Comparison

Stars** vs astrx Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Stars**

Explore your astrological birth chart and transits with detailed interpretations and animated timelines. Offers precision wheel charts with zoom and pan functionality, and supports iPad split-screen for seamless data editing. Includes preloaded data for notable figures.

Highlights
  • Expert scrollable interpretations
  • Animated transit charts
  • Precision wheel charts with zoom/pan
  • iPad split-screen support
  • Preloaded celebrity natal data
  • Manual map override for birth places
Features
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Astrological calculations with accuracy matching Astro Dienst (astro.com). Preloaded with natal data for 100 celebrities including Benjamin Netanyahu, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump—easily add yourself and loved ones. KEY FEATURES: • Expert scrollable interpretations for birth charts and transits • Smoothly animated transit charts (month to century timelines) • Freeze/step forward or backward through transits • Precision wheel charts with zoom/pan for full detail • iPad split-screen: edit birth data → instant chart updates • Birth places for all major world cities + manual map override

About

astrx Calculator

This app simplifies the calculation of astrological lots, offering an intuitive interface for both practicing astrologers and enthusiasts. It provides a growing list of lot formulas, detailed calculations, and customizable display options for a personalized astrological experience.

Highlights
  • Calculate astrological lots
  • Enter zodiacal placements
  • Display decimal degrees
  • Alternative calculation methods
  • Pin and recall lots
  • Searchable list of lot formulas
  • Determine essential dignities
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astrx makes the calculation of astrological lots simple, allowing you to focus on the Astrology. You'll appreciate its simple, intuitive interface, and love the every growing list of lot formulas it puts in your pocket. Whether you're a practicing astrologer, or just an enthusiast looking to explore this fascinating technique with your own chart, you'll find astrx an invaluable tool if you have an interest in working with Astrological Lots. - Enter Zodiacal Placements - Displays Decimal Degree of Entered Placements - Provides alternative calculation (by counting of whole signs) option - Easily Swap Zodiacal Placements for Sect Reversal - Tap to Send the Calculated Lot Placement to the "Begin At" or "Count To" Field for the Next Calculation - Pin Lots you are working with for easy recall, and reference to Sign, Lord and Term Lord - Review many Lots Formulas in the List of Lots - Search the List of Lots by Name, Common Synonym and Keywords - Search the List of Lots with Logical AND|OR comparison of Significators - Set Display Colors to Increase Contrast, or Just Match Your Mood - Determines Whole Sign House of the Calculated Lot - Automatically Displays Modality of the House and Triplicity of the Sign -- Automatically Determines Essential Dignities of the Calculated Lot -- Domicile Rulership -- Triplicity Rulership -- Term Rulership -- Decan Rulership -- Calculates Dodekatemorion (12th part) of placement -- Calculates Antiscia and Contra-Antiscia -- Calculates Zodiacal Midpoint of "Begin At" and "Count To" Significators - Automatically Updates Rulerships Based on Selected Sect - Configurable Astrological Systems -- Triplicity Traditions of Dorotheus or Ptolemy -- Systems of Terms by the Egyptian's, Chaldean's or Ptolemy's -- Decans in Chaldean Order or by the Triplicity Method - Add to the Library of Lot Formulas at your Fingertips in the List of Lots -- Compare Formulas of Different Traditional Authors in the List of Lots CONTACT: Do you have questions, feedback or good ideas? Are there Lots you would like to see added to astrx, we are always happy to hear from you! Please contact us at info@PracticalEndeavors.com. Terms of Use see the Apple’s Standard License Agreement at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stars**4 screens
astrx Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stars** at 60% against astrx Calculator's 0%. Stars** also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). astrx Calculator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. astrx Calculator sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Stars** asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

astrx Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Stars**'s written reviews are positive against 0% of astrx Calculator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stars** ships an update weekly, astrx Calculator every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stars** versus astrx Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStars**astrx Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtle WilhelmsenAlexander Genna

Customer experience

Stars**

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

astrx Calculator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stars**

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

astrx Calculator

One-time6
  • Vettius Valens of Antioch$0.99
  • Julius Firmicus Maternus$0.99
  • Dorotheus of Sidon$0.99
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  • Abu Ma shar al-Balkhi$1.99
  • Avraham ibn-Ezra$1.99
  • Guido Bonatti$1.99

Questions

Is Stars** free?
Stars** is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is astrx Calculator free?
astrx Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stars** or astrx Calculator?
astrx Calculator is rated higher. Stars** averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while astrx Calculator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Stars** or astrx Calculator have ads?
Neither Stars** nor astrx Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stars** or astrx Calculator?
Stars** ships an update weekly, and astrx Calculator every 3 months. Most recently, Stars** was updated on November 3, 2026 and astrx Calculator on November 3, 2026.

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