Heroic Men vs TAN Direction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heroic Men
This platform offers a curated collection of Catholic media, including videos, podcasts, and audiobooks, specifically for men. It aims to deepen faith, foster a relationship with Jesus Christ, and promote integrity and leadership in various aspects of life.
- Video streaming
- Podcast access
- Audiobooks
- eBooks
- Bilingual content (English/Spanish)
- Faith-based media
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HEROIC MEN is a streaming platform especially designed for men by integrating state-of-the-art technology, and best-in-class Catholic content (English and Spanish) to provide unprecedented access to the truth, beauty, and goodness of the Catholic Faith. Easily access high quality videos, podcasts, audiobooks, eBooks and more... HEROIC MEN is committed to helping Catholic men across the world discover or rediscover the Catholic faith, gain an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, and live with integrity, servant leadership and boldness in their marriages, families, parishes, workplaces and local communities. Strengthen the man, strengthen the family; strengthen the family, strengthen the Church; strengthen the Church, fix society! Terms of Service: https://watch.heroicmen.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://watch.heroicmen.com/privacy
TAN Direction
Explore spiritual wisdom from saints and Catholic authors to deepen your faith. This app offers resources for those seeking Christian perfection and a transformed spiritual journey.
- Spiritual wisdom of saints
- Resources from Catholic authors
- Deepen faith
- Transform spiritual journey
- Pursue Christian perfection
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Discover the spiritual wisdom of the saints and faithful Catholic authors with the TAN Direction app. Designed for Catholics striving to reach the heights of Christian perfection and sanctity, this app provides resources to deepen your faith and transform your spiritual journey.
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Verdict
Heroic Men and TAN Direction both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Heroic Men's written reviews are positive against 50% of TAN Direction's. Heroic Men also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 52) and ratings volume (173 vs 9). TAN Direction's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. TAN Direction sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Heroic Men asks for nothing beyond the download.
Heroic Men holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heroic Men has 173 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Heroic Men's written reviews are positive against 50% of TAN Direction's.
Heroic Men ships an update every 2 months, TAN Direction every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heroic Men | TAN Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (173 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 173 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CATHOLIC MEN'S LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE, INC. | SAINT BENDICT PRESS LLC |
Customer experience
Heroic Men
TAN Direction
Bugs and requests
Heroic Men
Reported bugs
4 issues- Email login not sending verification emails
- Login system not recognizing registered email addresses
- Content access restrictions with unclear registration process
- Some content locked behind login that doesn't work properly
Requested features
5 requests- Shorter video content (5-10 minute videos)
- Text-based reading materials alongside videos
- Content in other languages, particularly Tagalog for Filipino audience
- Expanded video library and more frequent content updates
- Movies and films section (though some content exists)
TAN Direction
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Heroic Men
No in-app purchases
TAN Direction
- Tan Books$9.00
- The Sacraments$10.00
- Doors of Mercy$10.00
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- Kingdom of happiness$10.00
- Tan Books$13.00
- Tan Books2 variants$14.00
- Tan Books4 variants$20.00
- Tan Books6 variants$24.00
- Tan Books30 variants$39.00
- The Ancient World$39.00
- The Medieval World$39.00
- The Making of the Modern World$39.00
- History of the United States$39.00
- Tan Books$149.00
Questions
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