Celeste vs Planetary Magick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Celeste
Access professional-grade astrological insights with detailed natal charts and daily "astro-weather" forecasts. Understand planetary influences beyond just your sun sign to navigate life's opportunities and challenges.
- Natal chart calculation
- Zodiac wheel display
- Planetary positions in signs
- Daily astro-weather forecasts
- Professional astrology tools
- On-the-go astrological insights
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Real astrology at your fingertips, brought to you by Astrolabe, designers of software for professional astrologers since 1979! Celeste allows you to calculate a natal chart, which you can view on a gorgeous zodiac wheel. You also get a description of all the planets in signs, not just the sun sign. With Celeste, you can also tune in to the current "astro-weather" to find out what's happening now! Always know when to act or when to lay low.
Planetary Magick
This app simplifies spellcasting by guiding users through selecting intentions, planetary correspondences, and spell mediums. It provides detailed instructions and timings for performing magickal work.
- Hundreds of magickal spell intentions
- Planetary correspondences (colors, herbs, oils)
- Easy spell working methods
- Planetary hours and reminders
- Extensive herb glossary
- Spell bag and spell jar instructions
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Are you looking for an app that makes spell work easy and accessible? Welcome to Planetary Magick! Planetary Magick for iPhone is a user-friendly interface that allows you to access hundreds of magickal spells that you can perform from anywhere in the world. First, select a magical intention. This choice decides the planet you work with, and the colors, herbs, and essential oils associated with that planet, plus it gives you the exact time to perform your spell work for best results. Then, select the medium you want to work with – candle, spell bag, or spell jar, for exact instructions on how to perform the spell work. It’s as easy as one, two, three. Features: - Hundreds of magickal spell work intentions - Attributes of the seven ancient planets - Easy spell working methods - Intention setting instructions - Planetary hours - Planetary hour reminders - Extensive herb glossary - Informative FAQs - How to purchase supplies at The Crooked Path ----- Learn more: Website: https://www.thecrookedpathshop.com/planetary-magick-app Terms & Conditions: https://planetarymagick-e1bdf.web.app/terms_and_conditions Privacy Policy: https://planetarymagick-e1bdf.web.app/privacy_policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Celeste at none against Planetary Magick's 3. Celeste also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.4). Planetary Magick's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 54%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 28 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Planetary Magick sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Celeste asks for nothing beyond the download.
Planetary Magick holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Celeste's written reviews are positive against 88% of Planetary Magick's.
Celeste ships an update every 28 months, Planetary Magick every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Celeste | Planetary Magick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (43 ratings) | 4.2 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astrolabe | POPM INC |
Customer experience
Celeste
Planetary Magick
Bugs and requests
Celeste
Reported bugs
42 issues- App not working after download
- Jams up on newest Apple iPhone OS
- Recent changes to website cause rapid refresh
- Retrograde planets not displayed
- Nothing within the chart can be changed
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- Stopped letting me adjust time, date and location
- Does not show a table of the main aspects
- Can't select months, days, year or anything
- Last update was 2012, can't use anymore
- None of the inputs work
- Doesn't work since iOS 9 install - date wheels aren't working
- Constantly defaults to east coast, New York time
- Tumbler wheel doesn't allow selection of anything but Alabama for a state
- Won't let me change months, days, years
- Hasn't been working, can't pick a birth month or date
- Repeatedly tells me that I don't have an Internet connection
- Doesn't work offline, needs a wifi connection
- Stopped loading up, white blank screen
- App immediately closes when attempting to use
- Won't open after iOS 6 update
- Keeps crashing back to the home screen
- Won't open on iPhone 5
- Doesn't open with iOS 6
- Does NOT open
- Won't Open in iOS 6
- Keeps closing
- App immediately closes
- Doesn't work in iOS 6 - immediately closes
- App stopped working. Doesn't open.
- Lost the ability to open the app when upgraded to iOS 6
- Doesn't open with iOS 6
- It doesn't want to open
- APP keeps crashing with the new update to Apples operating system
- It does not work with ios6!!!
- Button on the top left is too close to the Info button, app always accidentally closes and opens their site in Safari
- Generates a chart, but that's about it
- No listing/explanation of aspects were given
- Can't see current transits anymore
- Weather button gives explanation for various aspects of daily reading
- Buggy, crashes often
- Too many links to the Astrolabe website
- Slow and unresponsive as it needs to go on line to do every single calculation
Requested features
26 requests- Show retrograde planets
- Ability to save charts
- Include progressions, directions, transits
- Bi-wheel functionality
- Explanations and definitions
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- More locations
- Add/save additional charts
- Display a table of main aspects
- Bi-wheel comparison
- Expand to include progressions, directions, transits, a bi wheel and the ability to save a few charts
- Add interpretation of aspects
- Save charts/database ability
- Offline calculations
- Pop-up interpretations
- Report options
- Ability to email reports to clients
- Rival Kepler on a pad
- Change house system to Koch
- Selectable asteroids
- Variable aspect orbs
- Full interpretations and reports
- Aspect chart
- Astrocartography for around the world
- Transit, progression and synastry with interpretation
- Save a few charts
- Pro version with transits to natal
Planetary Magick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Celeste
No in-app purchases
Planetary Magick
- 1 month3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
Questions
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