Comparison

uPen vs Star Requester

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

Head to head
About

uPen

Features
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About

Star Requester

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Star Requester is the latest Service Request App from SGE, designed to ensure minimum downtime and achieve highest levels of customer service. It has everything needed to give your internal or external customers complete control and visibility from the time a request is raised until it is taken care of to their satisfaction. With Star Requester, your customers can make, change and monitor requests on their phone and on the go at any time. Available in Arabic and English, it’s also very user friendly and versatile. Your customers can raise requests simply by typing in text or taking a pic or even recording a voice message. It’s the app that your customers will love and your service teams will value. β€’ A single KPI graph allows you to track all requests. And just clicking on it, pulls up details of individual requests β€’ You can manage your requests as per their status. Deleted completed tasks or follow up on pending ones. β€’ Receive a notification every time the status of your requests changes β€’ Track your request status from the time you raise it until it is completed β€’ Conveniently scroll through a complete history of all requests raised by you or search for a specific one using a number of options β€’ Raise a request and specify a date and time as per your convenience β€’ Type, take a picture or simply record a message to raise your request β€’ Cancel or reschedule your request if your schedule changes

Screenshots

uPen4 screens
Star Requester4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: uPen at 13.0 against Star Requester's 15.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uPen ships an update every 6 months, Star Requester every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
uPen versus Star Requester: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruPenStar Requester
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better15.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size20 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnimatica S.p.A.Priya Pinto

In-app purchases

None

uPen

No in-app purchases

None

Star Requester

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is uPen free?
uPen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Requester free?
Star Requester is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do uPen or Star Requester have ads?
Neither uPen nor Star Requester shows ads.
Which is updated more often, uPen or Star Requester?
uPen ships an update every 6 months, and Star Requester every 5 months. Most recently, uPen was updated on November 6, 2026 and Star Requester on November 4, 2026.

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