Mama AdeLagos · 5:40pm · 88°
tomatoes finally came in
Share a Glimpse of your dayto see theirs.
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Glimpsing is a private check-in for the people closest to you: your partner, your family, your best friends. Across town or across the world. Everyone shares one photo, short video or voice note, and nobody sees the others until they've shared their own.
Out now on iPhone and Android
Right now
Your people are busy, or far away.
Opposite shifts, different cities, different time zones. You text all day, but you rarely see what each other's day looks like.
Swipe along the day
Live local times. Each photo sits where its city is in the day.
Made for
The few people you'd text first.
Distance is one reason to use Glimpsing, not the only one. It's for anyone you want to see a little more of, whether they live down the street or six time zones away.
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Couples
A private 1:1 space for just the two of you, with daily games and a Glimpse you can send by raven. For long distance, or just opposite schedules.
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Family
One check-in for the whole group, parents and grandparents included. Everyone's day in one place, and Memories that keep the year.
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Best friends
A 1:1, or a small group with your favorite people. Streaks that forgive a bad week, so a busy one doesn't end anything.
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Friend groups
Weekly challenges, bingo and daily games, so there's always something to share and something to win.
How it works
Same nudge, same time, for everyone.
- Everyone gets the nudge togetherWeekly on the free plan. Daily, or a schedule you choose, on Premium.
- You share one GlimpseA photo, a short video or a voice note, with a caption if you want one.
- Theirs unlockUntil you've shared, everyone else's card stays blurred. Try it on the phone.
This is a demo. Nothing is uploaded.
Family
YouManchester · 2:10pm
MomLagos · 2:10pm · 88°
ToluLondon · 2:10pm · 57°
DayoToronto · 9:10am · 64°
BisiDubai · 5:10pm · 97°
NgoziAbuja · 2:10pm · 84°
The stamp
Every Glimpse says where and when.
Photos taken in the app get a small stamp with the city, your local time and the weather. Tolu's mom sees 11:48pm and knows the night shift ran late again.
LondonThe city, never your street.
11:48pmYour time, so nobody does time-zone math.
48°The weather where you are.
night shift done, finally
London11:48pm48°One week of Glimpses
What a week of Glimpses looks like.
Tomatoes coming in, a lost tooth, a walk after work, coffee on the front steps. These come from different families, couples and friends. In the app, each group or 1:1 only sees its own.
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ToluLondon · 1:12am · 46°
can't sleep, listen to this
SamLondon · 7:05am · 52°
someone wants his walk
Priya, to ArjunMumbai · 7:20pm · 84°
marine drive after work. wish you were here
DayoToronto · 9:10am · 64°
pancake sunday, as promised
Keisha, to DaniPhilly · 6:40pm · 68°
same steps, 15 years later
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LolaManila · 6:02am · 81°
Ji-wooSeoul · 7:48am · 61°
school, again
EsiManchester · 2:10pm · 55°
mum came all the way from Accra
MarianaMexico City · 8:30pm · 66°
pozole at abuela's
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Ate JoyManila · 4:15pm · 88°
lumpia for the party, 200 down
NgoziAbuja · 6:30am · 75°
meet Ada. 3.2kg
BenBlue Mountains · 12:20pm · 72°
worth the climb
AnayaLeicester · 6:45pm · 54°
IT CAME OUT
Tío RafaLos Angeles · 1:30pm · 82°
lunch with a view
Soo-ahSydney · 6:10am · 63°
63 degrees. never again. see you tomorrow
PaoloManila · 7:30am · 82°
the 7:30 jeepney
Keeping it going
Streaks that forgive a bad week.
Streaks
One for the group, one for every pair of you.
A streak freeze covers a missed check-in. If you miss without one, you get 48 hours to restore it. Premium comes with two freezes a month.
23weeks
Family group streak
Everyone shared
Freeze used
Restored in 48h
Premium
Strict Mode keeps your apps locked until you've shared.
Pick the apps you lose time to. It uses your phone's own screen time controls, so the lock holds even when Glimpsing is closed.
Memories
The feed clears after a day. Your Memories stay.
