Comparison

Feng Shui Guide Mingli vs Hōi

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

Head to head
About

Feng Shui Guide Mingli

This program helps create Feng Shui layouts for your home, identifying optimal locations for renovations and activations. It offers tools to determine house facing directions, calculate charts, and visualize energy sectors. The paid version allows for plan import, multi-floor support, and detailed monthly energy tracking.

Highlights
  • Locate house on map
  • Determine facing direction
  • Calculate Flying Star Natal Chart
  • View energy sectors
  • Import and draw floor plans
  • Track monthly energy locations
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This unique program developed by Mingli is aimed at facilitating the process of Feng Shui layout creation for your home. Finding the right places for renovation and activations. With this unique application, you get access to: Free Version (available only this month): - Locate a house on the map - Set the facing direction of a house - Determine the facing direction of a house using either Google Maps data or your personal Luopan compass measurements - Compare these measurements for better result - Calculate Flying Star Natal Chart (using construction date) - See sectors of Tai Sui, Sui Po, current Flying stars Paid Version (available for purchased date): - Three Killings of month and year (for house and house’s plans) - Import a plan from your image gallery or using the photos taken with your phone - Add as many floors as you need - Rotate the plan for your convenience - Draw plan’s outline to calculate the center (you can mark the center manually) - View Flying Star Chart and current stars (marked around the plan) - View monthly locations of Three Killings, Tai Sui, Sui Po during the year The next application update will bring the ability to save created project to server.

About

Hōi

Features
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Hōi is a daily energy compass — a quiet ritual for modern mornings, rooted in the ancient wisdom of feng shui. Each morning, Hōi shows you the direction your day calls for. Face north for trust. Face east to rise with new beginnings. Face west when you need softness and joy. As you turn, the compass turns with you — and reveals the colors, the intention, and the small ritual that align with each direction. This is not fortune-telling. It is a daily practice of intention. — EIGHT DIRECTIONS, EIGHT ENERGIES — North · love and trust Northeast · change and wealth East · growth and vitality Southeast · connection and love South · fame and beauty Southwest · home and rest West · joy and abundance Northwest · support and purpose — DAILY RITUALS — Each direction comes with a gentle suggestion. Wear pink today to invite warmth. Touch something living to honor growth. Light a candle for fire energy. Small actions, deep meaning. — THREE TRADITIONS, ONE COMPASS — Choose the school of feng shui that resonates with you: Modern — approachable and vibrant, for everyday living Classical — grounded in the five elements, for those who love tradition Flying Stars — subtle and shifting, for the energy-curious — SHARE YOUR MORNING — A single tap creates a beautiful card with your direction, your colors, and your intention — ready to share or keep as a quiet reminder. — DESIGNED WITH CARE — Hōi was built for those who believe small rituals shape the day. The interface is calm. The typography is considered. Nothing shouts. Everything invites you to slow down. Open it when the day begins. Face the direction it offers. Wear the color it suggests. Let the rest unfold. Hōi — 方位 A daily compass for the energy you carry.

Screenshots

Feng Shui Guide Mingli4 screens
Hōi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hōi at none against Feng Shui Guide Mingli's 6. Feng Shui Guide Mingli's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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. Feng Shui Guide Mingli sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Hōi asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Feng Shui Guide Mingli versus Hōi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeng Shui Guide MingliHōi
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinglitsukasa higuchi

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Feng Shui Guide Mingli

One-time6
  • 2021Free
  • 2022Free
  • 2023Free
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  • 2025Free
  • 2024Free
  • 2026$6.00
None

Hōi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Feng Shui Guide Mingli free?
Feng Shui Guide Mingli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hōi free?
Hōi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Feng Shui Guide Mingli or Hōi have ads?
Neither Feng Shui Guide Mingli nor Hōi shows ads.

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