Comparison

Glimpse vs Offlendar

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

Offlendar

Features
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Offlendar is your private calendar and task companion — built to work on your iPhone and iPad without an account or cloud account to sign into. STAY ON TRACK TODAY • See today’s events and tasks in one place • Progress that shows what’s done and what’s open • Quick add for events, tasks, and photo capture CALENDAR YOUR WAY • Month, week, and agenda views • Live sync with Apple Calendar and Google calendars already on your device • Create and edit events that can write back when sync is on TASKS THAT FIT REAL LIFE • Due dates, reminders, priorities, and flags • Repeating tasks • Overdue, today, and upcoming — clearly organized • Optional location arrive/leave reminders PHOTO NOTES, ON DEVICE • Snap a whiteboard, receipt, or handwritten list • Markup and crop • Offline text recognition (Vision) — searchable captions and OCR • Keep notes linked to a day, task, or event WIDGETS WITHOUT THE INTERNET • Today’s tasks, agenda, next reminder, and latest photo note • Home Screen and Lock Screen • Powered by a local snapshot — no network required for widgets PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your data stays on this device • Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock • Backup and restore with JSON; export/import ICS • 30+ languages Offlendar is for people who want a calm planner that still connects to the calendars they already use — without giving up control of their data.

Screenshots

Glimpse3 screens
Offlendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Offlendar at Free against Glimpse's $4.99. Glimpse's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Offlendar 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, Offlendar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Glimpse versus Offlendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlimpseOfflendar
Price$4.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#191 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩 郭Vinh Tam Tan

In-app purchases

None

Glimpse

No in-app purchases

None

Offlendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glimpse free?
Glimpse costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Offlendar free?
Offlendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glimpse or Offlendar have ads?
Neither Glimpse nor Offlendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glimpse or Offlendar?
Glimpse ships an update every 2 days, and Offlendar every 2 weeks. Most recently, Glimpse was updated on October 8, 2026 and Offlendar on October 3, 2026.

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