VisualAstro vs Hello Sun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VisualAstro
Explore precise astrological analyses with detailed charts, transits, and progressions. Analyze relationships with synastry and composite charts, and delve into vibrational astrology with advanced visualizations. Features include customizable settings and privacy-focused on-device processing.
- Accurate astrological charts
- Transit and progression analysis
- Synastry and composite charts
- Vibrational astrology reports
- Interactive chart visualizations
- Customizable house systems and orbs
- On-device Apple Intelligence processing
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VisualAstro brings a modern and very intuitive Astrology analysis to your device — and it's free. Easily explore harmonics, midpoints, fixed stars, anticia, golden mean midpoint and pattern highlights with professional‑grade chart accuracy. And much much more: - Accurate charts: Swiss Ephemeris, time‑zone rules by date/place (including pre‑standard offsets), and an offline world‑cities database. Includes Topocentric calculation for all objects and Planet's True Positions. Precision up to the second of arc. 0-4000 AD. - Read chart data from photo for your commodity. Use your camera to capture name, date, time and location from sources like AstroDataBank and other reference software for your commodity. Simple and agile. - Transits: fast lookups for any aspected related pair of objects date/time; dynamic step by year/month/day/hour/minute with transits-natal, transits-transits and ingresses in sign/houses. - Secondary Progressions: fast lookups for any aspected related pair of objects date/time; dynamic step by year/month/day/hour/minute with progression to natal, lunation, ingresses and retrograde cycles. - Synastry and Composite Davison Method: bi‑wheel overlays to compare two charts; create Davison composites for relationship analysis. Davison Chart for the Transits. - Vibrational Astrology: Vibrational Charts and secondary vibes, midpoint structures, golden‑mean midpoints, aspect strength/highlights, clear visuals for discovery. Full Vibrational Chart Reports with customisable vibe ranges, advanced rating system for score ranking, spotlights on quincunxes, 11/24, 4 or more conjunction and Isotraps below 1 minute. Interactive spectrum graph analysis with all the feature in the Vibrational Report plus Fractals and Prominent Primes highlights and multiple filters for the astrological explorer. - Easy visualisation: clean charts, click-to-highlight features in the chart, color‑coded aspects, retrograde markers, smart labels with contextual information, light/dark mode. Single chart with dual layout for your preference. - Antícia, Fixed Stars and Golden Mean Midpoint with orb customisable conjunction detection. - Customisation: multiple house systems (12 to choose from), flexible orb settings for individual technique, Tropical, Sidereal and Heliocentric Zodiac Type. Customise your work area with sections reordering. multi-language (english and portuguese) and time‑format options, tags/type for chart classification and exploratory research. Notes to organize work and keep track of notable insights. Topocentric and True planetary positions at your service. - NEW FEATURE: Apple Intelligence Vibration Synthesis in circuits, isotraps, midpoint structures and Vibrational Chart Report vibrations: Private and runs only in-device. Data is not sent out to online LLMs. - NEW FEATURE: Time-Continuum for primary chart. Dynamically updates calculations and allows Chart Rectification with the help of Transits and Progressions. - Privacy‑first: no account required; calculations run on‑device; optional iCloud Sync stores your charts in your private iCloud. - Works anywhere: offline cities and built‑in time‑zone data. Optional inexpensive add‑ons (via in‑app purchase): Synastry, Davison Composite, Transits, Progressions, Vibrational Chart Reports and Vibrational Chart Spectrum .
Hello Sun
Explore your unique birth chart and understand yourself better with personalized insights. Discover compatibility with others, find your ideal locations, and receive daily guidance based on your astrological placements.
- Full birth chart analysis
- Personalized daily readings
- Compatibility reports
- Astrocartography insights
- Ask your chart questions
- Astrology lessons
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Hello Sun is a self-discovery app that takes your birth chart as seriously as you do. Your chart is so much more than your sun sign. Every planet, every placement, every aspect is a layer of the real you, and Hello Sun reads all of it: your full natal chart, compatibility, astrocartography, and forecasts built on your actual placements. All in plain language, specific to you, never written for everyone born in your month. Whether you have studied astrology for years or are just starting to go deeper, this is the app that finally does your chart justice. WHAT'S FREE FOREVER A lot of astrology apps gate the basics. Hello Sun does it differently. From the moment you sign up, you get: · Your full birth chart, every placement explained in plain language · A daily reading of your mood, your presence, and what to notice today · Every astrology lesson, free now and always · Compatibility with the people in your life, from the ones who matter most to the ones you're just curious about · Your astrocartography, where in the world you come most alive · Three questions a day for the stars, by voice or text This isn't a trial. It's the free version. WHAT'S WAITING FOR YOU YOUR CHART, DECODED Every placement explained so it actually clicks. Your Mercury, Venus, Mars and beyond, described in real language about real patterns. Specific to you, not written for everyone born in your month. PERSONALIZED FORECASTS A daily reading that's truly yours, with deeper weekly, monthly, and yearly readings when you're ready to go further. What's happening in the sky, and what it means for your life and your decisions. ASK YOUR CHART, OUT LOUD Something on your mind? Ask your chart directly, by voice or by text, and get a real answer rooted in your placements. Speak your question and hear the answer back, like having a wise friend on call who actually knows you. FRIENDS AND COMPATIBILITY Ever wonder why you click with some people instantly and clash with others no matter what you do? Hello Sun puts your charts side by side and shows you exactly why. The friendships that feel like home, the romantic connections that run deep, the dynamics that have always confused you. Real synastry, in language that actually makes sense. WHERE YOU BELONG IN THE WORLD Your chart doesn't just tell you who you are. It tells you where you come alive. Some places call to certain people for a reason. Explore where in the world you feel most at home, for love, for work, or for showing up as yourself. YOUR USER MANUAL This is the guide you were never given. How you process emotions, make decisions, recharge, and show up for the people you love. Hello Sun breaks down your patterns in a way that is so specific it will make you laugh, cry, and text it to your best friend all at once. Not a personality type. Not a quiz result. Just you, decoded. LEARN AS YOU GO Go from curious to fluent. Every lesson is free, now and always. Bite-sized, starting with your own chart so everything you learn feels personal from day one. GOING DEEPER WITH PREMIUM When you're ready to go further, Hello Sun Premium unlocks deeper readings, your full week-month-year ahead, unlimited Q&A by voice or text, and unlimited compatibility with fellow Sunnies. $9.99/month or $99/year, with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Know yourself. Understand each other. Astrology that actually makes sense. Support: support@hellosun.me Privacy Policy: hellosun.space/privacy Terms of Service: hellosun.space/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hello Sun at 22 against VisualAstro's 5. Hello Sun also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. VisualAstro sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Hello Sun sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for VisualAstro against 4.9 for Hello Sun. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 22 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VisualAstro | Hello Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.9 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 389 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nelson Jorge Vieira Ramos | Hello Sun, Co. |
Customer experience
VisualAstro
Hello Sun
In-app purchases
VisualAstro
- Small support donation$1.99
- Small Donation to the Project$1.99
- Composite$3.99
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- Vibrational Chart Spectrum$3.99
- Synastry$3.99
- Davison Composite Charts$3.99
- Transits$8.99
- Progressions$8.99
- Vibrational Chart Report$8.99
Hello Sun
- Hello Sun Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Hello Sun Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year









