Blueground vs Starot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blueground
This app serves as your digital key to a furnished apartment rental, offering seamless access to essential information and services. Manage your stay, report issues, schedule services, and communicate with support, all from your smartphone.
- Apartment details and access instructions
- Neighborhood information and maps
- Request and manage services (cleaning, maintenance)
- In-app messaging with support team
- Booking and stay management
- Directions and transit information
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If you’re looking to rent an apartment with Blueground, please visit our website, www.theblueground.com Blueground offers beautifully furnished and thoughtfully equipped apartments for a month, a year, or even longer. Our move-in ready homes are all specifically designed to help people show up and start living. From day one, this app will be your guide to your new home. It will answer any questions you might have about amenities and apartment access, as well as provide info about your new neighborhood. Whether you want to report a problem, request a service, schedule cleanings, speak with the support team, or plan or check your booking details, it can all be done via the Blueground Guest App. In order to create a tech-powered living experience, we’ve created this user-friendly app designed to make every tenant’s stay frictionless. It puts all of the most critical information about your Blueground apartment right in the palm of your hand. How It Works After you’ve booked with Blueground, access the app using the same email address used for your reservation. Once you’re in the app, you’ll be able to communicate with our team and enjoy peace of mind in your new home. App Features *Everything you need to know about your stay: Find important details about your property, such as the address, entrance instructions, Wi-Fi password, and building amenities. There will also be neighborhood advice and maps so you can start planning your commute right away. You can even get walking, driving, and public transit directions to wherever you’re planning to go. *Make and manage requests: Whatever you may need, just make a request through the app and our team will respond as quickly as possible. For instance, when you want to schedule an apartment cleaning, or when there is a maintenance issue that needs our attention. You’ll be notified whenever there is an update on one of your requests or reports. *In-App messaging for ongoing support: Speak with a dedicated Client Experience team member in real-time via our in-app instant messaging feature. Your personal notification inbox will house all incoming messages. Whether you have a complaint or just want to share feedback, we look forward to hearing from you!
Starot
This app combines astrology, AI conversations, and journaling to help you explore personal challenges and relationships. It allows you to create illustrated chapters for specific topics, talk through issues with an AI guide, and use celestial positions for symbolic exploration. You can also access reflective podcasts and create guidebooks for personal growth.
- AI-powered conversations
- Personalized journaling chapters
- Astrology-guided insights
- Reflective podcasts
- Customizable guidebooks
- Voice and text interaction
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Some things take more than one conversation. A relationship you're unsure about. A tough stretch at work. Something you keep going back to. Starot gives you a place to talk about what's happening, keep what matters, and come back as things change. Astrology, AI conversations and a personal journal come together around the real things in your life. Pick up where you left off Give one thing you're working through its own illustrated chapter. Add what happened, how you felt and what you tried. When you return, you can share that chapter's confirmed notes with the AI, so there's context for the next conversation. Choose a chapter and decide whether to include its confirmed notes. Talk it through Call your awakened planet or switch to text. The voice is AI. You can interrupt, mute or type during a call. With your permission, photos or camera frames can add context, too. Before saving anything afterward, review your words and decide what stays. AI reflections are optional and kept separate from your own words. A personal sky Your birth chart and the Moon's current position guide which planet is awake for you. See the connection, then use it as a symbolic way to explore what is on your mind. Don't know your birth time? Starot keeps that uncertainty visible. You can still talk with the Starot guide. Try one small step Create a guidebook around something you want to work on. Read, choose a practical step and save it with the relevant chapter. Come back to record what happened. Your saved book stays on your shelf; generating a new book is a separate choice, with any coin cost shown first. Take a little time to listen Explore reflective podcasts in English and Chinese. Save a favorite or bring a thought back to an ongoing chapter. At your pace Browse before signing in. Online features and purchases use email or Sign in with Apple. AI processing asks for your permission; cloud backup is optional. Manage memories, change language or delete your account in the app. English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese are supported. Calls are limited to 10 minutes each and three per account per UTC day, with no extra coin charge in this version. Text guidance has separate limits. Membership (optional) US$9.99 per month or US$89.99 per year (U.S. prices). Membership includes higher daily text-guidance limits and lower coin costs for guidebooks. Included coins and plan details are shown before purchase. Usage limits apply; membership is not unlimited guidance. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account may be charged for renewal within the final 24 hours. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple account settings, or restore eligible purchases in the app. Local prices may vary; the price shown at purchase applies. Fixed-term memberships and coin packs are separate Apple In-App Purchases. Fixed-term memberships do not renew. Starot is for adults 18+. Astrology is a symbolic reflection tool. Starot does not provide therapy, medical care, financial advice or guaranteed predictions. Privacy: https://apis.test.noonwake.ai/serein/legal/privacy Terms: https://apis.test.noonwake.ai/serein/legal/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blueground at none against Starot's 10. Blueground also leads on ratings volume (4.1K vs 2). Starot's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads, 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. Starot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Blueground asks for nothing beyond the download.
Starot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blueground has 4.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Blueground | Starot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Blueground Us, Inc | NOONWAKE TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) CO., LIMITED |
Bugs and requests
Blueground
Reported bugs
2 issues- App login and functionality issues
- Unreliable Wi-Fi and smart home features
Requested features
3 requests- Improved maintenance request handling
- Better communication and updates from the company
- Transparent pricing and fee structure
Starot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blueground
No in-app purchases
Starot
- Starot Monthly Membership$9.991 Month
- Starot Annual Membership$89.991 Year
- 330 Starot Coins$8.99
- Starot Membership · 1 Month$12.99
- 690 Starot Coins$16.99
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- Starot Membership · 3 Months$29.99
- 1500 Starot Coins$34.99
- Starot Membership · 6 Months$59.99
- 3800 Starot Coins$79.99
- 5000 Starot Coins$99.99









