FluStar vs iHealth Antigen Test Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FluStar
Track current cold and flu activity by ZIP code across the US. Get information on influenza symptoms, past epidemics, and how to differentiate between a cold and the flu.
- Real-time flu activity by ZIP code
- Cold and flu symptom information
- Educational content on influenza
- Data on past flu epidemics
- Distinguish between cold and flu
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FluSTAR provides up to date cold and flu activity information for every ZIP code in the country. If you're like most people -- catching the flu virus is something you'd rather NOT do. And if you have already come down with the flu, FluSTAR.com will provide you with information on how to help alleviate some of the symptoms caused by the influenza virus. FluSTAR.com can educate you about the Influenza virus, past flu epidemics as well as flu activity in every zip code in the United States. You will also see information on the difference between a cold and the flu. The FluSTAR system was developed to provide health care professionals and consumers with the most up to date information on the spread of the flu during the influenza season. Data for FluSTAR is gathered from different surveillance methods including RaPID Assay data, laboratory confirmation and clinical diagnosis data. Based on all of the surveillance methods, a regional as well as a national picture on influenza activity is generated.
iHealth Antigen Test Guide
This app provides a simple, step-by-step guide for performing a COVID-19 self-test at home using a non-invasive nasal swab. It includes instructional videos and a timer to help users get clear results quickly and reliably.
- Step-by-step tutorial videos
- 5-step testing process
- 15-minute test completion
- Non-invasive nasal swab
- Result interpretation guide
- Timer function
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The app name has been changed from “iHealth Antigen Rapid Test” to “iHealth Antigen Test Guide”, and an “Important Notice” has been added. iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Test Guide is the simplest way to detect SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antigen. It's an FDA Authorized OTC product that supports you to do COVID-19 self-testing at home. Main features of iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Test Guide App: • 5 Steps, 15 Minutes, Zero Discomfort. It only takes 5 steps and 15 minutes to complete the test with a non-invasive Nasal Swab, easy to use and no discomfort, providing you a rapid, reliable, highly portable, and affordable tool to detect active COVID-19 infections. • Step-by-step tutorial videos The App offers step-by-step instructional videos to guide the user to complete the test and get a clear result Interpretation. Important Notice: This app is a supplementary instructional guide and timer for the physical iHealth test kit. The mobile application itself does not perform medical testing or sample processing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iHealth Antigen Test Guide at 5.0 against FluStar's 1.7. iHealth Antigen Test Guide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). FluStar's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (25 vs 1). 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.
iHealth Antigen Test Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FluStar has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FluStar ships an update fortnightly, iHealth Antigen Test Guide every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FluStar | iHealth Antigen Test Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | IQVIA Inc. | iHealth Labs Inc. |
In-app purchases
FluStar
No in-app purchases
iHealth Antigen Test Guide
No in-app purchases
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