Start a Business vs Startmapp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Start a Business
This app provides comprehensive resources and guidance for aspiring entrepreneurs. It covers essential aspects of starting a business, from planning and legalities to marketing and operations, empowering users to build their ventures effectively.
- Business plan development
- Legal decision guidance
- Financial planning resources
- Website creation assistance
- Marketing and sales strategies
- Operations and HR support
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Are you thinking about starting your own business? It may seem like a crazy plan, but it doesn't have to be! Roughly half a million businesses get started in the US each year, of which a majority of owners consider it a success after 4 years! However, when you start out there are many unknown choice points on your path forward... This uncertainty may feel paralyzing and may inhibit your progress in building your idea into something real. That is why we built "Start a Business"! This app helps you with developing a business plan, legal decisions, financial aspects, creating a website, marketing & sales, operations, human resources, and so much more! At each point we aim to get you the best resources, so you can plan and build your business on a shoestring. We want to provide you with the information you need, so you can feel empowered to take your business idea from the kitchen table into the real world.
Startmapp
Generate a comprehensive business plan by answering guided questions. Your data is securely encrypted for privacy. The app covers all essential business planning components, from market analysis to financial projections.
- Automated business plan creation
- Encrypted data security
- Covers all business plan sections
- Market and competition analysis
- Financial projections and statements
- SWOT analysis
- Pitch deck content
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Answer questions about your business, and your fully customized business plan rolls out. Everything is encrypted, so we cannot go in and read your answers. - Name - Logo - Golden Circle - Assumptions - Customers - Competition - Milestones - Team - Partners - Marketing - Paid Marketing - Viral Marketing - Industry - SWOT Analysis - Pitch - Revenues - Costs - Projections - Balance Sheet - Cash Flow - Funding Read our terms of use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Read our privacy policy here: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/51600543
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Startmapp at 4.8 against Start a Business's 4.2. Startmapp also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (468 vs 5). Start a Business's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Startmapp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Start a Business asks for nothing beyond the download.
Startmapp holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Startmapp has 468 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Start a Business's written reviews are positive against 78% of Startmapp's.
Start a Business ships an update every 2 days, Startmapp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Start a Business | Startmapp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (468 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 468 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Do Tromp | Tom Melters |
Customer experience
Start a Business
Startmapp
Bugs and requests
Start a Business
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Startmapp
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot enter email or business name
- App closes when entering projection information
- Submit button inaccessible after keyboard input in feedback
- App stopped working after premium purchase
- Cannot export business plan
Requested features
6 requests- Option to upload personal notes
- AI to generate accumulation of ideas
- Options to improve writing
- Option to upload photos/art
- Dark mode
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- Better iPad optimization
In-app purchases
Start a Business
No in-app purchases
Startmapp
- Business plan - monthly$5.991 Month
- Business plan$19.99
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