Comparison

I Ching vs Six Throws

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

Head to head
About

I Ching

This app offers a private space for reflection using the I Ching. It guides you through a casting ritual, provides clear interpretations of readings, and includes an AI assistant for deeper insights. You can also maintain a personal journal of your readings.

Highlights
  • I Ching casting ritual
  • AI interpretation
  • Private journaling
  • Customizable themes
  • Clear reading explanations
  • Searchable reading history
Features
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Between Lines is a calm, private I Ching reflection app designed to help you pause, notice the pattern, and meet change with greater clarity. ASK WITH INTENTION Bring a question—or simply begin. A tactile three-stage casting ritual, subtle haptics, and optional voice guidance create space to slow down before the reading appears. READ THE WHOLE PATTERN Explore the primary hexagram, the active moving line, and the changed hexagram. Each reading uses clear, modern language while preserving the distinct meaning, timing, and tension of the I Ching. GO DEEPER WITH AI When you want a more personal perspective, request an AI interpretation grounded in your question and the reading you cast. Receive a concise core answer, relevant context, practical next steps, and points to consider. KEEP A PRIVATE JOURNAL Save and revisit complete readings on your device. Search your history, add personal notes, protect the journal with the system privacy lock, and share a beautifully formatted reading image when you choose. CHOOSE YOUR ATMOSPHERE Cast with Oracle Light, Living Ink, or Indigo Current. Themes change the visual environment—not the method or result. Between Lines includes local readings and offers optional purchases for personal AI readings, premium themes, and Pro access. Between Lines is intended for reflection and personal insight. It does not provide deterministic predictions or medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Six Throws

Features
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Hold one question in mind, take a breath, throw the coins six times, and read the hexagram. COINS THAT FOLLOW YOUR HAND Three worn Qianlong cash coins are driven in real time by the phone's motion sensors. Push your hand up and stop, and they fly on by inertia: tumbling, clinking, landing on the table, each impact with its own sound and haptic. Prefer not to move the phone? Tap the coins instead. EXACTLY FAIR Every coin is exactly fifty-fifty, guaranteed by a cryptographically secure random bit. How it works is explained in plain language inside the app. A READING YOU CAN FOLLOW Which text applies is decided by Zhu Xi's seven rules for changing lines. Every text is shown three ways: the Chinese original, a literal English rendering, and a reading in plain words that follows Zhu Xi's 12th-century commentary line by line. It adds no promises the text does not make and softens none of its warnings. THE WHOLE BOOK IN YOUR POCKET All 64 hexagrams: judgment, Tuan commentary, the Image, six lines and the small Image commentary. Available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean. The Chinese text was collated against two standard editions; the English was translated fresh and does not reproduce any published translation. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO It does not predict events and it does not decide for you, and it is no substitute for medical, legal or financial advice. The text offers a way of looking at your situation. Fully offline. No accounts, no data collected, no ads.

Screenshots

I Ching4 screens
Six Throws4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Six Throws at none against I Ching's 2. Six Throws also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. I Ching sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Six Throws asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I Ching ships an update every 3 weeks, Six Throws every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
I Ching versus Six Throws: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI ChingSix Throws
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJili NiuYadong Xie

In-app purchases

2 purchases

I Ching

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Pro$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • 5 Reading Credits$1.99
None

Six Throws

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I Ching free?
I Ching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Six Throws free?
Six Throws is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do I Ching or Six Throws have ads?
Neither I Ching nor Six Throws shows ads.
Which is updated more often, I Ching or Six Throws?
I Ching ships an update every 3 weeks, and Six Throws every 4 days. Most recently, I Ching was updated on October 31, 2026 and Six Throws on October 31, 2026.

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