Free vs paid compatibility reports
Start with the question you want answered. Then check whether a report actually includes the information you need.
By AstroLuv Editorial · Provider information checked September 22, 2026
This is a comparison of published features and terms, not a hands-on review of purchased reports. Links are currently non-affiliate: AstroLuv does not earn a commission from them.
Compare your starting options
| Option | Price & format | What it includes | Birth information |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstroLuv overview | Free · browser result | Sun-sign elements, symbolic relationship themes and conversation prompts. | Two known Sun signs. No birth-chart calculation. |
| AstroLibrary free report | Free · online chart and reading | Aspect interpretations, an aspect list and chart. House overlays are listed when birth times are supplied; their interpretation is not included in this free report. | Birth dates; optional times. Birth city is needed when adding a time. Time-sensitive factors are omitted when the relevant time is unknown. |
| Astro-Charts synastry guide | Advertised $35 USD · digital report delivered by email | Provider advertises 70+ pages covering inter-aspects, house overlays, a synastry wheel, a composite map and Moon connections. | The chart form asks for both people’s birth dates, times and places. Confirm how unknown times are handled before ordering. |
Sources: AstroLibrary’s feature description; Astro-Charts product page and sample preview; Astro-Charts digital delivery information. Prices are not a checkout quote.
When a free report is enough
If you are learning what a synastry chart looks like, start free. An aspect list helps you see which chart contacts are being discussed; an accompanying explanation can introduce the vocabulary. You do not need to purchase a long document to decide whether this style of reflection interests you.
Read one interpretation at a time. Identify the actual chart factor, then ask whether the description fits your experience. A paragraph that sounds familiar is not proof that a chart predicts your relationship.
When a paid report may be worth considering
A paid report may be useful if you want a document to keep, fuller explanations of specific chart features, or a writing style you have already found helpful in a sample. Decide which of those benefits you value before buying. Page count alone does not tell you how much relevant or distinct information you will receive.
Do not assume a paid report includes a consultation. Look for an explicit statement about whether a person will answer follow-up questions, or whether you are buying an automatically assembled document.
Read the sample before you decide
The Astro-Charts product page provides a sample preview. Use it to check three things: whether technical terms are explained, whether each interpretation is tied to a chart factor, and whether the writing leaves room for your own judgment. We have checked the listing and availability of that preview, not purchased or independently evaluated the complete report.
Delivery, corrections and refunds
Astro-Charts’ published shop policy says reports arrive by email, offers corrections for birth-data or chart-specification errors, and directs disappointed report buyers to contact it for a refund. Check the policy at purchase time; its separate rules for printed products differ from its report policy.
Save your receipt and check the birth details before submitting an order. Confirm which email address receives the document. If a refund window, correction process or treatment of an unknown time is unclear, ask the provider before paying.
What if one birth time is missing?
Choose a report that explicitly explains its omissions. AstroLibrary describes how it removes time-sensitive factors when times are not provided. Other providers may use different assumptions. A placeholder time does not make houses or angles reliable, and a Moon sign may be uncertain near a sign change. See our guide to unknown birth times.
A final buying checklist
- Does the sample answer the kind of question you actually have?
- Does the report use synastry, a composite chart, or both?
- Are house overlays interpreted or merely listed?
- Are uncertain birth details handled transparently?
- Are the total price, delivery format and refund terms clear?
- Are you comfortable with the provider’s policy for both people’s birth information?
No report can establish consent, trust or whether a relationship will last. Buy an interpretation for the experience and perspective it offers, not a promise of certainty.