Start Stretching vs Stretch Mini
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
Stretch Mini
Quantify your flexibility progress using photographic evidence and precise angle measurements. This app helps you visualize and track your stretching improvements over time with a built-in protractor and progress diary.
- Protractor overlay for angle measurement
- Photo capture with angle data
- Progress diary with dated entries
- Multiple stretch categories
- Visualize improvements with timelapse (unreleased)
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Accurately track your flexibility gains with Stretch Mini. This app combines photography and measurement to help you visualize and quantify your stretching progress over time. - Built-in protractor overlay for precise angle measurements - Photo capture of your stretches with angle data - Progress diary with dated entries - Multiple stretch categories (More to be added) - Timelapse feature to visualize improvements (Unreleased) - Goal setting and achievement notifications (Unreleased)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stretch Mini at none against Start Stretching's 1. Stretch Mini also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Start Stretching's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 1). On price 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. Stretch Mini asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stretch Mini holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Start Stretching has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Stretch Mini's.
| Parameter | Start Stretching | Stretch Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yogasoft Applications | Lulustudio |
Customer experience
Start Stretching
Stretch Mini
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
Stretch Mini
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Start Stretching
- Start Stretching Premium$1.99
Stretch Mini
No in-app purchases
Questions
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