Comparison

Start.gg vs SwearJar.

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

Head to head
About

Start.gg

Discover and participate in competitive gaming events, from online tournaments to major esports conventions. Track your progress, follow favorite players, and receive real-time tournament updates. Manage your competitive gaming experience on the go.

Highlights
  • Find online tournaments
  • Discover esports conventions
  • Follow favorite players
  • Receive tournament notifications
  • Browse player profiles and rankings
  • Support for hundreds of games
Features
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Start.gg is your home for competitive gaming events - from online tournaments to the world's biggest esports conventions. Find tournaments near you, play in online brackets, or follow your favorite players in top-level competitions. Receive push notifications for every stage of a tournament, from registering to playing your matches. Browse player profiles, rankings, and event history across hundreds of games including Super Smash Bros., Street Fighter, Rocket League, Pokémon Champions, League of Legends, trading card games, and more. Whether you're running an event, playing to win, or just spectating, start.gg keeps the entire tournament experience in your pocket.

About

SwearJar.

Features
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The swear jar has been in every family for generations. Cash in a jar on the counter. Dad owing the most. Nobody ever actually counting. Introducing SwearJar — the digital jar your household actually uses. Set the rules, name the offenders, and watch the Bleeps add up in real time. Create a jar for anything — swearing, phones at the table, the toilet seat, running late, wet towels, whatever your household has silently agreed is a crime. Set your goal. Start collecting. FEATURES: — Multiple jars running at once — the Swear Jar and the Phone Jar are separate problems — Three severity tiers, because not all offenses are equal — A leaderboard that is always visible and always accurate — Bleeps — the currency of household accountability — History log — timestamped, scrollable, mildly incriminating — Celebration screen when the goal is hit — confetti, reset, start again — Share the leaderboard — “Mom owes 47 Bleeps and it's only Wednesday" posts itself — No accounts. No data collected. Nothing stored anywhere it shouldn't be. Does the jar actually change anyone's behavior? Probably not. Is the leaderboard deeply satisfying? Ask whoever's in last place. One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Unlike some people's contribution to the swear jar situation. SwearJar is for entertainment purposes only. Bleeps have no monetary value.

Screenshots

Start.gg4 screens
SwearJar.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Start.gg at Free against SwearJar.'s $1.99. Start.gg also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). SwearJar.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

Start.gg is free to download; SwearJar. costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Start.gg ships an update every 3 days, SwearJar. every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Start.gg versus SwearJar.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStart.ggSwearJar.
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStartgg, Inc.The Perfect Brands Stockholm AB

In-app purchases

None

Start.gg

No in-app purchases

None

SwearJar.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Start.gg free?
Start.gg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwearJar. free?
SwearJar. costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Start.gg or SwearJar. have ads?
Start.gg shows ads; SwearJar. does not.
Which is updated more often, Start.gg or SwearJar.?
Start.gg ships an update every 3 days, and SwearJar. every 2 months. Most recently, Start.gg was updated on October 24, 2026 and SwearJar. on October 24, 2026.

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