Comparison

Linestrider Tarot vs Aether Creature Cards

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

Head to head
About

Linestrider Tarot

Explore the wisdom of tarot with minimalist, elegant card art. This app offers an intuitive interface for beginners and experts alike, featuring high-resolution images, a sophisticated journal, and built-in spreads. Discover gentle prompts for intuition and divinatory insights.

Highlights
  • Minimalist card art
  • Intuitive interface
  • High-resolution card images
  • Sophisticated journal
  • 20 built-in spreads
  • Customizable layouts
  • Reversed card option
Features
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Dancing on the edges of magic and logic, the edges of conscious and unconscious, The Linestrider Tarot’s graceful images take form in just a few lines. Can we continue to draw inspiration from the edges while we make forward progress on The Fool’s Journey? This is the challenge of Line Striding. Author/artist Siolo Thompson’s minimalist images whisper gently, with careful intricacies and soft strokes of color. The Tarot archetypes in Linestrider are imaginatively wide-ranging, including animals as well as humans, all recognizably framed for people familiar with the RWS cards. This deck speaks quietly, with understatement, subtlety, and nuance. The Linestrider Tarot is best for people seeking gentle prompts to their intuition, eliciting divinatory insights from the reader’s inner oracle. Do you hear the still, small voice coming from deep within you? *Intuitive, elegant interface is easy for beginners and experts *Gorgeous full screen, high-resolution card images *Full support for all iOS devices *Sophisticated journal *Includes full and unabridged book *20 spreads built in *Design your own layout with Free Form *Allow reversed cards or not *Option to use Major Arcana only *Zoom in to enlarge card details *Share reading via Facebook, Twitter, and email *Animated shuffle & cut *Optional voice prompts *Customize with your own card meanings & reading cloths *Many adjustable settings *Book and card meanings available in English only Learn to dance on the edge of magic and logic, with The Linestrider Tarot!

About

Aether Creature Cards

Gain insight and awareness with a digital deck of cards featuring unique artwork and "Aether creature" medicine. Use daily draws, guided readings, and a comprehensive card list to navigate life's situations more objectively. Log your readings and learn more about the art and artist.

Highlights
  • Card of the Day
  • Universe Choose A Card
  • Browse and search all cards
  • Guided readings (classic and unique spreads)
  • Log and browse readings
  • Learn about cards, art, and artist
Features
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You never know where an important tip or reminder can come from - this may just be it! Similar to a traditional tarot deck, the purpose of these cards is to offer you insight, advice and awareness. They are designed to help you see whatever situation you are in more objectively. This understanding can help you to navigate your life. Each card features a unique piece of artwork, representing a different "Aether creature". Just like the animals on physical earth, each "Aether Creature" possesses specific “medicine.” App Features: 1. Card Of The Day - what do you need to know today? 2. Let The Universe Choose A Card - for when you need a quick guided message. 3. Card List - Browse and search all cards and their multiple meanings. 4. Guided Readings - the app features both classic and unique spreads like: Time Spread, Life Path Potential Spread, Relationship Spread, Spirit Guide Spread, etc. 5. Log Your Readings - you have the ability to save and browse your readings. 6. Read More - read about the cards, the art and the artist. Remember that what you think, say, and do today helps to create tomorrow. Life can be confusing and when we are in the heat of the moment, it is difficult to see anything clearly or objectively, most especially ourselves. These cards are a tool to use anytime you feel the need to gain more perspective and understanding. The artist and author of the deck is Teal Swan. She is a personal transformation revolutionary. As a renowned author and speaker, she travels the world teaching self-development and how to transform emotional, mental, physical and spiritual pain.

Screenshots

Linestrider Tarot4 screens
Aether Creature Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Linestrider Tarot at $3.99 against Aether Creature Cards's $17.99. Linestrider Tarot also leads on ratings volume (84 vs 13) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Aether Creature Cards's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Linestrider Tarot costs $3.99 and Aether Creature Cards $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aether Creature Cards holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linestrider Tarot has 84 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Linestrider Tarot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aether Creature Cards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Linestrider Tarot ships an update every 17 months, Aether Creature Cards every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Linestrider Tarot versus Aether Creature Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinestrider TarotAether Creature Cards
Price$3.99 — better$17.99
Rating4.8 (84 ratings)4.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 17 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB52 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Fool's Dog, LLCTEAL EYE

Customer experience

Linestrider Tarot

All ratings83 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.0%

Aether Creature Cards

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Linestrider Tarot

No in-app purchases

None

Aether Creature Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Linestrider Tarot free?
Linestrider Tarot costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aether Creature Cards free?
Aether Creature Cards costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Linestrider Tarot or Aether Creature Cards?
Aether Creature Cards is rated higher. Linestrider Tarot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Aether Creature Cards averages 4.9 from 13 ratings.
Do Linestrider Tarot or Aether Creature Cards have ads?
Neither Linestrider Tarot nor Aether Creature Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Linestrider Tarot or Aether Creature Cards?
Linestrider Tarot ships an update every 17 months, and Aether Creature Cards every 20 months. Most recently, Linestrider Tarot was updated on November 11, 2026 and Aether Creature Cards on November 3, 2026.

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