Comparison

MoonMinder vs Pagan Almanac

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

Head to head
About

MoonMinder

This app offers reminders for upcoming lunar, astronomical events, and festivals from various world religions and cultures. Track celestial movements, planetary stations, eclipses, and moon phases, alongside religious and cultural celebrations.

Highlights
  • Lunar and astronomical event reminders
  • World religion festival tracking
  • Planetary station and aspect notifications
  • Eclipse and moon phase tracking
  • Lunar Mansion tracking
  • Customizable reminders
Features
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MoonMinder provides events reminder of upcoming dates of lunar, astronomical events and festivals from calendars of several major world religions. All of humanity shares the same view from this, our home, the Earth. We all see the same stars moving through the sky, and we all see the same moon shifting, waxing, waning, and eclipsing. We all belong to a culture that celebrates in our own way, the same view. From astronomy, find in MoonMinder, details and reminders of those moving planets and that ever changing moon. Find here details and reminders of the ways many of us celebrate those changes. If you wish, explore when other cultures celebrate the same view. Here are the exact times of planetary stations, sign changes, aspects, eclipses, full and new moons. Track Lunar Mansions through each day. Here are lunar dates, shifting slightly each year, from the calendars of all three sons of Abraham: the Jew, the Muslim, and the Christian. Here too are festival dates from the calendars of the Traditional Chinese, Taoist, Hindus, Bahai, Sikh, Buddhists, Japanese and Wiccans. In this app, choose your own reminders, from the most astronomical perspective, to the most personally cultural, as you desire.

About

Pagan Almanac

This app serves as a comprehensive digital tool for pagans, offering a grimoire, encyclopedic resources on various esoteric topics, divination tools, and an astro clock. It also includes community resources and a journal for personal reflection and magical practice.

Highlights
  • Grimoire and magical writings
  • Esoteric encyclopedia (astrology, tarot, crystals)
  • Divination tools (runes, tarot)
  • Astro clock with planetary positions
  • Pagan Wheel of the Year
  • Community resources (artists, podcasts, shops)
  • Journal
Features
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Pagan Almanac A "Swiss Army" Athame for Pagans Functions include: • Grimoire •• Encyclopædia of Dictionaries ••• Astro, Tarot, Dieties, Crystals, and more! •• Pagan Wheel of the Year •• Magical writings • Community resources •• Artists, Podcast, Shops • Divination •• Runes •• Tarot • Astro Clock and Calendar •• Astrological position of Sun, Moon, and Planets* •• Astrological transits • Journal Extra purchases: • Encyclopædia has one week free trial • Setting the time manually to the clock for the Astro Time • Seeing all the planets in the Astro Clock

Screenshots

MoonMinder4 screens
Pagan Almanac4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoonMinder at none against Pagan Almanac's 16. MoonMinder also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Pagan Almanac's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 110 months) and ratings volume (172 vs 8). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pagan Almanac sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. MoonMinder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MoonMinder against 4.7 for Pagan Almanac. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pagan Almanac has 172 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of MoonMinder's written reviews are positive against 71% of Pagan Almanac's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoonMinder ships an update every 110 months, Pagan Almanac every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MoonMinder versus Pagan Almanac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoonMinderPagan Almanac
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better4.7 (172 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings8172 — better
Update frequencyEvery 110 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB236 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarman LawrickLordAndrei.com

Customer experience

MoonMinder

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pagan Almanac

All ratings151 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

MoonMinder

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Pagan Almanac

Subscriptions4
  • Astro Clock Feature Monthly3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Encyclopædia Monthly7 Days trial$2.291 Month
  • Astro Clock Feature Annual7 Days trial$11.991 Year
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  • Encyclopædia Annual7 Days trial$21.991 Year
One-time12
  • Tarot Single Open Deal$0.99
  • Ogham Dictionary$0.99
  • Astro Clock; Full Planets$1.99
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  • Runes Dictionary$1.99
  • Deity Dictionary$1.99
  • Astro Dictionary$1.99
  • Crystal Dictionary$2.99
  • Tarot Dictionary$2.99
  • Tarot 5-Count Open Deal$2.99
  • Package: All Clock Functions$11.99
  • Full Encyclopædia$11.99
  • Unlimited Open Deal$14.99

Questions

Is MoonMinder free?
MoonMinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pagan Almanac free?
Pagan Almanac is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MoonMinder or Pagan Almanac?
MoonMinder is rated higher. MoonMinder averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Pagan Almanac averages 4.7 from 172 ratings.
Do MoonMinder or Pagan Almanac have ads?
Neither MoonMinder nor Pagan Almanac shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoonMinder or Pagan Almanac?
MoonMinder ships an update every 110 months, and Pagan Almanac every 3 weeks. Most recently, MoonMinder was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pagan Almanac on October 23, 2026.

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