GlanceBar
Personalization
Transform unread notifications into elegant capsule widget on your home screen.
- Downloads
- 149+
- on Google Play
- Price
- $1.59
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 5
- 2026 · v3.3
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About GlanceBar
GlanceBar gives your Android home screen a modern upgrade by turning incoming notifications into sleek, floating capsule-style widget.
Keep track of missed messages, emails, and app alerts at a single glance—without cluttering your screen or constantly pulling down the notification shade.
KEY FEATURES:
• Sleek Capsule & Pill Widget
• Place compact, floating notification widgets anywhere on your home screen.
• Choose between Horizontal or Vertical layouts.
• Customize widget alignment: Left, Center, or Right.
• Stunning Background & Glass Styles
• Choose from multiple container styles: Translucent Glass, Dark Mode, Material You Dynamic Theme, Outline Ring, or Pure Transparent.
• Clean empty-state behaviors when all notifications are cleared.
• Customizable Notification Badges
• View unread count badges right on top of each notification icon.
• Multiple badge styles: Solid color, Ring outline, or Glassmorphic.
• Flexible coloring: Auto-contrast, Match app accent, or pick custom HEX/RGB colors.
• Icon Shapes & Icon Pack Support
• Display original notification status bar glyphs or full-color app launcher icons.
• Apply your favorite third-party Icon Packs installed on your device.
• Customize icon clipping shapes: Circle, Squircle, or Flower.
• Fine-tune layout properties: Max items shown (1 to 8), icon scaling (50% to 150%), and spacing.
• App Pinning & Smart Exclusions
• Pin Apps: Prioritize essential apps so they always appear first.
• Exclude Apps: Mute unwanted notifications and keep your widget distraction-free.
• Private & Battery Friendly
• Zero ads, zero tracking, and no external servers.
• Optimized for minimal battery and memory footprint.
Keep track of missed messages, emails, and app alerts at a single glance—without cluttering your screen or constantly pulling down the notification shade.
KEY FEATURES:
• Sleek Capsule & Pill Widget
• Place compact, floating notification widgets anywhere on your home screen.
• Choose between Horizontal or Vertical layouts.
• Customize widget alignment: Left, Center, or Right.
• Stunning Background & Glass Styles
• Choose from multiple container styles: Translucent Glass, Dark Mode, Material You Dynamic Theme, Outline Ring, or Pure Transparent.
• Clean empty-state behaviors when all notifications are cleared.
• Customizable Notification Badges
• View unread count badges right on top of each notification icon.
• Multiple badge styles: Solid color, Ring outline, or Glassmorphic.
• Flexible coloring: Auto-contrast, Match app accent, or pick custom HEX/RGB colors.
• Icon Shapes & Icon Pack Support
• Display original notification status bar glyphs or full-color app launcher icons.
• Apply your favorite third-party Icon Packs installed on your device.
• Customize icon clipping shapes: Circle, Squircle, or Flower.
• Fine-tune layout properties: Max items shown (1 to 8), icon scaling (50% to 150%), and spacing.
• App Pinning & Smart Exclusions
• Pin Apps: Prioritize essential apps so they always appear first.
• Exclude Apps: Mute unwanted notifications and keep your widget distraction-free.
• Private & Battery Friendly
• Zero ads, zero tracking, and no external servers.
• Optimized for minimal battery and memory footprint.
User reviews
I like the notification widget; it’s transparent, so it blends in well with the wallpaper. The notifications work really well—I’m actually quite surprised by that. I give it five stars. Thanks to the app developers! 🤠
This app is amazing for minimal customization! You can see notifications right on the home screen.
It's nice and gives your notifications a new look and it perfectly fits into your homescreen setups. there is more room to improve. keep going.
it is a beautiful app i saw it on telegram i got the redeem code and got the app it is worth a premium app
excellent notifications shade alternative 👍🏻. can't live without it. very useful
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