Comparison

Inkarma vs StipaCaller

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

Head to head
About

Inkarma

Features
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Inkarma offers you a new social mechanics that helps appreciation become a visible and valuable asset, practice gratitude daily, and build your reputation. • Regularly being grateful for something or to somebody makes us healthier and happier. It's driven with dopamine and scientifically proven. • Practice your gratitude daily sending up to 3 appreciation points to any people from your phone contacts or anyone who you follow inside the app. • Attach a personal message to the appreciation point which is private by default but the receiver can make it public after receiving. • All points deliver to receivers at their 8 PM local time. You can change your message in the karma point and even change the receiver before this time. • Watch the Karma Flow — activity feed of the network of people you follow. • Explore people profiles inside your network or search any other profile inside Inkarma. • Tell people around you about Inkarma and start to receive appreciation points in your profile for something you do in real life.

About

StipaCaller

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StipaCaller is a small messenger for families, made in Finland, EU, by Lesti Software Oy. Your data is stored in Finland, and your messages are end-to-end encrypted, so even we can't read them. Call and write to the people closest to you — parents, grandparents, children — wherever they live. It's simple enough for grandparents: answer a call, look at a photo, send a voice message. Private by design • Messages, photos and calls are end-to-end encrypted: only you and the people you're talking to can read and hear them, not us. • No phone number needed: everyone picks a username. • No ads, no tracking, no analytics, and no address-book upload. • Notifications never contain the text of your messages; messages are decrypted on your phone. What you can do • Voice and video calls • Messages, photos, videos and voice messages • Family group chats • See when a call can't get through, or the other phone is on silent, and leave a message instead • Missed-call notifications with one-tap call back For your whole family Start a family in the app and invite your relatives with a link or a QR code. The first 7 days are free from when your first relative joins; after that, one monthly subscription covers you and up to 5 family members. Already invited? Just tap the link you received. Permissions • Microphone: for calls and voice messages • Camera: for video calls and the photos you choose to send • Notifications: for incoming calls and messages Terms of Use: https://stipacaller.lestisoftware.fi/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://stipacaller.lestisoftware.fi/privacy.html

Screenshots

Inkarma4 screens
StipaCaller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inkarma at none against StipaCaller's 1. StipaCaller's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. StipaCaller sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Inkarma asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkarma ships an update fortnightly, StipaCaller every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Inkarma versus StipaCaller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkarmaStipaCaller
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScalartis Company LimitedLesti Software Oy

In-app purchases

None

Inkarma

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

StipaCaller

Subscriptions1
  • StipaCaller Family$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Inkarma free?
Inkarma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StipaCaller free?
StipaCaller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Inkarma or StipaCaller have ads?
Neither Inkarma nor StipaCaller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkarma or StipaCaller?
Inkarma ships an update fortnightly, and StipaCaller every 3 days. Most recently, Inkarma was updated on November 4, 2026 and StipaCaller on November 5, 2026.

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