Hiru Star vs Hiru StepUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hiru Star
Experience the evolution of live television with real-time audience voting. This reality singing competition allows viewers to become the judges, influencing the show as it happens through an innovative app.
- Live television evolution
- Real-time audience voting
- Viewers as judges
- Singing competition
- Innovative free app
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A UNIQUE format that promises to be the The evolution of LIVE TELEVISION in Sri Lanka as for the FIRST TIME ever, the audience will watch a show with LIVE VOTING as it Happens, when it Happens! HIRU STAR is a Reality Television Singing Competition where for the first time in Sri Lanka the show marks the real-time voting by the viewers via an innovative free App In contrast to other singing TV Reality shows which feature a cast of celebrity judges, Hiru Star features a cast of celebrity experts and ELEVATES the viewers at home to be the JUDGES.
Hiru StepUp
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HIRU STEP UP VOTE for the FIRST-ever interactive LIVE dancing reality TV program in ASIA. Another UNIQUE format from HIRU TV that promises to be. The NEXT REVOLUTION of LIVE TELEVISION in Sri Lanka. As for the FIRST TIME ever, the audience will watch a live television dancing show with LIVE VOTING as it Happens, when it Happens! A breakthrough free app allows the audience to vote in real time for their favorite dancers. Hiru Step-Up features a cast of celebrity Super Judge & Experts and ELEVATES the VIEWERS at home to be the JUDGES.
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Verdict
Hiru Star and Hiru StepUp are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Hiru Star ships an update every 8 days, Hiru StepUp every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hiru Star | Hiru StepUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 6.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arimac Lanka PVT LTD | Lotus Technologies |
In-app purchases
Hiru Star
No in-app purchases
Hiru StepUp
No in-app purchases
