Comparison

Astro vs Tarot Journal

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

Head to head
About

Astro

This app provides guidance and inspiration for life's questions, from relationships and career to psychological health. It uses the ancient Sabian Symbols to offer readings and insights into your past, present, and future.

Highlights
  • Oracle Casting Portal
  • Four reading types (General, Money/Work, Love, Karma)
  • Clear advice and caution
  • My Log for recording questions and answers
  • Recast button for 'oracle storming'
  • Help files for optimal use
Features
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Astro-Oracle will answer any question you care to ask, from relationships to money, from career and creativity to psychological health, from the smallest to the greatest issue that life presents you with, whether it concerns your past, present or future.  Astro-Oracle answers all, giving guidance, support and inspiration toward a clearer today and a better tomorrow. HOW ASTRO-ORACLE WORKS Astro-Oracle is based upon the Sabian Symbols, 360 images for each degree of the Zodiac, originally channelled in 1925 from the ancient Mesopotamian Brotherhood that founded astrology.  In effect it is like a magic compass, giving you a 'bearing' or reading at the touch of your finger.  It is written by world famous astrologer and bestselling author Lyn Birkbeck. ASTRO-ORACLE FEATURES The 'Oracle Casting Portal' to help focus your mind on your question; Four specific types of easy-to-understand reading:  1.General  2.Money/Work/Creativity 3.Love/Relating/Social 4.Karma/Attitude/Health; Clear Advice and wise Caution for all types of reading; My Log, enabling you to record, edit and refer to all your questions and their answers; Recast button allowing you to 'oracle storm' or enter into a conversation with the Oracle, which is effectively like communing with your higher self; Help files that facilitate using the Oracle in an optimal or customized way. GPS FOR YOUR SOUL Astro-Oracle is a serious guide and highly developed tool for living - based upon years of experience and thousands of questions - giving you practical work and financial insights, sound emotional counsel for your relationships, and enlightening perspectives on your spiritual or inner life. With respect to any issue, Astro-Oracle tells you where you are right now, thereby helping you to see where you need to go and how to get there.  Alternatively or additionally, it sheds light upon the past, revealing how and why you got to where you are now.  ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF ASTRO-ORACLE Lyn Birkbeck has been a professional astrological consultant since 1979, and is the author of nine books, including the bestselling Do-It-Yourself Astrology (currently in print as The Watkins Handbook of Astrology). He is well-respected by fellow astrologers and much sought after for astrological readings, which can be booked via this app.

About

Tarot Journal

This app is a comprehensive tool for Tarot enthusiasts to log readings, study cards, and manage client information. It offers customizable card sets, spreads, and keyword editing, with options for daily readings and learning exercises. Users can easily share reading summaries via email and sync data across devices.

Highlights
  • Log Tarot readings with querent details
  • Email PDF/HTML reading summaries
  • Create custom card sets and spreads
  • Edit card keywords (upright/reversed)
  • Daily one-card or five-card readings
  • Search readings by card, keyword, or notes
  • Learn keywords with interactive tests
Features
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78 card images with keywords gives you the ability to input your own keywords for reference and study. Easy to use Tarot tool for seasoned Tarot readers. Log all the information after Tarot reading with querent, quick and easy to email PDF or HTML of your reading. Choice of a selection of built in spreads and notes for customer to keep. You can add your own card sets using the camera or importing saved images of cards. Create your own spreads and edit the meanings of each card in the spreads. Search for readings by card name, keywords, questions or your notes for the reading. Edit keywords for each card, upright and reversed Daily Journal great for seasoned professional readers or people new to the tarot to create personal daily tarot journal. Choice of one card or 5 card daily reading. Choice of using reversed cards. "Learn Keywords" lets you run tests to pick cards given a list of keywords to improve your learning of what cards mean. On iOS 13.4 devices you can add Shortcuts for Siri - you will need to activate the Shortcuts in the Settings view of the Tarot Journal app and you can then ask Siri (even when app is not open) to: 1. Deal a random Tarot Card - ask "Deal Tarot Card" 2. Find Tarot Cards by keyword or name - ask "Find Tarot Card" then when requested give the card name or keyword 3. Start a new Reading - ask "New Tarot Reading" You have some control over editing how the Readings appear in PDF/HTML when sharing with your Querent. Data is shared via iCloud to other iPhones and iPads. Great way of keeping in touch with clients for return or future readings.

Screenshots

Astro4 screens
Tarot Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Astro at 5.0 against Tarot Journal's 4.6. Astro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 14.2). Tarot Journal's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 29 months) and price ($2.99 vs $8.99). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Astro costs $8.99 and Tarot Journal $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Astro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tarot Journal has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Astro's written reviews are positive against 84% of Tarot Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Astro ships an update every 29 months, Tarot Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Astro versus Tarot Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstroTarot Journal
Price$8.99$2.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better84.0% of reviews
Number of ratings155 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.1 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB24 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLyn BirkbeckSteve Godfrey

Customer experience

Astro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tarot Journal

All ratings55 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

None

Astro

No in-app purchases

None

Tarot Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Astro free?
Astro costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tarot Journal free?
Tarot Journal costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Astro or Tarot Journal?
Astro is rated higher. Astro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tarot Journal averages 4.6 from 55 ratings.
Do Astro or Tarot Journal have ads?
Neither Astro nor Tarot Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Astro or Tarot Journal?
Astro ships an update every 29 months, and Tarot Journal weekly. Most recently, Astro was updated on October 14, 2026 and Tarot Journal on October 26, 2026.

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