Has anyone found a decent app or website that lets you input the cards you’ve physically drawn? Everything I’ve found wants you to use their virtual deck instead.
I prefer shuffling my own cards and doing the actual draw myself. What I’m looking for is something where I can just select which cards came up and get info on meanings and how they work together. Basically, a digital guidebook where you tell it what you pulled.
Maybe I’m searching for the wrong terms? Or is this kind of thing just not out there yet?
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I think there’s one here on Tarot Guru is there not?
Personally I don’t mind Tarot reading apps for a digital version of your cards or a handy reference but I don’t like the idea of just using a computer to tell you what the cards (or the reading) means.
Takes away from the intuition and the whole point of the reader.
If you’re not sure how to read your cards, post them here and let a real human help you read them. Much better.
I’m feeling uneasy about storing all my readings in apps that could vanish or sell my info. Has anyone looked into whether these tracker apps function offline? I’d prefer a one-time purchase for something on my device over losing years of insights if a startup folds.
I came across an app that might work for you. You can input your physical card draws and it keeps them in a journal with the meanings and interpretations included. There’s over 70 different spread options built in. Whether you’re doing a simple three-card reading or a full Celtic Cross, it recognizes the card positions and relationships. The journal feature is pretty useful, you can add your own notes and track patterns in your readings over time. It’s basically a digital logbook but you still get to use your physical deck.
Started using a journaling app called Diarium for my readings.
You just photograph your spread and tag the cards and deck. It builds up a searchable archive over time which is pretty useful. Plus you can write your interpretations right in the app while everything’s still fresh in your mind.
A Tarot combination calculator might help with this. I’ve been using one lately and it’s been helpful for understanding card pairs… As a general idea at least. It really does take away from your intuition though.
ometimes the meaning shifts when certain cards show up together, like Death and The Fool means something different than you’d expect from either card alone. The calculator breaks down these combos so you don’t have to guess.
I’ve been using the Fool’s Dog tarot apps and they do the job for me. You can enter your physical card draws, and it shows you the meanings and how they connect.
It’s handy having digital support for your deck. You still get the experience of pulling your own cards, but with quick access to interpretations. I’ve found it useful for spotting patterns I might not have seen on my own.
Yeah if you’re going to use one, don’t let it do all the work for you. Use it for guidance and then continue your own reading from there… otherwise you might as well be flipping a coin for all it matters.
For combination tracking, I look at the astrology and numerology behind my tarot pairs. Adds another layer to the readings.
When I get The Star with Three of Cups, I note the Air and Water energies mixing (Star is Aquarius), plus the numerological reduction from 20 to 2. I keep track of everything in a grimoire, tarot meanings, element combinations, number patterns, plus my daily rune pulls. The runes often echo what the cards are saying. Had that happen just yesterday with Gebo and Two of Cups both pointing to partnership stuff.
The Fool’s Dog apps are good for tarot beginners. I started with them myself. What I like is you can input the cards from your actual deck and the app explains what each one means and how they work together in your spread. Helps when you don’t have all the meanings memorized yet.
I’ve noticed the same thing with reversed cards having different meanings. None of the tracking apps i use have an option for marking if a card was upright or reversed though. Kind of annoying since it changes the reading quite a bit. Guess we just have to track them separately for now
Yeah, Labyrinthos is helpful for tracking readings from physical decks. I get what everyone’s saying about developing your intuition. What I like is being able to add notes to readings - good for remembering those specific interpretations that come through in the moment.
Going back through old readings can be interesting too. You see things you didn’t notice at the time, and it’s kind of funny how your reading style changes without you realizing it.
I’ve started taking pictures of my tarot spreads and sorting them into monthly folders. Now, my phone is mostly filled with blurry pics because I drink too much coffee and my hands shake.
But it helps when I want to check combinations later. I also like to doodle notes on the photos using my phone’s edit feature. My drawing skills make The Hanged Man look like he’s standing up straight.
I’m working on making a tarot app that reads card combinations. You shuffle by swiping through the deck (yeah, like Tinder but for tarot cards), and it gives you readings that make sense as a whole spread.
Not just individual card meanings - it actually explains how the cards work together. Lots of people have been asking for something like this. The beta’s open if anyone wants to try it. Could use some feedback on whether the readings make sense.
Been reading tarot for about 20 years now. When you’re starting out, apps like Labyrinthos help a lot with tracking card combinations and meanings. After a while though, you start reading more intuitively.
You develop your own symbols and interpretations. Like when I see Two of Pentacles with the Tower - beginners usually go with the textbook ‘balance meets chaos’ meaning. But I might see something completely different depending on the question and the other cards around it.
That’s a cool way to track your readings. I’ve been thinking about trying something similar with sticky notes since I spend way too much time on my computer already. There’s something about being able to move things around physically that helps me see patterns better.
Plus you can step back and look at the whole board at once, which is harder to do on a screen. I might give this a try with my next reading.
I don’t know if any apps really do as well as a human can. Learning to read Tarot combinations isn’t really as hard as it seems, though. Some good tricks on that thread mean even beginners can use the combinations.
This is the difference with readers who can get really deep into the messages from the cards.