Glint vshere.fm

Pick Glint if you want to build an illustrated room and walk around it with friends. Pick here.fm if you prefer its movable video bubbles and shared canvas, especially if you want the familiar Here experience back.

Sources[4][7][1]

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By Mario Jankovic · Updated November 2, 2026

We make Glint. Product and price checks: November 2, 2026.

The details that shape an evening

Glint and here.fm, side by side

Compare the features that shape a hangout. Anything we could not verify is marked. Follow the numbered references to the dated sources below.

Features and public plans checked November 2, 2026. Paid rates are USD and use the billing cycle shown.
For your hangout	Glint	here.fm
Rooms you can decorate	Build floors, walls and doors; furnish with illustrated stickers[4]	Stickers, backgrounds, GIFs and room kits[1]
What a room looks like	An illustrated room beside a shared canvas[4][3]	A shared canvas with movable video bubbles[1]
Avatars	Walking avatars[3][4]	Video bubbles and profile customization[1]
Voice and video	Voice, video, chat and screen sharing[3][7]	Voice, video and screen sharing[1]
Watch together	Synchronized YouTube on the room canvas[5]	Synchronized YouTube and Twitch[1]
Games and toys	Polls, shared timer, photo booth and face effects; no comparable multiplayer game catalogue[8]	Drawing, polls, timer, Photo Booth and face effects[1]
Friends and DMs	Friends, online presence and DMs with a Glint account[8]	Friends, DMs and group chats[1]
Events	Events with RSVP and reminders; Glint account required[8]	Invites, responses and reminders[1]
Phone apps	Phone browsers; iPhone app coming to the App Store, not available there yet[9]	Android APK beta; iOS later; phone browsers supported[1]
Guests without an account	Yes. Guest room links, and a trial room with no account needed[3][7]	Here's FAQ lists a Google account as the first thing you need. Guests are a room role; we could not confirm joining without an account[1][2]
Price	Free to use, with optional sticker packs[7]	Free according to Here's FAQ[1]
Files and room materials	Documents, files and folders on the shared canvas[6]	Photos, notes, GIFs and presentations[1]

Which kind of room do you want?

In Glint, you build floors, walls and doors, then furnish the room with illustrated stickers. Your avatar walks through it. A sofa, a lamp and a sleeping cat can mark the corner where your group meets each week.[4]

Here uses a canvas of objects and video bubbles. Both give friends things to arrange and do together. Choose the room style you enjoy; the shared features alone are little reason to move.[1][4]

If you miss the old Here, look at the revived Here first. If decorating is part of the evening, try Glint's room builder and sticker album. Explore before moving your whole group.[1][4]

What happened when we tried Here without an account?

We tried Here's public demo, added a pizza sticker and sent a local chat message. It is a solo demo, so we could inspect the canvas interaction. We did not use it to judge calls, shared playback or another person's view.[1]

The actual Here app brought us to account creation with Google. We stopped there. Here's FAQ lists a Google account as the first thing you need. Its feature list mentions knocking and guests as room roles. We could not confirm whether an invited guest can join a live room without an account.[2][1]

Glint's guest trial gave us an avatar and room tools without an account. The screenshots below show what we could inspect before inviting friends.[3]

Glint's guest trial with the room builder open, showing room styles and a room placed on the canvas — Our Glint guest trial. We opened the builder and placed a room, without creating an account. Captured November 2, 2026.

The anonymous entry check on November 1, 2026: an avatar, call controls and room tools. This shows entry and the interface, rather than a completed call with friends.

What does Glint do differently?

Glint puts the room you build beside a canvas for notes, pictures, documents, files and folders. Keep the evening's plan near a YouTube video. In our guest visit, the Board tools sat alongside Decorate.[3][6][5]

Glint also has friends, online presence, DMs and events with RSVP and reminders. Polls, a shared timer, a photo booth and face effects give a group small things to do together. Here lists its own versions of every one of these, so the difference is how they fit around a room you build.[8][1]

Build around something your friends already do: a weekly YouTube catch up, drawing or a quiet study session. Give it a place and see whether you want to return.

