Comparison

Nawal vs Knowe Astro

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

Head to head
About

Nawal

Features
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Nawal shows you the Maya seal of the day you were born, and of everyone you love. The Maya believed the day we are born holds the energy we come to unfold. TWO CALENDARS Read every birthday with the Dreamspell, the modern 13-moon reading, and with the Tzolk'in, the traditional 260-day Maya count. Switch between them in a tap. YOUR KIN AND YOUR MISSION Your seal, tone and color, with their power, quality and mission. In the Dreamspell, your oracle (guide, analog, antipode and occult) and your wavespell. THE NAWAL OF YOUR DAY In the Tzolk'in, the nawal of your day with its K'iche' name, its direction and its meaning, your trecena, and the date in the Long Count, the Haab' and the Calendar Round. YOUR CIRCLE Add the people you love with their name and birthday. Group them by color, month or seal, and see on which day of the 260-day board each one was born. TODAY'S SEAL Every day has its seal. See it when you open the app, or on your Home Screen. WIDGETS AND STICKERS Today's seal, someone's seal or your whole circle on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. And the seals of both calendars as stickers in Messages. SHARE YOUR READING Share any reading as an image, sized for stories, posts or a square. FOR EVERY IPHONE AND IPAD Nawal adapts to iPad, iPhone Duo, Dark Mode and the text size you choose, and works with VoiceOver. PRIVATE No account, no ads, no tracking. Your circle syncs with your own iCloud.

About

Knowe Astro

Explore your birth chart with detailed analysis of planets, signs, houses, and aspects. Understand relationships through synastry and composite charts, and track transits over time. AI insights are grounded in your specific astrological data.

Highlights
  • Precise birth chart calculation
  • Synastry and composite charts
  • Transit tracking
  • AI-generated readings
  • Astrology library
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Knowe Astro is a precise, focused workspace for people who want to understand natal charts, relationships, and transits beyond a generic horoscope. Enter a birth date, exact time, and place to create a complete chart. Read its overall structure, open every planet, sign, house, and aspect, save the people who matter, and move through time to follow changing transits. - A CLEAR, PRECISE BIRTH CHART Calculate planets, angles, houses, and aspects from the birth data and see the chart's essential structure in one readable view. - SYNASTRY AND COMPOSITE CHARTS Compare two charts through synastry to understand their astrological connections. Use a composite chart to explore the central themes of the relationship itself. - TRANSITS THROUGH TIME Change the date to inspect the planetary positions at that moment and the contacts they form with the natal chart. - AI INSIGHT GROUNDED IN THE ACTUAL CHART Generate an overall or monthly reading for the selected chart. The content is shaped by its specific astrological data rather than a generic Sun-sign template. - DETAILS THAT KEEP THEIR CONTEXT Open planets, signs, houses, and aspects one by one while keeping degrees, conditions, and relationships connected in the same reading flow. - ASTROLOGY LIBRARY AND HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Read classic astrology books inside the app and use Home Screen widgets to check current transits for the selected profile at a glance. Whether you are learning to read your first chart or already study astrology regularly, Knowe Astro gives you a calm, clear environment for going deeper. The transit timeline, in-depth chart details, widgets, and saved charts beyond the free limit require Pro or Ultra access. AI readings require an Ultra subscription. By using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nawal4 screens
Knowe Astro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Knowe Astro at Free against Nawal's $0.99. Knowe Astro also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.6). Nawal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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

Knowe Astro is free to download; Nawal costs $0.99 up front. Knowe Astro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Nawal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nawal ships an update every 40 months, Knowe Astro every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Nawal versus Knowe Astro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNawalKnowe Astro
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAle Mohamad占辉 百

In-app purchases

None

Nawal

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Knowe Astro

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Pro Membership$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Ultra Membership$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Membership$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly Ultra Membership$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Nawal free?
Nawal costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knowe Astro free?
Knowe Astro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nawal or Knowe Astro have ads?
Neither Nawal nor Knowe Astro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nawal or Knowe Astro?
Nawal ships an update every 40 months, and Knowe Astro every 8 days. Most recently, Nawal was updated on November 6, 2026 and Knowe Astro on October 30, 2026.

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