Comparison

Glow vs Settlepaw

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

Settlepaw

Features
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If you've stood outside your own front door listening to your dog panic on the other side, this app is for you. Settlepaw is a systematic desensitization trainer for dog separation anxiety — built by an owner who lived through exactly this with his own dog, and got tired of guesswork, spreadsheets, and advice that didn't fit his dog's actual pace. How it works Most separation anxiety advice tells you to "build up slowly." Settlepaw tells you exactly how slowly — for your dog, specifically. Answer a short assessment and Settlepaw calculates your dog's real threshold: the exact number of seconds they can be alone before stress starts. Every session after that is built from your dog's own data, not a generic script. Progress is measured, not guessed at. What you get, free, always - The full threshold assessment — the single most useful number in the app, yours from day one - Pre-departure cue training - Your first sessions, with full progress feedback and charts - A clear path to your vet, always visible, never gated Nothing about your dog's history is ever locked away. Your past sessions, progress charts, and a PDF summary you can share with your vet or trainer stay visible and yours to keep, always. When you're ready for more Once your dog is showing real progress, you can unlock the full generated training plan: - A monthly plan you can cancel anytime - A one-time lifetime purchase with no recurring charge, ever — no annual trap disguised as a discount, no fake countdowns A certified separation anxiety trainer typically runs 5,000–15,000 NOK for this same protocol — Settlepaw doesn't. Built to respect your dog's data Settlepaw has no backend. Your dog's training history syncs through your own iCloud account — never through our servers, because we don't have any. Nothing is sold, nothing is tracked for ads. Settlepaw supports an evidence-based behavior protocol. It does not diagnose, treat, or replace veterinary or professional behavioral care — for dogs with severe or worsening symptoms, please talk to your vet. Your dog can get better at this. Let's find out how fast, together. Privacy Policy: https://settlepaw.no/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Glow4 screens
Settlepaw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glow at none against Settlepaw's 2. Glow also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). 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. Settlepaw sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Glow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glow ships an update every 6 days, Settlepaw every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Glow versus Settlepaw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlowSettlepaw
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeather QuintalJoakim Simonsen

In-app purchases

None

Glow

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Settlepaw

Subscriptions1
  • SettlePaw Monthly$14.991 Month
One-time1
  • Founder - Lifetime access$49.99

Questions

Is Glow free?
Glow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Settlepaw free?
Settlepaw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glow or Settlepaw have ads?
Neither Glow nor Settlepaw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glow or Settlepaw?
Glow ships an update every 6 days, and Settlepaw every 9 days. Most recently, Glow was updated on October 25, 2026 and Settlepaw on October 24, 2026.

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