# When does the app refresh?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/when-does-the-app-refresh/6941>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/when-does-the-app-refresh/6941 "2020-04-13T14:33:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/when-does-the-app-refresh/6941/7 "2020-04-16T03:34:42Z")

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Maybe this will help. Glide does have basic math as well as rollup columns, but nothing built in for Random number generating. Check out this thread, especially the end for link to another thread that discusses the use of random numbers in the sheet.

> [@Random numbers change in googlesheet but not in Glide Data](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-numbers-change-in-googlesheet-but-not-in-glide-data/4117):
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> My app’s URL: [https://r4ale.glideapp.io](https://r4ale.glideapp.io) I want my app to show random messages, so I’ve created in my GoogleSheets table a column with a formula that generates random numbers, and I set up the visibility according to the numbers in this column. The thing is that although the numbers do change in the google sheet, they remain the same in the Glide app data. Even if I press “Reload Sheet”.

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