Comparison

Appstar vs Orca

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

Head to head
About

Appstar

This app helps you remember people's names and details by creating profiles, adding notes, and using interactive flashcards and quizzes. It also allows you to schedule follow-up actions and reminders to stay in touch.

Highlights
  • Create personal profiles
  • Add photos and notes
  • Interactive flashcards
  • Quiz mode
  • Color-coded tags
  • Schedule follow-up actions
  • Syncs securely
Features
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Never forget a name again. You meet someone, have a great conversation, and then the next time you see them, their name has disappeared from your memory. Master Names helps make sure that does not happen again. Create a simple profile for each person you meet. Add their photo, note where you met, and record the details that will help their name stick. Before your next meeting, quickly review your contacts and refresh your memory. Remember more than names • Create personal profiles for the people you meet • Add photos, notes, contact details, birthdays, and memorable facts • Review contacts with interactive flashcards • Use Quiz to test how well you remember people • Organise contacts with multiple colour-coded tags • Find people quickly with search and Power Search Stay in touch Create Actions connected to your contacts so important follow-ups do not slip away. • Schedule reminders, meetings, calls, messages, and follow-ups • Receive alerts before an Action is due • Add meetings and reminders to your device calendar • View upcoming, overdue, and completed Actions in one organised agenda • Create up to five Actions for free Master Names is useful for: • Salespeople who want to remember every client • Managers and business owners who work with large teams • Teachers who need to learn their students' names • Members of clubs, churches, and community organisations • Sports fans who want to keep profiles of players • Anyone who wants to build stronger, more personal relationships Your information is securely stored and synced to your account. Master Names contains no advertising. Optional subscriptions unlock Quiz, Power Search, unlimited Actions, and other premium features. Download Remember Names and make every introduction easier to remember. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Orca

Organize your thoughts and experiences with custom categories. Track books, shows, places, and more in one central location. Never forget your opinions or details about things you've enjoyed.

Highlights
  • Customizable categories
  • Organize books, shows, places
  • Track personal opinions
  • Centralized organization
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Have you ever read a book but forgot your exact opinions on it? Or watched a TV show but can't remember precisely how you felt about it? Then Orca is the app for you. It allows you to organize things in your life using custom categories. Now you can organize the books you've read, shows you've watched, places you've been, and more, all in one place!

Screenshots

Appstar4 screens
Orca4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orca at Free against Appstar's $1.99. Orca also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On rating, 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

Orca is free to download; Appstar costs $1.99 up front. Appstar sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Orca asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Appstar against 5.0 for Orca. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orca has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Appstar versus Orca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppstarOrca
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPPSTAR PTY LTDCole Horvitz

Customer experience

Appstar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Orca

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Appstar

Subscriptions5
  • All features7 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • power search$0.493 Months
  • quiz$0.493 Months
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  • sub_quiz7 Days trial$0.493 Months
  • power search contacts7 Days trial$0.493 Months
None

Orca

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Appstar free?
Appstar costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Orca free?
Orca is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Appstar or Orca?
Appstar and Orca are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Appstar or Orca have ads?
Neither Appstar nor Orca shows ads.

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