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Astro Gold
Cosmic Apps Pty Ltd · 225 ratings · ★ 3.7
3.7
★★★★★
225 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 52 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"money"
13 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not enough. Waste of money, not worth it, not a professional replacement for any real professional software, websites that are free are better. Lol. Such a joke" - dsfasdfasdfsdfsdfsd
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"charts"
12 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Please Fix. App for someone who knows how to read charts. 2 major problems: 1. Saved charts disappear 2. All aspects don’t show up I can only use this app if I check it against AstroWorx" - Cyncty
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"chart"
11 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Please Fix. App for someone who knows how to read charts. 2 major problems: 1. Saved charts disappear 2. All aspects don’t show up I can only use this app if I check it against AstroWorx" - Cyncty
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"waste"
8 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not enough. Waste of money, not worth it, not a professional replacement for any real professional software, websites that are free are better. Lol. Such a joke" - dsfasdfasdfsdfsdfsd
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"free"
8 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not enough. Waste of money, not worth it, not a professional replacement for any real professional software, websites that are free are better. Lol. Such a joke" - dsfasdfasdfsdfsdfsd
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"worth"
6 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not enough. Waste of money, not worth it, not a professional replacement for any real professional software, websites that are free are better. Lol. Such a joke" - dsfasdfasdfsdfsdfsd
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"waste money"
6 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
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"read"
6 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Please Fix. App for someone who knows how to read charts. 2 major problems: 1. Saved charts disappear 2. All aspects don’t show up I can only use this app if I check it against AstroWorx" - Cyncty
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"version"
6 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "DO NOT PURCHASE. The app started crashing within a few minutes of downloading the app. Now it shows a blank screen. This is true even after reinstalling the app there’s just a yellow screen. Fine. I contacted support and in the mean time I figured I would …" - thisappistheeoest
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"customer"
6 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Don’t buy. Things don’t show up on charts correctly. I notified customer service and they ignored me. Not worth it" - astrogirl27❤️
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Won’t download from the link given
No one is answering emails so far
Not enough
Waste of money, not worth it, not a professional replacement for any real professional software, websites that are free are better. Lol. Such a joke
Sports and saved fine gone
All the preset sports files, I added my personal charts to that folder, completely disappeared after collecting for years
No where to cancel subscription
I’m currently signed up for 7day trial, but have been vigilant in trying to find a way to cancel…I’ve read all their FAQ’s with no resolution. Will have to wait and hope they respond by email.
Save Your Money
This app is very simple with no special features. All it does is display your birth chart and briefly explain the planets in the signs. No aspect explanations. It is difficult to navigate and frankly a rip off.
WHY?
Why Is now everything for pay? So so so bad
App Crashed
I’ve only had this app for maybe a week and it no longer opens. When I try to open it, it doesn’t load and closes itself out. Don’t waste your money.
FRAUDULENT SCAM, BEWARE
My kid bought this app by accident, I requested a refund and return the same exact day. They REFUSE to refund the money and return the app. Emails to the developers are not returned. This developer is running a FRAUDULENT SCAM. BUYER BEWARE, this is not a legitimate app and they will keep your forty dollars even if you buy by accident and request a refund the same day.
As a Professional Astrology you’ve let me down
I have 3-10 readings weekly
I have been using your platform for years, and earlier this year I lost over 700 charts. Thats 700 CLIENTS, who I now have to get their chart info again. I have a little over half of their charts recorded by hand so I accepted the loss and realized it was my fault.
FAST FOWARD HERE WE ARE AGAIN. I’ve lost 300~ charts again because this app has lost its iCloud function again.
THE APP COSTS $30
THE iMac OS IS $250
FIX THIS
I have been using your platform for years, and earlier this year I lost over 700 charts. Thats 700 CLIENTS, who I now have to get their chart info again. I have a little over half of their charts recorded by hand so I accepted the loss and realized it was my fault.
FAST FOWARD HERE WE ARE AGAIN. I’ve lost 300~ charts again because this app has lost its iCloud function again.
