Comparison

Glimpse vs Clario

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

Head to head
About

Glimpse

This app allows you to quickly preview HTML reports, Markdown notes, and zipped web exports received on your device. You can save files locally, organize them with search and filters, and read them with customizable viewing options. It's ideal for AI reports, web presentations, and personal notes.

Highlights
  • Preview HTML, Markdown, TXT, and ZIP files
  • Browse documents as thumbnail cards
  • Search filenames and apply filters
  • Save and manage local files
  • Customizable reading modes (dark mode, font size)
  • Desktop mode for HTML viewing
Features
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Glimpse is a lightweight viewer for HTML reports, Markdown notes, and zipped web exports. Open files received on your phone from Files or the system share sheet, save them locally, and return to them whenever you need. Features: • Browse your documents as thumbnail cards • Search filenames and combine Favorites with Markdown or HTML filters • Preview HTML, Markdown, TXT, and ZIP web bundles • Preview and save files directly from the share sheet • Keep a local history, favorite important files, and delete local copies from a card’s context menu • Read Markdown with an outline, adjustable font size and line spacing, and dark mode • View HTML with zoom, portrait or landscape orientation, and desktop mode • Dynamic scripts and external content are disabled by default and can be enabled when needed • Read on iPhone and iPad with sidebar navigation • English and Chinese interfaces with matching HTML and Markdown samples and illustrated guides Imported files are stored locally on your device. Glimpse is useful for AI reports, web presentations, meeting materials, personal notes, and development demos.

About

Clario

Features
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Clario 是一款本地优先的 Markdown 笔记应用,帮助你记录、整理与分享知识。 核心功能 • 不登录也可使用本机笔记 • 可选邮箱账号与云同步,在笔记底部点击“立即同步”上传或下载 • Markdown 编辑与阅读,支持字号、颜色、高亮和任务列表 • 文件夹、标签、置顶、搜索、双向链接与大纲 • 插入图片和附件 • 分享正文、图片、PDF、Markdown 或文本文件 • 本机应用锁,支持设备提供的人脸、指纹或密码验证 • 设置中可删除账号及云端数据 数据说明 笔记优先保存在本机。登录后,本机未归属笔记将归入当前账号;主动同步时上传到云端。历史云服务账号和未导出的云端内容未迁移,请在新服务注册。升级不会主动清空本机笔记。删除 App 或账号前,请先导出需要保留的内容。 无广告,无跨 App 跟踪。

Screenshots

Glimpse3 screens
Clario1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clario at Free against Glimpse's $4.99. Clario also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Glimpse's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On 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

Clario is free to download; Glimpse costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glimpse ships an update every 2 days, Clario monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Glimpse versus Clario: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlimpseClario
Price$4.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩 郭世伟 祁

In-app purchases

None

Glimpse

No in-app purchases

None

Clario

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glimpse free?
Glimpse costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clario free?
Clario is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glimpse or Clario have ads?
Neither Glimpse nor Clario shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glimpse or Clario?
Glimpse ships an update every 2 days, and Clario monthly. Most recently, Glimpse was updated on October 8, 2026 and Clario on October 2, 2026.

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