# Stars 2 Apples — user reviews > 61 indexed App Store user reviews of Stars 2 Apples by Ian Clawson, rated 4.66/5 from 192 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stars-2-apples/id1452027163/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stars-2-apples/id1452027163.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 160 · 4★ 16 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of Stars 2 Apples? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great for online teaching - 👍 Time saver - 👍 Convenient planner - 👍 Rewards are loved by students - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Customizable rewards and props - 👍 All rewards in one place - 👍 Organization for each student - 👍 Worth the money for many users - 👍 Good for younger and older students - 👍 Make custom scenes - 👍 User-friendly and great layout - 👍 Interactive features - 👍 Well worth the cost - 👍 Developer is responsive - 👍 Amazing tool - 👍 Fantastic app - 👍 Great reward system - 👍 Easy to customize - 👍 User friendly - 👍 Great concept - 👍 Best app ever - 👍 Makes life simpler - 👍 Worth every penny - 👍 Super easy to use - 👍 Quick and easy to find what you want - 👍 Many rewards in one place - 👍 Great for ESL teachers - 👍 Awesome tool - 👍 Easy to add more - 👍 Great app for online teaching - 👍 No bugs reported by some users - 👍 FAS rewards are a hit - 👍 Tic-Tac-Toe is worth the price - 👍 Great reward system - 👍 Variety of topics **Cons** - 🐛 FAS reward not working - 🐛 Rewards and props disappear - 🐛 Loss of created rewards/props on new device/update - 🐛 Difficulty adding own props - 🐛 App can be unstable - 🐛 No tech support for lost items - 🐛 App has bugs - 🐛 App freezes - 🐛 Overpriced for initial content - 🐛 Rewards/props don't sync across devices - 🐛 No refund for lost items - 🐛 Limited categories initially - 🐛 Price is steep for some - 🐛 No landscape mode for homepage - 🐛 Lacks diversity in people rewards - 🐛 Menu bar can be annoying - 🐛 App doesn't flip to opposite side of iPad - 🐛 Price is too high for some - 🐛 Bugs and shuts down - 🐛 Barely any categories included **Commonly reported bugs** - Find-a-star games not working - Rewards not showing up - Emoji FAS not loading - Stuff disappears (weather props) - Lost personally created rewards and props after software update or phone upgrade - Icons disappeared after reinstallation - Categories from Props auto-filled into Rewards and vice versa - Cannot delete empty categories - Find a star won't load (blank white screen) - App freezes - App shuts down in the middle of teaching **Most requested features** - Allow users to relocate things (props, folders) - Add more games and props - Allow users to add their own categories - Show rewards on every date used in student info - Allow creation of new Find a Star games - Sync schedule directly to VIPKID app - Add more food options - Easy way to upload multiple props at once - Sync across all devices - Sync Google Calendar - Add more rewards/props for older kids - Add superhero rewards - Add princess or Hello Kitty rewards - Add more diversity (skin color options) - Interactive feature to draw on props (whiteboard) - Larger whiteboard - Add reptiles, mammals, and bird categories - Menu bar hides when using rewards - App flips to opposite side of iPad - Add school theme - Add weather theme - Add reward with people dressed for weather/season - Add landscape mode for homepage - Add tutorials on how to add more rewards - Star pop effect for Tic-tac-toe wins - Bigger letters for Tic-tac-toe - Save profile to sync schedule and rewards on multiple devices - Option to name class - Add notes about students - Add body parts category ## Newest reviews (13 of 61) ### 4/5 — Fix please *2021-05-14, version 1.4.7* Hi. I love this app but the FAS games aren’t working. Can you fix it please!! ### 4/5 — Love app but stuff disappears *2021-02-12, version 1.4.7* I have used and Loved this up for more than a year for online teaching. I recently went to the weather props and found I only had three or four when I used to have 8 to 10. This is the kind of thing that happens a lot in this app I love it I use it and I create a lot of games, but I really wish it were more stable I pay another $10 to have more stability exclamation exclamation thank you for listening ### 4/5 — Has so much potential *2020-09-12, version 1.4.7* It’s an amazing app however it needs some updates. First I would highly recommend allowing the user to relocate things. I added my own props (days of the week) and the app is alphabetically sorted and now it’s not in the order I want them to be. Also allowing to relocate the folders would be amazing too, so we put what we use most on top. Please update with this feature it would be amazing. ### 4/5 — New update not so great, maybe... *2020-06-04, version 1.4.5* So the new update seems to have bogged down some stuff we will see.... Update 6-4-2020 Well I upped one more star but I gotta say it’s really frustrating to have to click the three dots to access everything on a section we use to be able just to scroll until you got to it but now you click the three dots and wait for it to populate and when you’re in class the other way was more handy Good job getting the empty spaces out of the way thank you mucho ### 4/5 — Just a couple of tweaks and it will be perfect! *2020-04-29, version 1.4.0* I absolutely LOVE this app but have a couple of suggestions: 1. Make the categories editable where the users can add their own categories. 