THE APP COSTS $30
THE iMac OS IS $250
FIX THIS
Useless
I purchased this app upon recommendation from my astrology course and it worked for a short time, but I am now locked out of the app. I contacted astro gold and they told me to submit proof of purchase, which I did. They suggested a work around which didn’t work and then they ghosted me.
I have tried contacting them a few more times and they don’t respond. Don’t waste your money on this app.
I have tried contacting them a few more times and they don’t respond. Don’t waste your money on this app.
Birth Report Disappeared (Need a Refund)
I purchased the 3.99 birth chart report and it completely disappeared not giving me access to the document anymore. Then it resets back to where I have to purchase it again as if I didn’t purchase already. I’m not sure if it’s a bug that is a complete rip off.
So Far it doesn’t Work smoothly
Well it cost alot to not run smoothly . Very disappointing . 💔
I had high hopes
I have heard YouTubers promote this app so I finally got it. But it’s not easy to use and it continues to freeze
Keeps crashing
The app keeps crashing on my iPad and I purchased the app. Disappointed I was really excited about getting and using the app. If I could I would give it no stars.
DO NOT PURCHASE
The app started crashing within a few minutes of downloading the app. Now it shows a blank screen. This is true even after reinstalling the app there’s just a yellow screen.
Fine. I contacted support and in the mean time I figured I would be able to at least use the Mac version of the app, but I see that they haven’t made it available in the Mac App Store is $229 on the website only! Is this really allowed?
It is seriously criminal to charge this much money for something that doesn’t work. I would like a refund please.
Apple please address this issue. It seems really suspect. Just look at all the negative reviews, there’s no way this app should be $40 even if it worked normally. You shouldn’t be able to charge an additional $229 for the Mac version that should be free!
Fine. I contacted support and in the mean time I figured I would be able to at least use the Mac version of the app, but I see that they haven’t made it available in the Mac App Store is $229 on the website only! Is this really allowed?
It is seriously criminal to charge this much money for something that doesn’t work. I would like a refund please.
Apple please address this issue. It seems really suspect. Just look at all the negative reviews, there’s no way this app should be $40 even if it worked normally. You shouldn’t be able to charge an additional $229 for the Mac version that should be free!
Basic
There are so many other apps that do the same thing for free. Go download those instead of paying $40 for this one.
Not user friendly
I don’t find this app easy to use or user friendly and I’ve been working with these sort of apps for a while. It’s very pricing for this confusion and can’t figure out how to add some of the none checked points such as the astroids etc. I’m kind of kicking myself for purchasing this when I’ve been using time nomad which is much cheaper and it’s so much easier to use. You just can’t layer more than 2 charts. I should have read reviews.
Don’t waste your time on this
The worst app.
Defeito e nova cobrança
Tenho o programa há anos, e ontem começou a aparecer um problema e solicitação para reinstalação. Eis que tive que reinstalar e pagar novamente pelo programa. Ainda bem que havia salvo meus mapas no iCloud, senão teria perdido meus mapas. Desrespeito!!! Espero que me reembolsem!!!!
Shocked at how recommended this is
Like the title says, I’m shocked at how many articles online recommend astrogold. I don’t think I’ve ever used a worse app for astrology. The interface is terrible. It doesn’t do anything special or unique enough for me to put up with the horrible organization. I’m just glad I wasted money on this rather than the 200 dollar Mac version.
DO NOT SPEND THE MONEY
I had high hopes for this app especially at $40... with in app purchases to actually see anything helpful. So I pay for a compatibility report and it gives a generated chart and report. BUT THE CHART AND REPORT DONT MATCH!!! I tried a number of times to use the app for help and it always says can't read something or other, there is no way to get a hold of anyone it's annoying and a rip off! You can get a better more comprehensive report for free on line THAT ACTUALLY MATCHES! What a rip off! I'd give zero stars if that was possible
Lacks Versatility and Content
Purchased expecting something more than I get from free apps and received less. I’m shocked. I suggest TIME NOMAD app, Astro.com, AstroSeek.com, and even CafeAstrology.com. This app is lacking, dated, basic, and just incredibly disappointing. I want a refund after only using it for 10 mins and knowing it was a 40$ mistake. Shameful money grab, if this was a product to be proud of, you’d allow refunds, but you don’t because you know no one would want to keep this pile of trash.
