Comparison

Arcana vs Vector

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

Head to head
About

Arcana

Features
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Arcana is a study and journal app for people learning tarot. This is NOT a fortune-telling app. Instead of generating readings, Arcana provides tools for you to deeply study the 78 cards and keep a personal log of your own practice. ◆ Card Library (the primary feature) A comprehensive reference of all 78 tarot cards. Search upright and reversed meanings, keywords, and symbolism. Filter by Major/Minor Arcana or by suit. ◆ Journal Log the cards you drew yourself with a physical deck. Record the date, the card, and your own reflections. Review your past entries over time to see how your understanding grows. ◆ Flashcard Study Memorize the meanings of all 78 cards with a flashcard drill. Practice with the Major Arcana only, a single suit, or the full deck. ◆ Structured Study Guide Learn observation, suits, numbers, court cards, difficult-card review, and 7- and 30-day plans across 12 lessons. The first three lessons are free; the remaining nine are included with Arcana Pro. ◆ For - Beginners who want a reference to card meanings - Practitioners who want to journal their own readings - Serious learners who want daily practice drills A tool for your own dialogue with the cards. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://starcrown.co.jp/privacy Subscription Monthly and yearly plans are available. Local prices are shown in the app before purchase. Charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends.

About

Vector

Practice a structured six-stage protocol for remote viewing. This app guides you through blind targets, ideograms, sensory contact, and detailed analysis. Track your progress with honest statistics and learn the history of this discipline.

Highlights
  • Six-stage Coordinate Remote Viewing protocol
  • Blind targets with encrypted coordinate cues
  • Pen-first ideogram creation
  • Structured analysis and discipline
  • Blind judging against candidate photos
  • Guided monitor mode with pacing and prompts
  • Ideogram lexicon and session export
Features
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Can you describe a place you've never seen? Vector turns that question into a discipline — the six-stage Coordinate Remote Viewing (CRV) protocol, adapted from declassified U.S. government training documents into a beautiful, focused practice app. THE PROTOCOL, NOT A PARTY TRICK Real remote viewing practice was structured, blind, and scored. Vector keeps all three: • BLIND TARGETS — You get only an encrypted coordinate cue. No name, no photo, no category. The target stays sealed until you reveal. • PEN FIRST — The moment the cue decrypts, you make your ideogram: one fast reflex mark, before thinking. Vector times your pen against the cue. • SIX STAGES — Progress from ideograms and sensory contact through dimensional sketching, the eight-column qualitative matrix, probing, and site modeling. • STRUCTURE DISCIPLINE — Declare AOL, AI, and other breaks when analysis intrudes, then resume by re-taking the cue — exactly as the protocol prescribes. • BLIND JUDGING — Before the reveal, rank four sealed candidate photos against your own record. Chance is 25%. Your hit rate over time is the honest score. • CINEMATIC REVEALS — Watch the satellite fall from orbit to the true location while your session is scored. TRAIN LIKE A PROGRAM, NOT AN APP • Guided monitor mode paces you: cool-down, cue presentation, prompts, resume discipline • A daily universal target — every viewer on Earth gets the same hidden location • 150 curated public landmarks across 49 countries • Your ideogram lexicon: watch your first marks develop a vocabulary over time • Honest statistics: hit rate vs. chance with real probability math — never inflated • Export any session as a declassified-style paper record and share it LEARN THE REAL HISTORY A full training curriculum adapted from the declassified CRV literature, chaptered into short lessons — plus links to the original documents in the public record. START SIMPLE New to this? Simplified mode is just: read the cue, sketch what you sense, take a guess, reveal. Two minutes. The full protocol is there when you're ready. ——— Vector is for entertainment and education. Remote viewing is not a scientifically validated capability; results are not guaranteed and prove nothing. Vector adapts structure from declassified, publicly released documents but is independent and unaffiliated with the CIA or any government agency. Not for medical, legal, financial, safety, or investigative decisions. Sessions require a Practice or Pro subscription. Practice includes 3 sessions a day and Stages I-III; Pro includes unlimited sessions and all six stages. Subscriptions bill through your Apple ID and renew monthly or annually, depending on your plan, until canceled in App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.phantom-labs.com/privacy/vector.html

Screenshots

Arcana4 screens
Vector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Arcana at weekly against Vector's every 2 weeks. Vector's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Arcana sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Vector sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcana ships an update weekly, Vector every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arcana versus Vector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcanaVector
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStarcrown Inc.PhantomLabs

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Arcana

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip Small$0.99
  • Tip Medium$1.99
  • Tip Large$5.99
5 purchases

Vector

Subscriptions5
  • Vector Basic$1.991 Month
  • Practice Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Vector Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Practice Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Arcana free?
Arcana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vector free?
Vector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arcana or Vector have ads?
Neither Arcana nor Vector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcana or Vector?
Arcana ships an update weekly, and Vector every 2 weeks. Most recently, Arcana was updated on October 28, 2026 and Vector on October 28, 2026.

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