Glance is a year-at-a-glance calendar web app that syncs with Google Calendar to help you plan long-term across multiple time horizons, from day to full-year views.
What is Glance?
Glance is a calendar designed for long-term planning that lets you zoom from day view to full-year planning. It takes your existing Google Calendar events as input and displays them in year, quarter, half-year, month, week, and day views. It runs as a responsive web app across desktop, tablet, and mobile, with a native Android app available on Google Play. Glance is an independent product with no parent company stated.
Key Features
- Year view and zoom — View a full year, quarter, half-year, month, week, or single day, and zoom smoothly between scales on any screen size.
- Two-way Google Calendar sync — Create, edit, or delete events in Glance and changes sync automatically to Google Calendar and vice versa; no manual duplication.
- Customizable calendar visibility — Choose which calendar categories appear in year-level views (e.g., trips, milestones) and which stay hidden until you zoom to day view, keeping long-term overviews clean.
- Pattern spotting with align weekends — A dedicated view aligns weekends vertically so you can immediately see recurring events, free weekends, and busy periods across the year.
- Customization options — Dark mode, color themes, dim past days, multiple language options, and configurable date and hour formats.
- Cross-device access — Use Glance in any browser on desktop, tablet, or mobile; install the native Android app from Google Play; on iPhone/iPad, add it to the home screen via Safari for an app-like experience.
Who is it for?
- Visual planners who struggle to keep perspective with weekly or monthly calendars and need to see their entire year laid out to prioritize effectively.
- Busy professionals and freelancers who want to spot schedule overload early—clusters of commitments across months—and redistribute tasks for a more balanced year.
- Travelers and event organizers who need to plan trips, time off, and milestones by seeing how weekends, holidays, and available windows align across the calendar.
What can you do with Glance?
- Map projects and milestones — Place key deadlines, personal goals, and life events in the year view to see how they spread across seasons.
- Prepare for busy months — Identify when months become overcrowded and proactively move lower-priority items to quieter periods.
- Track travel and time off — Use the align-weekends view to find long weekends and open windows for vacation or personal time.
- Review where your time went — Look back at a full year to understand which activities dominated your schedule and adjust planning accordingly.
Pricing
Glance is currently free with no limited trial and no credit card required. Optional paid features are planned for the future, but a useful free version will remain available. You can support development by buying a coffee.
FAQ
Is Glance free?
Yes, Glance is completely free to use. There is no trial period and no credit card required. You can sync your Google Calendar and start planning immediately.
Does Glance work with Google Calendar?
Yes. Glance syncs two-way with Google Calendar, so events created or edited in either app stay up to date automatically. Other calendar integrations are in development.
Can I use Glance on my phone?
Yes. Glance works as a responsive web app on mobile browsers. There is also a native Android app on Google Play. On iPhone and iPad, you can add it to your home screen via Safari for an app-like experience.
How does Glance avoid clutter in the year view?
You decide which calendar categories appear in long-term views. For example, you can show only trips, milestones, and major events in the year view while hiding daily meetings and routines until you zoom to the day view.
