Comparison

Fnorder vs Vector

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

Head to head
About

Fnorder

Receive encoded messages and instructions from secret masters. Use it for decision-making or to entertain friends. Includes beautiful illuminated wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Encoded messages from secret masters
  • Decision-making assistance
  • Entertain friends
  • Illuminated wallpapers
  • Original design
Features
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The Fnorder brings you messages from the Illuminati . . . encoded information and instructions from the Secret Masters, for your eyes only. This is all for real! Honest! Use it to boggle your friends . . . or ask it for help when you need to make a decision. Think of it as the I Ching for paranoids. It also includes a variety of beautiful Illuminated wallpapers which you can use for your iPhone or iPad. The Fnorder is free, and was created for you by Steve Jackson Games in the service of Eris (Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!) We publish books, games, and magazines for game fans. Visit us on the web at www.sjgames.com. Original Fnorder design by Steve Jackson and Creede Lambard. iOS app developed by Kira Matrejek.

About

Vector

Practice a structured six-stage protocol for remote viewing. This app guides you through blind targets, ideograms, sensory contact, and detailed analysis. Track your progress with honest statistics and learn the history of this discipline.

Highlights
  • Six-stage Coordinate Remote Viewing protocol
  • Blind targets with encrypted coordinate cues
  • Pen-first ideogram creation
  • Structured analysis and discipline
  • Blind judging against candidate photos
  • Guided monitor mode with pacing and prompts
  • Ideogram lexicon and session export
Features
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Can you describe a place you've never seen? Vector turns that question into a discipline — the six-stage Coordinate Remote Viewing (CRV) protocol, adapted from declassified U.S. government training documents into a beautiful, focused practice app. THE PROTOCOL, NOT A PARTY TRICK Real remote viewing practice was structured, blind, and scored. Vector keeps all three: • BLIND TARGETS — You get only an encrypted coordinate cue. No name, no photo, no category. The target stays sealed until you reveal. • PEN FIRST — The moment the cue decrypts, you make your ideogram: one fast reflex mark, before thinking. Vector times your pen against the cue. • SIX STAGES — Progress from ideograms and sensory contact through dimensional sketching, the eight-column qualitative matrix, probing, and site modeling. • STRUCTURE DISCIPLINE — Declare AOL, AI, and other breaks when analysis intrudes, then resume by re-taking the cue — exactly as the protocol prescribes. • BLIND JUDGING — Before the reveal, rank four sealed candidate photos against your own record. Chance is 25%. Your hit rate over time is the honest score. • CINEMATIC REVEALS — Watch the satellite fall from orbit to the true location while your session is scored. TRAIN LIKE A PROGRAM, NOT AN APP • Guided monitor mode paces you: cool-down, cue presentation, prompts, resume discipline • A daily universal target — every viewer on Earth gets the same hidden location • 150 curated public landmarks across 49 countries • Your ideogram lexicon: watch your first marks develop a vocabulary over time • Honest statistics: hit rate vs. chance with real probability math — never inflated • Export any session as a declassified-style paper record and share it LEARN THE REAL HISTORY A full training curriculum adapted from the declassified CRV literature, chaptered into short lessons — plus links to the original documents in the public record. START SIMPLE New to this? Simplified mode is just: read the cue, sketch what you sense, take a guess, reveal. Two minutes. The full protocol is there when you're ready. ——— Vector is for entertainment and education. Remote viewing is not a scientifically validated capability; results are not guaranteed and prove nothing. Vector adapts structure from declassified, publicly released documents but is independent and unaffiliated with the CIA or any government agency. Not for medical, legal, financial, safety, or investigative decisions. Free: simplified sessions, weekly. Basic and Pro subscriptions unlock the full protocol, deeper stages, and the complete target catalog. Subscriptions bill through your Apple ID and renew monthly until canceled in App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.phantom-labs.com/privacy/vector.html

Screenshots

Fnorder3 screens
Vector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Vector at 5.0 against Fnorder's 2.6. Vector also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 113 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Fnorder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (995 vs 1). 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. Vector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fnorder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vector holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fnorder has 995 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Fnorder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vector's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fnorder ships an update every 113 months, Vector every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Fnorder versus Vector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFnorderVector
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (995 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings995 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 113 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB94 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSteve Jackson GamesPhantomLabs

Customer experience

Fnorder

All ratings995 ratings
Positive30.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative55.1%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral9.6%
Negative19.3%

Vector

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

Bugs and requests

Fnorder

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save or share generated phrases
  • More customization options
  • Integration with other apps or services
  • Expanded content or themes

Vector

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fnorder

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Vector

Subscriptions2
  • Vector Basic$1.991 Month
  • Vector Pro$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Fnorder free?
Fnorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vector free?
Vector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fnorder or Vector?
Vector is rated higher. Fnorder averages 2.6 out of 5 from 995 ratings, while Vector averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fnorder or Vector have ads?
Neither Fnorder nor Vector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fnorder or Vector?
Fnorder ships an update every 113 months, and Vector every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fnorder was updated on October 7, 2026 and Vector on September 24, 2026.

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