AstrologerXP vs Stars**
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AstrologerXP
This app provides professional astrological chart calculations with extensive data on celestial bodies and precise ephemerides. It offers customizable aspect tables and supports multiple databases for comprehensive analysis.
- Extensive celestial body data
- High precision ephemerides
- Customizable aspect tables
- Large city and time zone database
- Multiple database support
- Various astrological methods
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AstrologerXP is a professional astrology calculator for iPhone and iPad designed for astrologers who need accurate calculations, advanced techniques, and complete control over chart settings. Calculate natal charts, transits, synastry, secondary progressions, solar arc directions, solar returns, lunar returns, horary charts, profections, zodiacal directions, and more—all within a powerful, customizable workflow. PROFESSIONAL FEATURES • Natal charts • Transit charts • Synastry • Secondary progressions • Solar Arc directions • Solar and Lunar Returns • Horary astrology • Annual profections • Zodiacal directions • Single, dual and triple chart comparison POWERFUL CHART ANALYSIS • Interactive wheel charts • Aspect wheel • Aspect grids • Planetary position tables • Aspect tables • Adjustable orb filtering • Switch between Ascendant and 0° Aries chart orientation • Time stepping for chart analysis FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE Configure the application to match your preferred astrological practice. • Multiple house systems including Placidus, Koch, Whole Sign, Regiomontanus, Campanus, Equal, Topocentric, Morinus and many more • Custom aspect orbs • Point groups • Aspect symbols and colours • Planet, asteroid and Arabic Part selection • Multiple position formats EXTENSIVE EPHEMERIDES Download high-precision JPL planetary ephemerides and thousands of asteroid ephemerides directly inside the app. Support includes dwarf planets, Kuiper Belt Objects, centaurs, classical asteroids and astrological asteroids. CHART MANAGEMENT • Organize charts on a Desktop workspace • Store unlimited charts in databases • iCloud database support • Search and manage your chart collection • Share chart images with other apps Whether you're a professional astrologer, researcher, or serious student, AstrologerXP provides the calculation tools needed for advanced astrological work.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stars** at Free against AstrologerXP's $2.99. Stars** also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Stars** is free to download; AstrologerXP costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stars** holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 59% and 60% positive.
AstrologerXP ships an update every 9 days, Stars** weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AstrologerXP | Stars** |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Krasnorutsky | Atle Wilhelmsen |
Customer experience
AstrologerXP
Stars**
In-app purchases
AstrologerXP
No in-app purchases
Stars**
No in-app purchases
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