01 / Learn
Look closer at every card.
Explore upright and reversed meanings, keywords, imagery and symbolism. Search all 78 cards, browse the suits and return to the details that catch your eye.
Tarot & Oracle · Practice · Private Journal
Know the cards.
Find your own reading voice.
Gateway Arcana gives you room to learn Tarot, practice interpreting it, create readings and keep the thoughts that make them yours.
Explore 78 Tarot cards and 15 included oracle decks with 660 illustrated cards—738 distinct card fronts in all. Bring your own decks, too.
Available now on the App Store · $4.99 in the US. See the App Store for local pricing and device compatibility.
For iPhone and iPad · Includes an Apple Watch companion
78 Tarot cards · 660 oracle cards15 oracle decks · Your own decks, tooNo ads or trackingNo account required
Your tools, at your pace
A place to learn.
A table to make it your own.
02 / Quiz
Check what you know.
Test your knowledge at different difficulty levels, review explanations, and revisit completed results.
03 / Read
Make room for a reading.
Choose Tarot or an oracle deck for a pull. Use built-in or custom spreads, enter a physical reading, and add clarifiers. Arrange up to 12 cards on iPhone Open Table.
04 / Practice
Think first. Then explore.
Practice interpreting Tarot with answer-first exercises and the optional Fool’s Journey. No XP, streaks or locked lessons; use each tool independently.
05 / Deck Library
Bring the decks you love.
Import or scan artwork for your Tarot decks. Create an oracle deck with your own card titles, images, keywords and meanings; add cards as you go and organize them into optional groups.
06 / Journal
Keep your own meaning.
Save readings, questions and your own interpretations. Export readings with writing and card images to a compatible Gateway Log version; your originals stay in Arcana. Support for the four new oracle decks requires a separate Gateway Log update.
Oracle, alongside Tarot
A different prompt.
The same room to reflect.
Tarot stays at the heart of Learn, Practice and Quiz. Oracle adds 15 illustrated decks of 44 cards each, with their own themes and upright meanings. Browse the cards, glance at keywords and interpretations, or draw a reading and write what it means to you.
Explore the 15 included oracle decks
- Greek Oracle · 44 cards
- Luminous Patterns · 44 cards
- Between the Two Horizons · 44 cards
- Starborne: The Oracle of Cosmic Belonging · 44 cards
- Earthlight: The Crystal Reflection Oracle · 44 cards
- The Moon's Unfinished Stories · 44 cards
- Sanctuary of Starlight · 44 cards
- Constellations in the Making · 44 cards
- The Quiet Observatory · 44 cards
- Skywoven Earth · 44 cards
- The Wildwood Accord · 44 cards
- The Incised Message · 44 cards
- Light Language Oracle · 44 cards
- The Unquiet: A Haunting Oracle · 44 cards
- Daughter of the Wind · 44 cards
YOUR OPEN TABLE
Give your reading
room to unfold.
Draw, reveal and move cards on Open Table. Tarot supports reversals; oracle cards stay upright. Save the reading with your own question and reflections, then return to it in your journal.
Open Table supports up to 12 cards on iPhone.
A moment to reflect
Your daily cards.
Your daily spread.
Choose which daily cards appear on Home, with a deck for each. Set up The Daily Pull with a built-in or custom spread, using one deck or a mix of selected Tarot and oracle decks.
Today’s draw stays fixed; configuration changes apply to the next draw. Add your own reflection and save it to Journal. Daily cards and The Daily Pull are optional.
Privacy, built into the experience
Your reflections belong to you.
No advertising, tracking, app account or embedded AI service. Your readings, writing and artwork are stored locally by default.
Read the app’s privacy policy →Optional private iCloud Sync connects supported records and deck artwork through your Apple Account. Practice answers and Journey progress currently remain local and are included in app data backups.
Deck artwork has its own Deck Library export and restore. You choose when and where to share backups, writing or images.
Before you begin
A few practical questions.
Is there a subscription?
Gateway Arcana is available on the App Store as a one-time purchase, with no subscription or in-app purchases. The US price is $4.99; see the App Store for local pricing.
Can I use my physical deck?
Yes. Enter cards from a physical reading, scan Tarot artwork into your Deck Library, or create a custom oracle deck with its own images and meanings.
Do I have to finish Practice to use the app?
No. Practice and the Fool’s Journey are optional. Learn, Quiz, readings, Journal, search and custom spreads are independently available.
Does it work offline?
The Tarot guide, included oracle cards and meanings, quizzes, Practice, readings and Journal work offline. Imported artwork stays local. Optional iCloud Sync and App Store services need a connection.
Which devices does it support?
Gateway Arcana supports iPhone and iPad running iOS or iPadOS 17 or later. The included Apple Watch companion offers Card of the Day, quick study and card pulls.
Who made Gateway Arcana?
Gateway Arcana is developed by Derek Daisey Media. For questions, email thegatewaylog.media@gmail.com.
Where can I find support and purchase terms?
Visit Gateway Arcana Support. App Store purchases are governed by Apple’s applicable terms and standard app license agreement. Refund requests go through Apple.
Tarot and oracle cards are educational and reflective tools. Gateway Arcana does not provide medical, legal, financial or professional advice.