YFF vs Start.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YFF
Connect with ambitious student and young entrepreneurs globally. Discover events, find collaborators, and showcase your startup. This platform bridges online networking with real-world startup ecosystems.
- Discover founder events and pitch competitions
- Connect with founders and investors
- Showcase startup profiles and skills
- Find co-founders and collaborators
- Access exclusive content and challenges
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Young Founders Forum (YFF) is a global community and platform for ambitious student and young entrepreneurs. The YFF app helps you: - Discover curated founder events, meetups, and pitch competitions - Connect with other founders, builders, and investors - Showcase your startup, projects, and skills on your profile - Find co-founders, collaborators, and opportunities - Access exclusive content, challenges, and member benefits YFF bridges the gap between online networking and real-world startup ecosystems, connecting campuses, cities, and global founder communities into one platform. Join other young founders in building the next generation of companies.
Start.
This social media app encourages active creation over passive consumption. Users are prompted to create something in the real world within a 15-minute timer, then share their creations and discover those of others. It aims to foster genuine creativity and engagement.
- Create before consuming
- 15-minute creation timer
- Real-world creation prompts
- Share creations
- Discover user creations
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Start is the social media app that flips the script. Instead of endless scrolling, you unlock your feed by creating something first. Every day, you’ll get a 5-minute timer. When you’re ready, hit start, put your phone down, and create something in the real world. Draw, write, build, play music—anything. When you’re done, share it and discover what others made. No passive scrolling. No mindless consumption. Just real creativity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Start. at none against YFF's shown. Start. also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). YFF's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for YFF against 5.0 for Start.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Start. has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
YFF ships an update every 5 days, Start. every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YFF | Start. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alexander Schoss | StartCreating LLC |
Customer experience
YFF
Start.
In-app purchases
YFF
No in-app purchases
Start.
No in-app purchases
