{"id":4142,"date":"2012-01-11T07:48:43","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T12:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/?p=4142"},"modified":"2012-01-25T07:36:43","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T12:36:43","slug":"astrology-software-for-the-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2012\/01\/astrology-software-for-the-iphone.html","title":{"rendered":"Astrology software for the Iphone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"As a professional astrologer I’m always asked \u00a0for recommendations of astrology software programs. Until now there has been a huge gap between the so-called “horoscope” apps that provide fun but useless “horoscopes” based on sun sign only, especially for the Iphone. (I use the word “horoscope” in quotes here because a horoscope is actually the actual natal chart rather than the predictions it has come to signify.)<\/p>\n

I use the Solar Fire professional software program in my day-to-day astrology practice, so when their Iphone version came out I purchased it right away. \u00a0At $29.99 the app is not cheap, but it is certainly handy to be able to whip out the phone and immediately calculate the position of your progressed Moon.<\/p>\n

The folks at Astrograph sent me an offer to review their Iphone app so of course I took them up on it. \u00a0They also have a free app which I highly recommend.<\/p>\n

The Time Passages free app<\/a> provides everything you need to cast your own birthchart, and even gives you a real “horoscope” showing the effect of the current planetary positions on your own birthchart. This is a great way to learn about astrology and the effect of the planets on our personal lives.\u00a0If you want the option to show a transit wheel or progressed chart, you can purchase this and other options for a very modest fee ($.99).<\/p>\n

The paid Time Passages<\/a> app of course has more features. \u00a0You can view biwheels with the natal and progressed charts, or natal and transit charts. \u00a0(I suppose it would be difficult to view a triwheel on an Iphone, but that would be a great feature at some point in the future.) \u00a0The app does include a “compatibility meter” which I am not crazy about, anything that we do to “dumb down” astrology in this way rankles me, especially in a professional application like this. \u00a0But I’m sure it will be very popular.<\/p>\n

I’m frankly not sure if the differences between the paid app and the free app are worth the $29.99. \u00a0Unless I’m missing something you can purchase the additional features you would use on a daily basis (transits, progressions) for only $.99 each.<\/p>\n

AstroGold<\/a> is the Iphone app from the folks that brought us the Solar Fire family of software programs. \u00a0Because it’s geared towards professionals it does offer a wider range of options such as the type of Black Moon and over 25 house systems. \u00a0I confess that although I have been an astrologer for about 30 years I use only a fraction of the features of my Solar Fire package, and most of these extra options will certainly be lost on the average user.<\/p>\n

Most of my readers will be quite pleased with the free Time Passages app and pay for the upgrades for the transits and progressions, and Henry Selzer’s excellent interpretations are a great learning tool as well.<\/p>\n

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