Astrological Charts Lite vs MoonReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astrological Charts Lite
This app generates detailed astrological charts, including natal and transit analyses. It offers various chart types, house systems, and aspect calculations with extensive customization options. Explore planetary positions, fixed stars, and interpretations for a deeper understanding of celestial influences.
- 12 types of astrological charts
- 20 asteroids and 24 fictitious points
- Essential and accidental scores table
- 12 house systems and 24 aspect types
- Calculates triggering aspects and lunar phases
- Tropical and Sidereal zodiac support
- Interpretations of natal and transit planets
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Astrological Charts Lite is a astrological program for iOS, which reports 12 types of astrological charts, contains, besides planets, 20 asteroids and 24 fictitious points, including trans-Neptunian, and several lots. FREE VERSION HAS LIMIT ON TRANSIT AND NATAL DATE. App contains essential and accidental scores table with the ability to customize the order of values calculation. There is a choice of 12 house systems, 24 types of aspect with customizable orbs and database of about 100000 places with specified time zones, so the difference with GMT is determined automatically, besides, you can add new place. The program calculates exact dates of triggering aspects, periods of aspects by orb, moments of sign changes, lunar phases, lunar days, eclipses, void of course Moon, midpoints and planetary hours. There are Tropical and Sidereal zodiac in program. You can find fixed stars here. There are interpretations of natal planets in zodiac signs, houses and retrograde state, transit planets in natal houses, natal aspects, transit-natal aspects, synastry aspects, ascendent and natal houses in signs in app. Chart types: 1) Transit/Natal 2) Natal + Transit 3) Synastry (by selected natal data 1 and 2) 4) Secondary Progressions (natal chart + 1 day = 1 year delta between selected natal data and specified transit data) 5) Zodiacal Directions (natal chart + 1° = 1 year delta between selected natal data and specified transit data) 6) Directions for Arcs of the Sun, the Moon or a planet (natal chart + planet distance traveled in degrees for 1 day = 1 year delta between selected natal data and specified transit data) 7) Profections (natal chart + 30° = 1 year delta between selected natal data and specified transit data) 8) Returns of the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn (by selected natal data and specified transit data from which return dates are calculated) 9) Lunar Phase (by selected natal data and specified transit data from which return dates are calculated) 10) Composite (by selected natal data 1 and 2) 11) Middle (by selected natal data 1 and 2) 12) Harmonics (by selected natal data or specified transit data)
MoonReader
Discover celestial events with detailed information on moon phases, transits, and planetary movements. Track astronomical occurrences for the next 50 years, including supermoons and Mercury retrograde periods. Enjoy a sense of flow and connection to the cosmos.
- Celestial event tracking (2010-2060)
- Transit charts for events
- Moon phase information
- Perigee and Super Moon data
- Void of course moon times
- Constellation movement tracking
- Mercury retrograde dates
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It was summarized in simple a lot of information you need to charm of the moon. Even a little time, you can enjoy a sense of flow reading the information of the star. [Celestial events] The recorded 50 years of 2010-2060. Transit chart when its comes to each event. - Date and time of the affirmations - Date and time the moon phase (new moon / first quarter / full moon / bottom chord) - The perigee pass date and time of the most recent and the distance of the Moon Super Moon judgment in each month during phase - Date and time of the void time - Date and time of the constellations move of the month - Date and time of the constellations move the sun - Date and time of Mercury retrograde
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MoonReader at 4.6 against Astrological Charts Lite's 3.1. MoonReader also leads on ratings volume (204 vs 19) and review sentiment (65% vs 55%). Astrological Charts Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MoonReader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MoonReader has 204 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Astrological Charts Lite's written reviews are positive against 65% of MoonReader's.
Astrological Charts Lite ships an update monthly, MoonReader every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astrological Charts Lite | MoonReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (19 ratings) | 4.6 (204 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 64.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 204 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Roman Shimchenko | Horosco |
Customer experience
Astrological Charts Lite
MoonReader
Bugs and requests
Astrological Charts Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MoonReader
Reported bugs
10 issues- 31st day of the month is missing in some months
- Void time is off by about an hour for some users
- Void time start and finish times can be confusing
- Notifications not working
- App crashes on iOS
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- Scrolling position resets after switching apps
- Missing horoscope menu
- February only has 27 days for one user
- Spelling error: 'Quoter' instead of 'Quarter'
- App does not translate to English as advertised
Requested features
22 requests- Incorporate alerts for moon changing sign and entering VOC
- Add a calendar view
- Increase the limit for notification settings
- Add a memo/diary function
- Add a widget
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- Add option to turn on notifications for all transits
- Add option for calendar-style display
- Add option to sort events (ascending/descending)
- Add explanation for "affirmation" period
- Include other planetary ingresses
- Add translation to Brazilian Portuguese
- Link with Google Calendar
- Add a 12-hour clock option
- Add shadow periods for Mercury retrograde
- Provide circular Ephemeris
- Make the app usable offline
- Add a paid version to remove ads
- Add explanation for astrological terms
- Make all notifications default
- Add a calendar view showing a full month on one screen
- Make the app more intuitive for users without astrology expertise
- Add eclipse information (solar and lunar)
In-app purchases
Astrological Charts Lite
No in-app purchases
MoonReader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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