Comparison

Dipoll vs Start.

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

Head to head
About

Dipoll

Create and explore polls with live results visualized on interactive maps. Engage in discussions, share opinions, and discover local insights from your community and beyond.

Highlights
  • Create polls in various formats
  • Live vote tracking
  • County-level U.S. map insights
  • World-view globe visualization
  • Demographic breakdowns
  • Commenting and direct messaging
  • Leaderboard and user profiles
Features
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Post a poll in seconds and watch votes roll in live. Then go deeper: explore results on a county-level map of the U.S., spin the world-view globe, and break down answers by demographics. From neighborhood debates to national questions, Dipoll shows you where opinion really stands. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create polls in any format — yes/no, multiple choice, rankings, sliders, ratings, image polls, and free response • Browse For You, Following, and Trending feeds • See how your area voted with county-level U.S. map insights and a world-view globe • Explore demographic breakdowns on polls you've voted in • Comment, reply in threads, like, and share • Message friends directly or start group chats • Discover polls and people near you on the map • Follow creators, build your profile, and climb the leaderboard • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email A COMMUNITY BUILT FOR HONEST OPINIONS Dipoll is designed for real discussion, not shouting matches. Report and block tools help keep conversations usable. Profile demographics are optional and always under your control — share what you want for richer insights, or nothing at all. You can delete your account anytime in Settings. Free to download. No in-app purchases. Dipoll is for users 16 and older. Ask the question. See the answer. Questions? Visit https://dipoll.org/support Privacy: https://dipoll.org/privacy Terms: https://dipoll.org/terms

About

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.

Highlights
  • Create before consuming
  • 15-minute creation timer
  • Real-world creation prompts
  • Share creations
  • Discover user creations
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Dipoll4 screens
Start.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Start. at 12 against Dipoll's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dipoll against 5.0 for Start.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Start. has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dipoll ships an update fortnightly, Start. every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dipoll versus Start.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDipollStart.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB33 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLAWSON ROY HUTTERStartCreating LLC

Customer experience

Dipoll

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Start.

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dipoll

No in-app purchases

None

Start.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dipoll free?
Dipoll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Start. free?
Start. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dipoll or Start.?
Dipoll and Start. are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 12 ratings respectively.
Do Dipoll or Start. have ads?
Neither Dipoll nor Start. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dipoll or Start.?
Dipoll ships an update fortnightly, and Start. every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dipoll was updated on October 24, 2026 and Start. on October 28, 2026.

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