Comparison

Ourcana vs Sheaf

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

Head to head
About

Ourcana

Manage your collection of original characters and personalities with this system tracker. Log journals, design rich profiles, and track relationships between members. The app features a unique theme inspired by tarot and alchemy, with customizable terminology.

Highlights
  • Character and member tracking
  • Fronting status management
  • Markdown journaling
  • Rich profile design
  • Relationship tracking
  • Customizable terminology
  • Import from SimplyPlural/PluralKit
  • Offline data management
Features
Currently charting
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Ourcana ("Our Arcana") is a Plural System tracker app for managing a collection of members (which can be alters, original characters, personalities, etc). Track your system members, which of them are fronting (if any, or even all of them!), and use markdown to log journals, design rich profiles (with formatting, style elements, and inline media) and track relationships and interactions between all your system's members. Import from SimplyPlural, import and sync data (or active members) with PluralKit, or manage all your data entirely offline with exported copies of your whole "deck"! Ourcana has been tested with up to 20 thousand members. Ourcana's design and UX allude to classic card decks, fantasy fortune-telling, and medieval alchemy and magic with the "Tarot" and its "Major Arcana" cards as a for-fun, lighthearted theme to manage character, system, member, and group data. One can change all the terms inside the app however they'd like in settings such as "deck, "member", "system", "fronting", etc. Color highlights, accents, light and dark mode, and more are all customizable in-app with a rich UI. PluralKit and SimplyPlural color settings transfer automatically! Import from SimplyPlural, import and sync data (or active members) with PluralKit, or manage all your data entirely offline with exported copies of your whole "deck"! PluralKit synchronization is a first-class feature, with sufficient functionality to completely replace the PK dashboard down the line. Deeper PluralKit-specific integration features will launch with our 1.0.0 online update, so stay tuned! This application is made with accessibility and ergonomics in mind. I've developed it for my own online community first and many others adjacent to it all over the net known as the "plural" community. As a journal and personal tracking app, Ourcana keeps all your data private, personal, and offline-first by design. Journals are only stored on the device itself, and the sync settings allow one to choose which other data (if any) to share with PluralKit. Ourcana is priced at $1 USD (or regional) to support the development team, but can be found for free, forever through our community resources. You can try the web app at https://ourcana.space/ before getting the app! Transfer data between devices with the import/export feature. Our End-User License Agreement for Ourcana Online is the same as Apple's default and can be found at the link below. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sheaf

This app helps plural systems track members, manage switches, and keep journals. It offers cross-platform support and prioritizes user privacy with an open-source, self-hostable option.

Highlights
  • Track system members and front changes
  • Write member and system journals
  • Manage member groups
  • Send front change notifications
  • Cross-platform support (mobile, web, wearable)
  • Open-source and self-hostable
Features
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Sheaf is a plurality tracker for plural systems. Create member profiles, track switches, keep journals, send notifications of front changes to others, and more. Built by plural systems, for plural systems. Inclusive of all plural experiences regardless of origin or framing - no required diagnosis, no gatekeeping, no assumptions about how your system "should" work. Designed to be privacy-first and keep the user in control. Sheaf also includes Apple Watch support with a flexible set of complications and widgets that allows you to see your front status at a glance, register switches, and view history all without ever pulling out your phone. Sheaf exists because Simply Plural is shutting down, and the plural community needs somewhere that won't quietly disappear. Sheaf is open source under AGPL: the code is public, the project can be forked, and you can self-host your own instance if you'd rather keep your data on your own infrastructure. Sheaf can import your existing system data from Simply Plural, with support for more tools coming soon. What you can do: - Track system members and front changes - Write member- and system-wide journals - Manage member groups - Send notifications of front changes - Use the hosted service or run your own - Cross-platform: Mobile, wearable, and web clients We're rolling out in stages. Sensitive community data deserves slow-and-correct over fast-and-sorry, so the hosted service is moving carefully through preview before a full public launch.

Screenshots

Ourcana4 screens
Sheaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sheaf at Free against Ourcana's $0.99. Sheaf also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Ourcana's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 3) and chart position (#19 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Sheaf is free to download; Ourcana costs $0.99 up front. Ourcana sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Sheaf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sheaf holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ourcana has 41 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Ourcana's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sheaf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ourcana ships an update weekly, Sheaf fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Ourcana versus Sheaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOurcanaSheaf
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (41 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB24 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperIsaac AronsonLupine Systems

Customer experience

Ourcana

All ratings41 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral14.6%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral19.4%
Negative9.7%

Sheaf

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ourcana

Subscriptions1
  • Ourcana Online!$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Apple Watch Companion$9.99
None

Sheaf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ourcana free?
Ourcana costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Sheaf free?
Sheaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ourcana or Sheaf?
Sheaf is rated higher. Ourcana averages 4.3 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Sheaf averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Ourcana or Sheaf have ads?
Neither Ourcana nor Sheaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ourcana or Sheaf?
Ourcana ships an update weekly, and Sheaf fortnightly. Most recently, Ourcana was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sheaf on October 25, 2026.

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