A Glint room with a framed photo booth picture, a room poll and a shared timer — Glint's photo booth, poll and shared timer in our November 2026 release check, with test accounts and a generated demo face. These are social toys around the room. Captures reviewed November 2, 2026.

When should you stay with here.fm?

Stay with Here if your friends want its canvas and video bubbles. Twitch viewing and the Android beta are reasons to try it. Glint's watch feature is for YouTube; it does not replace Here's Twitch viewing.[1][5]

Here is back. Its site calls the revival experimental and says original accounts and rooms did not transfer. We cannot promise the future of either service. Choose a room your friends enjoy today, and keep copies of material you cannot replace.[1]

How do you bring a Here group to Glint?

Try the room style
Open the guest trial and explore Decorate. Pick a corner you would actually want to spend an evening in.
Rebuild one familiar corner
Arrange a room and a few illustrated stickers. Bring pictures and notes you have permission to use. Glint has no importer for Here rooms.
Invite a small group first
Share your Glint room link for one hangout. Keep the Here room available while everyone decides where they prefer to meet.

Glint has no importer. Bring your own material and rebuild the room. More context: What happened to Here and where to hang out now. Guest invitations and room tools are described in our Glint sources.

Questions about Glint and here.fm

Is here.fm back?

Yes. Here is running again. Its current site describes a rebuilt, experimental revival, and says original accounts and rooms did not transfer.[1]

Are Glint and here.fm free?

Glint is free to use, with optional sticker packs. Here's current FAQ also says it is free. We checked on November 1, 2026.[7][1]

Which works on phones?

Glint works in a phone browser. Its iPhone app is coming to the App Store and is not available there yet. Here supports phone browsers and an Android APK beta; its iOS app is planned for later.[9][1]

Can you move an old Here room into Glint?

Glint has no importer for Here rooms. Rebuild the layout and bring your own pictures, notes and links. The revived Here also says original Here rooms did not transfer.[1][4]

How we checked this comparison

We tried the public entry routes in Chrome on November 1, 2026. A separate fact check revisited the official pages and entry routes on November 2. We did not create competitor accounts or log in.

Our Glint images show the guest trial, a room we built on November 2 and separate release captures with test accounts. We did not test physical phones or compare call quality.

Here product page and FAQCurrent features, free access, mobile plans and the revival. Vendor documentation. Checked November 2, 2026.
Here app entryOur anonymous visit reached Google account creation. We stopped there. Checked November 2, 2026.
Our Glint guest trialWe entered without an account on November 1, then opened the room builder on November 2. The screenshots below record the avatar and Board tools we inspected. Checked November 2, 2026.
Glint room builder and illustrated stickersOur public room builder guide and guest room capture. The sticker album is also described at /features/digital-stickers. Checked November 2, 2026.
Glint synchronized YouTubeOur public product guide describes synchronized YouTube. We did not measure playback across two guest devices in this comparison. Checked November 2, 2026.
Glint folders and filesOur public files guide. The guest visit showed Folder, Document, PDF and upload controls. Checked November 2, 2026.
Glint terms and free accessFree room creation, invitations, chat and calling, with optional sticker packs. Checked November 2, 2026.
Glint friends, events and room toysWe make Glint. Friends, online presence, DMs, events with RSVP and reminders, polls, a shared timer, a photo booth and face effects are part of our November 2026 release. Friends, DMs and events need a Glint account. The captures on this page come from our release check. Checked November 2, 2026.
Glint browser access and iPhone statusGlint works in phone browsers. The iPhone app is coming to the App Store and is not available there yet. We did not test a physical phone for this comparison. Checked November 2, 2026.

Make a little place for your people.

Open the guest room. Build a corner and see whether you want to return.

Try Glint with no account

Free to use. Optional sticker packs.