Within vs Per Astra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Within
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Within is a calm, offline-first app for getting to know yourself. Take a single thoughtful quiz and discover your archetype โ the pattern behind how you think, what drives you, and where you find energy. Then come back each day for a short reflection that meets you where you are. WHAT YOU GET โข One quiet archetype quiz โ takes about 5 minutes โข A rich profile page written for your type โข Daily prompts matched to your archetype โข A simple journal that stays on your device โข Beautiful typography, zero clutter โข Works fully offline โ no account, no sign-in REMOVE ADS ($1.99 one-time) Support the app and never see an ad again. One-time purchase. No subscription. Within is for anyone who wants a quieter, more honest way to reflect โ without a course, a therapist, or another app begging for attention.
Per Astra
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Per Astra is a marketplace for one-to-one sessions with verified human guides. Your natal chart and Human Design decide which guides you see first: we compare your chart against theirs and rank them by how they align. Per Astra offers content for personal awareness and entertainment, and is not a substitute for medical, legal, financial or psychological advice. Most apps in this category hand you a paragraph written for everyone born in the same month. Here there is a named person on the other side, and they were chosen because their chart fits yours. HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter your exact birth date, time and place. We compute your chart from real ephemeris data, not a lookup table. 2. We compare it against the chart of every approved guide and show you the ones you align with. 3. Describe your situation in your own words and commission the work โ a written reading, or a private voice session. YOUR GUIDES ARE REAL PEOPLE Every guide applies inside the app, uploads government photo identification, declares their services, pricing and working hours, and signs our practitioner agreement. Each application is approved or rejected by a person on our team, and no guide can accept a single order before that happens. Guides are paid for the work they do, through their own earnings ledger and payouts to their own bank account. You can message a guide directly, book a private voice session, and read reviews left by other clients before you commission anything. WHAT YOU CAN COMMISSION Natal Chart โ your planets, houses and aspects, computed from your exact birth moment. Human Design โ your type, strategy, authority, profile and defined centres. Synastry โ the angles between two charts, scored and explained side by side. Numerology โ life path, expression and personal year, derived step by step. Tarot and Katina โ structured spreads with an interpretation for every position. Palm, Cup and Water Readings โ photo-based, answered in writing. Aura and Energy โ a reflective portrait of how you meet the world. Soulmate Portrait โ a symbolic illustration, never a likeness of a real person. The Universe โ one open question, one considered answer. Each of these is a service in the catalogue. Guides declare which of them they practise in and set their own prices, and any result can be carried straight into an order to a guide you have matched with. AI, LABELLED AS AI Automated interpretations carry an AI badge wherever they appear. You can rate any answer and report it in one tap, and reports go to a moderation queue handled by people. Nothing here pretends to be a person it is not. YOUR DATA Birth details and readings stay in your account. A photo you upload for a reading is analysed and discarded, unless you explicitly ask for it to be kept so your guide can see it โ and then it is deleted on a fixed schedule. You can delete your account, and everything in it, from inside the app. THREE LANGUAGES English, Turkish and German โ the whole app, including the readings themselves. ENERGY AND PRO Sessions and readings are paid for with Energy, purchased inside the app and shown in your local currency. Energy is not refundable, not transferable between accounts and cannot be exchanged for money. Per Astra Pro is an auto-renewing subscription available monthly, quarterly and yearly. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Every result screen carries a written reminder that the content is for personal awareness and entertainment. Per Astra is for people aged 18 and over.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Per Astra at none against Within's shown. Within's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Within sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Per Astra sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Within ships an update daily, Per Astra monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Within | Per Astra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily โ better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sandeep Mysore | PHETRA LLC |
In-app purchases
Within
- Remove Ads$1.99
Per Astra
- 1 Months$8.991 Month
- 3 Months$24.993 Months
- 1 Year$59.991 Year
- 100 Energy$3.99
- 250 Energy$7.99
- 600 Energy$14.99
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- 1200 Energy$34.99
- 2500 Energy$44.99









