southstart vs Referron
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
southstart
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Our festival app puts the entire event in your pocket - schedules, stages, speakers, and connections, all in one place. Build your own agenda, discover sessions that match your interests, and stay in sync with real-time updates throughout the event.
Referron
This app facilitates professional networking by allowing users to easily share digital business cards, refer contacts, discover new connections, and monitor their networking activities. It aims to enhance professional relationships and streamline the process of expanding one's network.
- Digital business card sharing
- Contact referral system
- Discover new connections
- Track networking activity
- Enhance professional network
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Referron is the ultimate networking app designed to help you effortlessly send your digital business card, refer contacts, find new connections and track your activity. - Enhance your professional network with ease, - Share your credentials instantly, and - Connect with like-minded professionals. Download to connect, refer and track your activity with ease. Terms and conditions https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: southstart at none against Referron's 8. Referron's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ads, 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. Referron sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month. southstart asks for nothing beyond the download.
southstart ships an update every 12 months, Referron every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | southstart | Referron |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | southstart pty ltd | Referron |
In-app purchases
southstart
No in-app purchases
Referron
- Monthly7 Days trial$12.001 Month
- Annual Subscription 75$75.001 Year
- Annual Subscription 85$85.001 Year
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- Annual Subscription 95$95.001 Year
- Annual Subscription$100.001 Year
- Basic Group Pack$60.00
- Growth Group Pack$200.00
- Pro Group Pack$300.00









