Starry Internet vs Hoverlay Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starry Internet
Manage your home WiFi network and internet account from your smartphone. Monitor performance, view billing details, and access customer support. Control advanced features of your WiFi hub remotely.
- Internet and WiFi performance monitoring
- Billing information access
- Around-the-clock support access
- Remote control for Starry Router features
- Account management
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The Starry app is your pocket guide to your Starry Internet account and a remote control for all of the advanced features included with your Starry Router home WiFi hub. The app brings the information you need most front and center, including your internet and WiFi network performance, your billing information, and access to our around-the-clock support. The Starry app is the best way to manage your Starry Internet subscription and access all of the advanced features that come with your Starry Router. Download it today and take Happy Interneting with you wherever you go.
Hoverlay Browser
Experience augmented reality by overlaying digital content onto your physical space. View art, e-commerce items, and holograms in real size, or place links and media at specific locations to augment events and businesses.
- Camera-based augmented reality
- Overlay digital content in your room
- Place links and media at locations
- Augment events and businesses
- View 3D models and holograms
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Hoverlay’s camera-based Augmented Reality browser extends your browser, social feed, or email to make content appear directly in your room. From art, to e-commerce to holograms, Hoverlay brings digital twins into your space, in real size. Use Hoverlay to also place links, social or professional profiles, contact info, videos, 3d models, audio or images at any location. Augment your next event, popup store, concert or store with content that others can unveil using the Hoverlay camera. To learn about latest Hoverlay news and updates follow @hoverlayAR on Twitter or Instagram, like us on Facebook or check the hoverlay.com webpage. Questions or feedback: feedback@hoverlay.com
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Verdict
Starry Internet and Hoverlay Browser both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Hoverlay Browser's written reviews are positive against 34% of Starry Internet's. Starry Internet's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 41) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Starry Internet against 4.3 for Hoverlay Browser. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Starry Internet has 2.8K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Starry Internet's written reviews are positive against 70% of Hoverlay Browser's.
Starry Internet ships an update every 2 months, Hoverlay Browser every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starry Internet | Hoverlay Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.3 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 309 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Starry, Inc. | Hoverlay, Inc. |
Customer experience
Starry Internet
Hoverlay Browser
Bugs and requests
Starry Internet
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Unreliable internet connectivity
- Billing and account management issues
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to manage network settings through app
- Improved app stability and features
- Better communication about service outages
Hoverlay Browser
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Starry Internet
No in-app purchases
Hoverlay Browser
No in-app purchases
Questions
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