Comparison

Metaphory vs Deckora

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

Head to head
About

Metaphory

Explore your inner world with metaphor cards, positive affirmations, and inspirational quotes. This app acts as a personal space for self-discovery and daily reflection, offering a curated collection of tools to help you reconnect with yourself.

Highlights
  • Metaphor card decks
  • Positive affirmations
  • Inspirational quotes
  • Daily reflection prompts
  • Personalized self-discovery tools
Features
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Metaphory - Your Personal Space for Self-Discovery. Dive deep into your inner world through metaphor cards, positive affirmations, and a curated collection of inspirational quotes. We’ve brought together a variety of card decks from different authors - all in one place. A selection from each deck is available for free, allowing you to explore and find what resonates with you. When you're ready, unlock full access with just a few taps. Think of Metaphory as your pocket-sized therapist - always available when you need to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself. Let Metaphory be your daily reminder: I am worthy. I am the creator of my reality. All the answers lie within me. "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily." — Zig Ziglar Download Metaphory and embark on your journey inward. Please enjoy! Concept & Design: Svitlana Stehniienko
 Development: Svitlana Stehniienko, Dmytro Maniakhin
 End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Deckora

This app offers a unique journaling experience using metaphoric cards to guide self-reflection and emotional discovery. It provides a private space to explore life's challenges, foster personal growth, and enhance mindfulness.

Highlights
  • Metaphoric card selection
  • Guided journaling prompts
  • Emotional awareness tools
  • Personal growth tracking
  • Private and secure journal
  • Mindfulness rituals
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Deckora - an app for calm, focused reflection practice with metaphorical cards. Reflection begins not with an answer but with attention. You choose a topic, follow a path, meet an image, notice your response, and record what became clearer. Deckora offers short practices and 3-, 5-, and 7-day paths. The format is unhurried by design. One topic unfolds day by day, and you can return to your notes whenever you need to. Inside the app: - metaphorical cards as the entry point into practice - paths on relationships, boundaries, money, self-worth, and inner states - open practice for a session without a set topic - a journal that keeps your entries - a private format for personal work Deckora doesn't hand you interpretations or promise quick fixes. It's an app for seeing more precisely what's happening with you right now. Your entries stay private. No sign-up. No personal tracking. No ads. A personal space for reflection. Deckora is a reflection tool. It isn't therapy and doesn't replace professional psychological support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://deckora.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://deckora.app/privacy

Screenshots

Metaphory4 screens
Deckora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Deckora at every 3 weeks against Metaphory's every 13 months. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Metaphory sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Deckora sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metaphory ships an update every 13 months, Deckora every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Metaphory versus Deckora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetaphoryDeckora
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB13 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOleksandr RusavskyiOWCA TECH, UNIPESSOAL LDA

Customer experience

Metaphory

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Deckora

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Metaphory

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • Portal$7.99
  • Harmony hues$9.99
  • On The Edge$9.99
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  • Beyond the Door$9.99
  • Oddness$9.99
  • Tatsiana Yermalinskaya's deck$12.99
  • Daria Menshikova's decks$12.99
  • Olga Ptakha's decks$17.99
2 purchases

Deckora

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Metaphory free?
Metaphory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deckora free?
Deckora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Metaphory or Deckora have ads?
Neither Metaphory nor Deckora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metaphory or Deckora?
Metaphory ships an update every 13 months, and Deckora every 3 weeks. Most recently, Metaphory was updated on June 5, 2026 and Deckora on September 9, 2026.

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