Comparison

28 Program vs Starlight Super Swim

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

Head to head
About

28 Program

This app offers daily 28-minute workouts and personalized meal plans with customizable options. It provides shopping lists, progress tracking, and access to professional support for fitness, nutrition, and motivation.

Highlights
  • Daily 28-minute workouts
  • Customizable meal plans
  • Weekly personalized shopping lists
  • Progress tracking
  • Integration with Apple Health
  • Access to professional support
Features
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Feel better, move more and build healthy habits with 28. 28 brings workouts, healthy recipes, personalised meal planning, mindfulness and expert support together in one easy-to-use app — helping you make healthy living work for you. Whether you’re just getting started, returning to exercise or ready for your next challenge, you’ll find plenty of ways to move, eat well and feel your best. MOVE YOUR WAY Choose from thousands of workouts across strength, HIIT, Pilates, yoga, low impact, circuits and more. Search and filter by workout type, trainer and duration, or explore curated collections to find something that suits your day. FOLLOW A PROGRAM Stay motivated with structured programs and challenges designed for different goals, fitness levels and life stages. From progressive fitness challenges to strength, Pilates, yoga and women’s health programs, there’s something to help you keep moving forward. PLAN YOUR WEEK Bring your workouts, meals, mindfulness and rest days together with your weekly planner, making it easier to stay organised and build a routine that works for you. EAT WELL Discover a huge library of healthy, delicious recipes and create a personalised meal plan to suit your needs. Find family favourites, high-protein meals, quick recipes, snacks and plenty more. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Explore hand-picked collections of workouts, recipes, programs and mindfulness content, save your favourites and discover recommendations for what to try next. SUPPORT FOR BODY & MIND Healthy living is about more than workouts. Explore meditations, mindset content and expert advice designed to support your overall wellbeing. YOUR HEALTH. YOUR ROUTINE. YOUR 28. However you choose to move, eat and look after yourself, 28 gives you the tools, variety and support to make healthy habits part of everyday life. You can find more information about using the 28 app and how we handle your personal information in our Terms & Conditions ( https://www.28group.co/terms/ ) and Privacy Policy ( https://www.28group.co/privacy-policy/ ). Have you got a question? Drop us a line at hello@28group.co

About

Starlight Super Swim

Participate in a national charity swimming event to support sick children. Track your swimming distance, set fundraising goals, and share your progress with friends and family. Join as an individual, team, or school to make a difference.

Highlights
  • Track swimming distance
  • Sync with fitness trackers
  • Set fundraising goals
  • View leaderboards
  • Share progress on social media
  • Track donations
Features
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Australia's favourite swimming challenge is back, Starlight Super Swim! Join the biggest national charity swim this February 1-29 and make a splash for sick kids. You'll be joining thousands of Aussies across the country making a HUGE splash for seriously ill children and their families. The Super Swim challenge is open to all ages, fitness levels and can take place at any location you choose. Simply select your distance and fundraising goal and dive in! Take laps in your pool, at the beach, or local swimming centre - wherever works for you! Sign-up as an individual, participate as a corporate team, school squad, or get your kids involved via swim school! So... will you be a Super Swim hero for sick kids? With this app you can: - Track your distance and add other activities during February - Choose to include any activity you've automatically synced via your fitness tracker or health apps - View your activity and fundraising rank as well as individual and team a leaderboards - Share your progress on social media - Ask your friends and family to sponsor you - Track your donations and fundraising total - Chat to your team - Integrated with your Super Swim fundraising page Haven't registered for the Starlight Super Swim challenge yet? You can sign up via the website: superswim.org.au

Screenshots

28 Program4 screens
Starlight Super Swim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starlight Super Swim at none against 28 Program's 5. Starlight Super Swim also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 28 Program's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 33%) and ratings volume (72 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 28 Program sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month. Starlight Super Swim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Starlight Super Swim holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 28 Program has 72 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of 28 Program's written reviews are positive against 33% of Starlight Super Swim's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

28 Program ships an update fortnightly, Starlight Super Swim every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
28 Program versus Starlight Super Swim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter28 ProgramStarlight Super Swim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings72 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustralian Life Tech Pty LtdDistrict Technologies Pte Ltd

Customer experience

28 Program

All ratings72 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative36.9%

Starlight Super Swim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

28 Program

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workouts not loading properly
  • Shopping list not updating correctly
  • Inability to unmark completed workouts
  • Sync issues between app and website

Requested features

4 requests
  • More dietary options (e.g. vegetarian, pescatarian)
  • Better integration with fitness trackers
  • Improved navigation and search functionality
  • Ability to customize and save preferred workouts/meals

Starlight Super Swim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

28 Program

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Membership$39.991 Month
  • All Access Subscription - Quarterly$99.003 Months
  • Quarterly Membership$102.993 Months
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  • All Access Subscription Annual$199.001 Year
  • Yearly Membership$199.001 Year
None

Starlight Super Swim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 28 Program free?
28 Program is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starlight Super Swim free?
Starlight Super Swim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 28 Program or Starlight Super Swim?
Starlight Super Swim is rated higher. 28 Program averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Starlight Super Swim averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 28 Program or Starlight Super Swim have ads?
Neither 28 Program nor Starlight Super Swim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 28 Program or Starlight Super Swim?
28 Program ships an update fortnightly, and Starlight Super Swim every 5 weeks. Most recently, 28 Program was updated on October 13, 2026 and Starlight Super Swim on September 28, 2026.

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