Comparison

ViewPower vs StarType

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

Head to head
About

ViewPower

Monitor device status, configure settings, and receive important notifications. Record historical device data for review. This utility app helps manage device operations effectively.

Highlights
  • Display device status
  • Configure device settings
  • Receive warning/alarm notifications
  • Record device data history
Features
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Here are the application uses: 1. Display device status during normal operation. 2. Configure device setting after installation. 3. Notify user when a warning or alarm happened. 4. Allow user record device data history.

About

StarType

Features
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Turn your own handwriting into a font. Write each letter once, then type anything and watch it appear in your hand. StarType also adds a fonts keyboard with 100+ styles to your iPhone and iPad, and helps you build a bio that fits. On iPad it works with Apple Pencil too. Your handwriting, as a font 1. Write each letter once with your finger or Apple Pencil, on simple guide lines. 2. Type any word and StarType sets it in your own hand. Redraw a letter or tune size, baseline, spacing and weight at any time. 3. Save it as a sticker and it appears in the StarType keyboard, ready to share in your chats. Or export a transparent PNG, an animated write-on GIF or a video. Want something fancier? Try a calligraphy hand. Fonts keyboard Switch to StarType in any app and type straight in script, gothic, bubble, outline, typewriter, vaporwave, upside down and dozens more. Styles are made of Unicode characters, so friends see them without installing anything. Symbols, kaomoji and text frames sit one tap away. Bio and caption studio Stack styled lines into a bio, watch the character count against each profile's limit, and save favorite lines to the keyboard's Saved panel. Keyboard themes Color, gradient and photo themes, key sounds and haptics, with English, Türkçe, Español, Português, Français and Deutsch layouts. Widgets Font of the day and your bio on the Home Screen. Privacy The keyboard types, styles, and inserts symbols, kaomoji and frames without Full Access. Allowing Full Access adds key sounds, haptics, sticker copying and the saved texts you keep in the app. StarType never records or sends what you type, and nothing you write leaves your device. Terms of Use: https://apps.cihat.dev/startype/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.cihat.dev/startype/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

ViewPower4 screens
StarType4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ViewPower at none against StarType's 3. ViewPower also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). StarType's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months). On price, ads and device support 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. StarType sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. ViewPower asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ViewPower ships an update every 11 months, StarType weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ViewPower versus StarType: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViewPowerStarType
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祥梯 孟Cihat Salik

In-app purchases

None

ViewPower

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StarType

Subscriptions2
  • StarType Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • StarType Pro Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • StarType Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is ViewPower free?
ViewPower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarType free?
StarType is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ViewPower or StarType have ads?
Neither ViewPower nor StarType shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ViewPower or StarType?
ViewPower ships an update every 11 months, and StarType weekly. Most recently, ViewPower was updated on November 3, 2026 and StarType on November 12, 2026.

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