Salus Smart Connect vs Star Within
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Salus Smart Connect
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Connect to your Salus home and building automation devices from virtually anywhere with your smart phone or tablet. Remotely monitor and adjust all devices, including • Thermostats • Zone Heating/Cooling Controls • Smart Plugs and Relays for Electrical Control • Water Shutoff Valves and Leak Monitors • Various Sensors for Temperature, Occupancy, and Home Monitoring Set up user profiles and schedules to personalize your home or building control. Create custom automations or alerts to always be in total control of your home or building, ensuring maximum comfort and energy efficiency.
Star Within
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Set intentions with clarity. Take aligned action. Release the need to control the exact path. Star Within is a private intention and personal-growth companion designed to help you clarify what you want, imagine how it may feel, and choose realistic actions that move you forward. CREATE MEANINGFUL INTENTIONS Write your own intention or use optional Apple Intelligence guidance to develop: • A clear visualization of what you want to experience • A realistic aligned action • A supportive Tune to return to throughout your journey BUILD YOUR UNIVERSE Keep your active intentions together in My Universe. Add and complete actions, update your progress, celebrate achieved intentions, and restore them whenever you want to revisit the journey. MAKE IT VISUAL Add your own image or use Apple’s Image Playground to create something inspired by your intention. Choose whether to preserve the full background or focus on the main subject. STAY CONNECTED TO WHAT MATTERS Home Screen widgets can keep your selected Tune, Visualization or Action visible throughout the day. Each widget can be personalized to feature a specific intention or your most recent one. OPTIONAL PERSONAL GUIDANCE When you choose, you can deliberately share a selected intention or private message with René. Only the content you intentionally share is visible to René. Your private AI-guide conversations and unshared intentions remain private. DESIGNED WITH PRIVACY IN MIND • Intentions are private by default • AI features are optional and consent-controlled • Supported Apple Intelligence processing occurs using Apple’s system technologies • You can withdraw AI consent at any time • You can permanently delete your account and associated data from within the app Star Within supports reflection and personal growth. It does not guarantee outcomes and is not a substitute for professional medical, mental-health, legal or financial advice. Apple Intelligence and Image Playground availability depends on compatible Apple hardware, supported languages and regions, and the device’s operating-system configuration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Salus Smart Connect at 13.0 against Star Within's 26.5. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Salus Smart Connect | Star Within |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 235 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salus North America, Inc. | James Di Cesare |
In-app purchases
Salus Smart Connect
No in-app purchases
Star Within
No in-app purchases









