: Google, GitHub, YouTube, and native iPhone sources. Automations refresh on a schedule in the cloud or directly on your device. 3. Discover & Subscribe Find widgets from creators in Discover. Subscribe, add to your home screen, and stay updated automatically. 4. Design Your Own Use Layouts to edit custom designs with a JSON editor and live preview. Start from examples like GitHub Status or Activity & Calendar. KEY FEATURES • Glance AI: build widgets conversationally with inline previews • Integrations: Google Calendar, Tasks, Sheets, GitHub, YouTube, and on-device Weather, Calendar, Reminders & Motion • Automations: scheduled cloud refreshes or on-device updates • Discover: subscribe to creator widgets or publish your own • Custom Layouts: design appearance with a live editor • Ready-Made Examples: one-tap templates for live widgets • Webhook Feeds: push data via HTTP from scripts, Zapier, Make, or n8n • Push Notifications: optional alerts when data changes PERFECT FOR • Daily stats: calendar, weather, fitness, and more • Creators sharing live milestones via a link • Developers monitoring GitHub, deployments, and server health • Automation fans connecting scripts and tools INTEGRATIONS Available now: Google (Calendar, Tasks, Sheets), GitHub, YouTube, and on-device Weather, Apple Calendar, Reminders, and Motion & Fitness. Coming soon: Meta (Instagram, Facebook Pages, Meta Ads), Strava, Spotify, and Gmail. SUBSCRIPTION PLANS Free Up to 3 feeds · 24 events/day · 7-day retention · 5 layouts · 3 automations · 5 AI messages/day · 1 custom feed Pro Up to 8 feeds · 96 events/day · 14-day retention · 15 layouts · 10 automations · 25 AI messages/day · 2 custom feeds · Custom widget URL Power Up to 25 feeds · 288 events/day · 45-day retention · Unlimited layouts · Unlimited automations · Unlimited AI messages · Unlimited custom feeds · Custom widget URL SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off in Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://glance.cool/privacy Connect with us: Support: support@glance.cool Website: https://glance.cool

About

WidgetDash

Features
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WidgetDash puts the numbers you care about on your iPhone Home Screen and Lock Screen. Send them from a script, a home server, Home Assistant or any service that can make a web request, or add a ready-made Free Source with no code at all. NEW: CHOOSE WHAT EACH WIDGET SHOWS Long-press a widget, tap Edit Widget and pick a source. Put your backup status on one widget and the Bitcoin price on another, or choose All Sources to see everything. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app. Your account is set up automatically. 2. Add a Free Source, or send your own numbers to the WidgetDash API with a single web request. 3. Add a WidgetDash widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. FEATURES • Home Screen widgets in small, medium and large • Lock Screen widgets, round and rectangular • Choose a source for each widget, or show them all • Color rules: a value turns green, yellow or red when it crosses a threshold you set • Time metrics such as "Last backup: 13 hours ago" that keep counting on their own (iOS 18 and later) • Free Sources, ready to add: Bitcoin and Ethereum prices, EUR/USD, Fear & Greed Index, People in Space, Cat Facts, Dad Jokes, Travel Currency and more • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island that update when you send new data (included with WidgetDash Pro) • Optional push notifications • Pair with the widgetdash.app dashboard by scanning a QR code • Your own API keys for your scripts GREAT FOR • Home servers: backups, disk space, uptime • Smart homes: temperatures, energy use, open doors • Business numbers: sales, orders, support tickets • Crypto prices and exchange rates • Anything you check many times a day The API is documented at widgetdash.app, so if it can send a web request, it can be on your widget. No ads. No tracking.

Screenshots

Glance4 screens
WidgetDash3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WidgetDash at none against Glance's 2. WidgetDash 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 · 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. Glance sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month. WidgetDash asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glance ships an update every 2 weeks, WidgetDash every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Glance versus WidgetDash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlanceWidgetDash
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTal KravarusicEli Purian

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Glance

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Plan$6.001 Month
  • Power Plan$11.001 Month
None

WidgetDash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glance free?
Glance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WidgetDash free?
WidgetDash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glance or WidgetDash have ads?
Neither Glance nor WidgetDash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glance or WidgetDash?
Glance ships an update every 2 weeks, and WidgetDash every 2 days. Most recently, Glance was updated on October 31, 2026 and WidgetDash on October 31, 2026.

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