Comparison

Glimpse vs Life Metro

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

Life Metro

Organize tasks, events, and notes by project and timeline. Capture ideas quickly, then refine them later. Review past actions and plan future steps with integrated project management.

Highlights
  • Task and event timeline view
  • Weekly planning overview
  • Quick idea capture
  • Project-based organization
  • Notes with attachments
  • Timeline and project reviews
Features
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Keep track of tasks, make time for plans, and save the ideas that come along the way. Life Metro brings tasks, events, and notes into one library, organized by project and connected through your timeline and reviews. See your daily plans Browse tasks and events on the timeline, with their dates, times, and projects. Switch to the week view to see what is coming up. Capture now, organize later Write down an idea with quick capture, then choose its type, project, and time. Leave it in the inbox when you are not ready to organize it. Keep each project together Bring related tasks, events, and notes into one place. Create subprojects and link the same item to more than one project. Save the details Write notes and keep remarks, locations, images, and attachments with your items. Review and plan your next steps Choose a time range and projects, look back on your actions, record results, and turn your next steps into items you can act on. Pro Monthly, annual, and lifetime plans include the same benefits: calendar import and sync, Reminders import and sync, iCloud sync, and custom notifications. Prices, trial details, and purchase eligibility are shown in the app's store. Payment for auto-renewable subscriptions is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. The lifetime plan is a one-time purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Glimpse3 screens
Life Metro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glimpse at 100% against Life Metro's 0%. Glimpse also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). Life Metro's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, 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

Life Metro is free to download; Glimpse costs $4.99 up front. Life Metro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Glimpse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glimpse ships an update every 3 weeks, Life Metro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Glimpse versus Life Metro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlimpseLife Metro
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩 郭鹏程 王

Customer experience

Glimpse

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Life Metro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Glimpse

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Life Metro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$29.99

Questions

Is Glimpse free?
Glimpse costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Life Metro free?
Life Metro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glimpse or Life Metro have ads?
Neither Glimpse nor Life Metro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glimpse or Life Metro?
Glimpse ships an update every 3 weeks, and Life Metro every 2 days. Most recently, Glimpse was updated on October 31, 2026 and Life Metro on November 1, 2026.

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