Comparison

Conversation Starters vs Convo

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

Head to head
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.

About

Convo

Features
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Never run out of things to say. Pull out a deck and watch any room come alive — a party, a road trip, a first date or a 2am deep talk. No signup. No ads. Just better conversations. PICK A DECK • Icebreakers — kill the small talk with people you just met • Friend Questions — how well do you really know your people? • Would You Rather — impossible choices, big debates • Never Have I Ever — fingers up, secrets out • Deep Talk — the questions you never think to ask • Party Mode — pass the phone, chaos guaranteed • Girls Night — besties, brunch & bachelorettes • Road Trip — miles fly when the talk is good • This or That — rapid-fire, no overthinking • First Date — skip the résumé swap • Family Dinner — better than "how was school?" • After Dark — for when the group chat gets brave WHY IT STAYS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • A new Daily Question every day — a 30-second ritual • Works fully offline — cabin, flight or campfire • Pass-and-play — one phone, no accounts, nothing to set up • New decks added every week 780+ questions across 12 decks. Icebreakers, Friend Questions and the Daily Question are free forever. Premium unlocks every deck — and every deck we add, week after week. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://biscuitfox.com/convo/privacy/

Screenshots

Conversation Starters4 screens
Convo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Convo at every 2 weeks against Conversation Starters's every 3 months. 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. Conversation Starters sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Convo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conversation Starters ships an update every 3 months, Convo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Conversation Starters versus Convo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConversation StartersConvo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating9++17
DeveloperAdam NeumannArpit Roy

In-app purchases

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
3 purchases

Convo

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Annual: All Decks7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime: Every Deck Forever$39.99

Questions

Is Conversation Starters free?
Conversation Starters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Convo free?
Convo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Conversation Starters or Convo have ads?
Neither Conversation Starters nor Convo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Conversation Starters or Convo?
Conversation Starters ships an update every 3 months, and Convo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Conversation Starters was updated on October 31, 2026 and Convo on October 29, 2026.

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