Comparison

Misunderstood Deities vs Liminal Tarot

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

Head to head
About

Misunderstood Deities

Explore sixty guardian figures from global traditions, reframed from historical misinterpretations to reveal their true teachings. Each deity includes a familiar counterpart for easier connection. Enjoy daily draws and a comprehensive field guide without ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Sixty global guardian figures
  • Reframed historical interpretations
  • Daily sacred draw
  • Comprehensive Field Guide
  • Familiar twin connections
  • No ads or data collection
Features
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Misunderstood Deities is a card draw app for anyone who has felt labeled, reduced, or pushed into a costume that never fit. Sixty guardian figures from traditions across the world, each one introduced through the misreading history gave them and the teaching they were carrying the whole time. Every card includes a familiar twin, a named figure from closer to home, so the bridge back is short. No streaks, no push notifications, no data collection. Free to draw every card. A portion of optional gratitude jar support goes to the Parliament of the World's Religions. WHAT YOU GET Sixty deities from thirteen traditions including Hindu, Greek, Egyptian, Norse, Celtic, Japanese, Yoruba, Mesopotamian, Slavic, Aztec, Andean, Afro Brazilian, and Alpine folk. Yamaraj, Kali, Hecate, Hades, Loki, Baba Yaga, Anubis, Lilith, Ereshkigal, Fenrir, Sekhmet, Eshu, Oya, Mictlantecuhtli, Xolotl, Krampus, and more. Each one written with scholarly sources cited. HOW IT WORKS One sacred draw per day. The rest of the time, browse the Field Guide. Bookmark the ones you want to sit with. Every entry carries the reframe, the teaching, the reflection, the source, and the familiar twin. WHAT YOU WILL NOT FIND No streaks. No push notifications. No dark patterns. No data collection. No ads. No retention hooks. Just the deities, as scholarship actually describes them, for people who got taught the cartoon version and want the real one. THE GRATITUDE JAR Four optional tiers. Offering, Garland, Temple, Pilgrimage. Tips only. Nothing is locked behind them. A portion goes to the Parliament of the World's Religions, an organization that has gathered leaders from living traditions since 1893 to practice the kind of listening this app is trying to point at. A note from Drew: I am not a scholar. I am a person who reads, and who asked actual scholars and practitioners to check my work. If I got something wrong in your tradition, please write me. I would rather fix it than be right.

About

Liminal Tarot

This app serves as a private tarot journal for daily reflection and exploring recurring questions. It focuses on present insights rather than future predictions, allowing users to record readings with digital or physical decks and organize them into thematic chapters.

Highlights
  • Daily card drawing and reflection
  • Digital or physical deck readings
  • Organized reading history
  • Chapter grouping for related readings
  • Pro membership for advanced features
  • Daily prompts and deeper reflections
Features
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Liminal Tarot is a private tarot journal for reflection, daily practice, and the questions that keep returning. It is not built to predict your future. It is built to help you look at what is already here. Draw a daily card, ask a focused question, read with a digital deck or your own physical cards, and keep the readings that matter. Over time, Chapters gather related readings around a period of your life — a career shift, a relationship question, a decision, a season of change — so the thread does not get lost. What's inside: - A daily card and a place to leave a reflection - Readings in a grounded, non-predictive voice - Digital deck or your own physical deck, position by position - A private history of everything you've drawn - Chapters to group readings around what you're working through - Notes at the card, reading, and chapter level Pro membership unlocks the full practice: - Unlimited readings and full history - Chapter synthesis — patterns surfaced across readings, weighted by your own notes - Daily prompts and longer reflections - Practice Depth — visual progression as you keep showing up Liminal Tarot is for adults who use tarot as structured self-reflection. The cards do not decide for you. They give your attention a shape. Your readings and notes are private to your account. Account deletion is available in the app under YOU tab → Delete Account. Liminal Tarot is not medical, legal, financial, or mental health advice. If you are in crisis, please contact a local emergency service or crisis line.

Screenshots

Misunderstood Deities4 screens
Liminal Tarot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Liminal Tarot at every 8 days against Misunderstood Deities's monthly. Liminal Tarot also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Misunderstood Deities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Liminal Tarot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Misunderstood Deities against 5.0 for Liminal Tarot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Misunderstood Deities ships an update monthly, Liminal Tarot every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Misunderstood Deities versus Liminal Tarot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMisunderstood DeitiesLiminal Tarot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB115 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDrew DouglassChing Hong Tan

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Misunderstood Deities

One-time4
  • Offering$1.99
  • Garland$4.99
  • Temple$9.99
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  • Pilgrimage$19.99
2 purchases

Liminal Tarot

Subscriptions2
  • Liminal Tarot Pro Monthly$9.001 Month
  • Liminal Tarot Pro Annual$79.001 Year

Questions

Is Misunderstood Deities free?
Misunderstood Deities is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Liminal Tarot free?
Liminal Tarot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Misunderstood Deities or Liminal Tarot?
Misunderstood Deities and Liminal Tarot are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Misunderstood Deities or Liminal Tarot have ads?
Neither Misunderstood Deities nor Liminal Tarot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Misunderstood Deities or Liminal Tarot?
Misunderstood Deities ships an update monthly, and Liminal Tarot every 8 days. Most recently, Misunderstood Deities was updated on October 3, 2026 and Liminal Tarot on September 30, 2026.

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