Santa's Secret vs START
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Santa's Secret
Organize a Secret Santa gift exchange with friends and family. Easily set up a game, invite participants via a link, or add them manually. Receive an email with your assigned recipient's name to ensure a surprise.
- Secret Santa organization
- Participant invitation via link
- Manual participant addition
- Recipient name revealed via email
- Surprise gift exchange
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With this app, every player can know who he or she gives a gift to. And, to you, the name of your Secret Santa will be a pleasant surprise! Fill the information about the game, and then send your friends a link so that they could enter their details to join in the game. If your friends have got caught in the garlands and cannot register using the link, you can add participants manually. An email containing the name of your recipient will be sent to the given emaill address. On the appointed day, Santas and their recipients get together in a particular place and give each other gifts. The world gets a bit kinder.
START
This app offers a vast library of films, series, and cartoons from global studios, alongside exclusive original productions. Enjoy high-definition streaming, offline viewing, and bonus content with a single subscription, accessible across all your devices worldwide without any advertisements.
- Exclusive original series and films
- Large library of movies, series, and cartoons
- Single subscription for full catalog access
- Offline viewing of downloaded content
- Full HD 1080p quality
- Ad-free viewing
- Cross-device compatibility
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Онлайн-кинотеатр START — это 200+ оригинальных сериалов и фильмов собственного производства, большая библиотека кино, сериалов и мультфильмов, а также 120+ телеканалов онлайн. START снимает и показывает сериалы и фильмы, которые смотрят и обсуждают: от «Содержанок» до «Инспектора Гаврилова», от «Слово пацана. Кровь на асфальте» до «Вампиров средней полосы». А еще START — это: — ранний доступ к эксклюзивным премьерам START; — премьеры и новинки каждую неделю; — качество Full HD и 4K на телевизорах; — возможность подключить до 5 устройств; — дополнительные материалы о съемках; — функция скачивания и просмотра без интернета в мобильном приложении; — семейная подписка для ваших близких; — отдельный безопасный раздел для детей; — никакой рекламы, совсем. Остались вопросы? Напишите нам: support@start.ru.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: START at 3.8 against Santa's Secret's 1.0. START also leads on ratings volume (204 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Santa's Secret's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (55% vs 35%). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Santa's Secret asks for nothing beyond the download.
START holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: START has 204 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Santa's Secret's written reviews are positive against 35% of START's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Santa's Secret ships an update every 3 months, START fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Santa's Secret | START |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.8 (204 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better | 34.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 204 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 546 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Inostudio Solutions | Start.Ru LLC |
Customer experience
Santa's Secret
START
Bugs and requests
Santa's Secret
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
START
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Playback issues and video quality problems
- Incorrect billing and subscription handling
Requested features
3 requests- Add English subtitles
- Improve content availability outside of Russia
- Allow easier subscription management and cancellation
In-app purchases
Santa's Secret
No in-app purchases
START
- All inclusive7 Days trial$7.991 Month
