EDC Hub vs Root & Rune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EDC Hub
Connect with a global community of researchers, designers, and activists focused on ecological futures. Share ideas, resources, and images, join or create interest groups, and participate in collaborative projects. The app facilitates discussions and showcases innovative ecological design.
- Share news, resources, and ideas
- Connect with community members
- Join or create interest groups
- Participate in collective events
- Discussion forums
- Collaborative work tools
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With roots in Baltimore and relations around the world, we’re building a place for researchers, designers, activists, artists, and others to conceive and develop alternative ecological futures. The EDC Hub will allow you to participate in the EDC community through a dedicated mobile app: --Share news, resources, images and ideas about ecology and design --Connect with other members and participate in collective events --Join groups for issues that interest you, or start one of your own --Our mobile hub includes a discussion forum for specific topics --Our blog is a place to share stories of projects and happenings --Take advantage of our tools for collaborative work and imagination
Root & Rune
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DESCRIPTION A structured, gamified learning system for symbolic literacy and reflective practice. Choose your path. Learn at your own pace. Discover what the natural and magical world has been trying to teach you all along. SIX PATHS TO WALK Follow one or all six — there's no wrong way to begin. Tarot Reader — learn the cards, the spreads, and the language of symbols Astrologer — explore the planets, signs, houses, and how they shape a life Hedge Witch — work with herbs, plants, and the wisdom of the green world Dream Worker — learn to interpret, record, and work with your dreams Energy Practitioner — explore energy work, chakras, and intuitive practice The Wild Path — connect with creatures, spirits, and the natural world as teacher THE CODEX 180 entries across six categories — Flora, Fauna, Dreams, Arcana, Stones, and Stars. Each entry unlocks as you learn, building a personal reference you'll return to again and again. Herbs and their properties. Crystals and their uses. Creatures from mythology and folklore. The history of magical practice across cultures. Tarot symbols. Dream archetypes. The Codex is yours to discover. 0 of 180 is just the beginning. EARN YOUR RUNES Complete a lesson group and earn a rune — drawn at random from the Elder Futhark. Finish all your lessons and unlock the ability to order your own hand-selected rune set, complimentary. (Shipping only.) This isn't a badge. It's a real object you earned. LEARN WITHOUT PRESSURE Root & Rune is built for the way curious people actually learn — in bursts, across topics, following what calls to them. No rigid curriculum. No judgment if you wander between paths. No pressure to go in order. Just open the app and follow what interests you today. FREE & PREMIUM Free: Begin your journey — access introductory lessons across all six paths and start discovering the Codex. Premium ($9.99/month or $69.99/year): Unlock the full library — all 180 Codex entries, all lessons across every path, hidden lessons and secrets, and the path to earning your rune set. Launch offer: $7.99/month or $49.99/year for a limited time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EDC Hub at none against Root & Rune's 2. EDC Hub also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Root & Rune sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. EDC Hub asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | EDC Hub | Root & Rune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 445 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Inquiring Systems, Inc | BloomWave, LLC |
In-app purchases
EDC Hub
No in-app purchases
Root & Rune
- Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
- Annual Premium$69.991 Year









