Comparison

sing vs CellGlide

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

Head to head
About

sing

A versatile proxy platform designed for universal connectivity. It enables users to manage and route network traffic efficiently across various devices and services.

Highlights
  • Universal proxy management
  • Efficient network traffic routing
  • Cross-device connectivity
  • Proxy platform functionality
Features
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The universal proxy platform.

About

CellGlide

Share your iPhone's cellular connection with your Mac via USB. Monitor live speeds, data usage by service, and network details. Offers DNS customization and diagnostic tools for your cellular connection.

Highlights
  • USB tethering to Mac
  • Live speed and data usage dashboard
  • Service and protocol traffic breakdown
  • Customizable DNS settings
  • Network diagnostics and speed tests
  • Usage history by session, day, or month
Features
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Your computer, online anywhere. Hotel Wi-Fi won’t connect? Broadband down at home? On a call at a café? Connect your iPhone to your computer with a cable, open CellGlide and tap Start sharing, and your computer keeps working on your phone’s connection. Unplug and the computer goes back to its own network. Works with Mac, Linux and OpenWrt routers • Mac and Linux computers: install the CellGlide app and it connects when you plug in • No cable with you: pair your Mac once and it can connect to your iPhone wirelessly (Mac app 1.3.0 or later) • OpenWrt routers: plug your iPhone into the router and the devices you choose go online through it, even when the home broadband is down Why you can rely on it • Plug in and go: with CellGlide on your computer it connects when you plug in, no setup each time • See how it’s doing: live speeds, network quality, latency and loss, and a heads-up when something breaks • Recovers on its own: retries when the phone’s connection drops; send diagnostics in one tap if you need help • Leaves your settings alone: never changes Wi-Fi or other saved network settings Clear on your iPhone too • Dynamic Island countdown and live speeds, plus a black focus page that saves power • This month’s data, allowance reminders and Data saver to protect your plan • Network quality, speed tests and recent results to compare places and networks • Encrypted DNS (DNS over HTTPS, DNS over TLS) and DNS acceleration Going online through your iPhone uses your cellular plan; follow your carrier’s terms. Requires CellGlide on your computer or router, free at cellglide.com; the Mac app needs macOS 13 or later.

Screenshots

sing3 screens
CellGlide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CellGlide at 5.0 against sing's 4.6. CellGlide also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). sing's advantage is ratings volume (149 vs 4) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CellGlide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: sing has 149 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of sing's written reviews are positive against 100% of CellGlide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

sing ships an update every 2 weeks, CellGlide every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
sing versus CellGlide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersingCellGlide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (149 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings149 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetamerism LLCXi Wang

Customer experience

sing

All ratings129 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral0.8%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%

CellGlide

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

sing

No in-app purchases

None

CellGlide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is sing free?
sing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CellGlide free?
CellGlide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, sing or CellGlide?
CellGlide is rated higher. sing averages 4.6 out of 5 from 149 ratings, while CellGlide averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do sing or CellGlide have ads?
Neither sing nor CellGlide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, sing or CellGlide?
sing ships an update every 2 weeks, and CellGlide every 2 days. Most recently, sing was updated on November 5, 2026 and CellGlide on November 6, 2026.

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