Astrologaster vs Foretales
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astrologaster
Step into Shakespeare's London as a fraudulent astrologer. Diagnose and cure patients using celestial charts, solve absurd problems, and navigate a world of intrigue. Your choices impact lives and your quest for a medical license.
- Cast and interpret astrological charts
- Solve diverse and humorous problems
- Influence the lives of 14 characters
- Earn letters of recommendation for a license
- Fully voiced character dialogue
- Interactive pop-up book casebooks
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Astrologaster is a story-driven comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London. London, 1592. A great plague sweeps through the capital. When doctors flee the city in fear, a hero rises. His name is Simon Forman, “Doctor” of Astrology and Physick. Not only does he have the power to cure the sick, he can find their lost pets or even predict their futures, by reading the movements of the stars! But when the plague ends, Forman’s problems begin. The real doctors return to London and they will stop at nothing to expose Forman as a fraud and bring him down. But Doctor Forman is determined to prove them wrong! Astrologaster is based on a true - and truly ridiculous - story. Read The Stars - Guide Forman in casting and interpreting real astrological charts. Solve Hilarious Problems - Consult on problems ranging from Elizabethan terror plots and foul diseases, to romantic entanglements and stolen pies! Change Lives - Win your patients’ favor or ruin their lives. Advise 14 characters who return 5-7 times. Patients have their own ongoing stories which often overlap with each other. Win A Medical License - Convince patients to write letters of recommendations. Collect enough letters to exchange them for a medical license. Fully Voiced Character Dialogue - Sitcom-style comedy brought to life by a cast of over a dozen actors. Sing Along - Enjoy Renaissance-era music and sing along to each character’s theme song. Casebooks Come Alive - Simon Forman’s cases are presented as a beautiful pop-up book. Turn pages to delve deeper into your patients’ stories.
Foretales
Embark on a narrative-driven card game adventure where your decisions impact the fate of kingdoms. Explore branching storylines, engage in tactical combat, and manage resources with a unique deck-building system. Experience a premium, offline adventure with stunning visuals and voice acting.
- Story-focused deck gameplay
- Meaningful choices
- Branching paths and multiple endings
- Tactical, turn-based mechanics
- Gorgeous art and cinematic audio
- Offline play
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Step into a beautifully illustrated world where your choices shape the fate of kingdoms. Foretales is a story-driven card game that combines rich narrative exploration with strategic deck-building. You play as Volepain, a thief burdened by a vision of the end of the world. Alongside a colorful cast of animal companions, you must choose your actions wisely—every encounter, every decision, and every card you play may shift the balance between salvation and destruction. Explore multiple storylines, solve conflicts through diplomacy, stealth or direct combat, and manage resources as you forge your own destiny. With fully voiced characters, a stunning hand-painted art style, and a score by Christophe Héral (*Rayman Legends*), Foretales offers an unforgettable mobile adventure. Key features: - Story-focused deck gameplay with meaningful choices - Branching paths, multiple endings, and replayability - Tactical, turn-based mechanics without grind or randomness - Gorgeous art and cinematic audio production - Premium experience: offline, no ads, no IAPs Can you change the future with nothing but a deck of cards?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Foretales at daily against Astrologaster's every 2 weeks. Foretales also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). Astrologaster's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 58%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Astrologaster costs $9.99 and Foretales $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Foretales holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 166 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Astrologaster's written reviews are positive against 58% of Foretales's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Astrologaster ships an update every 2 weeks, Foretales daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astrologaster | Foretales |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (65 ratings) | 4.8 (166 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 57.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 166 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #44 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 466 MB | 687 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nyamyam | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
Astrologaster
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In-app purchases
Astrologaster
No in-app purchases
Foretales
No in-app purchases
Questions
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