Comparison

Pinlet vs Glowmark

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

Head to head
About

Pinlet

This app allows you to pin short text snippets to your iPhone's Dynamic Island and Lock Screen as Live Activities. It can extract text from screenshots, supports manual input, and keeps a history of your pinned items. Your data is private by default, with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Pin text to Dynamic Island and Lock Screen
  • Extract text from screenshots
  • Manual text input up to 120 characters
  • History of pinned text with favorites
  • Quick Input and Shortcuts integration
  • Private by default, no ads or analytics
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Keep what matters right where you can see it. Pinlet turns a short piece of text into a Live Activity, so it can stay visible on Dynamic Island and your Lock Screen while you move through your day. Add a deadline, a pickup code, a short intention, or anything else you do not want to lose in a list. PULL TEXT FROM ANY SCREENSHOT Circle any part of a screenshot or photo and Pinlet reads the text for you. Fine-tune the result word by word or character by character, then pin exactly what you need — no retyping. WRITE AND PIN Enter up to 120 characters and pin them in one tap. Update the text whenever the important thing changes, or unpin it when you are done. STAY VISIBLE On supported iPhone models, pinned text appears on Dynamic Island. It also appears as a Live Activity on the Lock Screen. iOS controls Live Activity availability and may end an activity according to system policy. START FROM ANYWHERE Long-press the Pinlet icon for Quick Input, or use Shortcuts to pin text, unpin, or open a screenshot in Pinlet from anywhere on your phone. RETURN TO WHAT MATTERED Pinlet keeps a history of successfully pinned text. Mark useful entries as favorites, reuse them as a new draft, delete individual entries, or automatically clean up older nonfavorite history. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your content and any text recognition happen on your iPhone by default. Pinlet has no account system, advertising, third-party analytics, or custom server. OPTIONAL ICLOUD SYNC If you choose to enable iCloud sync, your history, favorites, and recent activity times are stored in your private CloudKit database and synced to devices using the same Apple Account. iCloud sync is off by default. Requires iOS 17 or later. Pinlet is designed for iPhone.

About

Glowmark

Features
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Build better routines one small action at a time with HabitMaster, a simple habit tracker for daily progress and long term consistency. Make every check in easy Complete a habit with one tap. Track simple habits such as reading, walking, meditation, early mornings, or quitting smoking. Quantity goals let you record progress such as water, minutes, pages, or steps. See your consistency Track current streaks, longest streaks, total check ins, weekly progress, monthly progress, and completion rates. The annual heatmap turns a full year of effort into a clear visual record. Create routines that fit your life Choose daily schedules, weekly targets, specific weekdays, or repeating intervals. Add a custom name, icon, color, goal, unit, and time of day to make each habit feel personal. Remember without the noise Set reminder times for each habit. When you reach the goal for the day, reminders automatically stay quiet for the rest of that day. Keep progress in view Home screen widgets show your daily progress or habit list at a glance. Open HabitMaster from the widget and check in right away. Optional Apple Health integration With your permission, HabitMaster can read steps, Apple Exercise Time, mindful sessions, and sleep analysis from Apple Health through HealthKit. Link a HealthKit metric to a quantity habit and let your progress update automatically. You can manage access at any time in Apple Health settings. Private by design Your habit and check in data is stored locally on your device. No account or sign in is required. Export your data as JSON or CSV whenever you want a backup. HabitMaster is currently free to use, including habit tracking, streaks, the annual heatmap, reminders, widgets, data export, and optional HealthKit sync.

Screenshots

Pinlet4 screens
Glowmark3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pinlet at none against Glowmark's 1. Glowmark's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Glowmark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pinlet asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinlet ships an update weekly, Glowmark every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pinlet versus Glowmark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinletGlowmark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文峰 黄友健 高

In-app purchases

None

Pinlet

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Glowmark

One-time1
  • 升级高级会员$0.99

Questions

Is Pinlet free?
Pinlet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glowmark free?
Glowmark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pinlet or Glowmark have ads?
Neither Pinlet nor Glowmark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinlet or Glowmark?
Pinlet ships an update weekly, and Glowmark every 2 days. Most recently, Pinlet was updated on October 17, 2026 and Glowmark on October 9, 2026.

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