Comparison

Astrae vs Conversation Starters

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

Head to head
About

Astrae

Features
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Astrae is a thoughtful card game designed to spark deeper conversations and help you build more meaningful connections with others and with yourself. Through carefully crafted questions, Astrae creates space for honesty, reflection, and authentic moments that bring people closer. Whether you’re looking to deepen a relationship, share fun moments with friends, or spend time reflecting on your own journey, Astrae helps you slow down and connect in a way that feels natural. MEANINGFUL QUESTIONS Explore curated decks of thoughtful questions organized by themes and levels of depth. Each question is designed to encourage openness, curiosity, and genuine connection. CUSTOM QUESTIONS Make the questions yours. Create custom decks so the questions fit your partner, your friends, your family and the moments you want to share. REFLECTION NOTES Some answers deserve to stay with you. Add private reflection notes to capture your thoughts and look back on your responses to see how you’ve grown over time. MULTIPLE LEVELS Choose how deep you want to go. Questions are organized into three levels, allowing conversations to unfold naturally from light connection to deeper exploration. FULLY OFFLINE & PRIVATE Your data stays with you. Astrae works completely offline, requires no accounts, and stores everything locally on your device. IMPORT & EXPORT Easily back up and restore your data when switching devices. Your custom decks, notes, and favorites travel with you. PERFECT FOR: • Couples looking to deepen their relationship • Game nights, hangouts, and road trips (easy ice-breakers) • Friends wanting more meaningful conversations • Individuals on a journey of self-discovery • Families seeking to connect on a deeper level • Anyone who values authentic, thoughtful communication Start your journey of deeper connections. Download Astrae and discover what meaningful questions can reveal about yourself and those you care about. Privacy and Policy: https://sparkmoments.pages.dev/privacy Terms Of Use: https://sparkmoments.pages.dev/terms

About

Conversation Starters

This app provides curated question decks to spark meaningful conversations beyond small talk. It offers various themes for different social settings, from casual hangouts to deep discussions, designed for in-person interactions without distractions.

Highlights
  • Curated question decks
  • Multiple themes for various settings
  • Designed for in-person interaction
  • No accounts or distractions
  • Adapts to iPhone and iPad
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Converstion Starters is a beautifully simple deck of conversation cards for the people sitting right in front of you. Swipe through hand-picked questions designed to move past small talk and into the stuff worth remembering — over coffee, at the dinner table, on a long drive, or anywhere a real conversation belongs. No accounts. No feeds. No noise. Just you, the people you're with, and one good question at a time. SEVEN DECKS FOR EVERY TABLE • Icebreakers — light, friendly openers for new faces and quiet rooms. • Casual — easy questions that turn a regular hangout into a great one. • Deep Connection — thoughtful prompts for the conversations you mean to have but rarely do. • Date Night — playful and tender questions for couples, new or old. • Hot Seat — bold, funny, slightly dangerous prompts for game nights and group chats. • Family Table — questions that get parents, kids, and grandparents talking like equals. • Workplace — meeting openers and team prompts that don't feel like a corporate trust fall. DESIGNED TO DISAPPEAR The whole app is built around one motion: swipe. Cards stack like a real deck, animate smoothly, and stay out of your way. The parchment-and-ink design is calm enough to leave on the table without becoming the center of attention — because it shouldn't be. The conversation should. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Pass the iPhone around the dinner table or prop the iPad in the middle of the group. The layout adapts cleanly to either. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT No sign-up. No tracking. No ads. Your questions and your conversations stay where they belong — between you and the people across from you. FREE TO START Two full decks — Icebreakers and Casual — are free forever, with hundreds of questions to get you going. Unlock individual premium decks anytime, or grab the full bundle to get every deck (current and future) in one tap. Install in the first hour and the bundle comes with a launch discount, no codes or accounts required. WHO IT'S FOR • Couples who want date night to feel like the early days again. • Friends who'd rather talk than scroll. • Families who want dinner to be more than "how was school." • Teams looking for a meeting opener that actually breaks ice. • Anyone who's ever sat across from someone they love and run out of things to say. Put the phones down. Pick up a card. See where it goes.

Screenshots

Astrae4 screens
Conversation Starters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Astrae at every 4 days against Conversation Starters's every 3 months. Astrae also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Astrae sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Conversation Starters sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Astrae ships an update every 4 days, Conversation Starters every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Astrae versus Conversation Starters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstraeConversation Starters
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB3 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperGia Bao DoAdam Neumann

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Astrae

Subscriptions2
  • Astrae Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Astrae Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Astrae Lifetime$39.99
7 purchases

Conversation Starters

One-time7
  • Deep Connection Deck$2.99
  • Date Night Deck$2.99
  • Hot Seat Deck$2.99
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  • Family Table Deck$2.99
  • Workplace Deck$2.99
  • Bundle Discount$4.99
  • Bundle$9.99

Questions

Is Astrae free?
Astrae is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Conversation Starters free?
Conversation Starters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Astrae or Conversation Starters have ads?
Neither Astrae nor Conversation Starters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Astrae or Conversation Starters?
Astrae ships an update every 4 days, and Conversation Starters every 3 months. Most recently, Astrae was updated on October 28, 2026 and Conversation Starters on October 31, 2026.

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