I Ching Lite vs I CHING 1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
I Ching Lite
This app provides access to the ancient Chinese oracle, the Book of Changes, for guidance on life's challenges. It offers an elegant and accessible way to consult its wisdom, helping users find balance, perspective, and peace of mind.
- I Ching consulting tool
- Complete odd-numbered passages
- Coin tossing simulation
- Elegant and easy-to-use interface
- Access to ancient Chinese wisdom
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For years the #1 I Ching app in the world, and perhaps the most elegant, distilled version of the I Ching there is. For centuries, the Book of Changes has been consulted for sage advice at life's turning points. When its wisdom is sought with sincerity and sensitivity, this ancient Chinese oracle will promote success and good fortune and impart balance and perspective to your life. Its lasting popularity lies in the profound lessons it teaches about how reliance on one's higher qualities leads to life's greatest rewards: well-being, understanding, and peace of mind. Now available as an elegantly designed and easy to use iOS app, it is both highly accessible to new users and a revelation to those long familiar with the text. Throw your own coins, or let the app cast for you, and make the wisdom of the sages your own. This lite version contains the I Ching consulting tool and complete odd-numbered passages. Additional content and emailing feature is available through an In App Purchase. Brian Browne Walker is the author of celebrated contemporary translations of the I Ching, Tao te Ching, Hua hu Ching, and Art of War which are published by Harper and St. Martin's Press and translated into over a dozen languages around the world. His "I Ching, or Book of Changes", long beloved for its clarity and accessibility, has received five star reviews on Amazon consistently for over a decade.
I CHING 1
Access ancient wisdom with this intuitive application. Focus on your question, simulate coin tosses, and receive guidance from the "Book of Changes." Features include changing line notation, related hexagrams, and saved readings.
- Intuitive I Ching experience
- Simulated coin tosses
- Hexagram readings
- Changing line notation
- Related Hexagrams
- Saved readings
- Light and dark mode
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A simple, intuitive I Ching experience. Access the intelligence of the "Book of Changes" by focusing on your question, then watch your hexagram develop line by line as you toss coins. I Ching 1.0 will deliver a reading based on the ancient oracle that can guide you to your next step. - Notation for changing lines - Related Hexagrams - Saved Readings - Light and dark mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: I CHING 1 at none against I Ching Lite's 2. I CHING 1 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). I Ching Lite's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 5) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating 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. I Ching Lite sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. I CHING 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for I Ching Lite against 5.0 for I CHING 1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: I Ching Lite has 1.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of I Ching Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of I CHING 1's.
I Ching Lite ships an update every 3 months, I CHING 1 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | I Ching Lite | I CHING 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Walker | Alexander Deleuse |
Customer experience
I Ching Lite
I CHING 1
Bugs and requests
I Ching Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to save journal entries
- Paid upgrade not working as expected
- Inconsistent or incomplete hexagram readings
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save and review past journal entries
- Option to adjust font size and background
- Support for multiple translations or versions
- Sharing capabilities to connect with others
I CHING 1
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
I Ching Lite
- I Ching: Book of Changes$5.99
- Wei Wu Wei Ching$5.99
I CHING 1
No in-app purchases
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