Comparison

Start Stretching vs Let's Stretch

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

Head to head
About

Start Stretching

Improve your physical flexibility with guided stretches designed for beginners. This app offers simple instructions and a built-in timer to make daily stretching convenient. Track your progress and integrate with your health app to monitor your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Beginner-level stretches
  • Easy-to-follow graphics and instructions
  • Configurable stretch durations
  • Built-in timer
  • Health app integration
  • Statistics tracking
  • Automatic stretch cycling
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Start Stretching is a stretching coach intended for healthy individuals who are seeking to improve their physical flexibility. The app is an entry point into the world of flexibility training for anyone with the capability to perform a few basic movements. The app features a routine of beginner level stretches designed to help people improve their health and mobility, whether you have a minute or 10 to spare each day. Simple graphics with easy to follow instructions and a built-in timer make stretching convenient. Integration with the Health app allows tracking stretching time as a workout. ---------------------------------------- Why Stretch With Start Stretching? ---------------------------------------- - Basic stretches, clearly described – both textually and graphically - Configurable stretch durations for difficulty adjustment - Integration with the Health app to record your stretching workouts - Statistics tracking - Stretch hold length timing - Automatic cycling through the stretch routine

About

Let's Stretch

Easily choose and follow guided stretching routines with an integrated timer. Adaptations from yoga practices help users complete their stretches.

Highlights
  • Selectable stretch routines
  • Built-in timer
  • Yoga-inspired stretches
  • Simple interface
Features
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Let's Stretch allows the user to quickly select a stretch routine and complete the stretches with a built in timer. Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com and yoga by Claire Jones from the Noun Project. Stretch descriptions are adaptations from yoga.com.

Screenshots

Start Stretching4 screens
Let's Stretch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Let's Stretch at none against Start Stretching's 1. Let's Stretch also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Start Stretching's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 10) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, 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. Start Stretching sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Let's Stretch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Start Stretching holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Start Stretching has 3.5K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Start Stretching's written reviews are positive against 75% of Let's Stretch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Start Stretching ships an update every 4 months, Let's Stretch weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Start Stretching versus Let's Stretch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStart StretchingLet's Stretch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better4.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.5K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYogasoft ApplicationsLets Hang LLc

Customer experience

Start Stretching

All ratings3,509 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative16.3%

Let's Stretch

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Start Stretching

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional freezing or looping issues
  • Inconsistent behavior with left/right stretch variations

Requested features

4 requests
  • More stretching exercises and routines
  • Ability to create custom stretching programs
  • Guided audio or video instructions
  • Integration with fitness tracking apps

Let's Stretch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Start Stretching

One-time1
  • Start Stretching Premium$1.99
None

Let's Stretch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Start Stretching free?
Start Stretching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Let's Stretch free?
Let's Stretch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Start Stretching or Let's Stretch?
Start Stretching is rated higher. Start Stretching averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Let's Stretch averages 4.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Start Stretching or Let's Stretch have ads?
Both Start Stretching and Let's Stretch show ads.
Which is updated more often, Start Stretching or Let's Stretch?
Start Stretching ships an update every 4 months, and Let's Stretch weekly. Most recently, Start Stretching was updated on September 20, 2026 and Let's Stretch on September 10, 2026.

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