Hoby Chat vs Stars Back
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoby Chat
Connect with like-minded individuals through voice chat rooms and games. Share your life, send gifts, and enjoy interactive entertainment. Find your community and combat loneliness.
- Voice chat rooms
- Make new friends
- Send virtual gifts
- Online multiplayer games
- Dynamic social feed
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Hoby is a focus on the sound party platform to make friends, to get rid of and the distance of time and space constraints, make more like-minded friends. Here, you can find your favorite voice anytime and anywhere, meet someone who understands you, and give you warm company. In Hoby, use audio to enjoy the party and share the details of life. -Make new friends Hoby has a variety of themes of the language room, free from the limitations of time and space, with the voice to express themselves at will, make interesting friends from all over the world, find a tacit soul resonance. -Stunning gift At Hoby, there are all kinds of exquisite gifts, luxury sports cars, beautiful headwear to show your uniqueness. You can send amazing gifts to your friends to show your support and love. -Game interaction Come to Hoby so that you can enjoy every moment of the game with your friends online anytime, anywhere Ludo: Includes 2 and 4 players modes. Each mode has 2 play styles: Classic and fast. There are also fun games like UNO and Domino -Dynamic Square Record the interesting things in your life, show your true self to the world, and share it with people who know you better. In Hoby, there's always a place to put your soul
Stars Back
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we is an innovative platform that provides its users with a wealth of content and a collection of creative minds and literary enthusiasts. It provides a unique space for users to engage in storytelling together, bringing together their imagination and creativity to form an exciting work. It also provides more contact nodes so that users can have a better social experience and find good friends who are an interesting fit in their lives.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hoby Chat at fortnightly against Stars Back's every 2 months. Stars Back's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Hoby Chat sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Stars Back sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hoby Chat ships an update fortnightly, Stars Back every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Hoby Chat | Stars Back |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 262 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Zhendian Culture Media Co., Ltd. | Guangzhou Haiyidian Catering Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Hoby Chat
- gold coins$0.99
- Rubies$0.99
- gold coins$1.99
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- gold coins$2.99
- gold coins$3.99
- gold coins$4.99
- gold coins$9.99
- Ruby$9.99
- gold coins$19.99
- gold coins$24.99
- gold coins$49.99
- gold coins$99.99
- Ruby$99.99
Stars Back
- 3500 Coins$0.99
- 17500 Coins$4.99
- 35000 Coins$9.99
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- 175000 Conins$49.99









