# Solid Starts vs Guideable®

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guideable® at none against Solid Starts's 15. Solid Starts's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (47K vs 1). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Solid Starts sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Guideable® asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Solid Starts against 5.0 for Guideable®. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solid Starts has 47K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Solid Starts ships an update every 8 days, Guideable® every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Solid Starts | Guideable® |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (47K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solid-starts-baby-first-foods/id1564189151/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guideable/id6760979344/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **47K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 8 days** | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Best chart rank | **#22** | — |
| Size | 106 MB | 27 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [SolidStarts LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1564189153) | [Dataliction, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1887115902) |

## What reviewers say

### Solid Starts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solid-starts-baby-first-foods/id1564189151)

**Currently charting:** #22 Top Grossing · Education, #73 Top Free · Education (US App Store)

This app guides parents through introducing solid foods to babies using baby-led weaning or transitioning from purees. It offers a comprehensive food database, meal plans, recipes, and tracking tools developed by pediatric experts.

**Highlights:** Baby-led weaning guidance, Extensive first foods database, Personalized meal plans, Baby food tracker, BLW recipes and meal ideas, Expert pediatric advice

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (13)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Access | $2.99 | per month |
| Premium Subscription | $19.99 | per year |
| Unlimited Monthly | $19.99 | per month |
| Tracker | $19.99 | per month |
| Compass | $19.99 | per month |
| Unlimited Monthly | $24.99 | per month |
| Unlimited Yearly | $99.99 | per year |
| Anniversary Compass Yearly | $99.99 | per year |
| Yearly Subscription | $99.99 | per year |
| Compass Yearly | $99.99 | per year |
| Seasonal Premium Yearly | $99.99 | per year |
| Unlimited Yearly | $99.99 | per year |
| Unlimited Yearly | $149.00 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Extremely helpful for starting solids
- 🚀 Comprehensive food database
- 💡 Provides evidence-based guidance
- 👍 Builds confidence in feeding baby
- 👍 Useful for tracking foods and reactions

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App crashes and glitches reported
- 🔒 Concerns over recent paywall changes
- 💰 Subscription cost seen as too high
- 🔍 Search function could be improved
- 💡 Desire for more customization options

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when trying to access certain features
- Search function not working as expected
- Data loss when updating or reinstalling the app

**Requested features**

- Add ability to share/sync data between accounts
- Improve food logging/tracking experience
- Provide more filtering and sorting options
- Include more international/cultural foods


### Guideable®

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guideable/id6760979344)

Engage in interactive conversations with AI guides based on influential books. Explore author's thinking, challenge perspectives, and apply insights to your life through guided dialogues and reflective practices.

**Highlights:** AI-guided book conversations, Interactive exploration of author's ideas, Guided decision-making dialogues, Structured learning journeys, Daily and weekly reflection habits, Personal insight journaling, Progress tracking

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Solid Starts free?

Solid Starts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Guideable® free?

Guideable® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Solid Starts or Guideable®?

Guideable® is rated higher. Solid Starts averages 4.9 out of 5 from 47K ratings, while Guideable® averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Solid Starts or Guideable® have ads?

Guideable® shows ads; Solid Starts does not.

### Which is updated more often, Solid Starts or Guideable®?

Solid Starts ships an update every 8 days, and Guideable® every 2 weeks. Most recently, Solid Starts was updated on October 22, 2026 and Guideable® on October 19, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*