There are a few occasions every year where it seems all of our Twitter feeds are hooked on a brand new app. Most recently, Zepeto introduced us to an online community where you can create your avatar and explore the many landscapes and areas the app offers. Within these areas you can interact with other users from around the world, visit their homes and also work for Zepeto money to navigate the app’s daily grind as an avatar. But the craze soon died down, there are no longer pictures posted to Twitter of self-curated avatars that are supposed to look like us but don’t actually.
Co-Star swept in and seamlessly took the position as ‘The App Everyone Is Talking About’. By the time it first came to light, Twitter had already turned into a collective of deep-thinking horoscope fanatics who would religiously post about what events and insights their day would bring, according to the accurate technicalities behind the workings of the app.
The app collects its knowledge through tracking the movement of planets. It uses NASA data paired with predictions based on the map of the sky at the time and place of your birth to generate hyper-personalised horoscopes that no other website, app or platform has been able to achieve before.
Popular astrologers Astro Poets (@poetastrologers on Twitter) and Madame Clairevoyant (@MmeClairevoyant on Twitter) who write for W Magazine and The Cut respectively, will tailor your daily, weekly and monthly horoscopes based on your sun sign alone. Co-Star will bear this in mind, but it will also analyse the moon and the rest of the planets in the solar system and how they relate to you. An aspect of astrology which may be unfamiliar to many, and which Co-Star also takes into account, are the twelve houses. Each house represents a key part in life, from money, health, relationships and everything in-between.
You may be a loyal Scorpio, but if you have a Taurus moon or Virgo rising, that completely changes who you are. And that’s why Co-Star is so proficient; because it considers everything to create an extremely accurate horoscope which is so unique to you. There’s also the social aspect: you can add your friends on the app, which will give you in-depth comparisons between your data to identify where you vibe and where you could improve. For example, I can look at my friends’ profiles and see that I am compatible in the intellect and communication section with one, and lacking in the sense of responsibility section with another. But don’t we all have that one friend we’re reckless with anyway?
The most notable feature of Co-Star are the daily notifications. If you want a more thorough judgment on what your day will hold, going into the first page of the app will give you a quick summary of what to control for that day, where your area of power lies (i.e. love), what you will feel pressure in (i.e. work), and what you might have trouble with (i.e. spirituality). This acts as a helpful heads up, especially if you find yourself stressing about a presentation, a date or a job interview that day.
Unlike Zepeto, Co-Star is not one of those apps that will come and go. Horoscopes are becoming more popular, and in a way, we need them. We obviously can tell if we woke up in a bad mood one day and the world is out to get us. But horoscopes give us comfort. One that goes so in depth like Co-Star is something that has become a daily staple in life for many. It expands your typical horoscopes to consider prospects which no other website or app has been able to do in such an accessible manner. In no way will Co-Star make your life easier, but it will help you identify yourself and your feelings, emotions and concerns, making your daily grind that tiny bit more bearable.
