Comparison

Pendulum Charts Lite vs Runes

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

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About

Pendulum Charts Lite

This app enhances intuition by providing interactive charts for pendulum dowsing. It expands the possibilities beyond simple yes/no answers, allowing users to select from thousands of choices with just a few pendulum swings. Includes a built-in pendulum and various pre-made charts for diverse applications.

Highlights
  • Interactive pendulum charts
  • Built-in pendulum
  • Yes/No & Numbers chart
  • Color chart with 1,400+ options
  • Date & Time selection
  • Letters and Amount charts
  • Hawkin's Consciousness Map
Features
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The pendulum is used by many people who wish to enhance their ability to access their intuition. A common way to use the pendulum is to specify a few different movements to signify the answer to a question as 'yes', 'no', or 'maybe'. This common technique is very useful but is limited if what you want to know is which choice among many is the correct one. For example, if you wanted to choose a color, you have to ask about every color in turn which could be very tedious. Some people have created paper charts to help with this problem. The chart has an array of choices, and the swing of the pendulum points to one of the choices. So you could put about a dozen colors on a chart and get a general color with one pendulum decision. To increase the color options, you could have color ranges on one chart that in turn indicate another chart with those colors as separate choices. There are books available that have charts that are hierarchical to serve this purpose. But using chart books is expensive and inconvenient. Pendulum Charts Pro is an app that expands the power of dowsing with pendulums by providing comprehensive and interactive charts. The number of choices you can make with one pendulum decision expands from yes,no, maybe to many distinct choices. With interactive charts, you can choose additional charts, thus enabling you to pick one choice from up to thousands of possibilities with just a few pendulum decisions. For example, the Color Chart allows you to pick a color from over 1,400 choices in just 2 or 3 pendulum decisions. INSTRUCTIONS: In depth instructions on how to use a pendulum and use the app. BUILT-IN PENDULUM: While it is recommended one use a regular pendulum, the app has a built-in pendulum that may be used as an alternative. It works by detecting small changes in how level the device is. BUILT-IN CHARTS: Yes/No & Numbers - yes, no, no answer, degrees of positive/negative, percentage. Chakras - 7 primary chakras with descriptions of each Date & Time - Determine a specific date and/or time Color - over 1,400 colors Letters - choose letters, numbers and punctuation Amount - choose a specific in one of 16 different types of measurement Yes Clockwise - yes, no, maybe, no answer Yes Counterclockwise - yes, no, maybe, no answer. Hawkin's Consciousness Map - levels of consciousness PRO VERSION AVAILABLE Pendulum Charts Pro has many additional features over the free version: - Five additional charts: People - create lists of people, can draw from Contacts Baby Names - choose from over 7,000 names Letting Go - process charts for letting go of unwanted patterns I Ching - do readings using the ancient Chinese Book of Changes Bach Flowers - find the best Flower Remedies for out of balance emotional states - Customize chart colors - Design and create your own custom charts - A journal for recording your readings and keeping notes

About

Runes

Explore the ancient magic of runes for divination and insight. Offers three distinct methods: single rune for quick answers, two runes for present situation analysis, and three runes to understand past, present, and future influences.

Highlights
  • Fast divination with single rune
  • Two-rune spread for current situation
  • Three-rune spread for past, present, future
  • Insight into natural forces
  • Nordic divination system
Features
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Runes - an ancient magic system, which represents the basic forces of nature. Runic symbols were used for divination and magic Nordic peoples who believe in contact with the natural forces through the appropriate runes. Attached are three kinds of divination runes: - Fast divination runes - often for a response to a question, it suffices to take one rune, its value - this is the answer to the question. In this case, excluded the possibility of misinterpretation, because other runes that can confuse - no. Especially recommended for beginners as well as for those who are interested in a particular issue. - Two runes - a combination of two runes gives a description of the current situation and the forces that affect you now, in the present. And so the question must not touch this or can not do without question. Two runes even without question, show characteristics of the present moment. - Three runes - a simple divination runes, but it allows you to answer a variety of questions and explain what forces influenced you in the past affect the present and will continue to affect the future. Selected only three runes: the first represents the recent past, the second - now third - the future.

Screenshots

Pendulum Charts Lite4 screens
Runes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pendulum Charts Lite at 3.9 against Runes's 3.3. Pendulum Charts Lite also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 17%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pendulum Charts Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Pendulum Charts Lite's written reviews are positive against 17% of Runes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pendulum Charts Lite ships an update every 9 months, Runes every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pendulum Charts Lite versus Runes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPendulum Charts LiteRunes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings) — better3.3 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1519 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJim TuckerDablPoint

Customer experience

Pendulum Charts Lite

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%

Runes

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral17.6%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative58.3%

In-app purchases

None

Pendulum Charts Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Runes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pendulum Charts Lite free?
Pendulum Charts Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Runes free?
Runes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pendulum Charts Lite or Runes?
Pendulum Charts Lite is rated higher. Pendulum Charts Lite averages 3.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Runes averages 3.3 from 19 ratings.
Do Pendulum Charts Lite or Runes have ads?
Runes shows ads; Pendulum Charts Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Pendulum Charts Lite or Runes?
Pendulum Charts Lite ships an update every 9 months, and Runes every 28 months. Most recently, Pendulum Charts Lite was updated on October 23, 2026 and Runes on October 24, 2026.

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