I Ching Lite vs Lucky.Star
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.
Lucky.Star
This app encourages daily gratitude by having users capture a lucky moment each day. These moments are transformed into glowing stars that form a personal, interactive cosmic sky. It's designed to foster mindfulness and a belief in creating good fortune.
- Daily lucky moment capture
- Personalized cosmic sky creation
- Attach photos and notes to stars
- Mindfulness routine builder
- Interactive constellation navigation
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Lucky.Star is a mindful, immersive journal that challenges you to find one thing you are lucky to have, every single day, and transforms it into a breathtaking cosmic sky. Research shows that paying attention to the luck you experience, and believing you are a lucky person, actually helps you create your own good fortune. Instead of letting your favorite photos and thoughts get lost in a crowded camera roll, turn your daily gratitude into "lucky stars." Every day you capture a lucky moment, a new glowing star is born, eventually weaving together to form beautiful, interactive constellations. Features: * Once a Day Habit: Build a mindfulness routine by discovering and capturing one lucky moment every day. * Your Cosmic Sky: Navigate a living, breathing night sky filled with the lucky moments you’ve collected. Watch your sky grow and evolve with each daily entry. * Capture the Magic: Easily attach your favorite photos, thoughts, and notes to a star to preserve your daily reflection forever. Start building your sky today. Whenever you need a little luck, a moment of peace, or a reason to smile—just look up at your stars.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lucky.Star at none against I Ching Lite's 2. Lucky.Star also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). I Ching Lite's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 6) 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. Lucky.Star 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 Lucky.Star. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: I Ching Lite has 1.1K ratings behind it against 6, 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 Lucky.Star's.
I Ching Lite ships an update every 3 months, Lucky.Star weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | I Ching Lite | Lucky.Star |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — 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 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Walker | Jean-Richard Lai |
Customer experience
I Ching Lite
Lucky.Star
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
Lucky.Star
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
Lucky.Star
No in-app purchases
Questions
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