Comparison

Flash Log vs Starlit

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

Head to head
About

Flash Log

This app helps you focus on completing your daily tasks with a clean interface that hides completed items. It offers optional time estimates and tracking, with features like Lock Screen and Apple Watch integration for seamless task management.

Highlights
  • Focus on single tasks
  • Automatic completion hiding
  • Optional time estimates
  • Lock Screen and Apple Watch integration
  • Recurring task management
  • Voice input and Siri integration
  • Data export
Features
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Flash Log is an app for handling your to-dos simply, so you can move the one in front of you forward. Today's screen shows only today. Write it down, start it, check it off — that's all there is to learn. Finished to-dos tuck themselves away, so the screen always stays quiet. ■ Simple to start - Write down today's to-dos and check them off. That alone is a complete way to use the app. - Completed items hide automatically, so you always see only what's ahead. - Next morning, you choose which of yesterday's leftovers to carry over. Nothing piles up on its own. ■ Focus on doing - Start a to-do and it opens in a full-screen focus view — just you and the one thing. - "Just these today" — pick the few things that really matter today and show only those. - While it's running, it also shows on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on Apple Watch, where you can pause or complete it. - The time you spend is recorded automatically. Your effort leaves a trace. When you finish, you can leave a star rating and a short note as a reflection (optional, of course). ■ Think in time (only if you want to) - Give a to-do a time estimate and the day shows its total — you'll know "today is full" before it happens. - Estimates (gray) and actuals (blue) sit side by side, so you gradually learn what your "30 minutes" really is. - Estimates are always optional. Everything works beautifully without them. ■ Look back on your day (only if you want to) - At the end of the day, see what you did in the order you did it. Add things you did that weren't planned. - Send unfinished things to another day, the Inbox, or a smaller next step — or simply let them go. - Read each day's actual time and notes across a week or a month. ■ Your style, your method - Capture ideas into the Inbox, then drag them onto a day when you decide. (For GTD fans) - Drag to-dos onto a timeline in calendar view. (For timeboxing fans) - Comparing estimates with actuals will feel familiar to TaskChute practitioners. - Use any method fully, partially — or none at all. A plain to-do list is a perfectly good way to use Flash Log. ■ Recurring to-dos that don't pile up - Daily and weekly to-dos appear each day as a dimmed "tentative" preview. - Tap the ones you'll actually do — only those become real. Skipped days never stack up. ■ An everyday tool - Add to-dos by voice. Works with Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight search. - Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, and an Apple Watch app. - Reminders for start and expected end times, search across every day, and your calendar events overlaid on the timeline. - Runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with optional iCloud sync — you decide. - On iPhone Duo, Flash Log uses the whole screen, closed or open. Open it up and the day list and Inbox sit side by side. ■ Easy to trust - Free. No ads. No account. - Your data stays on your device; sync only uses your own iCloud, only if you turn it on. - Add-by-voice speech recognition runs entirely on your device; your voice never leaves it. - Export your data as plain text anytime. No lock-in. Not for managing your to-dos — for finishing them. Flash Log tries to be a tool that never gets in the way of your pace.

About

Starlit

This app transforms study sessions into a celestial experience. Earn stars for focused time, creating a unique night sky for each subject. Track progress visually through constellations and graphs, making learning a rewarding journey.

Highlights
  • Focus timer with customizable durations
  • Subject-specific constellations
  • Visual progress tracking with night sky creation
  • Weekly and monthly study time breakdown
  • Exam countdown
  • Constellation encyclopedia
Features
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集中を1回終えるたびに、星がひとつ灯ります。 科目ごとに星座が生まれ、集中を重ねるたびに自分だけの夜空ができていきます。数字のグラフだけでなく、夜空の広がりで積み重ねを実感できる勉強タイマーです。 受験勉強、資格の勉強、大学のレポートや課題、毎日の自習に。短い時間で区切っても、自分のペースで長く集中しても、終えた時間はそのまま星になります。 ・集中時間は15/25/45/60分からワンタップ。1〜180分で自由に設定もできる ・1科目=1星座。次にどの星座が現れるかはお楽しみ。続けるほど星座が完成する ・画面を閉じてもタイマーは継続。終わると通知でお知らせ ・週・月の集中時間と科目別の内訳をグラフで確認。勉強時間の記録が自然に残る ・試験日カウントダウン。ホームに次の試験まであと何日かを表示 ・星座図鑑。完成させた星座が全36星座の図鑑に集まっていく 科目名や集中履歴などの学習データは端末内に保存されます。広告や他社アプリ・Webサイトをまたぐ追跡はありません。アプリ内課金の購入管理については、プライバシーポリシーをご確認ください。 無料で「深い藍夜」の空と、図鑑・カウントダウンを含むすべての機能が最後まで使えます。Starlit+ で、オーロラ・月夜・天の川・夜桜など7種の空と、えんぴつ座・ねこ座などStarlit+ だけの18の星座が加わります。Starlit+ は次の3つから選べます(使える内容はどれも同じです)。 ・年額プラン:¥2,400/年(自動更新) ・月額プラン:¥300/月(自動更新) ・買い切り:¥3,000(1回のお支払い) 年額・月額プランは、期間が終わる24時間前までに解約しない限り自動で更新され、期間が終わる前の24時間以内に次の期間の料金が Apple Account に請求されます。解約は iPhone の「設定」→ Apple Account →「サブスクリプション」からいつでもできます。 利用規約: https://katsu345.github.io/hoshi-atsume-legal/terms-of-service/ プライバシーポリシー: https://katsu345.github.io/hoshi-atsume-legal/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Flash Log4 screens
Starlit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flash Log at none against Starlit's 3. Flash Log also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Starlit's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Starlit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Flash Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flash Log ships an update weekly, Starlit every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flash Log versus Starlit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlash LogStarlit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShinichi NanbuKatsuhide Leung

Customer experience

Flash Log

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Starlit

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flash Log

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Starlit

Subscriptions2
  • Starlit+ 月額プラン$1.991 Month
  • Starlit+ 年額プラン$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Starlit+ 買い切り$19.99

Questions

Is Flash Log free?
Flash Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starlit free?
Starlit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flash Log or Starlit have ads?
Neither Flash Log nor Starlit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flash Log or Starlit?
Flash Log ships an update weekly, and Starlit every 11 days. Most recently, Flash Log was updated on October 31, 2026 and Starlit on October 31, 2026.

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