Glympse Express

Name: Glympse Express
Rating: 3.9315069 (1239 reviews)
Author: Glympse, Inc

By: Glympse, Inc App

Glympse Express is a simple way to share your location to a contact or app.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

155,028 ▲ 14

Data as of 2026-07-19

Rating:

3.93 ▼ 0.01

(1,239)

Version:

1.04

Last updated: 2023-12-06

Ranking

#176,640 ▼ 897

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Glympse Express is a handy Chrome extension that lets you instantly share a temporary live location with contacts through popular messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts, and many others. Simply select the app, and Glympse Express generates a live map link showing your real-time location for a chosen duration. Once the timer expires, your location stops being visible, ensuring privacy. No need for recipients to have the app — they can view your location directly on a web map.

Additionally, Glympse Express supports sharing via SMS and email, allowing quick access with a single tap to your frequent contacts. Designed for convenience and secure sharing, this extension simplifies letting loved ones or colleagues know where you are in real time without hassle. For any questions or feedback, users can contact support@glympse.com.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Communication Privacy & Security

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Version:

1.04 Last updated: 2023-12-06

Version code:

23120601

Creation date:

2014-10-09

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.READ_CONTACTS Very high risk
android.permission.READ_PROFILE High risk
android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS Moderate risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
com.amazon.device.messaging.permission.RECEIVE Low risk

Size:

4.89MB

Email:

su*****@glympse.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 176,640 ▼ 897

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Developed by:

Glympse, Inc

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glympse.android.glympseexpress

Email:

su*****@glympse.com

Website:

http://www.glympse.com

User Reviews

Users appreciate Glympse Express for its fast, minimal-permission location sharing that works through browsers without requiring recipients to install anything. However, multiple reviews highlight serious issues after recent updates causing crashes, missing contact or app selections, and failures in SMS sharing. Users also note that links sometimes do not show real-time location. The app's limitation in supporting newer messaging apps restricts usability. Despite these drawbacks, it remains valued for quick and temporary location sharing that automatically expires.

Pros

Fast and easy sharing of location.
Minimal permissions required for operation.
Recipients can track location via web browser without installing the app.
Useful for time-limited location sharing that auto-expires.
Simplified sharing options focusing on most frequently used methods.

Cons

Recent updates, especially December 2023, cause app to crash or not function properly.
App fails to show any applications or contacts to share location after updates.
Sharing via default SMS apps often does not work or does not send properly.
Links sent sometimes only open the website without showing real-time location on the map.
Lack of ability to add new messaging apps like Telegram or Wickr limits usability for some users.

Recent reviews

Just installed based on reading it could connect to Google messages. App doesn't seem to have this ability, but more than that it keeps crashing. All it looks like it will do is send a glympse to ONE person (can't choose from contacts, it tells you that it'll send to some specific person & you can't change that). Settings also seems frozen as I can't edit or save. I have no idea why I downloaded this app as it seems completely functionless.

An*****, 2025-01-17

I downloaded & used the app once, and when I opened it, was greeted with a page that says. "Select an application or contact to share your location with" where I could pick from about 8-10 options. After selecting one, it worked fine. I tried to use it a second time, & when I open the app, it just shows the message "Select an application..." but nothing I could select. I un-installed & reinstalled with the same result. It worked once, but after that, nothing.