The Glimpses you save, yours or your family's, go into Memories, where only you can see them. Each month you get a Wrapped, and on January 1, the whole year.
September23 Glimpses
Wrapped
Your
September
23Glimpses
19day longest streak
4cities
Momyour biggest fan
On this dayA year ago, Ada was 3 days old.
Your Glimpses from this date, back then.
Also in the app
For everyone, Mom and Grandpa included.
Home-screen widgets
Mom's latest Glimpse on your home screen, and how long until the next one.
MomLagos · 8:02pm
DayoToronto · 9:10am
Live Activity
A countdown on your iPhone Lock Screen until the Glimpse is due.
Family closes in2:14:09
Apple Watch
See who's shared and get the nudge on your wrist.
Easier to use
For parents, grandparents and anyone who wants it simpler: bigger buttons, every feature explained, and photos and videos from family kept. You can set it up for Mom from your own phone.
Kid profiles
Kids can share to the family group from a profile a parent sets up.
Time capsules
Seal a Glimpse until a date you pick. A message for an 18th birthday, opened on the day.
Opens March 4, 2044For Ada, from Grandma
Events
A shared album for a trip, a wedding or a weekend. Live, or a disposable camera: 27 shots each (photos or videos), seen together at the end. Guests join from a QR code, and family can follow along. When it ends, open the album: play it from the start, tap a face to see theirs, or scroll it day by day.
A map of places
Every stamped Glimpse lands on a private map of where you've been.
1:1s
A daily Glimpse with one person, with its own streak. You and your partner, your sister, your best friend.
More ways to stay close
Small things that feel like a visit.
The check-in is the heart of it. These are the extras that make it feel like you were there.
Ways to send
Send a Glimpse by raven.
It really flies there, at a raven's pace, so a Glimpse from Austin reaches London the next morning. Follow its journey on a live map until it lands.
Coming soon: more ways to send
- Postcard
- Message in a bottle
- Hot air balloon
- Sky lantern
- Buried treasure
- Watch it land in your room
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Daily games
A quick game every day, for the two of you or the whole group. Find out who really knows who.
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Bingo and weekly challenges
A bingo card of little moments to spot, and a weekly challenge: share during the week, vote on Saturday, see who won on Sunday night.
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Reactions
React to any photo or video with your face in a bubble, green screen or split screen.
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Share a link, react to it
Send a YouTube video or a post as a Glimpse, or react to it with your face in a bubble while it plays.
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Replies that sound like you
Answer with a voice note or a video, or react with stickers and sounds. In a group, everyone sees the reactions and can reply too.
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Reply from your other apps
Share a blurred preview to your usual chats and stories. Only the people the Glimpse was sent to can open it.
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Ask for a Glimpse
Miss someone's face? In any chat, ask one person or everyone: "Show me your room." They get a nudge, and their answer goes to the whole chat and counts as their check-in.
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A collage for every round
Once everyone has checked in, the chat shows each person's first Glimpse side by side, all round long. Every one is saved in Memories, under Collages.
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Voice notes, even when you can't listen
Up to a minute, and you hear it back before you send. In a meeting? Tap Show text to read it. We'll remind you before your Glimpse goes if one is waiting for an answer.
The Vault
Photos and videos only you can open. Not even us.
A locked safe in the app for any photo or video you want kept out of sight: from your camera roll, or Glimpses you've shared. Everything is encrypted on your phone before it's uploaded, with a key only your phones have. We store it, but we can't see it.
- Encrypted on your phone
Each photo and video is locked with its own key (AES-256) before it leaves your phone. Our servers only ever hold scrambled files.
- Face ID, then your combination
Turn it on a dial like a real safe, or type it on a keypad. Wrong tries make you wait.
- Hide it from your camera roll
Move photos and videos in, then delete the copies left in Photos in one tap.
- A new phone, the same Vault
Your 12-word recovery phrase opens it on a new phone. Nobody else has it, so keep it safe.
Premium · Duress mode
How the Vault works
Made to open it? Use your second combination.
It opens a decoy Vault with photos and videos you picked, or quietly empties the real one. Either way it looks just like a normal unlock.
