Comparison

Hygge vs The Hearth

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

Head to head
About

Hygge

Discover small daily pleasures that bring true happiness. Practice hygge activities regularly to cultivate a more joyful life. This app guides you towards moments of contentment.

Highlights
  • Daily hygge activity practice
  • Focus on small pleasures
  • Cultivate happiness
  • Moments of contentment
Features
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This app helps to remember that in our life there are small pleasures that bring the true moments of happiness. Pactice hygge activity every day, and be happy!

About

The Hearth

Explore ancient Irish druidic wisdom and Celtic traditions. Chat with an AI guide, draw Celtic tarot cards, learn about plant medicine, and follow the seasonal festivals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered chat with Brigid
  • Celtic tarot card readings
  • Irish plant medicine exploration
  • Seasonal Celtic festival tracking
  • Lunar calendar integration
Features
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The hearth is lit. Come in and sit a while. I am Brigid — a bean feasa, a wise woman of the old Irish tradition, reader of cards, keeper of the plant-lore, the seasons, and the druidic craft. I have tended this fire a long time, and there is a seat by it kept for you. Tell me about your day, or what's weighing on you — a trouble shared is a trouble halved. You need bring no question at all. Sometimes it's enough just to sit. Draiocht is where the old Irish ways still live and breathe — tarot, plant medicine, the festivals of the year, and the myths that run beneath them all — gathered around the fire as they always were. The Hearth — talk with me Come and talk. I know the old stories, the plant names in Irish and English, the mythology beneath everything. Ask me anything, or simply sit. I remember what you tell me. I never lecture, moralise, or prescribe — I tell you what I know, and I listen. The Cards — Irish tarot A seventy-eight card deck rooted in Irish myth and the natural world — from The Wanderer on the open road to the deep Wells and ancient Stones, each suit tracing its root to one of the Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann. I sit with your reading and tell you what I see. I do not predict the future; I surface what is present and what is possible. The Green Path — plant medicine The old remedies, gathered and remembered. Meadowsweet for the head, valerian for the restless night, elderflower for the turning of the seasons. Each offered as folk tradition, as it was passed to me and as I pass it to you. This is not medicine. This is memory. The Wheel — the Celtic festivals The eight festivals mark the year as they have for millennia — Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lughnasa, Samhain, and the solstices and equinoxes between. Follow the moon. Know where you stand in the turning, and let the season shape your practice. Learn — the old wisdom, taught gently Walk the path of the cards and the lore at your own pace. Lessons and quizzes in the Irish tarot, the four suits and their treasures, the naming of the cards, and the mythology of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Or let me quiz you here by the fire. The Grimoire — your book of practice Save your readings, your remedies, your completed rituals, your own reflections. Everything gathered in one place, growing with you. Draiocht is free to begin. Practitioners who walk deeper receive unlimited conversations with me, the full lunar calendar, ritual completion, the deeper lessons, and the complete Grimoire. Draiocht — /dree-ukht/ — magic, enchantment, druidic art. — Brigid is an AI companion; her responses are generated by artificial intelligence. Draiocht presents Irish folk tradition for cultural and educational purposes. Plant information is not medical advice — always consult a qualified healthcare professional.

Screenshots

Hygge3 screens
The Hearth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hygge at none against The Hearth's 2. Hygge also leads on rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and device support (4 vs 2). The Hearth's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. The Hearth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Hygge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hygge holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Hygge's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Hearth's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hygge ships an update every 16 months, The Hearth weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hygge versus The Hearth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHyggeThe Hearth
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB99 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYUNIT6, OOOsiobhan mcauley

Customer experience

Hygge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

The Hearth

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hygge

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Hearth

Subscriptions2
  • Practitioner Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Practitioner Annual$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Hygge free?
Hygge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Hearth free?
The Hearth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hygge or The Hearth?
Hygge is rated higher. Hygge averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while The Hearth averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Hygge or The Hearth have ads?
Neither Hygge nor The Hearth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hygge or The Hearth?
Hygge ships an update every 16 months, and The Hearth weekly. Most recently, Hygge was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Hearth on October 24, 2026.

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