Comparison

Arooda vs Selene Moon Cycle

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

Head to head
About

Arooda

This app offers self-reflection and behavioral coaching guided by astrological insights. It provides practical advice for daily challenges by learning from user mood reports. Users receive personalized guidance and warnings about potential difficult periods.

Highlights
  • Astrology-based insights
  • Behavioral coaching
  • Mood tracking
  • Personalized surveys
  • Daily challenge navigation
  • AI-driven predictions
Features
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About Arooda: Arooda is a self-reflection and behavioral coaching app that is anchored in the ancient wisdom of astrology. Unlike the plethora of astrology apps, Arooda gives users practical insights to navigate life's daily challenges. In return, Arooda asks users to report how they feel which is incorporated in making Arooda's insights even more relevant and actionable for the user. This feedback loop creates a richer and highly relevant experience for the user. Arooda leverages a purpose-built Knowledge Base to ensure that its responses are astrologically correct and not hallucinated by the LLM. It took us 3 years to build this Knowledge Base which forms the base Context as well as the Guardrails for the AI. Arooda always refers back to this user-specific knowledge base to repond to a user. This is the crux of the personalization behind Arooda. Arooda is organized as a highly intuitive app. 1. Sign-Up The User goes through a simple onboarding flow which includes reporting their Mood for the frist time and starting the virtuous cycle of addressing the user's current situation. 2. Insights The User is always welcomed to the "Insights" screen that gives them a high-level view of which areas of life are good (green) and which require attention (amber or red). The user may also understand which Planets are causing concern and click "Ask Arooda about this" to begin a rich chat experience. 3. Chat Users can drill down into a particular area of life and get advise on how to moderate their behavior during the concerning time period. The Knowledge Base has been populated with time-tested behavioral actions that can improve the user's emotion and give them hope. 4. Predisposition Survey User can access a highly personalized survey of likely behavioral predispositions from the "Profile" page. When that user's planets go through certain tricky time periods ehich are calculated by Arooda's AI engine, those predispositions are highly likely to occur. Users are warned 2 days before that event is likely and can therefore be 'primed' mentally to overcome that tricky period.

About

Selene Moon Cycle

Features
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Selene is a daily guide that combines your menstrual cycle with the rhythm of the moon. Every day, Selene shows you where you are in your own cycle and what that phase brings — physically, emotionally, and energetically. At the same time, it tracks the current moon phase, from the intentions of the New Moon to the release of the Full Moon. These two cycles have always moved together. Selene helps you read them both. WHAT SELENE SHOWS YOU EACH DAY · Your current cycle phase — menstruation, follicular, ovulation, or luteal · What that phase means for your energy, mood, and body · The current moon phase and its emotional tone · Themes and intentions for each phase of the lunar cycle · Moon in Sign (optional unlock): which zodiac sign the moon is in, how it affects your energy, and what it means for your exact cycle phase MOON IN SIGN The moon moves through a new zodiac sign every two to three days — and it changes the quality of everything. Moon in Sign is a one-time unlock that gives you daily insight into which sign the moon is in and how it connects to where you are in your cycle. No subscription. Yours forever. DESIGNED FOR WOMEN WHO WANT TO UNDERSTAND THEIR RHYTHM Selene does not tell you what to do. It reflects what is already happening — in your body, in the sky — and lets you make sense of it yourself. Minimal, quiet, and personal. · No account required · No subscription for the core app · Cycle tracking stays on your device **Your cycle, your four phases:** Menstruation, Follicular, Ovulation and Luteal — each with its own energy, archetype and guidance for the day. **Moon phase guidance:** Eight lunar phases explained in plain language. Know when to start, when to push and when to rest. **Cycle and moon alignment:** Selene shows how your personal cycle relates to the current moon phase — the White Moon cycle, the Red Moon cycle and everything in between. **Completely private:** Everything stays on your device. No gathering of data.

Screenshots

Arooda4 screens
Selene Moon Cycle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Arooda at 3 against Selene Moon Cycle's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Arooda sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Selene Moon Cycle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arooda ships an update every 2 weeks, Selene Moon Cycle every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Arooda versus Selene Moon Cycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAroodaSelene Moon Cycle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperArooda Inc.Herman Paul Blok

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Arooda

Subscriptions2
  • Arooda Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Arooda Annual14 Days trial$59.991 Year
1 purchases

Selene Moon Cycle

One-time1
  • Moon in Sign$2.99

Questions

Is Arooda free?
Arooda is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Selene Moon Cycle free?
Selene Moon Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arooda or Selene Moon Cycle have ads?
Neither Arooda nor Selene Moon Cycle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arooda or Selene Moon Cycle?
Arooda ships an update every 2 weeks, and Selene Moon Cycle every 10 days. Most recently, Arooda was updated on October 24, 2026 and Selene Moon Cycle on October 7, 2026.

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