STAR/CHILD vs LocRing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STAR/CHILD
This app provides personalized astrological insights for parents, offering detailed relationship breakdowns and birth chart analyses for your entire family. It delivers daily horoscopes, audio readings, and weekly previews to help you understand your children's needs and enhance your parenting style.
- Family relationship breakdowns
- Full birth charts and analysis
- Daily horoscopes for parents and kids
- Daily and weekly audio astrology readings
- Whole Sky horoscope tracking
- Downloadable parenting guides
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STAR/CHILD is the only astrology app just for parenting. It’s a complete parenting playbook based on your unique astrological chart and the charts of your whole family. Here’s what you get to work with: * Ultra-detailed relationship breakdowns that unpack what astrology says about your relationship with your kids and co-parents (and how they vibe with each other too) * Full birth charts for everyone in your family along with an extensive and highly specific analysis of what each of your placements has to say about your parenting style — and what your kids’ charts have to say about what exactly they’re likely to need most from you in order to thrive. * Daily horoscopes for you and each of your kids that take everything happening up in the sky and translate it into the essential things you need to know to make the most of your parenting life on any given day. * Daily audio readings to give you the essential rundown of the day: what's the vibe, what to expect, and how to make the most of it. * Weekly audio astrology previews to take you deep into the coming week's astrology and what it means for life with kids (and life in general). * Whole Sky horoscopes to show you where every planet, luminary, and node are in the sky on any given day: what sign they're in, what house they're in for you specifically, and what you need to know about each transit. * Downloadable guides that go in deep (we mean super deep) on what your Sun, Rising, and Moon signs say about your parenting superpowers, how you emotionally process things, what parts of life with kids might be challenging for you, and how to deal with all of it. Your family isn’t like anyone else’s. This is your super-detailed guidebook to life with your weird little crew, specifically. Just as they are, just as you are, explained by the astrology of the moment you were born, and every moment you’re living in now. Terms of Service: https://www.starchild.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.starchild.app/privacy-policy
LocRing
Discover and book local events and services with an interactive map. Features include seat selection, secure payments, and instant QR check-in for various activities like live music, festivals, and workshops.
- Interactive event map
- Seat selection for booking
- Secure in-app payments
- QR code ticketing
- Event discovery by category
- Smarter search functionality
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LocRing helps you discover, book, and experience local events and services right at your fingertips. Whether you're hunting for live music, food festivals, sports matches, workshops, or community gatherings, LocRing puts everything happening near you onto one easy map — with seat selection, secure payments, and instant QR check-in. WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION - Seat Plan for Events — pick your exact seat before booking, just like at a real venue - Chat Support — message our team directly from inside the app whenever you need help - Smarter Search — find events by name, category, venue, or vibe - FAQ section — answers to common questions, right when you need them - Fresh app icon and UI polish across the app - Sign in with Apple — fast, private sign-in KEY FEATURES - Discover events nearby on an interactive map - Browse by category: music, food, sports, arts, workshops, and more - View detailed event info, photos, and venue layouts - Reserve specific seats with the new Seat Plan viewer - Secure checkout with Apple Pay and card payments via Stripe - Get a QR code ticket — scan and walk in - Sign in with Apple, Google, or email - Push notifications for events you've booked and new events near you WHO IT'S FOR - Locals who want to find what's happening in their city - Travelers exploring new places - Event-goers who hate fumbling with paper tickets - Anyone tired of bouncing between five apps to plan a night out GET SUPPORT We're a small team and we read every message. Reach out through in-app Chat Support or email us — link in the Support URL. PRIVACY LocRing uses your location only to show events nearby, and payment processing is handled by Stripe — we never see or store your card details. Download LocRing and start exploring your city.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LocRing at 5.0 against STAR/CHILD's 4.4. LocRing also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). STAR/CHILD's advantage is ratings volume (420 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. STAR/CHILD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. LocRing asks for nothing beyond the download.
LocRing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STAR/CHILD has 420 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | STAR/CHILD | LocRing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (420 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 420 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | STAR/CHILD | LocRing LLC |
Customer experience
STAR/CHILD
LocRing
Bugs and requests
STAR/CHILD
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes on launch or when opening
- Login screen loops infinitely
- Users logged out repeatedly throughout the day
- Account data wiped requiring re-input of information
- New app update reverts to old interface
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- Daily horoscopes not updating or loading late
- Weekly readings showing previous week's content
- Multiple family members showing identical horoscopes despite different signs
- Co-parent horoscopes lagging days behind other users
- Date adjustment feature not functioning properly
- Email sign-up code not being received
- Charts showing incorrect house placements
- Inconsistent data across different profiles
- App stuck on previous week's content
Requested features
13 requests- Multiple house system options (Placidus, Porphyry, Equal House)
- Synastry and composite chart analysis
- Relational analysis comparing parent-child charts
- Ability to add grandchildren and extended family
- Automatic daily reading uploads at consistent times
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- Bulk weekly reading uploads
- Subtitles for audio-only features
- Email update functionality
- Visible logout button in settings
- Free trial period before paid subscription
- Educational content for children
- Aspect and placement details in charts
- Relationship analysis between family members
LocRing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
STAR/CHILD
- Weekly$2.997 Days
- Monthly$10.001 Month
- Yearly$99.001 Year
LocRing
No in-app purchases









