Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Jiaobei, the app, and the customs behind moon blocks.
Is the Jiaobei app free?
Yes. Simple casting, wishes, the Guanyin and Wong Tai Sin 100-lot collections, local history, cultural reading and the incense widget are free on iPhone. Formal rituals and Apple Watch casting require monthly or lifetime Pro. Fortune verses and interpretations are available in Chinese and English. You can try one complete formal ritual for free on this iPhone, with no subscription or automatic charge.
What does the one-time free trial include?
You can try one complete formal ritual for free on this iPhone, with no subscription or automatic charge. The trial covers only that ritual and its default fortune collection; changing collections, Apple Watch, scenes, appearance and hometown features require Pro. Completing or ending the trial uses the opportunity; deleting the matter or restoring a backup does not renew it.
Are the results messages from a deity?
No. The app generates randomized results for cultural learning and reflection. They do not predict or guarantee real-world outcomes.
What do sacred, laughing and negative blocks mean?
In common interpretations, one flat and one curved side up is a sacred result; both flat sides up is laughing; both curved sides up is negative. Local interpretations differ.
How does Formal mode work?
Try one complete formal ritual for free on this iPhone, with no subscription or automatic charge. Incense, a request, fortune-stick drawing, three consecutive Shengbei for the same lot, and reading form one connected flow. Fortune verses and interpretations are available in Chinese and English, with the original Chinese poem expandable in English reading. Other new rituals and changing collections require Pro; existing matters remain readable and can be manually backed up without an active subscription.
Is Pro a subscription or a one-time purchase?
Monthly and lifetime access include the same paid features. Monthly access renews automatically; lifetime is a one-time purchase. Buying lifetime does not cancel an existing subscription. Manage subscriptions and restore purchases through your Apple Account. Confirm local pricing in Apple’s purchase sheet.
Do I need an account?
The basic app does not require registration. See the existing privacy policy for details of data processing.
Do records sync automatically?
Export and restore Formal matters manually using Files. This is not automatic backup or live sync; Simple History, settings and purchases are excluded.
Can Apple Watch draw sticks or perform Formal rituals?
With Pro, Apple Watch supports independent hold-to-cast moon blocks and can help a paired iPhone progress through incense, requests, fortune sticks and confirmation, then open the reading on iPhone. Enable collaboration on iPhone, enter your matter there and keep the phone app in the foreground. This is not a standalone formal ritual on Watch. Supported watches with watchOS 11 or later can use system Double Tap; other devices can use the on-screen button.
Can I use moon blocks in a browser?
The free online tool provides basic casting, explanations and the latest 50 browser records. It does not include the app’s wishes, fortune sticks or Formal mode, and browser records do not sync with the app.