Comparison

Glimpse vs Bowerbird

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

Head to head
About

Glimpse

Study effectively with interactive widgets on your home screen. Flip flashcards, take quizzes, and track your progress without opening the app. Create custom study decks or explore curated collections.

Highlights
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Flashcard flipping and quizzes
  • Fill-in-the-blank recall tests
  • Progress tracking and stats
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Custom deck creation
  • Curated study collections
Features
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Study smarter with interactive widgets on your Home Screen. Flip flashcards, answer quizzes, test your recall with fill-in-the-blank, and track your progress without ever opening the app. Create decks from your notes or prompt, browse 50+ curated collections, and let Leitner-based spaced repetition surface what you need to review most. STUDY FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN - Flip through flashcards with auto-advance - Answer multiple-choice quiz questions with instant feedback - Test yourself with fill-in-the-blanks - Check off todo items with a tap - Read rotating quotes with attribution - Track countdowns to important dates or set duration timers - Play daily trivia questions CREATE & DISCOVER - Generate flashcards and quizzes from a prompt, PDFs, Word docs, images, or text files - Browse and import curated collections by category - Import from CSV and other formats - Build decks and quizzes on the web or in the app - Instant sync keeps everything up to date across devices PRACTICE & TRACK - Focused full-screen flashcard and quiz sessions - Leitner-based priority ordering surfaces your weakest cards first - Track your study streak, daily reviews, and accuracy trends - See card mastery, deck breakdowns, and activity heatmaps - Test mode to check your knowledge without affecting stats MAKE IT YOURS - 25+ widget themes including gradients, seasons, time of day, and study buddies - Schedule different content for morning, afternoon, evening, and night - Small, medium, and large widget sizes - Share decks and quizzes with friends via link BUILT FOR PRIVACY - No ads, no trackers - Privacy-focused analytics that never collect personal data - Sign in with Apple - Your content is private by default Glimpse Pro unlocks card generation, priority ordering, premium themes, higher deck limits, and detailed study stats. Terms of Use (EULA): https://myglimpseapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://myglimpseapp.com/privacy

About

Bowerbird

Features
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Most flashcard apps run their AI in the cloud — they meter it, charge per generation, and send your notes to a server. Bowerbird doesn't. Its AI runs entirely on your iPhone, so card-making is fast, works in airplane mode, and your notes never leave your device. SNAP, CARDS, REMEMBER Point your camera at a page of notes. Bowerbird reads it on-device and turns it into clean flashcards — no retyping. Tables become cards instantly. Paste an export from another flashcard app, or a plain list of terms, and it splits them in one tap. STUDY THAT ACTUALLY STICKS Bowerbird schedules every review with FSRS-6, the modern spaced-repetition algorithm serious students rely on. See exactly when each card comes back, watch your memory strength grow, and keep a daily streak. EXAM MODE Set your exam date and Bowerbird plans backward — ramping up retention and making sure every card is seen before the big day. FREE FOREVER Unlimited decks, cards, scheduling, stats, paste import, and table scans. BOWERBIRD PRO Unlimited AI card-making and exam mode. - Yearly — $19.99/year, with a 7-day free trial - Monthly — $4.99/month - Lifetime — $39.99, one-time Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION On-device AI. On-device OCR. No servers, no accounts, no analytics. Data collected: none. Privacy Policy: https://fxjima.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Glimpse4 screens
Bowerbird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Glimpse at 17.0 against Bowerbird's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Glimpse sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Bowerbird sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Glimpse versus Bowerbird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlimpseBowerbird
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander DewhirstMihai Marin

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Glimpse

Subscriptions2
  • Glimpse Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Glimpse Pro Annual$34.991 Year
One-time8
  • Kitten Theme$0.99
  • Pup Theme$0.99
  • Autumn Theme$0.99
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  • Owl Theme$0.99
  • Summer Theme$0.99
  • Winter Theme$0.99
  • Hedgehog Theme$0.99
  • Spring Theme$0.99
3 purchases

Bowerbird

Subscriptions2
  • Bowerbird Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Bowerbird Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bowerbird Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Glimpse free?
Glimpse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bowerbird free?
Bowerbird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glimpse or Bowerbird have ads?
Neither Glimpse nor Bowerbird shows ads.

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