Comparison

Auspice vs 海浪 Waves

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

Head to head
About

Auspice

This app helps you track important dates using both Gregorian and lunar calendars. It offers features like saving birthdays, anniversaries, and remembrance dates with reminders, and provides insights into Chinese almanac data and solar terms. The app works offline and allows for date planning based on traditional Chinese customs.

Highlights
  • Gregorian and lunar date tracking
  • Save and remind for important dates
  • 24 solar terms and stem-branch dates
  • Date planning for occasions
  • Offline functionality
  • Collectible keepsake cards
  • I Ching and fortune-stick readings
Features
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Auspice is a quiet lunar-calendar utility for people who keep track of dates that matter. It computes the Chinese lunar calendar, the 24 solar terms, and stem-branch dates entirely on your device, then keeps your birthdays, anniversaries, and remembrance dates reliable across the Gregorian and lunar systems - including reminders for lunar dates that shift every year. IMPORTANT DAYS THAT DO NOT DRIFT - Save birthdays, anniversaries, and remembrance dates in either the Gregorian or the lunar calendar - Lunar dates are recomputed every year, so a lunar birthday never lands on the wrong day - Import birthdays from Contacts, and optionally write corrections back - Export any important day to your system Calendar as a dedicated calendar - Schedule notifications, or stronger alarm-style reminders on supported devices - Sync everything across your Apple devices with iCloud LUNAR CALENDAR AND SOLAR TERMS - Gregorian and lunar dates, stem-branch notation, festivals, and the animal year - The 24 solar terms with exact times, plus what is coming next - The twelve traditional two-hour periods for the current day - A month grid that shows lunar days, festivals, and solar terms at a glance DATE PLANNING - Look ahead for dates that suit a specific occasion such as moving or a ceremony - Record birth details to view traditional stem-branch and animal-sign references - Compare two dates for traditional wedding-date planning OFFLINE AND CALCULATED, NOT DOWNLOADED - Calendar, solar-term, and stem-branch results are computed on device from astronomical algorithms, not fetched from a server - The calendar, solar terms, important days, reminders, and Calendar export all work with no network connection - No ads, no account, and no sign-up KEEPSAKE CARDS - Turn a meaningful date into a collectible foil or holographic card - Keep them in a personal archive you can revisit The app also includes an optional section of traditional Chinese cultural readings - I Ching hexagram texts and fortune-stick verses - for readers interested in the classical source material. It is a secondary part of the app, not its purpose. Hexagram and fortune-stick readings are available with a one-time purchase for lifetime access. Lifetime purchasers and eligible legacy users can also use their own provider API. Active monthly and annual subscriptions include readings and own-API access for the subscription period, without granting lifetime ownership. Own-API provider charges are paid by the user, and the API key is stored only on the device. Managed personalized online services still require a separate subscription; cancelling it does not affect lifetime readings you have purchased. Prices, billing periods, and trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID settings, and restore lifetime purchases and subscriptions in the app. Buy me a coffee is a separate contribution to development, does not include readings or online services, and does not renew automatically. Traditional calendar notes and classical cultural texts are provided for cultural and entertainment purposes only. They are not medical, legal, financial, or relationship advice, and should not be the sole basis for important decisions. Privacy Policy: https://hezy.tech/projects/auspice/privacy Terms of Use: https://hezy.tech/projects/auspice/terms Contact: zionhezy@gmail.com

About

海浪 Waves

Features
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• **Moment — Capture the Now** Jot down moments via text, photos or voice, and add tags to your entries. • **Awareness — Track Your Emotions** Log your daily mood alongside what happened. See how your feelings shift and flow. • **Craft — Life’s Plan B** Create projects for what truly matters. Break down goals, mark milestones, log your actions, and carry tasks through to completion. • **Contemplation — Insights & Reflection** Write notes and takeaways inspired by books and podcasts. • **Herscape** Discover writers, books and films. Weave their perspectives into your own life. • **Retrace — Revisit Your Narrative** Browse all your past entries, filter by tags, and reconnect with the person you have become. **Local‑First Privacy** Your records stay on‑device by default. You can write, view and browse everything without signing in. We do not collect real‑names, and will never use your entries for ad‑targeting or user profiling.

Screenshots

Auspice4 screens
海浪 Waves3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 海浪 Waves at none against Auspice's 6. Auspice's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

Both are free to download. Auspice sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 海浪 Waves asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Auspice against 5.0 for 海浪 Waves. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auspice ships an update daily, 海浪 Waves every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Auspice versus 海浪 Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuspice海浪 Waves
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB56 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developer中羊 贺宇 姚

Customer experience

Auspice

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

海浪 Waves

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Auspice

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
  • Annual Membership3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time4
  • 6-Month Reading Experience$0.99
  • 1-Month Reading Experience$0.99
  • Lifetime Readings$0.99
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  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
None

海浪 Waves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auspice free?
Auspice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 海浪 Waves free?
海浪 Waves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Auspice or 海浪 Waves?
Auspice and 海浪 Waves are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Auspice or 海浪 Waves have ads?
Neither Auspice nor 海浪 Waves shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auspice or 海浪 Waves?
Auspice ships an update daily, and 海浪 Waves every 2 weeks. Most recently, Auspice was updated on November 5, 2026 and 海浪 Waves on November 6, 2026.

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