Glowdial
Luke Wade Games iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Glowdial is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Luke Wade. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated September 25, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 52 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 25
- 2026 · v1.1
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About Glowdial
Glowdial is an idle game built around one gesture. Drag your thumb around the dial and let go. It coasts, ticking under your finger, and every turn makes Glow. Glow buys lights: a firefly, a candle, a lantern, a laser, a star. They keep the dial warm while you're gone. The dial has numbers, like a safe. Stop it on the right three in order and something opens. The story will tell you where to look. Players who find combinations get new finishes for their dial and permanent bonuses. Sometimes a number lights up. Land the dial on it exactly and it resonates. Sometimes a moth comes by. Catch it. When the dial burns out, you keep its filament and wind it around a new one, brighter than the last. The color climbs: Ember, Amber, Gold, White, Cyan, Violet, Ultraviolet, and one more. The music climbs with it. • One thumb. Spin, flick, tap. • Haptics on every detent. • Your lights work while you're away. • Eight hidden combinations, eight dial finishes, and seven color themes that each change the song. • An original soundtrack that opens up as you progress. • A story that arrives one line at a time. • No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Your save lives on your phone, and you can export it. Turn the dial.
What’s new
Version 1.1 · Updated September 25, 2026
The sky is out. • The Sky: filament and Daily Locks bring out stars. Spend them on sixteen perks that last forever, including buyers that shop for you and a clockwork that burns out for you. • Daily Lock: a new three-number combination every day, the same for everyone. Each number tells you how close it is and which way to turn. Share your grid. • Trials: six hard runs on a bare dial, each for a new finish and a reward that lasts. • An ending, for everyone who reaches the end of the spectrum, and a second dial after it. • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, with a Spin button, and a complication for your watch face. • iCloud sync, so your dial follows you to a new iPhone or your iPad. • New haptics: every number clicks, fast spins purr, and tumblers fall with a thunk. • Every colour now changes Degrees of Light too, and the room glows with the dial. • Your first burnout comes twice as fast, and a line under your glow shows the next thing to reach. • Optional reminders when your afterglow is full or a new lock is waiting.
App privacy
The developer, Luke Wade, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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