Comparison

Vesper vs Startklar

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

Head to head
About

Vesper

Features
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How did today feel? That's the only question Vesper ever asks. No streaks to protect. No scores to chase. No guilt for the days you miss. Vesper doesn’t gamify your feelings or compete for your attention, it asks once each evening, then gets out of your way. What’s left, over time, is an honest, quiet record of your life worth actually looking back on. WHAT VESPER DOES Every evening, Vesper asks how today felt: Good, Meh or Hard. Add a line if you want to remember why. Your answer becomes one colored dot on a simple monthly grid. Miss a day and nothing happens, no penalty, no broken chain to mourn. Vesper never judges your day. It just holds it. Tap any past day to see what you wrote. Once you’ve kept it up for six months, your memory trail unlocks: every note you’ve ever written, in one place, in your own words. VESPER PLUS For anyone who wants to see the bigger picture, Vesper Plus reveals patterns that only show up over time: β€’ Side by Side, comparing recent months at a glance β€’ Shape of Your Weeks, seeing which days tend to feel harder β€’ Quietest & Fullest, the months that stood apart β€’ Yearly Portrait, one full year, at a glance β€’ On This Day, a quiet echo of what today looked like a month or a year ago Plus also includes: β€’ iCloud sync, so your record follows you across every device β€’ An Apple Watch app, for checking in from your wrist β€’ A home screen widget, a glance at your month without opening the app β€’ Curated themes: Chalk, Marigold, and Ink β€’ Anytime check-in, if evenings aren't when your day actually ends Vesper Plus is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS With Vesper Plus, your record syncs privately through your own iCloud account. Nothing is shared, sold, or used to train anything. Some days are good. Some are hard. Most are somewhere in between. Vesper is a quiet place to keep track of all of them. For details on subscriptions and purchases, see Apple's Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Startklar

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The task is not big. Starting it is. Startklar does one thing. It turns something you have been putting off into a first physical step, and gets you through one short sprint on it. HOW IT GOES Write down the thing you are avoiding. Startklar offers a few first steps small enough to actually begin, or you write your own. Too big? Ask for smaller. Then pick a length and press Start. The step sits on your lock screen with a countdown, and it rings through silent mode and a Focus, because a sprint you cannot hear is a sprint you will miss. When it ends you say what happens next: five more minutes, the next step, or enough for now. When the task itself is finished, you say that too. Startklar never decides for you that something is done. ON YOUR DEVICE Step suggestions are generated on your device by Apple Intelligence. Your tasks, steps and sprints are stored on your device and nowhere else. No account, no analytics, no tracking, no server. Delete the app and everything it stored goes with it. WHAT IT COSTS The loop is free, as often as you like: write it down, pick a step, sprint, say what happened. One round of step suggestions a day is free too. Pro lifts that limit, as a subscription or as a one-time purchase. German and English, both written natively. iPhone only. Not a medical device. Startklar replaces neither therapy nor advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vesper4 screens
Startklar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Startklar at daily against Vesper's every 6 weeks. Vesper's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Vesper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Startklar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vesper ships an update every 6 weeks, Startklar daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Vesper versus Startklar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVesperStartklar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better26.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalvin NgBrotCode

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vesper

Subscriptions2
  • Vesper Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Vesper Plus Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vesper Plus Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Startklar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Startklar Pro, one-time$49.99

Questions

Is Vesper free?
Vesper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Startklar free?
Startklar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vesper or Startklar have ads?
Neither Vesper nor Startklar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vesper or Startklar?
Vesper ships an update every 6 weeks, and Startklar daily. Most recently, Vesper was updated on November 5, 2026 and Startklar on October 31, 2026.

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