Comparison

Vitamin101 vs StarQi

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

Head to head
About

Vitamin101

Access a comprehensive food encyclopedia detailing vitamins, minerals, fats, and carbohydrates. Quickly find nutritional information for a vast array of food products to make informed dietary choices.

Highlights
  • Vitamins and minerals information
  • Fats and carbohydrates data
  • Extensive food product database
  • Search by product name
  • Advanced food category sorting
  • Nutritional content lookup
Features
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Vitamin101 shows you what's really in your food. Look up the vitamins, minerals and nutrients in almost 1,000 everyday foods, see how much of your daily needs a portion covers, and keep track of what you eat. FIND ANY FOOD • Browse 19 categories, from fruit and vegetables to meat, dairy, snacks, spices and drinks • Search by name across every category • Advanced Compare ranks a category by any nutrient, such as the fruits highest in vitamin C or the lowest-calorie snacks • Reference sheets explain what each vitamin, mineral and nutrient does EVERY NUTRIENT, YOUR PORTION • Calories, carbohydrates, fats, protein, fiber, sugars, 13 vitamins, 11 minerals, fatty acids and more • Set your portion with a slider or a preset such as 1 oz, 1 cup or 1 lb, and every value updates • Charts show where a food's energy comes from • Show energy in kilocalories, kilojoules or both KNOW YOUR DAILY NEEDS • Choose your age, sex and activity level, or pregnancy or lactation • Every nutrient shows its share of your Dietary Reference Intake • Get an estimated daily energy goal, or set your own • "Rich In" highlights each food's strongest nutrients LOG WHAT YOU EAT • Add foods to breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks • See the day's energy, macros and progress toward every daily target • Look back at earlier days • Send a food or a whole meal to Apple Health SAVE AND COMPARE • Star your favorite foods and jump back to recently viewed ones • Compare up to three foods side by side, nutrient by nutrient ALWAYS WITHIN REACH • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show today's intake at a glance • Ask Siri to log a food or look up a nutrient • Find any food with Spotlight search • Touch and hold the app icon for Log Food, Search and Today's Log • Your log, favorites and settings sync across your iPhone and iPad with iCloud • Keyboard shortcuts on iPad BUILT FOR EVERYONE • Large text, VoiceOver and Voice Control support • Light and dark mode • A short tutorial and a built-in guide to get you started Vitamin101 writes to Apple Health only with your permission and never reads your health data. Your log stays in your own iCloud account. Nutrition values and daily targets are for general information and aren't medical advice. Ask a doctor or dietitian about your personal needs.

About

StarQi

Features
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The starQi system is a revolutionary system for both reliable measurement and effective regulation of the meridians, the Qi matrix and the entire human energy system. The entire condition of the organism, the causes of symptoms and complaints - including the so-called functional disorders - can be reliably determined and rectified within a few minutes. 15 years of research and development, clinical and practical applications confirm the results and the successful use of various applications. The starQi app offers the following features: Measurement - The Akabane test is modeled when measuring. The action takes place in pulse rate with approximately 1 Hz at the terminal points of the meridians. A precisely defined amount of energy is introduced into the meridians per pulse. The entire measurement takes about 5 minutes. Regulation - The stimulation of the biologically active points by means of magneto-infrared light acupuncture is comparable to classic acupuncture. The difference to needle acupuncture, where the duration of action is usually chosen intuitively or according to fixed rules, is with the starQi Pen a non-invasive action as a function of the feedback (stress test) of the test person - which only supplies the exact amount of energy required and overstimulation of the meridians is excluded. Evaluation - With the basic knowledge of TCM alone, the measurement results delivered via the starQi app are basically easy to interpret and the causes of faults or symptoms can be clearly recognized. Diagnoses by the treating physician are also easier to make or interpret. Recommendations - 5 elements of nutrition, vitamins, minerals, trace elements, proteins, medicinal plants, and much more. Correlations - This includes in particular the knowledge and understanding of the Tao, the creative primal principle of nature from which the complementary forces Yin and Yang and the life energy Qi can be derived, as well as knowledge of the basic correlations of the individual meridians and understanding of the principle of Five phases of change. For further information visit our homepage: http://www.qi-products.at

Screenshots

Vitamin1014 screens
StarQi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StarQi at Free against Vitamin101's $2.99. StarQi also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Vitamin101's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

StarQi is free to download; Vitamin101 costs $2.99 up front. StarQi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Vitamin101 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vitamin101 ships an update every 3 months, StarQi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vitamin101 versus StarQi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVitamin101StarQi
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developermysteryfiles.nlMarkus Mayer

Bugs and requests

Vitamin101

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Takes forever to download
  • Does not work
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

14 requests
  • Low carb list (least to most carbs)
  • Expand lists
  • Update information
  • Add more superfoods
  • Break down carbs to show grams of sugar
Show 9 more
  • Add caffein and cocoa
  • Add types of fat in different foods
  • Add foods that compliment each other for absorption
  • Add hominy to food list
  • Add plantains to food list
  • Add suggestions for foods to add
  • Expand food section
  • Improve font readability on mobile
  • Increase table size or allow full screen in landscape

StarQi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vitamin101

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

StarQi

One-time10
  • Sport (3 months)$33.99
  • Lifestyle (6 month)$54.99
  • Health (6 month)$64.99
Show 7 more
  • Professional (3 months)$69.99
  • Sport (6 months)$69.99
  • Lifestyle (12 month)$99.99
  • Health (12 month)$109.99
  • Sport (12 months)$119.99
  • Professional (6 months)$124.99
  • Professional (12 months)$239.99

Questions

Is Vitamin101 free?
Vitamin101 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarQi free?
StarQi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vitamin101 or StarQi have ads?
Neither Vitamin101 nor StarQi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vitamin101 or StarQi?
Vitamin101 ships an update every 3 months, and StarQi every 2 months. Most recently, Vitamin101 was updated on October 21, 2026 and StarQi on October 12, 2026.

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