Start Stretching vs Let's Stretch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Let's Stretch
Easily choose and follow guided stretching routines with an integrated timer. Adaptations from yoga practices help users complete their stretches.
- Selectable stretch routines
- Built-in timer
- Yoga-inspired stretches
- Simple interface
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Start Stretching sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Let's Stretch asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Start Stretching | Let's Stretch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better | 4.3 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yogasoft Applications | Lets Hang LLc |
Customer experience
Start Stretching
Let's Stretch
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
Start Stretching
- Start Stretching Premium$1.99
Let's Stretch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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