AIYATO vs Skein
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AIYATO
Manage and control a variety of smart home devices remotely. This app simplifies connecting and operating plugs, switches, curtains, and lights. It offers easy setup, voice control integration, and enhanced privacy.
- Remote smart device control
- Multi-device management
- Device sharing with family
- Fast Bluetooth setup
- Voice control integration
- Multiple themes
- Enhanced privacy protection
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AIYATO Take control of your smart home anytime, anywhere. AIYATO makes it easy to manage and control a wide range of smart devices, including plugs, switches, curtains, bulbs, and light strips. - Control your smart devices remotely with ease - Connect and manage multiple device types in one app - Share devices with family and friends for a smarter home experience - Fast Bluetooth setup with support for configuring multiple devices at once - Voice control support for Amazon Echo, Google Home, and more - Multiple themes to keep your experience fresh and personalized - Enhanced privacy protection with no phone number or email required for full functionality Enjoying AIYATO? Support us by leaving a review and sharing it with your friends!
Skein
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For people who already read. Skein doesn't deal you a card or tell you what it means. It records the cards you draw — from your own deck or in the app — and turns months of that into something you can actually look at. The reading is yours. Skein keeps the record. PATTERN MIRROR — MONTHS OF YOUR PRACTICE, IN ONE VIEW Everything here is arithmetic on entries you made. Nothing is predicted, nothing is interpreted: • Which cards keep returning — and which you have never drawn • Suit balance and reversal rate across weeks • A calendar of every day you showed up • Per-deck breakdown, physical decks included • Filter by theme, deck, or your own keywords YOUR DECKS, TRACKED If you read with real cards, Skein is built for you: • Register the decks you own and log which one you used • Pick the cards in the order you drew them, photograph the spread • Write what each card meant to you, today, in your words • Per-deck stats show which decks you actually reach for — and which ones sit on the shelf THE DAILY CARD — LOGGED, NOT DEALT • Record the card you drew this morning from your own deck • No deck to hand? Draw one in the app instead — your choice, your entry • One card a day, kept as a clean series so the patterns above have something honest to read A JOURNAL THAT REMEMBERS • Free-form entries for thoughts, intentions, dreams • Photo attachments for the moments that matter • Voice-to-text when typing breaks the flow • Chronological timeline, fully searchable • Offline-first — your practice stays on your device THE NIGHT SKY A quiet daily ritual that isn't a reading. Catch the star that drifts across your sky and it stays there, joining a constellation you weave one night at a time. Miss a night and nothing is taken away — the thread simply runs unlit through the gap. Alongside it, the observable sky: moon phase and illumination, planets in retrograde, upcoming eclipses. Facts, not forecasts. NO AI. NONE. Card meanings are static reference — traditional keywords and symbolism, the same text every time. Skein never generates an interpretation, a reading, or a prediction. No horoscopes. No personalised forecasts. If you want to know what a card means to you, you write it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No advertising, no profiling, no third-party trackers • Sign-in is optional — without it, everything stays on your device • Sign-in adds cloud backup and sync across your devices • Export your whole archive as CSV or PDF — yours to keep WRITE HOWEVER SUITS YOU • Voice-to-text in every reflection field — speech is transcribed on your device and never leaves your phone • Supports larger system text sizes • Animations can be calmed down in Settings MAKE IT YOURS • Journal cover themes — leather, botanical, academic, witch, stellar • Four illustrated archetypal card decks • Customisable card backs, table surfaces, reveal effects • Cosmetics unlocked through practice milestones SKEIN PLUS — OPTIONAL • Unlimited cloud sync across your devices • Pattern Mirror Pro — extended history, deck cohorts, card combinations • Journal search & filters • Unlimited decks tracked • CSV / PDF export Pull the thread. Skein keeps the record. Privacy Policy: https://getskein.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getskein.app/terms Support: https://getskein.app/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AIYATO at none against Skein's 10. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Skein sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. AIYATO asks for nothing beyond the download.
AIYATO ships an update fortnightly, Skein every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AIYATO | Skein |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Doctors of Intelligence & Technology | Roman Nikitin |
In-app purchases
AIYATO
No in-app purchases
Skein
- Skein Plus (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Skein Plus (Yearly)$44.991 Year
- Golden Sparks$0.99
- Moonlight Glow$0.99
- Celestial Fire$1.99
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