Comparison

twine vs Starply

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

Head to head
About

twine

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twine is one private, shared space for the two of you, and no one else. Plan your dates, keep a wishlist of places you want to go together, save photo memories with the spots where they happened, and build a shared list of the shows and movies you mean to watch. Everything lives in a single calm space that belongs only to you and your partner. Why twine Just the two of you. twine is built for one couple, one thread. No feeds, no followers, no ads. Private by design. Your content is end-to-end encrypted on your devices. We store only ciphertext, so even we cannot read your dates, photos, or notes. Plan together. Suggest dates, agree on plans, and keep them in one place. Sync confirmed dates to your phone calendar if you want to. A wishlist for two. Save places and ideas you both want to try, and tick them off as you go. Memories with meaning. Keep photos alongside the place and moment they belong to, so your story stays in order. Watch together. One shared watchlist for the shows and films on your list. Made to feel like a quiet corner that is yours alone. Two lives, one thread. Your privacy All couple content is encrypted on your device before it ever leaves your phone. You can delete your account and your data at any time from your profile.

About

Starply

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Starply holds two kinds of writing. One is sending stars to your future self. Answer the question that surfaces today and send it off as a star. A month or a year later, it arrives again. By then you've changed a little, so you write back to who you were and leave a new question behind. Slowly, letters travel back and forth between you and yourself. On days when writing feels hard, leave your voice instead. Hearing yourself again, long after, brings that day back more vividly than anything you wrote down. The other is simply today's diary. It doesn't have to be grand. One line about your day and one mood is enough. Your moods and energy build up as colors on the calendar, and the stats show at a glance how you've really been doing. The stars you've sent stay up in the night sky. The farther away one floats, the longer until it arrives. Sometimes just looking up at that sky is enough to quiet your mind. If you find yourself wanting to write more often and at greater length, there's Starply Premium. Basic journaling and opening the stars that arrive are always free. Write down today's heart. For your future self, and for who you are today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

twine4 screens
Starply4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: twine at 14.0 against Starply's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

twine ships an update every 4 days, Starply every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
twine versus Starply: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertwineStarply
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size85 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNikky AmreshYaechan Kim

In-app purchases

None

twine

No in-app purchases

None

Starply

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is twine free?
twine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starply free?
Starply is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do twine or Starply have ads?
Neither twine nor Starply shows ads.
Which is updated more often, twine or Starply?
twine ships an update every 4 days, and Starply every 6 days. Most recently, twine was updated on October 15, 2026 and Starply on October 17, 2026.

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