Comparison

Takebook vs Start.gg

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

Head to head
About

Takebook

This app allows users to vote on predictions and track their accuracy over time in areas like tech, business, and culture. It helps users understand their judgment under uncertainty and compare their insights with others who consistently make accurate early calls.

Highlights
  • Vote on high-signal takes
  • Track personal accuracy over time
  • Compare judgment to others
  • Follow insightful early predictors
  • Revisit predictions after outcomes
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Takebook: Be right before it’s obvious. Most people judge decisions after the outcome. Takebook is where you judge before. Vote on bold takes across tech, business, and culture. Agree or disagree. Then come back later and see what actually happened. Over time, you’ll see: • how often you’re right • where your judgment is strong • who consistently gets it right early This isn’t about opinions. It’s about decisions under uncertainty. Use Takebook to: • Vote on high-signal takes • Track your accuracy over time • Compare your judgment to others • Follow people who are right early • Revisit takes when outcomes are clear Your beliefs drive your decisions. Your decisions drive your outcomes. Takebook helps you get the beliefs right first. Terms of Use: https://takebook.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://takebook.app/privacy

About

Start.gg

Discover and participate in competitive gaming events, from online tournaments to major esports conventions. Track your progress, follow favorite players, and receive real-time tournament updates. Manage your competitive gaming experience on the go.

Highlights
  • Find online tournaments
  • Discover esports conventions
  • Follow favorite players
  • Receive tournament notifications
  • Browse player profiles and rankings
  • Support for hundreds of games
Features
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Start.gg is your home for competitive gaming events - from online tournaments to the world's biggest esports conventions. Find tournaments near you, play in online brackets, or follow your favorite players in top-level competitions. Receive push notifications for every stage of a tournament, from registering to playing your matches. Browse player profiles, rankings, and event history across hundreds of games including Super Smash Bros., Street Fighter, Rocket League, Pokémon Champions, League of Legends, trading card games, and more. Whether you're running an event, playing to win, or just spectating, start.gg keeps the entire tournament experience in your pocket.

Screenshots

Takebook4 screens
Start.gg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Start.gg at none against Takebook's 5. Start.gg also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Takebook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price 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. Takebook sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Start.gg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Takebook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Takebook's written reviews are positive against 75% of Start.gg's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Takebook ships an update every 3 weeks, Start.gg every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Takebook versus Start.gg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTakebookStart.gg
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRaymond Traylor, Limited Liability CompanyStartgg, Inc.

Customer experience

Takebook

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Start.gg

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Takebook

Subscriptions5
  • Takebook Plus$9.991 Month
  • Takebook Plus Monthly$10.001 Month
  • Takebook Pro Monthly$30.001 Month
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  • Takebook Plus Annual$100.001 Year
  • Takebook Pro Annual$300.001 Year
None

Start.gg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Takebook free?
Takebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Start.gg free?
Start.gg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Takebook or Start.gg?
Takebook is rated higher. Takebook averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Start.gg averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Takebook or Start.gg have ads?
Start.gg shows ads; Takebook does not.
Which is updated more often, Takebook or Start.gg?
Takebook ships an update every 3 weeks, and Start.gg every 3 days. Most recently, Takebook was updated on October 30, 2026 and Start.gg on October 31, 2026.

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