STAR vs pinekle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STAR
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Make Posts, Share Photos, Connect with People, Talk about Anything, Explore Life, Enjoy! Features: • Post character limit: 65535 • Unlimited Post Edits • Next-Gen Image Compression AVIF offering superior quality to JPG • Max Image Size: 2048x2048 (PRO plan: 4096x4096) • Emojis • Post Text, Images, YouTube Videos • Follow People and see their Posts in your Feed • Like, Comment and Share Posts • Find People by their Name/ID • Dark and Light modes • Friendly Developer • Available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Thai
pinekle
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Pinekle is a public pin‑boarding app that lets you attach your memories to the map. - Add a pin with one tap, attach photos & notes. - Explore pins near you or around the world. - Like, comment on, and save pins. - Switch between 2D/3D views and zoom in for details. - Edit your profile and keep all your memories in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: pinekle at none against STAR's shown. STAR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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.
STAR ships an update every 2 days, pinekle every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | STAR | pinekle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grzegorz Slazinski | Sinan Ozturk |
In-app purchases
STAR
No in-app purchases
pinekle
No in-app purchases