Privacy
Made for the few people you'd show anyway.
No public feed
A Glimpse goes to the groups you pick. Nobody else can find it.
No ads
Premium pays for Glimpsing. There are no ads in the app.
No public profiles
No profiles to browse and no follower counts. You join a group by invite.
Private storage
Photos, videos and voice notes sit in private storage and open through links that expire.
Memories are yours
Only you can see your Memories, including Glimpses you saved from others.
Leave any time
Export everything or delete your account from settings. Read the privacy policy.
Pricing
Free for a weekly check-in.
Premium is for daily Glimpses, Strict Mode and more groups. It starts with a 7-day free trial.
Free
$0
For one group.
- 1 group
- Up to 4 free members per group
- A weekly Glimpse
- Streaks, Memories and Wrapped
- 250 MB of storage
Premium
$34.99/year
About $2.92 a month, billed yearly.
7-day free trial- Strict Mode
- Daily or custom schedules
- More groups and 1:1s
- 2 streak freezes a month
- Start events (joining one is free)
- Join any group, even when its free spots are taken
- 5 GB of storage
Need more room?
+10 GB for $0.99 a month
+50 GB for $2.99 a month
Prices in US dollars. The App Store and Google Play show the price in your currency. Cancel any time in your phone's subscription settings.
When can I download it?
Now. Tap the App Store or Google Play badge at the top of this page or at the bottom.
Is there an Android version?
Yes. Glimpsing is out now on Google Play, and on iPhone too. The two work together, so a group can mix both.
Do we have to live apart?
No. Plenty of people use it with someone across town: a partner on the opposite shift, a best friend with a new baby, a family that's busy all week. Distance is one reason to use Glimpsing, not the only one.
Can couples use it?
Yes. A 1:1 is a private space for just the two of you, with its own streak, daily games and Glimpses you can send by raven.
Can I see everyone's Glimpse without sharing?
No. Share a Glimpse of your day to see theirs: that’s the one rule, so everyone shares on the same day.
What happens to Glimpses after 24 hours?
They leave the group feed. The ones you saved, yours or other people's, stay in your Memories, which only you can see. Want everything you share kept? Turn on Save my Glimpses automatically in Privacy.
Does everyone in the group need Premium?
No. A group can have up to 4 members on the free plan. Premium members can join even when those free spots are taken, and Premium unlocks daily or custom schedules.
Can my parents or grandparents use it?
Yes. Simple mode gives bigger buttons, plain words and picture steps for every feature, and keeps the photos and videos family sends. It turns on for anyone who says they're 50 or older, and anyone can switch it on or off in settings. You can also set Glimpsing up for Mom from your own phone: send her a link, and nothing is shared until you confirm it's her. If she wants, you can then help with her text size and settings, and she sees every change.
How does Strict Mode work?
You choose apps to lock, and your phone keeps them locked until you've shared. It needs Premium, plus Screen Time permission on iPhone or usage access on Android.
Who can see what I share?
Only the people in the group, 1:1 or event you sent it to. In an event, you can also choose followers from your own groups, and they see only your photos and videos. There's no public profile and no feed outside your groups. The privacy policy has the details.
Who sees my reactions and voice notes?
In a group, everyone in it. They can hear your voice notes and reply to them. In a 1:1, it's just the two of you.
Can I ask someone for a Glimpse?
Yes. In any chat, tap Ask for a Glimpse, type what you'd like to see or pick an idea like "Your face right now," and ask one person or everyone. They get a notification, and the camera opens with your ask on screen. Their answer goes to the whole chat with a "Reply to" sticker on it and counts as their check-in. An ask closes after 24 hours.
What happens to an event when it ends?
It becomes an album. Tap See the album to play the whole thing, see who was there (tap a face for their photos and videos), show only photos or only videos, and scroll it day by day.
Grandpa's waiting to see your day.
Download Glimpsing, start a group and send the first Glimpse tonight.
- iPhone beta
Join the beta: Premium free for 3 months
1. Get TestFlight (free from Apple) · 2. Tap Install