Half of the planetary transits aren’t explained
No transits past current north/south node explained! No Black Moon, Eris, Pallas, Juno, as well as the semi square sesi square quincunx to mid heaven and part of fortunes….ugh!
Not functional
This app was perfectly fine until the two most recent updates. Return charts are miscalculated. And certain chart styles do not show any planets. Not sure what’s going on but this incredibly unfortunate an app that costs as much as this one does.
Don’t buy
Things don’t show up on charts correctly. I notified customer service and they ignored me. Not worth it
Major glitches in latest version
As of 11/21 update, in transit reports aspect interpretations incorrectly conflate oppositions for conjunctions, trines for squares, sextiles for semi-squares, etc. Other commenters have highlighted similarly significant errors. This needs to be fixed ASAP given the relatively high cost of the app.
ALL OF MY CHARTS ARE GONE!!!
My customer settings got kicked out with this recent update and I just put them back. But “MY CHARTS” IS NOW EMPTY. THIS UPDATE DELETED ALL OF THE DATA I SAVED HERE!!!
Tech Support Needed - Transits showing incorrectly
Usually the app works great, then today I noticed that all conjunctions were showing as oppositions in the reports and sextiles were showing as semisquares. I almost didnt notice until I saw an opposition listed for two planets at the same degree in a sign, which is a conjunction. Hoping this gets fixed soon!
Don’t buy it
The only way to use this app is to download the desk top version which is over $200!! You can’t use the app to create new charts it must be done on the desktop version. Waste of money.
Trash , overpriced , thieves
I accidentally hit done before I read my full birth report which is an additional 3.99, fine. But it doesn’t save to the App. I contacted customer service for help and received the most condescending reply from someone named Jess I have ever seen. Disgusting
Timezone incorrect
The timezones are incorrect and I think this completely throws the chart off. For example a pre loaded chart for Miley Cyrus displays Nashville as +6 when it should be -6. I will change my rating if this is fixed...otherwise the app is unfortunately unusable.
Terrible tech support!!!
I had this app for years and tons of my own charts... and it’s all disappeared one day. Support not even answering me to write back. So upsetting. Don’t buy this app.
Nothing Special
For the price you could use free apps that give you the same information. Just read up on the various aspects in your natal chart. Transits the same. Extra for reports not worth it. Will keep exploring to see if I missed anything special, so far no.
DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!
The app is extremely difficult to use. After 20 minutes of trying to work the app I got frustrated and deleted the app. I emailed the company to request a refund because I was unhappy and not going to continue to use the product. To which they replied, “we have a NO REFUND POLICY.” I wish that was clearly stated in the App Store because I would not have purchased a $40 app if I knew how difficult it would be to use. Do your research. This is not a very user-friendly app. Especially for a beginner like myself. Very disappointed with the app, the customer service and the lack of transparency between the developer and the consumer on Apples platform.
not worth it 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
i thought this app would be worth the investment since i see professional astrologers use the desktop version all the time. nope. it s not worth the purchase. it only allows you to create three charts. it’s not user friendly at all. prepare to be confused and taken on never ending loops just to figure out how to create a natal chart. and when u finally create it, more than half the interpretations are not available. it also only allows you to create three charts and if you want more you’ll have to keep erasing and replacing charts. i’m not sure how they thought this app is worth the price. time passages and astro future are much much better but i hope astro gold improves this app too.
Fix the bugs!!
I’ve got all the updates. But still. Am trying to enter Natal chart date n it reverts to current date n if I can get the birthdate date in, the birth time won’t register!! Plz fix!!
