Community Star vs LingoLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Community Star
This app reframes chore management by focusing on positive reinforcement and recognizing contributions. It helps families track task completion, identify workload balance, and foster gratitude through a star-awarding system.
- Positive chore reinforcement
- Task completion tracking
- Workload balance identification
- Gratitude awarding system
- Trend analysis for contributions
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Community Star changes the conversation around chores. Rather than focusing on the work that isn't being done, you can celebrate the work that is happening in the house! Rest easy knowing that your contributions aren't being overlooked. Show your gratitude by liking tasks and awarding bonus stars! By building consensus around the value of each task, you can discover important trends about who might be overworked and who can take on more. By motivating folks to record their labor with rewards, you can preserve valuable information about how frequently tasks are getting done. Never again wonder how long it's been since the floors were swept! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.communitystar.love/privacy-policy
LingoLock
This app acts as a digital gatekeeper, requiring users to complete a quick language game before accessing distracting applications. It helps build better screen time habits by turning app usage into a learning opportunity.
- Block distracting apps
- Vocabulary games
- Customizable word lists
- Earn screen time
- Build habits
- Integrates with Screen Time
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LingoLock puts a quick language challenge between you and your most distracting apps. Pick the apps to block. When you open one, LingoLock shows a shield — finish a fast vocabulary game to earn your time. Block any app with Apple Screen Time Generate custom vocabulary lists on topics you choose, at your level Practice to earn your screen time and build the habit over time LingoLock Premium is an auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://hifiproto.com/lingolock/terms Privacy Policy: https://hifiproto.com/lingolock/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Community Star at 21 against LingoLock's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Community Star sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and LingoLock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Community Star against 5.0 for LingoLock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Community Star has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Community Star ships an update every 9 days, LingoLock weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Community Star | LingoLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Community Star Productions, LLC | JOHN FRANCIS,ABLE LYDEN |
Customer experience
Community Star
LingoLock
In-app purchases
Community Star
- Community Star Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Community Star Premium Annual$34.991 Year
LingoLock
- LingoLock Premium$4.991 Month
