
“There’s some you’re like ‘eh’ and throw away and then there’s ones you store and keep.” Ultimately, she says she doesn’t rely on the app for guidance as much as she does for entertainment and curiosity. “There’s days where some messages are stronger than others, but ultimately I do feel I can take away something from each message.” As for the daily readings, Leo compares it to a fortune cookie. “When I see a message that resonates, I explore what else the app has to say and I go from there.” Her favorite thing to check out on the home screen is the do’s and don’ts, because they make her laugh. Though Leo says she’s constantly ignoring notifications from other apps, she always takes the time to read Co-Star’s. It’s basically a win-win situation,” she says. “When the results are negative it doesn’t turn people away, but instead makes them want to challenge the app to prove that it’s wrong. When the compatibility is positive, she says it’s “quite a turn on” and intensified the attraction. “My favorite thing about Co-Star is their comparability feature - I’ve shared the app with people I’ve dated and it’s been a great way for us to connect and get to know each other better,” Leo, 21, a business student, tells Bustle.

Depending on what you’re open to, one might be better suited for you than the other. If your storage space is limited, and there’s only room for one astrological guide on your home screen, you’ll have to decide which astrology app is worthy of your data. The apps are similar in that they both deliver astrological insights based on your birth chart, aka a celestial snapshot of the time you were born, but distinct in how they share that info.
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But a friend made me download The Pattern and now I can’t stop checking it - it’s got a better read on me than my therapist,” Ashlee, 28, a makeup artist. “I do not really believe in astrology - I never cared about my horoscope.

“It’s kinda mean to me sometimes, but can be a good reality check,” she adds. “It’s creepy how accurate Co-Star is with the do’s and don’ts - it’s witty and culturally on-point,” Evamaria, 32, a yoga instructor tells Bustle.

Co-Star became quickly revered by hardcore horoscope hunnies for its to-the-point daily briefings that spare users sugar-coated advice, while the Pattern landed as the kind of anti-astrology app - one whose wisdom is packaged with less celestial slang and more poetic philosophy. Later, at a dinner party, you witness multiple people insisting that The Pattern app is eavesdropping on them - their daily insights were so spot-on, it’s eerie.īoth apps have developed cult followings since they both came out in 2017. “It’s just Co-Star,” she says, of the astrology app that sends a daily push notification with your astrological briefing in the form of a snarky bestie text. You ask if she needs to take the call, and she brushes it off. Your friend’s phone chimes in the middle of your coffee date.
