Shadowscapes Tarot vs Final Rose
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadowscapes Tarot
Explore a mystical world of dreams and folklore through a unique tarot deck. This app features high-resolution card art inspired by Asian, Celtic, and fantasy traditions, with interpretations from a renowned artist and expert. It offers a sophisticated journaling feature and numerous tarot spreads for insightful readings.
- High-resolution fantasy tarot card art
- Artist's card interpretations
- Tarot basics and practical spreads
- Sophisticated journaling feature
- Customizable spreads and card meanings
- Zoomable card details
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Enter a fantastical realm of shadowy dreams, a world where butterflies float on shimmering mist, mythical beasts dance in air, and dryads sing from hallowed oaks. Weaving together Asian, Celtic, and fantasy art, Shadowscapes Tarot is loosely based on the Rider-Waite Smith imagery. Renowned artist Stephanie Pui-Mun Law has infused this deck with symbolism drawn from fairy tales, myths, and the folklore of world cultures, all presented in luscious high resolution. Just zoom to see every exquisite detail! The companion book features the artist’s unique interpretation of each card, plus an introduction, Tarot basics, and practical spreads by Tarot expert Barbara Moore. *Intuitive, elegant interface is easy for beginners and experts *Gorgeous full screen, high-resolution card images *Full support for all current iOS devices *Sophisticated journal *Includes full and unabridged book *25 spreads built in, including 8 spreads designed by Barbara Moore for Shadowscapes *Design your own layout with Free Form *Allow reversed cards or not *Option to use Major Arcana only *Zoom in to enlarge card details *Share reading via Facebook, email and Twitter *Animated shuffle & cut *Optional voice prompts *Customize with your own card meanings & reading cloths *Many adjustable settings *Book and card meanings available in English only Surrender to the shadowscape of your dreams, and awaken to truth!
Final Rose
This app offers a unique tarot experience inspired by reality dating shows. It blends the lightheartedness of reality TV with tarot meanings to guide users in finding connection and love. Set intentions and explore your heart's desires.
- Reality TV-inspired tarot deck
- Guidance on connection and love
- Set intentions
- Explore emotions
- Unique blend of tarot and reality TV
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This flirtatious, fiery deck reimagines the tarot through the fun-loving series you’ve binged, season after season. The levity of reality TV marries perfectly with the sometimes esoteric meanings of the tarot. Set your intentions then sip your rosé. Find connection, face rejection, and open your heart with guidance from your favorite reality TV drama. It’s your chance at forever and your season for love.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Final Rose at every 3 weeks against Shadowscapes Tarot's every 18 months. Final Rose also leads on price ($1.99 vs $3.99). Shadowscapes Tarot's advantage is ratings volume (291 vs 7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Shadowscapes Tarot costs $3.99 and Final Rose $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Shadowscapes Tarot against 5.0 for Final Rose. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadowscapes Tarot has 291 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Shadowscapes Tarot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Final Rose's.
Shadowscapes Tarot ships an update every 18 months, Final Rose every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadowscapes Tarot | Final Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (291 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 291 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Fool's Dog, LLC | Gareth Walters |
Customer experience
Shadowscapes Tarot
Final Rose
Bugs and requests
Shadowscapes Tarot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cards at bottom of screen inaccessible on iPhone X due to system bar overlap
- Journal feature crashing
- Share feature displays incorrect future date instead of current date
Requested features
8 requests- Reversed card meanings and descriptions
- Zoom and maneuver functionality for studying card combinations
- Improved card fan separation for easier selection
- Modernized spread cloth backdrops and animations
- Separate journal section accessible outside readings
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- Happy Squirrel bonus card inclusion
- Wallpaper export option for card images
- Fix for iPhone X notch covering reading titles
Final Rose
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shadowscapes Tarot
No in-app purchases
Final Rose
No in-app purchases
Questions
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