Hot Card vs Starva
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hot Card
Discover exclusive 1+1 deals at various restaurants, bars, cafes, and entertainment venues. This subscription-based service provides significant savings on dining and leisure activities.
- Exclusive 1+1 deals
- Wide variety of venues
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Cafes
- Entertainment venues
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HotCard is a subscription-based mobile app offering exclusive 1+1 deals at a wide variety of restaurants, bars, cafes, and entertainment venues.
Starva
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Starva turns every meal into a journey. Log where you eat, track the route you took to get there, and watch your personal food map fill up — one restaurant at a time. It's your dining diary, your map, and your foodie scoreboard in one. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Map your journey — every restaurant you visit drops a pin and connects into a trail of where you've eaten • Unlock new places — spots you haven't tried show up gray, then light up the moment you log a visit • Earn trophies — hit milestones as you explore more restaurants, cities, and countries • Share your plates — post meals with photos, ratings, and the dish you ordered • Follow the feed — see what friends and fellow foodies are eating, near you and around the world • Discover — search any restaurant via Maps and find your next meal Whether you're a daily diner or a weekend explorer, Starva makes every bite part of the adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Starva at none against Hot Card's shown. Starva also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Hot Card's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hot Card ships an update every 2 weeks, Starva weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hot Card | Starva |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (181 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 181 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ketevan Medzmariashvili | KERR ANDREW PAGAY |
Bugs and requests
Hot Card
Reported bugs
10 issues- Charges money after cancellation
- Cannot cancel account
- Cannot remove card
- Verification code not received
- App crashes on iOS26
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- Password recovery not working
- SMS authorization not working
- Cannot delete account
- Account cancellation issue
- Card not removed
Requested features
5 requests- Add more partner locations
- Improve refund system
- Provide contact information
- Enhance UI/UX
- Fix SMS authorization
Starva
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hot Card
No in-app purchases
Starva
No in-app purchases
