Comparison

Tarot Card Meanings vs Taro Reader

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

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About

Tarot Card Meanings

Explore traditional tarot card meanings with this stylish and user-friendly reference app. Get quick access to brief and full meanings, keywords, and hidden interpretations for each card, including reversed positions. Personalize your device with beautiful tarot card designs as wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Traditional tarot card meanings
  • Keywords for each card
  • Brief and full card meanings
  • Reversed card interpretations
  • Hidden meanings revealed
  • Card background wallpapers
Features
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Traditional tarot card meanings are made simple to find and learn with this stylish and easy to use tarot card reference app. Handy hints, hidden meanings, brief card meanings and full meanings make learning about tarot cards quick and effortless. The beautiful tarot card designs can also be used as your background wallpaper. Anyone who has ever tried to read tarot cards, knows how important it is to firstly fully understand and learn the meaning of each individual tarot card. With the swipe of a finger this tarot app gives fast access to tarot meanings compiled from some of the best and well known, traditional tarot meaning sources available. There is a handy hint for each card in both its upright and reversed (upside down) position to aid learning. As well as this, each card has a section on keywords, a brief meaning, a full meaning and general card information. All of this is also included when the card appears upside down or reversed. Some of the more common hidden meanings of the cards are also revealed. To access a tarot card's meaning simply choose your card then tap the meaning to see it, or rotate the card with your finger to see the reversed or upside down meaning. This app is compatible with any standard 78 card deck and the cards are from the 'Tarot Lovers' modern take on the traditional Marseilles style deck due for release shortly. For this reason this app is an essential companion guide for anyone looking to learn in-depth tarot meanings. This app gives fast access to: * Traditional tarot card keywords * A brief meaning of each card * A more in-depth meaning of each card *Reversed (upside down) meanings of each card * General information about each card including: numerical value, element, tetragrammatron, life aspect, card number, spiritual name, key number, astrological associations and more... *Some of the common hidden meanings of the cards Users can also select any card to be the background image for their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Tarot Lovers has been developed by Paranormality.com, one of the Internet’s most popular websites for tarot card meaning information and resources. This application and the information that it contains is strictly for entertainment purposes only.

About

Taro Reader

Access meanings for all 78 tarot cards on your devices. Explore your intuition and understand card spreads with a comprehensive library and AR features for enhanced readings. Syncs across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • All 78 tarot card meanings
  • Keywords and textual descriptions
  • AR reader with real-time labels
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Support for Rider-Waite deck
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Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a tarot card reading and relentlessly looking up each card's meaning on the internet? What if you had access to all of the card's meanings on each and every device you own? Introducing: Taro Reader! Taro Reader gives you the tools to better understand your Tarot Card spread, and ultimately, explore your intuition to find your path forward in life. Features: - AR Reader: Displaying real-time AR labels on top of physical Tarot Cards with the using your device's camera (iPhone/iPad only) - Library: All 78 cards are listed here, with complete access to every card's keywords, meanings, and textual description. - Access Everywhere: Your data syncs across your Mac, iPhone, and Apple Watch using iCloud! Here at Taro we are committed to making your Tarot Card reading experience as fruitful as possible. With that said, we sincerely hope that you find this tool helpful. If you have any questions, comments, compliments, complaints, or any kind of issues at all, please don't hesitate to send Brianna an email in the app or on this page for support! Happy readings. -The Taro Team PLEASE NOTE: This requires physical access to the Rider-Waite Tarot Deck. Currently, this is the only deck supported by Taro. We are working hard on adding more decks!

Screenshots

Tarot Card Meanings4 screens
Taro Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Taro Reader at Free against Tarot Card Meanings's $1.99. Taro Reader also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 72 months). Tarot Card Meanings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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

Taro Reader is free to download; Tarot Card Meanings costs $1.99 up front. Taro Reader sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Tarot Card Meanings asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Taro Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Tarot Card Meanings's written reviews are positive against 60% of Taro Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tarot Card Meanings ships an update every 72 months, Taro Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Tarot Card Meanings versus Taro Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTarot Card MeaningsTaro Reader
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (20 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 72 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParanormality LimitedBrianna Zamora

Customer experience

Tarot Card Meanings

All ratings20 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral14.7%
Negative26.5%

Taro Reader

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tarot Card Meanings

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Taro Reader

One-time6
  • Ace of Insights$0.79
  • Five of Insights$2.99
  • Ten of Insights$5.99
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  • Quarter Deck$13.99
  • Half Deck$29.99
  • Full Deck$49.99

Questions

Is Tarot Card Meanings free?
Tarot Card Meanings costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Taro Reader free?
Taro Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tarot Card Meanings or Taro Reader?
Taro Reader is rated higher. Tarot Card Meanings averages 3.7 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Taro Reader averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Tarot Card Meanings or Taro Reader have ads?
Taro Reader shows ads; Tarot Card Meanings does not.
Which is updated more often, Tarot Card Meanings or Taro Reader?
Tarot Card Meanings ships an update every 72 months, and Taro Reader monthly. Most recently, Tarot Card Meanings was updated on October 26, 2026 and Taro Reader on October 24, 2026.

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