Comparison

STARSS vs Star Wars

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

STARSS

Experience news reading with a futuristic interface. Access your favorite news and blogs through RSS feeds, enhanced with classic design, animations, and sounds. This app offers a unique and engaging way to stay informed.

Highlights
  • Futuristic interface
  • RSS feed aggregation
  • Classic design elements
  • Animations and sounds
  • Universal App support
  • Retina Display support
Features
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STARSS is a news reader featuring a futuristic interface experience. STARSS provides convenient access to all your favorite news and blog sites via RSS feeds with classic design, animation, and sounds. STARSS is a Universal App, which runs on iPad, iPad Pro, iPhone, and features full support for Retina Displays.

About

Star Wars

Immerse yourself in the Star Wars universe with breaking news, exclusive media, and interactive features. Personalize your experience with themed interfaces, share fun selfies, and enjoy Star Wars-themed weather forecasts. Stay updated with trailers, behind-the-scenes content, and classic sound clips.

Highlights
  • Breaking news and announcements
  • Themed interfaces (Light Side, Dark Side, Droid)
  • Star Wars-themed selfies
  • In-universe weather forecasts
  • Classic sound clips and effects
  • Official videos and trailers
  • News and blogs from StarWars.com
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The Star Wars app is your official mobile connection to a galaxy far, far away. With a dynamic interface, the Star Wars app immerses you in breaking news, rich media, social updates, special events, and interactive features. Here’s where the fun begins: -Get instant notifications on big announcements, including trailer releases and movie news -Theme your app with Light Side, Dark Side, or Droid interfaces, each containing different designs, sounds, and animations -Take and share a Star Wars “selfie” in various iconic costumes and settings, including Jedi, Princess Leia (with hair buns), Han Solo’s carbon freeze, and more -Get Star Wars-themed weather and five-day forecasts, featuring in-universe planets and locales -Play classic sound clips and sound effects from your favorite Star Wars characters, creatures, weapons, vehicles, and scenes -Watch official Star Wars videos, including movie trailers, The Star Wars Show, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more -Read official Star Wars news and blogs from StarWars.com, including creator interviews, and more -Share emojis, animated GIFs, and stickers with your friends and family NOTE: For the best experience, we recommend using this app on an iPhone 5 or higher running iOS 9.0 and above. Headphones are suggested, especially for Force Trainer. Use Wi-Fi if experiencing connection or loading difficulties. This app contains advertising messages as well as advertising for The Walt Disney Family of Companies. Privacy Policy – http://disneyprivacycenter.com Terms of Use – http://disneytermsofuse.com Your California Privacy Rights – https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/current-privacy-policy/your-california-privacy-rights/ Do Not Sell My Information – https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/dnsmi LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Before you download this experience, please consider that this app contains social media links and content, registration to create or sign in using a Star Wars ID account, and push notifications to let you know when we have updates like breaking news, additional content or new features. Please note that this is an English language app with limited features available in local languages. Some versions include regional social feeds.

Screenshots

STARSS4 screens
Star Wars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: STARSS at free against Star Wars's free with in-app purchases. STARSS also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (81% vs 66%). Star Wars's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 283). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

STARSS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Wars has 2K ratings behind it against 283, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of STARSS's written reviews are positive against 66% of Star Wars's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STARSS ships an update every 3 months, Star Wars every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
STARSS versus Star Wars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTARSSStar Wars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (283 ratings) — better4.4 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews — better65.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2832K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB197 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperChristopher KriensDisney

Customer experience

STARSS

All ratings272 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative11.0%

Star Wars

All ratings1,980 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral11.0%
Negative23.2%

User reviews

STARSS

From 283 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive interface
  • 🎨 Authentic LCARS design
  • 🔊 Immersive sound effects
  • 📰 Curated news content
  • 🤖 Feels like using a real PADD

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔇 Lack of volume control for sound effects
  • 📱 Limited functionality beyond news reading
  • 🔍 Difficulty adding custom RSS feeds
  • 🔄 Syncing issues between devices

Star Wars

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Awesome app for Star Wars fans
  • 🎨 Fun and creative features
  • 📰 Provides latest Star Wars news and updates
  • 🔊 Great sound effects and soundboard
  • 🎮 Engaging mini-games and activities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔌 High data and battery consumption
  • 🌍 Lacks support for non-US temperature units
  • 🤖 Limited character and content variety
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding certain features

Bugs and requests

STARSS

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when opening certain articles
  • RSS feed list disappearing after updates
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Slow or failed feed refreshes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expanded LCARS functionality (calendar, calculator, etc.)
  • Customizable news categories and sources
  • Ability to save/share articles
  • Dark mode option
  • Support for more platforms (macOS, Android)

Star Wars

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Force Trainer mode has black screen issue
  • Jakku Spy VR experience not working
  • Weather information stuck in Fahrenheit
  • Sticker feature crashes the app
  • Certain links and activities not functioning

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more clone troopers and characters
  • Integrate emojis and stickers with keyboard
  • Improve AR/VR functionality and experiences
  • Expand soundboard with more quotes and voices
  • Introduce new mini-games and interactive content

In-app purchases

None

STARSS

No in-app purchases

None

Star Wars

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STARSS free?
STARSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Wars free?
Star Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STARSS or Star Wars?
STARSS is rated higher. STARSS averages 4.7 out of 5 from 283 ratings, while Star Wars averages 4.4 from 2K ratings.
Do STARSS or Star Wars have ads?
Neither STARSS nor Star Wars shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STARSS or Star Wars?
STARSS ships an update every 3 months, and Star Wars every 2 months. Most recently, STARSS was updated on November 5, 2026 and Star Wars on November 3, 2026.

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