CapitaStar App vs Vida by FERMAX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CapitaStar App
This lifestyle app rewards users for shopping and dining at over 3,400 participating locations. Earn points on everyday spending, redeem exclusive deals, and enjoy partner privileges. It also offers a digital wallet for seamless payments and eVouchers.
- Earn STAR$® on spending
- Redeem exclusive deals
- Use STAR$® for carpark eVouchers
- Digital wallet for payments
- Partner privileges
- Shop and dine rewards
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Join over 1.8 million members and unlock a smarter way to shop! Discover Singapore's leading lifestyle and shopping rewards app and be rewarded for your everyday spend. • Shop, dine, earn: Earn STAR$® when you spend at more than 3,400 participating stores across CapitaLand malls and workspaces in Singapore. • Get first dibs on exclusive promos: Redeem deals and rewards with your STAR$® from your favourite brands or use your STAR$® to redeem for carpark eVouchers. • Enjoy a seamless payment and gifting experience with Singapore's preferred digital wallet, eCapitaVoucher. • Plus, enjoy partner privileges from Mastercard, DBS PayLah!, ShopBack and more! Start earning rewards and make every spend count today!
Vida by FERMAX
Manage your smart home devices with this app, controlling Z-Wave devices and receiving push notifications. Create custom scenes using an "If-this-then-that-when" concept and integrate with voice assistants for hands-free control. Enjoy video surveillance features like live streaming and playback.
- Z-Wave device management
- Push notifications
- Scene creation (IFTTTW)
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa)
- Video surveillance (live, playback)
- SD card/NAS/Dropbox video storage
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VIDA by Fermax is an innovative App that manages VIDA Z-Wave home automation gateway. VIDA home automation gateway is built in with Pan. & Tilt camera, 2 way audio, speaker siren and motion sensor. This App allows you to have control and receive push notifications of all the Z-Wave devices connected to VIDA camera gateway. It also provides very easy but powerful scenes creation and control capabilities using “If-this-then-that-when” (“IFTTTW”) concept. Amazon Alexa can be easily integrated with this App and VIDA camera gateway so that you can control your smart home devices over voice. This App also provides Video Surveillance functions for VIDA camera gateway including live video, video playback and time lapse video with store camera video to SD card, NAS or Dropbox…
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Vida by FERMAX at none against CapitaStar App's shown. Vida by FERMAX also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). CapitaStar App's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CapitaStar App ships an update monthly, Vida by FERMAX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CapitaStar App | Vida by FERMAX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (106 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CAPITASTAR PTE LTD | Fermax Asia Pacific Pte Ltd |
Customer experience
CapitaStar App
Vida by FERMAX
In-app purchases
CapitaStar App
No in-app purchases
Vida by FERMAX
No in-app purchases
