Comparison

PowerFun vs StarPause

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

Head to head
About

PowerFun

Features
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The new PowerFun Rower APP is officially launched! ·You can create your own community in PowerFun Rower App, and compete with your friends to get rankings by posting different events! ·You can also participate in other different communities and official communities, and participate in the competitions to obtain different achievements! ·Our rowing data are very accurate, you can pay attention to your own data during the rowing process!

About

StarPause

Features
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You open your phone to search—and lose hours to your feed. You scroll to relax at home—and suddenly, it’s 3AM at night. You try to scroll less, but fail. You blame your lack of self-control—but it’s not your fault. Some of the world’s smartest engineers work daily to make apps better at playing on our weaknesses, keeping you scrolling and turning your time into ad money. It drains your time, breaks your focus, and takes the joy out of your digital life—you need help. That’s why we built StarPause. Open an app you struggle to stop using, and StarPause steps in: Do you need this right now? Choose to leave, and light up a star. If you need to stay, set a time limit—StarPause stops you when it’s up. Start a focus session, and earn stars when you finish. Every time you choose to put your phone down or stay focused, your starry sky grows. Time and energy are our greatest treasures—let StarPause help you protect them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PowerFun4 screens
StarPause4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PowerFun at none against StarPause's 3. StarPause's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. StarPause sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PowerFun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerFun ships an update monthly, StarPause every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PowerFun versus StarPause: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerFunStarPause
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size578 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer上海执行派运动发展有限公司Hangzhou Jihe Digital Culture and Creativity Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

PowerFun

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StarPause

Subscriptions2
  • StarPaus Pro - 1 Month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • StarPaus Pro - 1 Year7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is PowerFun free?
PowerFun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarPause free?
StarPause is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PowerFun or StarPause have ads?
Neither PowerFun nor StarPause shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerFun or StarPause?
PowerFun ships an update monthly, and StarPause every 5 days. Most recently, PowerFun was updated on October 4, 2026 and StarPause on October 18, 2026.

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