Comparison

Start vs 40 Day Forge

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

Head to head
About

Start

This app helps you achieve your New Year's goals by providing tools to set objectives, track daily progress, and count down to the new year. It aims to be a smarter way to stay on track and accomplish more throughout the year.

Highlights
  • New Year Countdown
  • Set New Year goals
  • Track daily progress
  • Achieve more this year
Features
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A smarter way to keep your New Year resolutions - New Year Countdown - Set your New Year goals - Track your progress daily - Achieve more this year Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

40 Day Forge

Features
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40 Day Forge is a 40-day challenge designed to build spiritual discipline through daily, repeatable habits. Forty isn’t arbitrary—it’s biblical. This challenge is your proving ground: a daily rhythm that forms consistency with God, spiritual muscle, and holy habits that last. What you’ll do • Complete a simple daily task list • Track your day-by-day progress • If you miss a day, your run resets—start again stronger Why it works • Clear structure (no guesswork) • Daily accountability • Built for focus: minimal, distraction-free No sign-in. Your progress stays on your device.

Screenshots

Start4 screens
40 Day Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 40 Day Forge at none against Start's 1. 40 Day Forge also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). Start's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. Start sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. 40 Day Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Start versus 40 Day Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStart40 Day Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtalyk AkashJeff Symons

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Start

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Premium Plan$1.991 Year
None

40 Day Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Start free?
Start is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 40 Day Forge free?
40 Day Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Start or 40 Day Forge have ads?
40 Day Forge shows ads; Start does not.

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