Start. vs BigTip
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.
BigTip
This social networking app focuses on private, invite-only friend groups. It offers a feed free from algorithms and advertisements, showing only posts from your connected friends.
- Invite-only access
- Private friend groups
- Algorithm-free feed
- No advertisements
- Direct friend posts
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BigTip is a private, invite-only social app built for real friend groups. No algorithm, no ads, just posts from your buddies.
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Verdict
Start. and BigTip are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 BigTip. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Start. | BigTip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | StartCreating LLC | Sean Sullivan |
Customer experience
Start.
BigTip
In-app purchases
Start.
No in-app purchases
BigTip
No in-app purchases