2. Currently if a reward is used more than once, it will only show up once on the students info. It would be helpful to be able to look at the student info and see the rewards on every date that it was used. It would be 5 stars for me if these two things were added! 😬 ### 4/5 — Love for Vipkid Teaching *2020-03-27, version 1.3.6* I really love this app! The vipkids love it too! Is there anyway that this app will allow you to create new Find a Star games? I would love to create some to go along with the VIPKid lessons. If this was so, it probably would make more teacher want to purchase the app. I have about 15-20 reoccurring kids and now I have run out of things from the app to use....but if we had a Find a Star to you with every lesson, it would be a high demand app for VIPKid Teachers. Even regular classroom teachers in public schools....like myself! ### 3/5 — Good app but don’t get a new device! *2019-09-24, version 1.3* I really enjoyed this app even though I thought $10 was a little more than what I would have liked to have paid. Basically the app gives you some preloaded rewards and props and then if you want anymore (which you will) you have to either create them or download them from the awesome highly recommended Facebook page. Now why the three apples you say? Well, I got a new phone and found out the hard way that your rewards, props, and pictures of your students don’t sync. You literally have to start almost all the way over. My notes and the rewards I have used in the past for each student are still there which doesn’t really mean too much for the rewards as you can’t use the reward anymore. I guess you can airdrop rewards but I am not sure how they show up on the phone as it was too late once I found out. I spent so many hours downloading and creating rewards and props and it is a huge disappointment that all my time was wasted. All my photos I had of my students are gone. :( I reached out to the creators and they did say I could be refunded BUT I don’t feel right asking for a refund when I am still slowly trying to rebuild my collection again. However, I will be seeking other options as I trade in my phone every 1 to 2 years so this will get very annoying and for a $10 I expect more. Bottom line::: BEWARE that you collections will not sync if you get a new phone. If you don’t save notes or care about pictures you are properly better off redownloading the app because then you get the preloaded props and rewards were now I don’t have any props either. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2019-09-23, version 1.3* I just purchased this app and have used it for Rewards all weekend! The find a word is a hit for upper level students! Thank you this is such a great app!! I love the feature of tracking my regulars and rewards they enjoy! ### 5/5 — Love fas *2019-08-28, version 1.2* I love the app! But my family props are only showing the whole family and not individuals. How can I fix it? ### 4/5 — Love it but want super heros *2019-08-14, version 1.2* Love the app for online ESL teaching. My male students are requesting super hero rewards on my iPad and my female students are asking for princess or hello kitty. Any chance for some new updates with these possibilities? ### 4/5 — Gaining Apples *2019-08-07, version 1.2* I’m so glad that I bought this app! It has freed me so much! I can travel & I threw away so many of my old rewards! I only wish that they had more for older kids. The upper levels I teach get a little bored of matching, tic tac toe, or the point game. But great job you guys! ### 5/5 — LOOOOOOVE *2019-07-17, version 1.2* I hope to see this grow and add even more rewards/ games. My kids love it!! ### 5/5 — Amazing tool! *2019-07-06, version 1.2* This tool is amazing! It is well worth the $10! It has saved me so much money and time. After purchasing, I recommend joining the closed Facebook page (same name). They are always there to answer my questions & they are always making new rewards to download to my device. Thank you! -Teacher Lori ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No longer works *2025-03-01, version 1.6.0* I’ve had this app for over four years and it was awesome! But I got a new phone and had to re-download the app. Now it won’t let me create new find-a-star games. I lost all my old ones. I’m heartbroken! 😭 ### 1/5 — Not sure what happened *2022-03-11, version 1.5.2* Great app until a few months ago. Suddenly the FAS reward is no longer working. I have few students who really loved this reward. Do you know if it will be coming back? ### 1/5 — Don’t do it *2020-08-14, version 1.4.7* Ugh. I am waiting for updates. So much more can be done with this app that online teachers of English would pay so much for. Now there’s a bug where the find a star wont load. The app has made me look like a bumbling idiot several times this week when i pulled it up to see just a blank white screen. I didn’t think it could be more worthless. The matching games were fun for my little students but Jeeze my regulars were sick of fruit and farm and pets. I went and got some free memory game apps that are free and are keeping my older kids and regulars excited again with 30+ choices and themes. Did I really pay $10 for this? So disappointing and adding your own rewards sounds good in theory but the process is tortured. It’s easier to pull out a printed find a star reward that you can find online for free many times with magnet numbers. This app is a daily disappointment. