hiLife vs CapitaStar App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hiLife
This app provides a comprehensive platform for smart living, integrating property management, smart home controls, and community engagement. It allows residents to manage facilities, control smart devices remotely, and connect with neighbors through various community features.
- Digital property management
- Facility booking
- Remote smart home control
- Visitor management
- Community engagement
- Interest groups and events
Read full descriptionHide full description
hiLife App intro hiLife is the leading smart living app offering an all-in-one platform connecting residents, estate managers and local community through Smart Estate, Smart Home and Smart Community. SMART ESTATE Digitalizes property management including facility bookings, announcements, maintenance fee payment, visitors’ management, access control and more. SMART HOME Residents are able to remotely control and manage their smart technological home products, adding ease and convenience to their daily life SMART COMMUNITY Connects neighbours and encourages engagement though interest groups, events, group buys, exclusive promotions and more. Join our hiLife community to begin your Smart Living today. Connect with us https://www.facebook.com/SGhiLife/ https://www.instagram.com/hilife.sg/
CapitaStar App
This lifestyle app rewards users for shopping and dining at over 3,400 participating locations. Earn points on everyday spending, redeem exclusive deals, and enjoy partner privileges. It also offers a digital wallet for seamless payments and eVouchers.
- Earn STAR$® on spending
- Redeem exclusive deals
- Use STAR$® for carpark eVouchers
- Digital wallet for payments
- Partner privileges
- Shop and dine rewards
Read full descriptionHide full description
Join over 1.9 million members and unlock a smarter way to shop! Discover Singapore's leading lifestyle and shopping rewards app and be rewarded for your everyday spend. • Shop, dine, earn: Earn STAR$® when you spend at more than 3,400 participating stores across CapitaLand malls and workspaces in Singapore. • Get first dibs on exclusive promos: Redeem deals and rewards with your STAR$® from your favourite brands or use your STAR$® to redeem for carpark eVouchers. • Enjoy a seamless payment and gifting experience with Singapore's preferred digital wallet, eCapitaVoucher. • Plus, enjoy partner privileges from Mastercard, DBS PayLah!, Kris+, ShopBack and more! Start earning rewards and make every spend count today!
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CapitaStar App at 4.6 against hiLife's 2.1. CapitaStar App also leads on ratings volume (106 vs 7). hiLife's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CapitaStar App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CapitaStar App has 106 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of hiLife's written reviews are positive against 31% of CapitaStar App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hiLife | CapitaStar App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) | 4.6 (106 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 31.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 106 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 392 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HiLife Interactive Pte Ltd | CAPITASTAR PTE LTD |
Customer experience
hiLife
CapitaStar App
In-app purchases
hiLife
No in-app purchases
CapitaStar App
No in-app purchases
