Comparison

Thumsters vs Star Chart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Thumsters

This app helps parents foster positive behavior and build stronger connections with their children through a reward-based tracking system. It offers tools for habit formation, emotional coaching, and consistent parenting across multiple caregivers, designed for children aged 4-12.

Highlights
  • Real-time behavior tracking (thumbs up/down)
  • Kid-friendly chore list and reward system
  • Emotional coaching and awareness tools
  • Multi-device syncing for caregivers
  • Customizable reward system
  • Designed for ages 4-12
Features
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You didn’t sign up for tantrums, power struggles, or endless nagging. You just want your kids to listen, without losing your cool. Meet Thumsters – the award-winning parenting app that helps you build better behavior, calmer routines, and deeper connection with your kids. Whether you’re dealing with defiance, meltdowns, or chore resistance, Thumsters gives you a proven, easy-to-use system based on positive reinforcement and emotional coaching—not yelling or punishment. WHY PARENTS LOVE THUMSTERS Track behavior in real-time – Log thumbs up/down and reasons to see patterns at a glance. Create better habits – Reinforce routines and tasks with a kid-friendly chore list and reward system. Coach, don’t correct – Build your child’s confidence and emotional awareness with our Emotions Tracker. Stay consistent – Sync across multiple devices for caregivers, co-parents and therapists. Backed by science – Built with child professionals and recommended by therapists worldwide. HOW IT WORKS Use Thumsters to log your child’s behavior choices—good or bad. Assign tasks or daily routines. Set goals and rewards. Thumsters builds a clear picture of their progress, helping you parent with purpose and coach your child toward better emotional regulation and decision-making. BUILT FOR REAL FAMILIES Works with multiple kids & carers Includes a customizable reward system Designed for ages 4–12 Used by families, teachers, and therapists Recognized by the US National Library of Medicine for behavior support Join thousands of families who’ve said goodbye to chaos and hello to calm and connection. Download Thumsters today and transform your home—one thumbs up at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.thumsters.com/legal/terms-of-use

About

Star Chart

This app helps reinforce good behavior in children through a digital reward chart system. It allows parents to create personalized charts with customizable tasks, set goals, and offer rewards to motivate children. It's a modern, engaging alternative to traditional paper charts.

Highlights
  • Personalized star charts
  • Customizable daily/weekly tasks
  • Pre-set and custom task options
  • Reward system for motivation
  • Digital alternative to paper charts
  • Track child development
Features
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Power to parenting! Reward charts are a proven and fun way to reinforce good behaviour in your children. Not only can positive behaviour be reinforced, reward charts can help deter negative behaviour as well! Star Chart takes a familiar form and layout and brings it into the modern age. With kids today being so technologically driven, some even have a better understanding of tech than us adults! Take that boring paper chart down off the fridge and introduce your child to this new, stylish and vibrant app. Whether it is learning a new skill (like playing the piano) or a simple part of a daily routine (brushing your teeth) or making challenging parts of their development easier (potty training). Star Chart can help you, help them :) Main Features Creating a personalised star chart for your child with the option to add more! Assign tasks for your child to complete on a daily or weekly basis! Choose from our selection of tasks or customise and make your own! Give them a reward so your child is determined to complete their tasks and boost their motivation! Clear the chart and look forward to seeing your child develop again next week! ‌ Now with Family Sync! You can create an account for each member of your family, with either a parent or child role, and watch your child update their chart in real time from a different device! Additionally, you can view the past few charts, if you clear it each week from the edit charts panel! A monthly or yearly subscription is required to use family sync. How does it work? You can create a chart with tasks by following these simple steps: Click the add icon to create a new chart. Choose a name and icon for your chart. Open your chart and click on the add tasks button where you can manage tasks and add them onto your chart or remove them when it is no longer needed. Once you have added your chosen tasks, you can click on a star for each day of the week per task. Hold a star again to remove it. Set a goal number of stars to reach and a reward for completing it. Download Star Chart today and watch your child shoot for the stars! Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Thumsters4 screens
Star Chart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Thumsters at 4.7 against Star Chart's 1.0. Thumsters also leads on ratings volume (874 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Thumsters sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Star Chart sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thumsters holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thumsters has 874 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Thumsters's written reviews are positive against 67% of Star Chart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thumsters ships an update fortnightly, Star Chart every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Thumsters versus Star Chart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThumstersStar Chart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (874 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings874 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB147 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperKØBEN digitalSystematic Studios Ltd

Customer experience

Thumsters

All ratings873 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive68.7%
Neutral14.9%
Negative16.4%

Star Chart

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Thumsters

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when adding child profiles
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Thumbs up/down disappearing or not registering properly
  • Inconsistent behavior after app updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow kids to track their own progress
  • Add more customization options for goals and rewards
  • Implement better reporting and analytics
  • Improve Apple Watch integration
  • Simplify the process of giving thumbs up/down

Star Chart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Thumsters

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Premium Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Subscription14 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • 6 Month Premium Subscription3 Days trial$39.996 Months
  • Yearly Premium Subscription7 Days trial$47.991 Year
  • 6 month premium subscription14 Days trial$59.996 Months
  • ThumbsUp full account - 1 year14 Days trial$79.991 Year
2 purchases

Star Chart

One-time2
  • Tasks+$0.99
  • Charts+$0.99

Questions

Is Thumsters free?
Thumsters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Star Chart free?
Star Chart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thumsters or Star Chart?
Thumsters is rated higher. Thumsters averages 4.7 out of 5 from 874 ratings, while Star Chart averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Thumsters or Star Chart have ads?
Neither Thumsters nor Star Chart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thumsters or Star Chart?
Thumsters ships an update fortnightly, and Star Chart every 2 weeks. Most recently, Thumsters was updated on October 26, 2026 and Star Chart on October 15, 2026.

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