RYA Metro Star vs e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RYA Metro Star
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RYA Metro Star is a premiere organisation. The expanse of the association has increased significantly in the previous years such that maintaining it on pen and paper was no longer feasible. The app provides a variety of features, namely, member profiles containing crucial information like email, contact details and addresses, information and reminders about upcoming organisation events, reminders for birthdays and anniversaries, provide RSVP for the upcoming events and eventually enhance the quality of communication within the association.
e
Celebrate special moments with a virtual candle. Customize its appearance and 'blow it out' interactively on your device. This eco-friendly app helps you celebrate sustainably and create a festive atmosphere anywhere.
- Customize virtual candles
- Variety of colors and styles
- Interactive 'blow out' feature
- Eco-friendly celebration option
- Create festive atmosphere
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Light the candles. Make a wish. Blow into your phone and watch the flames go out. e-Candle turns your phone into a birthday cake. Build your cake, send it inside a card, and let someone you love blow it out wherever they are. BLOW OUT THE CANDLES. FOR REAL. The microphone hears a real breath: the flames lean, flicker and go out as you blow. Pick Gentle, Normal or Strong sensitivity. BUILD ANY CAKE • Mix candles: classic and number, premium sparkler and fountain, and a mega candle in every seasonal pack • Choose candle colors and 7 frostings • Number candles for any age SEND A CAKE INSIDE A CARD • 21 designs for birthdays, graduations, congratulations, thank-yous and love • Write your message and pick a song • They open it from a link in any browser. No app needed. • Premium designs add foil, glow and more. The diploma carries the graduate's name. EVERY BLOW IS A PARTY Confetti and a song every time the last flame goes out. GROW YOUR GARDEN Every cake you blow out waters a plant. Grow 7 plants, from a sunflower to an oak. NO WAX. NO SMOKE. e-Candle estimates the CO₂ a real candle would have given off, and shows what everyone has saved together. In English, Spanish and Portuguese. Free with ads. Premium cards and candles, and removing ads, are one-time purchases. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RYA Metro Star at none against e's shown. e's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 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.
RYA Metro Star ships an update every 11 months, e monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RYA Metro Star | e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Appsolutes | The Crafted Code |
In-app purchases
RYA Metro Star
No in-app purchases
e
No in-app purchases
