Comparison

Glow vs Red Light Therapy

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

Head to head
About

Glow

This app helps users manage their skincare device routines by suggesting manufacturer-recommended intervals and allowing custom routine creation. Personalize your treatment areas, save routines, and track your progress for consistent results.

Highlights
  • Skincare device routine management
  • Manufacturer-recommended intervals
  • Customizable face maps for treatment areas
  • Save and name personalized routines
  • Build short and full routines
  • Personalized face shapes and colorways
Features
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Glow Timer is the first app built specifically for skincare device routines. We support Lyma, ReVive, Solawave, and Lightstim handheld wands. Select your device and Glow Timer suggests the manufacturer's recommended interval. Tap the face map to set exactly where you treat, name your routine and save it. Short on time? Build a shorter routine alongside your full one and use the last treated date to focus on where you need it most. Build as many routines as you need! Choose from four face shapes to personalize your routine, and pick a colorway - Rhubarb, Mulberry or Fig - to match your mood. Glow Timer makes consistency easier and helps you get the results you want.

About

Red Light Therapy

Features
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Wind down in red. Rossa turns your screen into a deep red light for calm evening sessions, with a timer, presets, and a streak that keeps the ritual going. RED LIGHT SCREEN - Full screen deep red, edge to edge - Brightness and warmth controls - The screen stays awake for the whole session TIMER AND PRESETS - Presets from 5 to 30 minutes, or set your own duration - Ambient sound to settle into, from rain to a slow fire - A gentle haptic when your session ends - Controls dim out of the way while you relax STREAK AND LOG - A daily streak for your wind down ritual, with achievements along the way - Own a red light panel or LED mask? Log those sessions too: duration, area, and how it felt - Insights on your evenings: minutes per day, your longest session, and when you usually wind down Free to start with the red light screen, your first preset, the streak, and achievements. Rossa Pro unlocks every preset, custom durations, the panel and mask log, insights, and the full ambient sound set. Monthly, or pay once and keep it for life. Rossa is a relaxation and ambience utility. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or cure any condition. TOS: https://apps.borombo.com/rossa/terms

Screenshots

Glow4 screens
Red Light Therapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glow at none against Red Light Therapy's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Red Light Therapy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Glow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glow ships an update every 6 days, Red Light Therapy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Glow versus Red Light Therapy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlowRed Light Therapy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeather QuintalErwan ROMBO

In-app purchases

None

Glow

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Red Light Therapy

Subscriptions1
  • Rossa Pro$3.991 Month
One-time2
  • Rossa Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • Rossa Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Glow free?
Glow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Red Light Therapy free?
Red Light Therapy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glow or Red Light Therapy have ads?
Neither Glow nor Red Light Therapy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glow or Red Light Therapy?
Glow ships an update every 6 days, and Red Light Therapy every 10 days. Most recently, Glow was updated on October 31, 2026 and Red Light Therapy on November 6, 2026.

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