Start. vs Nemo.fun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Nemo.fun
Connect with creative and technical professionals to collaborate on projects. Build a skill-based profile, discover talent, and manage collaborations through a social feed and real-time chat.
- Skill-based professional profiles
- Discover professionals by search and category
- Social feed with posts, images, and video
- Topic-based community discussions
- Receive and respond to collaboration offers
- Real-time workspace chat
- Task management
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Nemo is a professional talent network for creative and technical professionals. Create a skill-based profile, showcase your experience, and make it easier for project teams to discover the right fit for collaboration. With Nemo, you can: • Build a professional profile with role tags, availability, and social links • Discover other professionals through search and category browsing • Share updates through a social feed with posts, images, and video • Join topic-based communities and take part in discussions • Receive collaboration offers and respond directly in the app • Stay connected through real-time workspace chat and task management • Get push notifications for messages, offers, and activity Nemo is designed for professionals who want to grow their network, stay visible, and collaborate more efficiently from mobile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nemo.fun at every 3 days against Start.'s every 3 weeks. Start.'s advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 4). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
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 Start. against 5.0 for Nemo.fun. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Start. ships an update every 3 weeks, Nemo.fun every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Start. | Nemo.fun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | StartCreating LLC | Nikoloz Todua |
Customer experience
Start.
Nemo.fun
In-app purchases
Start.
No in-app purchases
Nemo.fun
No in-app purchases
