Start. Work earns your rest vs Mandra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Start. Work earns your rest
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Restless at work, guilty at rest? What you're missing isn't willpower โ it's a clear record of your time. Start. lets you trade work time for rest time. Hit start, do real work, and that time becomes rest you can take guilt-free. 1 hour of work earns how much rest? You decide. โ Every day you've lived sits on the calendar. Tap any day to see what you did โ and what you wrote about it. Timer stops on time. Reminders that respect your attention. โ No network. No upload. Everything stays on your phone. Pay once. Use forever. โ Work without anxiety. Rest without guilt. Time you can finally trust.
Mandra
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Turn one big goal into a small step every day. Mandra is a Mandalart planner you actually use daily. One core goal, eight sub-goals, sixty-four actions. Lay out your goal on a 9x9 grid, check in on what you did today, and watch each cell deepen like a streak heatmap. Your Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets keep today's goal in front of you. โ Made for you if - Your New Year's goals tend to fade by February - You want to turn a vague dream into concrete actions - You've heard of the Mandalart method made famous by Shohei Ohtani and want to try it โ Features - 9x9 Mandalart grid: one goal โ 8 sub-goals โ 64 actions - Daily check-in: tap the actions you did today, right on the grid - Activity heatmap: cells deepen every day you show up - Lock Screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island: your Mandalart, always in view - Home Screen widgets: streak and this week's activity at a glance - Stats: weekly and monthly activity, streaks, completion - Reminders: daily check-in, weekly summary, and a heads-up before a streak breaks - Dark mode, Korean and English (switch in the app) โ Your data stays yours No account, no server. Everything is stored on your device. Contact: support.minsukkim@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mandra at none against Start. Work earns your rest's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Start. Work earns your rest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mandra asks for nothing beyond the download.
Start. Work earns your rest ships an update monthly, Mandra every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Start. Work earns your rest | Mandra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly โ better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomihiro Fushino | Minsuk Kim |
In-app purchases
Start. Work earns your rest
- Lifetime Unlock$1.99
Mandra
No in-app purchases
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