The product boundary

Arc Note treats tarot as a prompt for reflection, not a source of guaranteed outcomes. A user chooses a topic, writes a question, selects three face-down cards, and receives a concise reading. The free result remains useful on its own; deeper AI synthesis is an optional exchange after a completed rewarded ad.

What shipped

A tactile card ritual

Face-down card selection, removal, sound, haptics, and staged reveals make choosing the cards part of the experience.

Useful before monetization

Every completed spread receives a concise basic interpretation assembled from bounded templates and stored card meanings.

Optional AI depth

A rewarded ad can unlock a deeper interpretation that connects the cards to the question, obstacles, cautions, and next actions.

Private by default

Reading, result, checkout, administration, and deletion routes are excluded from search indexing.

Implementation

Application: Next.js, React, TypeScript
AI: OpenAI-compatible structured generation
Monetization: Google Publisher Tag rewarded ads
Launch: Vercel, GA4, Google Search Console

Launch status

The production app, analytics, search registration, publisher declaration, and rewarded-ad integration are deployed. Advertising remains dependent on Google inventory and account-level site approval; an unavailable ad never removes the free reading.