Comparison

The Story of God vs Ulysses

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Story of God

Enhance your spiritual journey with daily guided prayers, weekly Bible-based services for all ages, and opportunities to join global community experiences. Connect with pastors for real-time support and guidance.

Highlights
  • Daily Guided Prayers
  • Pastor Chat
  • Weekly Service content
  • Monthly Experience events
  • ChurchKids Stories
  • Bible-based learning
Features
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Everyone is searching for where they belong. The Story of God is a daily place to pray, listen, and be known. Guided prayer every morning. Teaching from Judah Smith, available anytime. Whether you've followed Jesus your whole life or you're not sure what you believe, you're who this is for. WHAT'S INSIDE DAILY GUIDED PRAYERS Five to seven minutes, new every morning. Someone prays with you, through scripture, through silence, through whatever today is. If you've never known how to pray, start here. If you've prayed your whole life, start here too. PREACHING Judah Smith teaches the Bible as one story with one main character. For everyone no matter what you believe. STORY OF GOD LIVE Some things only happen in a room. Live music, artists, teaching, prayer, and each other. In person, or streamed to wherever you are.

About

Ulysses

This journal app helps you build self-control by reflecting on daily temptations and the strategies used to overcome them. It offers guided breathing exercises and insights into what works for you, without any pressure of streaks.

Highlights
  • Nightly self-control journaling
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Insight into effective strategies
  • No streak tracking
  • Cultural ropes exploration
  • Apple Watch integration
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Sailing home from Troy, Ulysses had to pass the Sirens — whose song pulled every sailor into the sea. He didn't trust willpower. He had himself tied to the mast. It wasn't strength that saved him. It was the rope. Ulysses & the Sirens is a nightly self-control journal built on that three-thousand-year-old trick. Each evening, one question: what did you resist today — and what was the rope that held you? An alarm across the room. A rule you set. The phone charging in the kitchen. Name the rope, tie the knot, and watch your voyage grow. NO STREAKS. EVER. Knots only count up. Nothing you have tied can be untied by a missed day. Quiet weeks are part of every voyage. WHEN THE SIREN SINGS Temptation doesn't wait for your evening review. One tap opens a minute of guided breathing with the rope — and the ropes that have held you before, ready to use. Hold on, then tie the knot while the win is fresh. YOUR ROPES, TESTED See which ropes actually hold you and which sirens keep returning. Insight, not guilt. THE BIGGER PICTURE Art, law, ritual, science — everything people build together is a rope against some siren that sings to all of us. Read the deck of cultural ropes, anchor the ones that hold you, attach your own thoughts and photos, and braid cards of your own. ALSO ABOARD • A knot-tying ceremony for every entry, with milestones at 7, 30, and 100 • Your journal as a golden rope of knots • Apple Watch app — tie a knot from your wrist, with the question on your watch face • Home screen widgets, evening reminder, search, and full export (PDF & JSON) • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No analytics, no trackers, no ads. Your journal lives on your devices and in your private iCloud — nowhere else. Leave any time with everything. ONE PRICE, YOURS FOREVER No subscription, no paywalls, no ads — every feature aboard, and one purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. If the rope has held you and you'd like to give more, an optional patron's tip unlocks nothing but a golden lantern icon and our gratitude.

Screenshots

The Story of God4 screens
Ulysses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Story of God at Free against Ulysses's $4.99. The Story of God also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (6.6K vs 1). Ulysses's advantage is device support (5 vs 1). On rating, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Story of God is free to download; Ulysses costs $4.99 up front. Ulysses sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. The Story of God asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for The Story of God against 5.0 for Ulysses. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Story of God has 6.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Story of God ships an update every 3 weeks, Ulysses every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Story of God versus Ulysses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Story of GodUlysses
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.9 (6.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChurchomeHessam Zahedi

Customer experience

The Story of God

All ratings6,550 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative17.3%

Ulysses

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

The Story of God

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/sign-up process issues
  • Subtitle/video player problems in guided prayers
  • App freezing and crashing on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Casting functionality to connect with TV
  • More language translations
  • Option to delete direct messages
  • Resource sharing/donation marketplace

Ulysses

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Story of God

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ulysses

One-time3
  • Tip — A coil of rope$2.99
  • Tip — A new sail$6.99
  • A ship for the fleet$14.99

Questions

Is The Story of God free?
The Story of God is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ulysses free?
Ulysses costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Story of God or Ulysses?
Ulysses is rated higher. The Story of God averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while Ulysses averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Story of God or Ulysses have ads?
Neither The Story of God nor Ulysses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Story of God or Ulysses?
The Story of God ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ulysses every 2 months. Most recently, The Story of God was updated on October 21, 2026 and Ulysses on October 11, 2026.

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