Comparison

Futhark vs Oathfire

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

Head to head
About

Futhark

Explore ancient runes with this app, offering translation, learning tools, divination features, and a tattoo design studio. Type runes anywhere with the custom keyboard and personalize your device with rune widgets.

Highlights
  • Translate English to five runic alphabets
  • Learn runes with lessons and quizzes
  • Daily rune drawing and divination spreads
  • Design rune tattoos and bindrunes
  • Custom keyboard for typing runes
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Step into the Viking age with Futhark, your complete guide to ancient runes. Translate: Write English in five runic alphabets: the Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark, Short-Twig runes, the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc and medieval runes. You can also read runes back into English. Many runes were carved in more than one way, so choose the form you like. Learn: Master every rune with lessons, flashcards, quizzes and rune tracing. Earn a mastery seal for each rune and keep a daily streak going. Divine: Draw a Rune of the Day, cast runes in different spreads and keep a journal of your readings. Tattoo Studio: Design rune tattoos and bindrunes with templates, line styles and inks. Print true-size stencils for your artist, and try a design on your skin. Everywhere: Type runes in any app with the Futhark keyboard. Put your Rune of the Day on the Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy, and use Siri & Shortcuts for Rune of the Day, Draw a Rune and Write in Runes. Your progress, favorites, readings and designs sync with iCloud. Apple Intelligence: Get written readings, rune suggestions and spelling by sound, all on your device (supported devices only). Whether you’re drawn to Norse history, mythology or a meaningful design, Futhark is your gateway to the runes. Some features require Futhark Pro. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Oathfire

Features
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You've broken promises to yourself before. This is where that stops. Oathfire is built around one thing: a single oath, sworn out loud in your own voice, kept one day at a time. No fifteen habits. No streaks to fudge. One promise, and a year-long campaign to keep it. THE OATH Choose the promise that matters: quit the thing that's costing you, or build the thing you keep putting off. Swear it out loud. Your recording never leaves your phone. It exists for one reason: so in the exact moment you're about to break, you can hear yourself swear it. THE RECKONING Every night, one honest answer: did you keep your oath? Hold to answer. Break a day and it goes on the wall as a scar, carried honestly, never hidden. The campaign continues. THE FALLEN Twelve foes stand across your year. Each one got exactly as far as you: three days, a month, half a year. Then they broke. Face the one who fell where you now stand. Outlast them, and you don't become them. THE CLIMB Every kept day moves your knight down a painted road. Your armor visibly hardens as you rise: Page, Squire, Knight, and on toward The Unbroken. Ranks are earned at the gates. Never bought. THE HARD NIGHT About to break? Open the app instead. Three guided breaths, your own voice played back, and a simple truth: the pull always passes if you outlast it. Pride either way: you showed up. OATHFIRE PRO Oathfire is a paid app. One subscription, everything in it: the oath, the nightly reckoning, the year-long road, the Fallen, your armor and regalia. The annual plan starts with 7 days free. • Annual: $59.99/year with a 7-day free trial (about $1.15/week) • Weekly: $9.99/week Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The annual subscription starts with a 7-day free trial; unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends, it converts to a paid subscription and renews automatically each year until cancelled. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy: your voice recording is stored only on your device and never uploaded. No account is required. Terms of Use: https://oathfire.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://oathfire.app/privacy

Screenshots

Futhark4 screens
Oathfire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Oathfire at none against Futhark's shown. Oathfire also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Futhark sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Oathfire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Futhark ships an update every 5 weeks, Oathfire every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Futhark versus Oathfire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFutharkOathfire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (91 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings91 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB60 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTristan JarrettAaron Sherman

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Futhark

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Remove Ads & Tip$2.99
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  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Remove Ads & Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
  • Remove Ads & Tip$6.99
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

Oathfire

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Futhark free?
Futhark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oathfire free?
Oathfire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Futhark or Oathfire have ads?
Futhark shows ads; Oathfire does not.
Which is updated more often, Futhark or Oathfire?
Futhark ships an update every 5 weeks, and Oathfire every 10 days. Most recently, Futhark was updated on October 30, 2026 and Oathfire on October 24, 2026.

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