Read your own sky, honestly.
Origo is live on Android. Try it free for 7 days. If it is not for you, cancel in two taps and we will not chase you.
Get Origo on Google PlayCompared · September 2026
CHANI is the best made app in this comparison and we are not going to pretend otherwise. It is written by human astrologers, it does not sell your data, and it is beautifully produced. This page is about the two specific things it does not do, and whether they matter to you.
The short answer
If you want astrology written by a human being, buy CHANI. Genuinely. Origo cannot give you that and will not claim to. Come to Origo if you want to ask your own questions at the moment you have them, and pay less for the year.
Android only. $59.99 a year with a 7 day free trial, or $11.99 a month. Cancel in two taps.
Everything below was checked against a primary source in September 2026. Where we could not verify something, it is not on this page.
This is the honest trade off at the heart of CHANI, and it is the direct cost of its greatest strength. Because the content is written by human astrologers ahead of time, there is nobody at the other end when you have a question at 11pm on a Tuesday. You read what was prepared. Origo is the opposite trade: you can ask, and the answer is generated, with everything that implies about it being AI.
CHANI organises its content by rising sign, which is a more sophisticated choice than sun sign and still means the piece you are reading was written for a very large group of people. Origo generates against your specific chart, with your houses and aspects and the transits currently hitting them.
As of September 2026, the US App Store lists CHANI at $11.99 a month or $107.99 a year. Origo is the same $11.99 a month, but $59.99 a year. On the annual plan that is a real difference, and it is fair to note CHANI is paying human writers, which we are not.
Prices are what each storefront listed in the United States in September 2026. See the note at the bottom about pricing in your country.
| CHANI | Origo | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, Android and web | Android only |
| What the storefront lists | $11.99 a month or $107.99 a year | Free to download. One subscription: $59.99 a year with a 7 day free trial, or $11.99 a month. Cancel from Google Play in two taps. |
| Who writes the readings | Human astrologers. The listing states plainly that it is not AI | An AI companion, Vega. We say so on the tin |
| Ask your own question, any time | Not offered. You read what was written for the period | Yes, that is the core interaction |
| How personal the content is | Organised by your rising sign | Generated against your specific chart and live transits |
| Audio meditations and rituals | Yes, a large library | None |
| App Store rating | 4.9 out of 5 from about 58,000 ratings | New app, too few ratings to be meaningful. We would rather say that than dress it up. |
A comparison page that finds no reason to choose the competitor is an advert, not a comparison. These are the real reasons to pick CHANI.
Vega is the companion you talk to. She holds your full natal chart and your reading history in context, so the conversation continues instead of resetting. This is the whole reason Origo exists, and it is the thing none of the apps on this page do.
Placements, houses and aspects are computed from astronomy rather than guessed, and you can see the wheel. Tarot is read against the transits moving over your chart right now, not handed to you as a card with a caption.
$59.99 a year with a 7 day free trial, or $11.99 a month. That is the entire price list. Nothing is metered, there is no balance to top up, and no reading stops halfway to ask for money. Cancelling happens on Google Play's own subscriptions screen, which we do not control and cannot put a maze in front of.
Vega is an AI companion. We put that on the comparison page rather than in the small print, because in a category where that question is live, the app willing to answer it plainly is the one worth trusting. The astronomy underneath is exact either way.
Reasons not to pick us, from the people who built it.
No, not in general, and we are not going to argue that. CHANI is better made, better written and has a longer track record. It is also written by humans, which Origo is not. Origo is better on exactly two things: you can ask it your own questions at the moment you have them, and it costs $59.99 a year against CHANI's $107.99. If neither of those is your problem, stay with CHANI.
As of September 2026 the US App Store lists CHANI at $11.99 a month or $107.99 a year. Prices vary by country, so check your own storefront. Origo is $11.99 a month or $59.99 a year with a 7 day free trial.
Their privacy policy states that they do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under California law. We are linking their policy rather than characterising it for you, because on this particular question you should read the primary source.
No. Origo's readings are generated by an AI companion called Vega, working from your real computed natal chart and your live transits. The astronomy is exact. The interpretation is machine written. We would rather tell you that directly than let you find out after you subscribe, and if it is a dealbreaker then CHANI is the app you want.
Not yet. Origo is Android only and there is no iPhone version today.
Same standard of evidence, same willingness to tell you to buy the other one.
Origo is live on Android. Try it free for 7 days. If it is not for you, cancel in two taps and we will not chase you.
Get Origo on Google PlaySources and caveats
Every figure about CHANI on this page was read from a primary source in September 2026 and is quoted as what that source listed, not as a claim about what any individual pays. App pricing varies by country and changes without notice, and all prices here are United States storefront prices in US dollars. Check your own storefront before you subscribe to anything, including Origo.
Origo's own prices were read from our Google Play Console listing on 8 September 2026. We are not neutral: we make Origo. That is exactly why every claim here is one you can go and check.