The Best Astrology Apps for a Little Guidance From the Stars

Best Overall: Astrology Zone

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Why We Chose It: Susan Miller provides accurate, easy-to-understand horoscope content that’s great for both beginners and more advanced astrology followers. 

What We Like

• Detailed and to-the-point horoscopes
• Most of the content is free
• Fairly optimistic outlook

What We Don’t Like

• Doesn’t take into account the entire natal chart 
• Monthly horoscopes are often posted late

Susan Miller is a well-known name in the astrology space. She’s a best-selling author, second-generation astrologer, and horoscope guide for the millions of people who’ve visited her website over the years. Her outlook is that astrology “can be a fantastic tool for living a fulfilling life,” and she makes it a point to create an accessible and approachable space. 

Her Astrology Zone app provides users with monthly and daily horoscopes based on their sun sign at no cost. The paid premium version gives users access to a compatibility calculator, complete readings, a look at the week ahead, as well as more access to Miller’s essays.

The monthly horoscopes are very rarely on time, but it's always worth the wait. Miller makes it a point to include as much detail as possible (sometimes reaching five or six pages long) in regards to what you can expect from the month.

From health to relationships to careers, Miller takes extra care to make sure her outlook is not only accurate but fairly optimistic. You won’t get any doomsday notifications here. Instead, you’ll walk away with insight on the journey ahead and guidance on how to be a better person.

Best for More Advanced Astrology Lovers: Co-Star

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Why We Chose It: Co-Star has become ubiquitous for its sometimes-jarring notifications, but the app also does a good job of providing users with a deeper look into their sun, moon, and rising signs. 

What We Like

• Aesthetically pleasing and easy to navigate
• Good compatibility capabilities
• Detailed readings

What We Don’t Like

• The advice can sometimes be obscure and irrelevant 
• Some users have complained of glitches

Even if you don’t know the ins and outs of Co-Star, you’ve likely seen a notification screenshot from the app posted on one of your friend’s Instagram pages. They’re sometimes jarring, often shady, and are intended to give users a snapshot of what their day is going to look like—or serve as a wake-up call of some kind. 

But Co-Star is more than its viral “Day At a Glance” notifications. The AI-powered app aims to “bring astrology into the 21st century” via its minimalistic design and highly detailed charts. While most horoscopes only take into account a person’s sun sign, Co-Star looks at the moon sign, rising sign, and also shows users their Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Pluto placements.

It provides a personalized, if not sometimes confounding, reading and allows users to learn more about how planet and house placements affect their personality. It even lets users connect with friends, learn about their natal charts, and examine their compatibility along the way.

Best for Beginners: Sanctuary

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Why We Chose It: Sanctuary stands out for its live birth chart readings which allow users to ask astrologers questions about their chart or anything else astrology-related. 

What We Like

• Live birth chart readings
• Tarot card options
• Easy to understand content

What We Don’t Like

• Not as detailed as other apps
• Can be costly

Sanctuary makes astrology approachable via GIFs, emojis, and advice reminiscent of fortune cookies. For no cost, it provides monthly and daily horoscopes, a complete planetary profile, daily tarot card pulls, and basic, yet informative, learning materials. What really makes the app stand out from others, though, is the birth chart readings it offers.   For $4.99 for a five-minute reading, users can get a live birth chart reading (a snapshot of where the stars and planets were in the sky at the exact moment you were born) with a Sanctuary astrologer.

Readings are offered in 10-, 15-, 20-, or 30-minute increments, and users are welcome to ask about whatever’s on their minds (e.g., what the upcoming weeks have in store, how to move past something they’re struggling with, or insight into something specific in their chart). The app also offers similar readings for those interested in tarot cards or speaking with a psychic or empath. 

This is a great feature for astrology beginners who might need some hand-holding along the way or for those who have questions about general horoscopes they may not be able to answer.

Best for Compatibility: The Pattern

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Why We Chose It: We like The Pattern for its social aspect and its detailed compatibility breakdowns. 

What We Like

• Detailed compatibility breakdowns
• Easy to understand language
• Ability to match with like-minded people

What We Don’t Like

• A lot of features that were previously free have recently been put behind a paywall
• Not best for learning the ins and outs of astrology

One of The Pattern’s stand-out features is the ability to connect with friends through the platform as well as examine whether or not you and your bae (or even a potential suitor) are compatible. As a result, it’s said to have ruined some relationships in the past. But that’s not its intention! Or only purpose. 

The app is intended to help users understand themselves better, and as a result, help them connect with others on a deeper level. Similar to Co-star, there’s a social aspect to it, but it differs in that instead of using the typical sun, moon, planet jargon, it uses straightforward, direct language, which by no means takes away from its accuracy.

In fact, it’s often touted as giving one of the more detailed personality breakdowns compared to other apps. (The Pattern went viral in 2019 after Channing Tatum uploaded a reaction video, dumbfounded by how much it knows about his life.) As with a lot of things astrology-related, some of it can be confusing and overwhelming and what you choose to take away from it is ultimately up to you.