Tarot Taro

I've been meaning to test AI integrations in my projects. Seeing my friends have fun reading tarot cards, I figured that it's probably one of the best harmless use-cases of AI. With proper prompt, it could output an acceptable reading.

After playing around with different prompts, I've finished a very beta version of the project. Check it out at below links:

• Website: Tarot Taro - Free tarot reading
• Google Play: Tarot Taro - Readings rooted in you

I started building it for iPhone users. Unfortunately, it got rejected upon submission as astrology apps are a dime a dozen in the App Store. That made me almost give up. Almost because I figured I could just adapt it for Android users. After a few days of tweaking and even more days of waiting for Google to approve Gili as a verified developer, I finally published it!

That's not the end of it. I figured it's time to re-learn the NextJS/React/Vercel stack. So I created a companion webapp. It took me about two weeks to get it working, even with the aid of Windsurf, an AI-powered code editor.

What's next?

LLMs are good but I want to add human touches on the app. I recently hired a local artist to illustrate all 78 Tarot cards and a poet to write the description of each cards