Horrible customer service
Customer service has not responded to me in 20 days despite multiple follow ups and attempts to reach them through direct email and their contact form. I gave them multiple chances to respond and the only response I received was for their own product feedback. My questions were never addressed. Due to their customer service I’m switching both my app and desktop app service over to time passages.
You pay $40 bucks just to pay $3.99 per transit afterwards
You pay $39.99 upfront only to be confused and finally figure out the reason it’s not working is BECAUSE you have to pay up to $1.99 - $3.99 per transit reading. The developers of this app should be soon because they are no better than people who go around scam in the elderly and taking all the money they have. You guys should be ashamed of yourself I am a professional astrologer and I was curious on what other astrologers were using. I will stick to creating my own shorts with my own mathematical skills because clearly if people are using you for their astrological readings than I have the advantage. Why don’t you give people what they pay for it and at least give them each transit for free considering they pay you $40 for nothing. All of you should be ashamed of yourself who all of you behind this. You are a saint. Don’t even try to talk to me I am disgusted with you.
Unresponsive customer service
I had a technical question and contacted customer service. They did not even bother to acknowledge my question, let alone help me. Don't waste your money on these thoughtless unhelpful jerks.
DO NOT BUY SCAM!
At first glance this app seems promising but it is entirely a waste of time. Get Any app EXCEPT this one. You pay a hefty app charge & still get nothing with the chart reports! It require $3 charge per chart.
You’re basically going to stare at a picture of your chart that you should’ve googled instead. Any other app will have a more informative, efficient, and functional platform.
You’re basically going to stare at a picture of your chart that you should’ve googled instead. Any other app will have a more informative, efficient, and functional platform.
Would Not Recommend!
This app has several, major problems. First, not all the features work. Only randomly.
Second, even with cryptic instructions from the app's tech person, it is difficult to figure out how to synch the Astro Gold IOS app from an iPhone to an iPad, and back!
This app is not fully developed and is NOT worth the price!!
Second, even with cryptic instructions from the app's tech person, it is difficult to figure out how to synch the Astro Gold IOS app from an iPhone to an iPad, and back!
This app is not fully developed and is NOT worth the price!!
Horrible
The latest update destroyed all charts! Unbelievable!
Please Fix
App for someone who knows how to read charts. 2 major problems:
1. Saved charts disappear
2. All aspects don’t show up
I can only use this app if I check it against AstroWorx
1. Saved charts disappear
2. All aspects don’t show up
I can only use this app if I check it against AstroWorx
Need a home button
This app needs a home button. I spend too much time trying to navigate. Not worth the hassle.
The app crashed as soon as I opened it
It worked for 5 mins and kept crashing. Now the screen is blank and nothing shows up what so ever. I just paid for this app and it’s kinda crazy how steep the price of for an app that’s not working.
Really non-intuitive user interface
So far I am pretty bummed with my iOS, iPhone app purchase of Astro gold. I find it easier to use my browser and log into Luna astrology. Something as simple as starting a new chart is taking me multiple google searches!
Unintuitive design and limited descriptions
The features are buried in weird places, and the interface is not obvious what you are doing. The transit descriptions are unenlightening at best. I can see some use for pro astrologers but I expect more in the way of interface design and Richness of descriptions and reporting. Feels like I am using an app that was built for windows 20 years ago.
Lacking too much for $40 plus tax!!!!
Lacking too much for $40 plus tax!!!!
This app needs a LOT more stuff to make it be close to a value for the price! I was highly disappointed in what it does!!!
This app needs a LOT more stuff to make it be close to a value for the price! I was highly disappointed in what it does!!!
I didn’t believe it would be this useless
There is nothing pro about this app. No calendar. Very vague, novice interpretations. Do your homework. You don't want this. The free ones are better.
Very incomplete
Three quarter of all transit interpretations are not available. A very incomplete app
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Sentiment summary
65%
Positive (4-5★)
6%
Neutral (3★)
29%
Negative (1-2★)