BunkMate vs Starbound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BunkMate
Manage your class attendance effortlessly with this intuitive tool. Designed by a student, it helps you track your presence, allowing you to attend or skip classes as needed. Reclaim your academic freedom and reduce attendance-related stress.
- Intuitive user interface
- Attendance tracking
- Class skipping management
- Stress reduction for academics
- Freedom and control over attendance
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Tired of being constantly berated by that picky teacher who's never satisfied with your attendance in their class? Look no further! BunkMate was born out of a university student's frustration with the same problem. With its clean and intuitive user interface, BunkMate is designed to help you take control of your attendance in a simple and straightforward way. Say goodbye to attendance stress and hello to a carefree academic life. Attend when you want, skip when you need, and let BunkMate handle the rest. Get ready to reclaim your freedom and become the attendance ninja you've always wanted to become!
Starbound
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Focus is hard to keep up when nothing comes of it. Starbound turns the time you spend concentrating into something you can see growing. Every session you finish builds a station on the planet Veltora. Put the phone down, do the work, and come back to a skyline that wasn't there yesterday. THREE WAYS TO WORK Pomodoro - focus and break lengths you set, four cycles to a lap Countdown - one fixed stretch, however long you need Stopwatch - open-ended, for work that doesn't fit a box BUILD AS YOU FOCUS Six stations to raise, from a first Outpost to Veltora Prime Each finished focus session builds one, and the day fills up beside it Abandon a session and nothing gets built - the skyline only counts real hours EARN WHILE YOU WORK 3 XP for every focused minute 1 Stardust for every five Thirty ranks to climb, from Cadet to Starbound SPEND IT Suits and ships in the shop, bought with Stardust Change your loadout whenever you like - your ship flies with your timer SEE THE WEEK HONESTLY Hours focused this week against last week Month and year views when you want the longer look A trend line instead of a vague sense of how it went BRING FRIENDS ALONG Find people by nickname and send a request See who's in a session right now - friends stay visible while they're focused, even with their phone in a pocket Star the ones you want at the top Starbound gets out of your way while you work: during a focus phase the shop and stats are out of reach, so the app can't become the distraction. Sign in with Apple, Google, or your email. Turn on notifications and Starbound tells you the moment a phase ends - even with the app closed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starbound at none against BunkMate's 1. Starbound also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). BunkMate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. BunkMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Starbound asks for nothing beyond the download.
BunkMate ships an update every 2 months, Starbound fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BunkMate | Starbound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Thomas Kuriakose | Kushrajsinh Jhala |
In-app purchases
BunkMate
- BunkMate Pro$0.99
Starbound
No in-app purchases









