Comparison

Crystal Mandala Oracle vs Etheric Retreats

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

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About

Crystal Mandala Oracle

Access divine healing power through a unique oracle deck featuring crystal frequencies and the energy of angels, ascended masters, and goddesses. Receive spiritual guidance to heal your body, mind, and soul, foster spiritual growth, and embody your soul's purpose.

Highlights
  • Crystal frequencies and high vibrational energy
  • Guidance from angels, ascended masters, and goddesses
  • Healing for body, mind, and soul
  • Support for spiritual growth and tests
  • Empowerment to embody spirit and soul purpose
  • Connection to sacred worlds and crystal energy
Features
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This unique oracle deck is encoded with crystal frequencies and the high vibrational energy of angels, ascended masters, and goddesses to empower you to channel the divine healing power of Heaven and Earth. In this stunning, stand-alone deck, you will work with the vibrant crystal mandalas by Jane Marin as featured in Alana Fairchild's popular books Crystal Angels 444, Crystal Masters 333, and Crystal Goddesses 888. Alana shares loving spiritual guidance from the angels, masters, and goddesses to help you integrate the frequencies of the crystals and higher beings that are featured in each of the cards. The Crystal Angels will help you heal your body, mind, and soul. The Crystal Masters will support your spiritual growth and help you successfully pass through spiritual tests and initiations. The Crystal Goddesses will empower you to embody your spirit and express your soul purpose in the world. This powerful deck will enhance your connection to the sacred worlds of higher beings and crystal energy, opening your heart to divine beauty and empowering your soul with loving consciousness. Alana Fairchild shares a message of love from the divine mother in all her many faces – compassionate and fierce, protective and wild. Official Blue Angel Publishing licensed app

About

Etheric Retreats

Explore spiritual retreats and learn about ascended masters. This app offers information on unique centers of light, master biographies, and sample prayers. It also features a customizable musical alarm clock.

Highlights
  • Information on spiritual retreats
  • Rotating content based on retreat location
  • Detailed retreat descriptions
  • Master biographies
  • Sample bedtime prayers
  • Customizable musical alarm clock
Features
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This app is based upon a tradition in The Summit Lighthouse that was begun by Gautama Buddha on Jan 1, 1986 when he announced that the seven chohans of the rays had been granted approval by the Lords of Karma to open “Universities of the Spirit in each of their etheric retreats where they might welcome not dozens or hundreds but thousands and tens of thousands of students who will diligently pursue the path of self-mastery on the seven rays systematically, mastering most especially the first and the seventh rays…” (vol. 29 no. 21). It is this precious invitation from the seven chohans to attend their retreats that this app is based upon. This app contains: - Information about the rare opportunity to attend the ascended masters’ spiritual retreats while one’s body sleeps at night - Rotating app content that corresponds to the current retreat location - Detailed descriptions of each spiritual retreat, images of the surrounding area, master biographies and sample bedtime prayers - A customizable musical alarm clock feature For a brief orientation to spiritual retreats, ascended masters and chohans, read on. Spiritual Retreats
The spiritual retreats are centers of light that used to be physical on the lost continents of Lemuria and Atlantis but have since needed to be withdrawn into the etheric octave, outside of mankind’s sight. These retreats serve many purposes and are each unique in the qualities of God that they amplify and assist mankind in developing. A retreat is presided over by one or more spiritual beings of light who direct the affairs of the retreat. Here the ascended masters, archangels and Elohim teach souls of light the precious lessons of life and keys to progress on our spiritual path. These magnificent retreats are centers of music, science, art, healing, technology and creativity. Souls of light often prepare and train at specific retreats for their unique missions on earth. Souls also may rest and recover at retreats in between embodiments. Some retreats are more intimate while others are bustling cities of light. 

Revealing the retreats
The retreats have been kept hidden for a long time and their locations have only recently been revealed in an effort to further assist mankind along their spiritual journeys. A special invitation has also been extended by the seven chohans, the lords of the seven rays, to attend their retreats to learn more from them about mastering the seven rays, which is an important to-do item on the checklist of self-mastery. 

The Chohans
On the Summit Lighthouse site, we read, “The chohans of the rays are the closest of the ascended masters to humanity. The offices of the chohans are divinely appointed by the cosmic hierarchy. Each one has attained self-mastery and won the ascension by serving humanity on one or more of the seven rays.” You may already be familiar with some of them: El Morya, the founder of the Summit Lighthouse, is the chohan of the first ray and Saint Germain, the Wonderman of Europe, is the chohan of the seventh ray.

Screenshots

Crystal Mandala Oracle4 screens
Etheric Retreats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Etheric Retreats at Free against Crystal Mandala Oracle's $9.99. Etheric Retreats also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Crystal Mandala Oracle's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (334 vs 6). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Etheric Retreats is free to download; Crystal Mandala Oracle costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crystal Mandala Oracle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crystal Mandala Oracle has 334 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Crystal Mandala Oracle's written reviews are positive against 75% of Etheric Retreats's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crystal Mandala Oracle ships an update every 23 months, Etheric Retreats fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crystal Mandala Oracle versus Etheric Retreats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrystal Mandala OracleEtheric Retreats
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (334 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings334 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB389 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOceanhouse MediaKumara Creations, LLC

Customer experience

Crystal Mandala Oracle

All ratings331 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

Etheric Retreats

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Crystal Mandala Oracle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Card display is cut off
  • Email readings only show partial content

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improve app design for better card display
  • Fix email reading functionality

Etheric Retreats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Crystal Mandala Oracle

No in-app purchases

None

Etheric Retreats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crystal Mandala Oracle free?
Crystal Mandala Oracle costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Etheric Retreats free?
Etheric Retreats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crystal Mandala Oracle or Etheric Retreats?
Crystal Mandala Oracle is rated higher. Crystal Mandala Oracle averages 4.9 out of 5 from 334 ratings, while Etheric Retreats averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Crystal Mandala Oracle or Etheric Retreats have ads?
Neither Crystal Mandala Oracle nor Etheric Retreats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crystal Mandala Oracle or Etheric Retreats?
Crystal Mandala Oracle ships an update every 23 months, and Etheric Retreats fortnightly. Most recently, Crystal Mandala Oracle was updated on November 2, 2026 and Etheric Retreats on November 2, 2026.

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