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2019-05-15, version 1.0.5* I was very excited to get this app but I am disappointed in the number of reward options. I expected more choices for ten dollars. ### 1/5 — Freezes *2019-03-21, version 1.0.3* I would love a refund. It freezes up, and it is not because of my new phone 😕 ### 1/5 — Way over priced *2019-03-06, version 1.0.1* This app has a lot of bugs and shuts down on me in the middle of teaching my ESL students. $10 is way over priced for this app, there are barely any categories that should be included, like body parts and much more! ### 3/5 — Help, Reward not showing up *2021-04-06, version 1.4.7* One of my most popular rewards (Emoji FAS) isn’t loading. How can I fix this? ### 3/5 — Works great until there is a software update or you need to update your phone *2020-12-20, version 1.4.7* Every time there is a software update, I lose my personally created rewards and props. Recently, I upgraded my phone device and lost all of the rewards and props I spent months recreating. This is a great app and I love using it but there is no tech support to assist with loss of items in updates which can be frustrating ### 3/5 — It is helpful *2020-04-30, version 1.4.1* I don’t know what happen but today some of my icons disappeared. I have reinstalled still missing some of the props. Price point is great. It says it is family share but it doesn’t share on other devices. ### 3/5 — New update *2020-04-30* I don’t know why this update changed my entire app so much but now categories from Props are auto filled into Rewards and vice versa. I can’t delete all these empty categories that now exist in each. Why did you force that instead of letting us choose what categories we wanted in each area? I can’t delete any unwanted categories now. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love love love!!! *2025-12-08, version 1.6.0* This app is fantastic! I’m a VIPKID teacher. I’m a bit old fashioned and I still like to make my rewards by hand, but there are moments when I feel overwhelmed trying to tailor a reward to my students. With this app all I have to do is tap my screen! The rewards are great and my students love them so far... I really like making rewards as well! The planner is fantastic and so convenient. This helps me breathe a little easier! Thank you!!!! ### 5/5 — Time saver *2021-03-15, version 1.4.7* Great app to use and a time saver. I would like to see more games and props added. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Using for over 1 year now!!! *2020-07-26, version 1.4.7* I have been using this app DAILY in my online classroom for over one year. I now use it with two different teaching companies for rewards and props. I’ve also begun using it in my HOMESCHOOLING my toddler to reward his focus and work effort. Amazing app that is constantly being updated and changed for the better. Very happy with my purchase over a year ago. ### 5/5 — More rewards *2020-07-25, version 1.4.7* I love this app and have seen where other users are able to access new rewards. How do you do it? ### 5/5 — FAS rewards don’t work *2020-05-14, version 1.4.3* *Update*. I heard from the developer and we got the problem fixed. Thank you! I heard such great things about this app and was willing to pay the money for what it could add to my classes. However, the “Find a Star” rewards don’t work. It is just a blank white screen. I have written the developer and have gotten no response. Disappointing. ### 5/5 — Best app I’ve ever bought. *2020-03-12, version 1.3.6* Best app ever! Totally worth the money. The rewards and games make my students excited for class. I have one student who chants ‘find a star! Find a Star!’ As soon as I start the class. My only wish is that you could sync your schedule directly to the vipkid app, but I doubt they would allow that. Thanks again! ### 5/5 — Nancy Taylor’s Reviews Is What Made Me Look *2020-01-13, version 1.3.5* So far, I like what I see. I’ll send another review after using it with a student. Additional foods would be very helpful (like a hot dog). ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2020-01-07, version 1.3.5* Make a Scene is my favorite tool. So easy to use and make custom scenes. I wish there was an easy way to upload multiple props at once though. This process is tedious, so I don’t use it very often. ### 5/5 — Excellent Tool for Teaching Online *2019-09-25, version 1.3* I really enjoy Stars 2 Apples and use the reward system with every class! The cons (in my opinion) are that it doesn’t sync across all devices and I wish I could sync my google calendar with it so that I don’t have to input every class every time!! ### 5/5 — A NECESSITY for online ESL teachers!! *2019-09-24, version 1.3* This app has totally changed the game!! I LOVE that I can have all my rewards in ONE place! When I travel or am rushed getting into the classroom I don’t have to worry bc they are all on my phone! The organization for each student is GENIUS! I cannot say thank you enough for creating this! I’m excited to see more props/rewards added eventually :). Maybe days of the week/months flash cards!!?? Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*