Comparison

BetterPoints vs Starlight Sanctuary

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

Head to head
About

BetterPoints

This app motivates users to adopt healthier habits by rewarding positive changes like walking or cycling. Earn points in sponsored areas for activities and redeem them for vouchers, local goods, or charitable donations. Track progress and participate in challenges regardless of your location.

Highlights
  • Earn rewards for walking, cycling, and public transport
  • Redeem points for high street vouchers
  • Support local independent retailers
  • Donate points to charities
  • Track activity progress
  • Participate in challenges and win prizes
Features
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I love love love BetterPoints! I have found the app to be very motivational and it has helped me become more active. – Smartypants011 Be the change you want to see! BetterPoints rewards you for making positive changes like walking instead of taking the car. Join the growing BetterPoints community and download our app, which has helped thousands of people to take those first steps towards a better life. You can only earn BetterPoints if you’re in a sponsored area but you can still record your activities, see your progress, take part in challenges and win prizes no matter where you live. In sponsored areas you can earn BetterPoints for walking, wheeling, cycling or taking the bus – or even for attending fitness classes or recycling. BetterPoints can be redeemed against high street vouchers, spent with local independent retailers and exchanged for services such as leisure centre classes. You can donate your points to national and international charities or support local causes you love. Thanks for joining in!

About

Starlight Sanctuary

A private digital space to write messages to loved ones who have passed away. Share memories, thoughts, or simply express your feelings. Each message becomes a star, visible to you or publicly in a galaxy.

Highlights
  • Write messages to lost loved ones
  • Option for public or private messages
  • Messages become stars in a galaxy
  • Secure and private message storage
  • Delete messages anytime
  • No marketing emails or data selling
Features
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About Starlight Sanctuary A gentle space for those who have lost someone they love, created to help you feel a little closer to the ones you miss. Why We Built This Missing someone doesn't follow a timeline. Some days you want to share good news with someone who's gone. Other days, you just want to say "I miss you." Starlight Sanctuary was born from the belief that writing to those we've lost can bring comfort, and that love transcends even the furthest distances. This is not therapy — it's a quiet, personal ritual. A moment to pause, reflect, and feel connected. How It Works Starlight Sanctuary is available via subscription. Choose from Basic (£4.99/month), Pro (£9.99/month), or Annual (£39.99/year) plans, with a 7-day free trial. Subscribers can write unlimited messages to loved ones and chat with Luna, our AI grief companion. Messages can be public (visible as a star in the Galaxy) or private (kept in your personal sanctuary). Your Trust Matters We understand that sharing your feelings requires trust. Here's what we promise: Private messages stay private. Only you can see them. We will never share, sell, or display your private messages. Payments are secure. Payments are processed securely via Apple In-App Purchase, one of the world's most trusted payment providers. We never see or store your card details. No spam, no tricks. We don't send marketing emails, we don't sell your data, and there are no hidden fees. One message = £1, simple as that. You can delete any message — public or private — at any time from your sanctuary. Your words, your choice. Who Is This For? Anyone who has lost someone they love. Whether it happened recently or years ago, whether you're still learning to live with the loss or simply want a place to keep their memory alive. There is no right or wrong way to use Starlight Sanctuary — if it brings you even a small moment of peace, then it has done its job. "The ones we love never truly leave us. They live on in the words we write and the stars we send." Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BetterPoints3 screens
Starlight Sanctuary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Starlight Sanctuary at 100% against BetterPoints's 25%. Starlight Sanctuary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). BetterPoints's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Starlight Sanctuary sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BetterPoints asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Starlight Sanctuary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of BetterPoints's written reviews are positive against 100% of Starlight Sanctuary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BetterPoints ships an update every 10 days, Starlight Sanctuary every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BetterPoints versus Starlight Sanctuary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetterPointsStarlight Sanctuary
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetterPoints LimitedMihai Petrescu

Customer experience

BetterPoints

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews130 reviews
Positive25.4%
Neutral13.8%
Negative60.8%

Starlight Sanctuary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BetterPoints

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Starlight Sanctuary

Subscriptions3
  • Luna Basic7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Luna Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Luna Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Message Credit$0.99

Questions

Is BetterPoints free?
BetterPoints is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starlight Sanctuary free?
Starlight Sanctuary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BetterPoints or Starlight Sanctuary?
Starlight Sanctuary is rated higher. BetterPoints averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Starlight Sanctuary averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BetterPoints or Starlight Sanctuary have ads?
Neither BetterPoints nor Starlight Sanctuary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BetterPoints or Starlight Sanctuary?
BetterPoints ships an update every 10 days, and Starlight Sanctuary every 6 weeks. Most recently, BetterPoints was updated on October 18, 2026 and Starlight Sanctuary on October 12, 2026.

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