I Ching Lite vs I Ching Oracle
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 Oracle
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An old mirror for the modern mind. Synch rebuilds the 3,000-year-old Book of Changes — the I Ching — as a quiet, careful ritual on your phone. Toss three coins six times and it offers you one of 64 hexagrams; you hold it up to yourself as a mirror. Carl Jung called it synchronicity: the meaningful coincidence you start to notice the moment you slow down. The app takes its name from there. THE RITUAL Three coins. Six tosses. One hexagram. The app skips no step and never rushes you. Slowness is the product itself. A DEEP READING, IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE Every hexagram has two layers. The fixed reading — the centuries-old commentary on the classic text, always the same, always there. The deep reading — a text written for you alone, where Synch reads your hexagram, the changing lines that emerged, and the question you brought, together. Turkish, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese. And when the reading ends, if one more question rises in you, you can ask it; the text continues with you, in the same voice, from where it left off. THE WHOLE BOOK All 64 hexagrams, with the classic text. Read by name, by number, by trigram. The encyclopedia was made not only to look something up, but to read again and again. THE ARCHIVE Every reading is kept. The question, the hexagram, the changing lines, the moment. Three months later you can return and see what you asked and what has changed. The archive is permanent, and yours alone. EDITORIAL DESIGN Cream and gold, or black and gold. Respect for white space. Serif typography. Light, dark, or system theme. Plain typography and room to breathe, instead of mystical decoration. Designed like a book. INSTAGRAM STORY SHARING A single hexagram, set in Synch's typography, ready as an Instagram Story sticker with one tap. For those moments when a hexagram says exactly what you needed to hear. A premium price funds the deep-reading engine, the permanent archive, and a design we can keep working on for years. Synch isn't free, because something made with care needs support to last. LANGUAGES Turkish. English. French. Spanish. German. Italian. Portuguese. Japanese. Deep readings never smell of translation — each is written natively for its language. WHO IT'S FOR For those who keep a journal. For those who read Jung. For those who want a tool for thinking, not an answer machine. For those who believe a question worth asking deserves a minute of silence. A mirror, not an answer machine. — Privacy: Your questions and readings are stored on your device. Only the hexagram and your question are sent to the deep-reading engine; who you are is never sent. Full policy: https://synchdaily.com/privacy By downloading the app, you agree to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA) at the link below: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: I Ching Oracle at every 3 weeks against I Ching Lite's every 3 months. I Ching Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. I Ching Lite sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and I Ching Oracle sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
I Ching Lite ships an update every 3 months, I Ching Oracle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | I Ching Lite | I Ching Oracle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brian Walker | LEVENT DOGUT |
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 Oracle
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 Oracle
- Synch Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Synch Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
- 10 deep readings$4.99
- 30 deep readings$12.99
- 100 deep readings$34.99
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