Comparison

Yublo vs Glyphs

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

Head to head
About

Yublo

This app helps you make random decisions for groups, like picking a winner, ranking participants, or forming teams. It offers multiple decision-making modes and features visually appealing animated themes. A one-time purchase unlocks additional features and content.

Highlights
  • Pick a winner
  • Rank participants
  • Split into random teams
  • Draw random numbers
  • Virtual poker table assignment
  • 20 animated themes
  • One-time purchase for Pro features
Features
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Yublo is the most beautiful way to pick a winner. Place your fingers on the screen. Hold for a second. Yublo picks one. Or ranks all of them. Or splits everyone into random teams. It's the world's friendliest decision-maker, built for parties, classrooms, families, friends, and anyone who's ever argued over who goes first. THREE WAYS TO DECIDE - Pick — One winner (or up to three, with Pro) - Pick Order — Rank everyone in the round, fairly and randomly - Split Teams — Form random teams instantly - Draw — Random number from 2 to 1,000, with poker-style suspense - Brian's Table — Get assigned a seat at a virtual poker table with real card draws 20 ANIMATED THEMES Galaxy with drifting stars. Sakura with falling petals. Inferno with glowing embers. Forest fireflies, Ocean wave caustics, Aurora ribbons, Cyber matrix rain, and more. Every theme has its own personality — including unique finger effects that play when you hold down, and a themed winner reveal that paints the screen in the winning color. ZERO ADS, ZERO SUBSCRIPTIONS Yublo is free to use. A one-time $2.99 unlocks Yublo Pro: up to 5 fingers, all 20 themes, all game modes, and 1–3 winners in Pick mode. No tracking, no accounts, no recurring charges. Yours forever, including all future updates. DESIGNED FOR REAL MOMENTS Whether you're picking who does the dishes, organizing a kickball draft, choosing a snack, deciding who goes first, drawing a random table seat, or just settling something silly — Yublo turns the moment of decision into something everyone wants to watch. Open it up. Place your fingers. Hold.

About

Glyphs

Enhance your text with unique fonts, symbols, and text art. Easily find and copy characters to stylize messages, profiles, and posts. Explore typefaces and create custom text designs.

Highlights
  • Style words with unique fonts
  • Browse and search for symbols
  • Explore and import typefaces
  • Create text art from phrases
  • Save favorite and recent characters
  • Use custom keyboard for quick access
Features
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A little more character. Find the heart that finishes a message. Write a name in Script. Discover a symbol you didn’t know you needed. Glyphs brings Unicode discovery, expressive writing, and thoughtful typography together on iPhone and iPad. A KEYBOARD WITH CHARACTER Bring symbols and text styles into everyday writing with Glyphs Keyboard. Explore collections of arrows, mathematical symbols, punctuation, pictographs, and more. Pinch to explore, tap to insert, and switch to letter keys to keep writing in your chosen style. Your favorite and frequently used symbols stay close. Customize the keyboard’s appearance and feedback, and explore every style in the in-app keyboard demo before choosing Glyphs Pro. STYLE YOUR WORDS Type a name, message, or caption in Compose and see it take shape. Explore bold letters, script, monospace, and more. Choose clean accents, flowers, stars, or playful decorations. Tap a result to copy, then paste it into your profile, post, or conversation. FIND THE PERFECT DETAIL Browse collections or search by name, keyword, character, or Unicode code point. Discover arrows, hearts, punctuation, mathematical signs, and much more. Inspect a character, save a favorite, and copy it when you need it. EXPLORE A TYPEFACE Browse Google Fonts or import your own TTF and OTF files. Try a custom phrase and explore the selected font’s supported characters. Your chosen font changes how symbols and Compose text look inside Glyphs. DRAW TO DISCOVER Remember a shape but not its name? Sketch it and explore matching symbols. MAKE TEXT ART Turn a short phrase into expressive text art. Explore a collection of offline styles and copy your creation in a tap. MADE FOR YOUR EVERYDAY Choose Light, Dark, or System appearance. Add a Home Screen widget for favorite characters. Explore symbol collections through an alternative list with VoiceOver, or use Reduce Motion for gentler navigation. No ads, no third-party tracking, and no account to create. START FREE. EXPLORE MORE. Start with everyday symbol categories, search, favorites, recents, and a selection of Compose and keyboard styles. Glyphs Pro is a one-time purchase, with no subscription. It unlocks all character categories, advanced Compose styles, Draw matching, expanded keyboard access, and optional iCloud Sync. Styled text uses Unicode characters; its appearance and support depend on the receiving app. Copying text does not transfer a selected or imported typeface. Imported fonts are available within Glyphs. Text in the unlocked keyboard demo cannot be copied.

Screenshots

Yublo4 screens
Glyphs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Yublo at 5.0 against Glyphs's 3.0. Yublo also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Yublo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Glyphs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Yublo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yublo ships an update daily, Glyphs fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Yublo versus Glyphs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYubloGlyphs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB82 MB
Age rating4++4
Developersumit sarkarSergio Fernandez Duran

Customer experience

Yublo

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Glyphs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yublo

One-time1
  • Yublo Pro$2.99
1 purchases

Glyphs

One-time1
  • Glyphs Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Yublo free?
Yublo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glyphs free?
Glyphs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yublo or Glyphs?
Yublo is rated higher. Yublo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Glyphs averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Yublo or Glyphs have ads?
Neither Yublo nor Glyphs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yublo or Glyphs?
Yublo ships an update daily, and Glyphs fortnightly. Most recently, Yublo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Glyphs on October 29, 2026.

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