Truth be told, I don’t know too much about astrology, apart from the fact that there are many people who make choices based on the daily predictions made for their zodiac signs. While I don’t fully understand (nor condemn) such a lifestyle, I will be the first to admit that I have often found many similarities between my zodiac sign characteristics and my own personality.

However, there is a lot more to astrology than meets the eye; even if it’s considered a pseudo-science, you have to admit that professional astrologists put a lot of effort into making their predictions, sometimes using tools that are probably similar to Astro Pearl.

Truth be told, it’s hard to review a program without fully understanding what it does. After a bit of research, I have found out that astrological birth charts are used to make predictions based on the position of the Sun, Moon and planets at the exact moment of your birth. I have also learned that there is something called Krishnamurti Paddhati astrology (or KP astrology for short), which was developed in India as a more accurate prediction system and an improvement on the Vedic astrological system.

While Astro Pearl is mainly designed as tool for KP astrologers, it can also be used to generate charts using Vedic or even Western methods.

Truth be told (yes, I know, this has become a pattern), there’s no way I can pretend to fully understand everything that this application does. Astro Pearl does seem to come with many features and it may prove itself a useful program for KP or even Western astrologers.

But even so, the interface looks dated to say the least, and the learning curve won’t be that smooth for most users. While I can’t claim to have a pertinent opinion on Astro Pearl, I can at least conclude that it’s a complex (and probably efficient) astrological application with a design that’s not quite pleasing.