Comparison

STAR/CHILD vs FunPlanned

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

FunPlanned

Discover kid-friendly locations and easily coordinate playdates with trusted friends. Share live locations only during active hangouts for seamless meetups, with privacy-first design.

Highlights
  • Map of kid-friendly places
  • Invite friends via text
  • Live location sharing during hangouts
  • Privacy-first location controls
  • Filter by kid's age and activity type
Features
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The best playdates are FunPlanned. FunPlanned turns a map of kid-friendly places into real playdates. Discover where to go, invite the friends you already trust, and coordinate a hangout without the group-chat logistics. A map made for little ones Curated parks, playgrounds, children's museums, libraries, splash pads, and kid-friendly cafés — not random pins. Filter by your kid's age and the kind of afternoon you want. Invite the whole crew by text Send a friend a text, they tap the link, and you're connected. No new social network to learn — just the parents you already trust. Presence you actually control Arrive at a real, public place and FunPlanned makes it easy to start a hangout. Friends see your live location for that hangout so you can find each other — and it switches off the moment the hangout ends. How it works 1. Find something fun — open the map and pick a spot that fits your kids and your morning. 2. Head out and check in — start a hangout with the activity and how long you'll stay. 3. Friends can join — nearby friends get a heads-up and can follow your live location to come meet you, turning a solo outing into a playdate. Privacy-first by design • Location is shared only during an active hangout at a qualifying public place. • During a hangout, friends see your live location so you can find each other — it stops automatically when the hangout ends. • Hangouts auto-end at their planned time, and location history is regularly deleted. Built by parents who wanted to meet up without broadcasting their every move. FunPlanned is free to download. For adults in the United States who care for kids roughly 0–10.

Screenshots

STAR/CHILD4 screens
FunPlanned4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FunPlanned at 5.0 against STAR/CHILD's 4.4. FunPlanned also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). STAR/CHILD's advantage is ratings volume (401 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. STAR/CHILD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. FunPlanned asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FunPlanned holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STAR/CHILD has 401 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STAR/CHILD ships an update monthly, FunPlanned every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
STAR/CHILD versus FunPlanned: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTAR/CHILDFunPlanned
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (401 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings401 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSTAR/CHILDMutual Pledge Inc.

Customer experience

STAR/CHILD

All ratings401 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral29.8%
Negative29.8%

FunPlanned

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

FunPlanned

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

STAR/CHILD

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$10.001 Month
  • Yearly$99.001 Year
None

FunPlanned

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STAR/CHILD free?
STAR/CHILD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FunPlanned free?
FunPlanned is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STAR/CHILD or FunPlanned?
FunPlanned is rated higher. STAR/CHILD averages 4.4 out of 5 from 401 ratings, while FunPlanned averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do STAR/CHILD or FunPlanned have ads?
STAR/CHILD shows ads; FunPlanned does not.
Which is updated more often, STAR/CHILD or FunPlanned?
STAR/CHILD ships an update monthly, and FunPlanned every 3 days. Most recently, STAR/CHILD was updated on October 12, 2026 and FunPlanned on October 13, 2026.

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