Artemis Tarot vs Archetype Decks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artemis Tarot
This app offers guided journaling techniques to help users overcome indecision and gain clarity. It provides three distinct methods for exploring thoughts, trusting intuition, and uncovering new perspectives, culminating in actionable next steps and long-term pattern analysis.
- Guided decision-making exercises
- Intuition-based reflection
- Pattern analysis of thoughts
- Actionable next steps
- Scheduled self-check-ins
- Overthinker-focused tools
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You know that thing where you can't stop going back and forth about a decision? Where you've thought about it from every angle and you're still stuck? Artemis gives you three different ways to get out of your head and into clarity: whether you need to pressure-test your thinking, trust your gut, or see what you're missing. Three ways to think it through: 1. Pressure Test. Map out worst case, best case, what's in your control and what isn't. For when you need to see your thoughts laid out in front of you. 2. Go With Your Gut. Use drawing, imagery, and intuition to access what your logical brain won't let you see. For when the spreadsheet isn't working. 3. What Else Is True. Expand your thinking beyond the story you're stuck in. For when you know you're only seeing one side. Then commit to something. Every reflection ends with a concrete next step. Schedule a check-in with yourself — tomorrow, next week, next month — and come back to see what actually happened. See your patterns. Over time, Artemis shows you how you think, what you worry about, and what tends to actually work out. It's like a map of your own brain. Built by an overthinker, for overthinkers.
Archetype Decks
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Ask the Archetype is a depth psychology field guide. 78 figures from Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, James Hillman, Carol Pearson, and Clarissa Pinkola Estés, one a day, with citations. You draw one card a day. Just one. The deck rests until tomorrow. Each card holds a few things to sit with. A short oracle reading. A scholarly description of the figure, with the thinkers who wrote about it named. A few plain questions in everyday language. A few questions written the way the thinkers wrote them, with citations. A short reading list, if you want to follow a thread further. A note on cultural humility when a figure touches a living tradition. That is the whole app. You pull a card. You read what other people have wondered about it. You leave when you are ready. There are no streaks. No notifications. No badges. No accounts. No data collection. No ads. No subscriptions. The deck does not chase you. If you want to leave a tip, there is a small gratitude jar in Settings. Four tiers, named honestly. A candle for the desk. An afternoon in the stacks. And two for people who really want to send a thank you. 100% of net proceeds go to Nutcracker syndrome research, building toward a dedicated research grant with NORD, the National Organization for Rare Disorders. Nutcracker syndrome is a rare vascular condition most people have never heard of, which is part of why I chose it. Quarterly receipts at sillydroose.com/donations/askthearchetype. All 78 cards are available without paying anything. I built this because I love reading about archetypes, and I wanted somewhere quiet to spend a minute with one each morning. If that sounds like your kind of thing, welcome. Drew
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Artemis Tarot at none against Archetype Decks's 4. Artemis Tarot also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Archetype Decks sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Artemis Tarot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Artemis Tarot ships an update every 9 days, Archetype Decks every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Artemis Tarot | Archetype Decks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Silver Arrows LLC | Drew Douglass |
In-app purchases
Artemis Tarot
No in-app purchases
Archetype Decks
- A candle for the desk$1.99
- An afternoon in the stacks$4.99
- A key to the collection$9.99
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- A new wing for the library$19.99
Questions
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