StarCat vs Hindsight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StarCat
Stay updated on global rocket launches with real-time information and detailed mission specifics. Receive launch reminders and access a dedicated news section for spaceflight updates. Features Dynamic Island integration for live tracking.
- Live Activity tracking on Dynamic Island
- Detailed mission information
- Launch reminders and notifications
- Spaceflight news section
- Starship development updates
- Reusable rocket landing info
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Track your favorite rockets with StarCat - your ultimate companion for staying in the loop on rocket launches worldwide. Whether you're a seasoned space enthusiast or just curious about the wonders of space exploration, StarCat brings you real-time information and comprehensive details about upcoming rocket launches. 1. Live Activity - Track every launch leveraging your Dynamic Island, best way to receive latest updates on tracked launch, regardless if it's a scrub or delay. 2. Mission Details - Dive deep into the specifics of each mission. Learn about the payload, launch vehicle, mission objectives, orbit information, location of the launch pad and landing information of reusable rockets, such as Falcon 9. 3. Launch Reminders - Never miss a launch again! Get notified before every launch with push notifications (customizable notifications coming in the future). 4. News Section - Get access to latest and featured articles about world of spaceflight with option to save articles you liked. 5. Starship Section - Latest news about Starship and Starbase with specially selected articles about development of our favorite spacecraft. Discover list of all prototypes developed at Starbase and list of all launches up to date - both orbital and sub-orbital - with respective information about their outcomes.
Hindsight
This news reader helps you stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. It organizes articles by date, starting with yesterday, allowing you to read at your own pace. Enjoy a clean reading experience with customizable text and a dark mode option.
- Yesterday-first reading organization
- Beautiful article cards with images
- Full article reader with adjustable text
- Feed discovery and subscription
- Import/export feeds via OPML
- In-app browser
- Dark mode support
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Keeping up with news can be overwhelming — endless feeds, unread counts, constant refreshing for the latest updates. But once you let go of the desire to know everything in real time, the news is finite, easily organized, and less demanding of your attention. Hindsight is a simple, powerful RSS reader that helps you stay focused. It's designed to make reading the news a pleasure, not a chore. HOW IT WORKS Hindsight starts with yesterday. Instead of racing to keep up with today's headlines, you read what was published yesterday and before — at your own pace, on your own terms. FEATURES - Yesterday-first reading — articles are organized by date, starting with yesterday - Beautiful article cards with featured images and clean typography - Full article reader with adjustable text size - Feed discovery — search any website to find and subscribe to its RSS feeds - Browse recommended feeds by category - Import and export your feeds via OPML - In-app browser for opening full articles - Pull-to-refresh and infinite scroll - Dark mode support HINDSIGHT PREMIUM Upgrade once, enjoy forever — no subscriptions. - Ad-free reading - 30 days of offline articles - Support an independent developer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hindsight at Free against StarCat's $1.99. Hindsight also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). StarCat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#106 vs unranked). On ads 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
Hindsight is free to download; StarCat costs $1.99 up front. Hindsight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StarCat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hindsight holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
StarCat ships an update every 5 weeks, Hindsight every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | StarCat | Hindsight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #106 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hubert Jozwiak | Robbin & Co. |
Customer experience
StarCat
Hindsight
In-app purchases
StarCat
No in-app purchases
Hindsight
- Hindsight Premium$7.99
