AstroStudy vs Old Mother's Altar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AstroStudy
An interactive guide to learning astrology, covering zodiac signs, planets, houses, and aspects. It offers clear lessons and visual tools for guided practice. Designed for focused learning without ads or subscriptions.
- Structured lessons
- Interactive learning
- Visual tools
- Guided practice
- Zodiac signs
- Planets, houses, aspects
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AstroStudy is a structured, interactive guide to learning astrology. Understand zodiac signs, planets, houses, and aspects through clear lessons, visual tools, and guided practice. No subscriptions. No ads. Built for focused learning.
Old Mother's Altar
This app provides a private digital space for magical practitioners to record spells, track rituals, and manage ingredients. It features a grimoire, journal, and inventory system, all stored locally on your device for complete privacy. Organize your practice with lunar guidance and task reminders.
- Personal grimoire for spells and rituals
- Casting log and results tracking
- Ingredient and tool inventory management
- Lunar phase and event guidance
- Task reminders for spells
- Passcode and biometric protection
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Old Mother's Altar is a private, beautifully crafted space for your magical practice. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or just beginning to explore the craft, it gives you everything you need to record, organize, and carry your work with you, and all with complete privacy. The Grimoire: Build and maintain your personal collection of spells and rituals. Each entry captures everything that matters: intention, magic type (candle, knot, crystal, herbal, sigil, and more), ideal timing by moon phase, season, time of day, or day of the week, ingredients and tools, incantations, deities worked with, and recurring tasks. Keep each spell as detailed or as minimal as you wish. The Journal: Every time you cast, write about it. The Journal is your casting log. Track each working from Pending to Ongoing to Completed, add notes as the work unfolds, and record your final results. Tasks tied to your spells surface on the home screen and in notifications so nothing slips through the cracks. The Cabinet: Know what you have. The Cabinet is your ingredient and tool inventory, organized by type (herbs, crystals, candles, incense, cords, oils, and more). Custom types can be added for anything that doesn't fit the defaults. The Altar: Your home screen shows today's moon phase with guidance for each stage of the lunar cycle, upcoming sabbats and planetary events, and your pending spell tasks at a glance. Private by Design All of your data lives on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, shared with third parties, or backed up to the cloud. Your practice is your own. Protect access further with a passcode and Face or Touch ID. Old Mother's Altar is for you. Your spells, your words, your practice. It doesn’t come preloaded with any existing library because it’s yours to build as you grow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AstroStudy at 100% against Old Mother's Altar's 50%. AstroStudy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). Old Mother's Altar's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99). On ratings volume, ads, 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
Old Mother's Altar is free to download; AstroStudy costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AstroStudy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of AstroStudy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Old Mother's Altar's.
AstroStudy ships an update every 3 days, Old Mother's Altar every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AstroStudy | Old Mother's Altar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMMA LEE HANSON | Katy Towell |
Customer experience
AstroStudy
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In-app purchases
AstroStudy
No in-app purchases
Old Mother's Altar
No in-app purchases
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