Comparison

Inner Child vs Starot

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

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About

Inner Child

This app helps you reconnect with your inner child by integrating astrology, psychology, and Human Design. Discover your true motivations, unlock your potential, and build a more balanced and happy life through personalized guidance.

Highlights
  • Inner child connection
  • Human Design analysis
  • Astrology insights
  • Psychological integration
  • Motivation discovery
  • Personalized guidance
Features
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While growing up, suffering under endless «musts» we lose connection with our inner child. Human design - your guide to the real self. Restoring connection with Inner Child can revive your motivation to unlock your true potential. Find your true motivation in life. The InnerChild application integrates ancient astrology, present day psychology and human design to help you get to know your inner child and restore your connection to it. To create your ballanced and happy life! Get ready, your journey starts now! Human Design combines astrology, the I Ching, Kabbalah and Vedic philosophy, centering around the division of personalities into five energy types alleged to indicate how someone is supposed to exchange energy with the world. Human design is a new astrology because it offers a more detailed and personalized way of understanding yourself and others. Your zodiac sign might give you some insight into your personality, but it doesn't offer practical tools for making important decisions. That's where human design comes in. No matter what zodiac sign you have: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius or Pisces, human design offers a more comprehensive understanding of your behavior and personality. It can guide you in making choices that align with your unique design and help you restore your vitality. So don't feel limited by your astrological sign – explore the possibilities of human design and discover a new level of self-awareness and empowerment. Human design is not only a tool for self-discovery but also for self-empowerment. It teaches you how to live according to your type and strategy, which can help you avoid frustration, bitterness, anger, disappointment, or resentment. It also helps you understand how to communicate and collaborate with others who have different types and strategies. Human design can help you improve your relationships, career, health, motivation and happiness by giving you concrete guidance on how to align with your authentic self. Discover the Human Design Motivations and how yours will direct your life's journey. What really motivates and inspires you for acts of heroism? Unlock a world of self-discovery and growth as you embark on a transformative journey towards healing your past wounds. Our app provides a safe and nurturing space for you to explore and connect with your inner child, allowing you to address deep-rooted emotional issues that may be holding you back in life. The InnerChild offers an auto renewing, weekly subscription for $9.99 with a free 3-day trial, with unlimited access while you maintain an active subscription. o Free 3-day trial is one time offer for new users. Please note that if you have previously used a free trial period for our app, a payment in the amount of $9.99 will be charged after activating the offer. This charge will be applied to your account and will give you access to all premium features of the app. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our customer support team for assistance. Thank you for using our app! o At the end of the trial period payment will be charged to your Apple account o Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. o Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and the cost of renewal will be provided to you. o A current subscription may not be cancelled during an active subscription period. o Check our Privacy Policy: https://innerchild.app/privacy & Terms of use: https://innerchild.app/terms

About

Starot

This app combines astrology, AI conversations, and journaling to help you explore personal challenges and relationships. It allows you to create illustrated chapters for specific topics, talk through issues with an AI guide, and use celestial positions for symbolic exploration. You can also access reflective podcasts and create guidebooks for personal growth.

Highlights
  • AI-powered conversations
  • Personalized journaling chapters
  • Astrology-guided insights
  • Reflective podcasts
  • Customizable guidebooks
  • Voice and text interaction
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Some things take more than one conversation. A relationship you're unsure about. A tough stretch at work. Something you keep going back to. Starot gives you a place to talk about what's happening, keep what matters, and come back as things change. Astrology, AI conversations and a personal journal come together around the real things in your life. Pick up where you left off Give one thing you're working through its own illustrated chapter. Add what happened, how you felt and what you tried. When you return, you can share that chapter's confirmed notes with the AI, so there's context for the next conversation. Choose a chapter and decide whether to include its confirmed notes. Talk it through Call your awakened planet or switch to text. The voice is AI. You can interrupt, mute or type during a call. With your permission, photos or camera frames can add context, too. Before saving anything afterward, review your words and decide what stays. AI reflections are optional and kept separate from your own words. A personal sky Your birth chart and the Moon's current position guide which planet is awake for you. See the connection, then use it as a symbolic way to explore what is on your mind. Don't know your birth time? Starot keeps that uncertainty visible. You can still talk with the Starot guide. Try one small step Create a guidebook around something you want to work on. Read, choose a practical step and save it with the relevant chapter. Come back to record what happened. Your saved book stays on your shelf; generating a new book is a separate choice, with any coin cost shown first. Take a little time to listen Explore reflective podcasts in English and Chinese. Save a favorite or bring a thought back to an ongoing chapter. At your pace Browse before signing in. Online features and purchases use email or Sign in with Apple. AI processing asks for your permission; cloud backup is optional. Manage memories, change language or delete your account in the app. English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese are supported. Calls are limited to 10 minutes each and three per account per UTC day, with no extra coin charge in this version. Text guidance has separate limits. Membership (optional) US$9.99 per month or US$89.99 per year (U.S. prices). Membership includes higher daily text-guidance limits and lower coin costs for guidebooks. Included coins and plan details are shown before purchase. Usage limits apply; membership is not unlimited guidance. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account may be charged for renewal within the final 24 hours. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple account settings, or restore eligible purchases in the app. Local prices may vary; the price shown at purchase applies. Fixed-term memberships and coin packs are separate Apple In-App Purchases. Fixed-term memberships do not renew. Starot is for adults 18+. Astrology is a symbolic reflection tool. Starot does not provide therapy, medical care, financial advice or guaranteed predictions. Privacy: https://apis.test.noonwake.ai/serein/legal/privacy Terms: https://apis.test.noonwake.ai/serein/legal/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Inner Child4 screens
Starot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Starot at freemium against Inner Child's subscription. Starot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Inner Child's advantage is ratings volume (393 vs 11) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Inner Child sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Starot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Starot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inner Child has 393 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Inner Child versus Starot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInner ChildStarot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (393 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings393 — better11
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB121 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMulex SoftwareNOONWAKE TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) CO., LIMITED

Bugs and requests

Inner Child

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or fails to load
  • Compatibility issues with certain locations
  • Subscription cancellation problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add non-binary gender option
  • Improve compatibility analysis
  • Fix bugs and improve overall stability

Starot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Inner Child

Subscriptions8
  • Промо подписка InnerChild3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Недельная подписка$2.997 Days
  • Промо подписка InnerChild3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • InnerChild Weekly Subscription3 Days trial3 variants$9.997 Days
  • Месячная подписка$13.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$13.991 Month
  • InnerChild Monthly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • InnerChild Quarterly Premium$59.993 Months
10 purchases

Starot

Subscriptions2
  • Starot Monthly Membership$9.991 Month
  • Starot Annual Membership$89.991 Year
One-time8
  • 330 Starot Coins$8.99
  • Starot Membership · 1 Month$12.99
  • 690 Starot Coins$16.99
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  • Starot Membership · 3 Months$29.99
  • 1500 Starot Coins$34.99
  • Starot Membership · 6 Months$59.99
  • 3800 Starot Coins$79.99
  • 5000 Starot Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Inner Child free?
Inner Child is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starot free?
Starot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inner Child or Starot?
Starot is rated higher. Inner Child averages 4.6 out of 5 from 393 ratings, while Starot averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Inner Child or Starot have ads?
Neither Inner Child nor Starot shows ads.

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