Comparison

CocoStars vs HexWave

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

Head to head
About

CocoStars

This app generates detailed astrology charts and offers horoscope insights. Manage multiple birth profiles, explore planetary positions and aspects, and gain understanding of love, career, and health. It supports multiple languages and display modes.

Highlights
  • Create and manage astrology profiles
  • Generate natal charts
  • View planetary positions and aspects
  • Explore horoscope insights
  • Support multiple languages
  • Light/dark display modes
Features
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CocoStars is an astrology app for creating natal charts, managing birth profiles, and exploring horoscope insights. You can enter birth information, generate detailed astrology charts, view planetary positions, aspects, houses, and related interpretations. CocoStars also supports saving multiple profiles, making it easy to compare charts for yourself, friends, family, or clients. Key features: - Create and manage astrology profiles - Generate natal charts based on birth date, time, and place - View planets, houses, aspects, and detailed chart data - Explore love, career, wealth, health, and overall horoscope insights - Switch between clean and detailed chart styles - Support multiple languages and light/dark display modes CocoStars is designed for astrology learners, enthusiasts, and users who want a convenient way to understand chart information on mobile. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://resource.12sign.com.cn/policies/1.3.1/privacy-en

About

HexWave

Discover your unique I Ching identity based on your birth date. Explore daily readings, your Chinese Zodiac, Five Elements, and BaZi. Connect with others through mutual hex maps and bond levels.

Highlights
  • Birth Hexagram Triad
  • Daily hexagram and reading
  • Chinese Zodiac and Five Elements
  • Full 64 hexagrams library
  • Mutual Hex Maps
  • Bond Levels with contacts
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HexWave turns your birth date into a living I Ching identity. Enter the day you were born and instantly meet your Birth Hexagram Triad: your Primary Hexagram (who you are), your Changing Line (your growth edge), and your Resultant Hexagram (who you are becoming). It is calculated deterministically from the 3,000-year-old Plum Blossom method, so the same input always yields the same reading. Every day brings a new hexagram from the Gan Zhi cycle, with a personal reading drawn through your own chart. Discover your Chinese Zodiac animal, Five Elements, and full BaZi Four Pillars. Explore all 64 hexagrams of the King Wen sequence. Connect with people you know through Mutual Hex Maps and named Bond Levels that reveal the pattern between you. FEATURES - Your Birth Hexagram Triad, calculated from your birth date - A daily hexagram and a personal daily reading - Chinese Zodiac, Five Elements, and Four Pillars (BaZi) identity - The full library of 64 hexagrams - Mutual Hex Maps and Bond Levels with the people you add - Beautiful, poetic interpretations, and no ads ever HexWave is a mirror, not a fortune teller. It reflects the archetypes of the I Ching to help you see yourself clearly; it does not predict the future. Premium unlocks deeper interpretations, full mutual maps, and unlimited people. Core readings are always free. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://hexwave.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://hexwave.app/privacy HexWave Premium is an auto-renewable subscription ($12.99/month or $129.99/year). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase.

Screenshots

CocoStars4 screens
HexWave4 screens

Verdict

The call

CocoStars and HexWave both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of CocoStars's written reviews are positive against 50% of HexWave's. CocoStars also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. CocoStars sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and HexWave sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 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 CocoStars against 5.0 for HexWave. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of CocoStars's written reviews are positive against 50% of HexWave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CocoStars ships an update every 4 days, HexWave every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CocoStars versus HexWave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCocoStarsHexWave
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB97 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer俏 高Asaf Eliyahu

Customer experience

CocoStars

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HexWave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CocoStars

Subscriptions3
  • CocoStars Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • CocoStars Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • CocoStars Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
2 purchases

HexWave

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Annual$129.991 Year

Questions

Is CocoStars free?
CocoStars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HexWave free?
HexWave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CocoStars or HexWave?
CocoStars and HexWave are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do CocoStars or HexWave have ads?
Neither CocoStars nor HexWave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CocoStars or HexWave?
CocoStars ships an update every 4 days, and HexWave every 2 weeks. Most recently, CocoStars was updated on October 31, 2026 and HexWave on October 31, 2026.

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