Comparison

Authentic Only vs RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS

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

Head to head
About

Authentic Only

This app fosters spiritual growth for millennials by providing a safe Christian community. It offers daily motivational content, a social wall for discussions, meditation tools for mental stability, and a prayer request feature.

Highlights
  • Daily Christ-centered motivational content
  • Social wall for Christian discussions
  • Meditation section for mental stability
  • Relational intelligence guide
  • Prayer request feature
Features
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The Authentic Only app is catered to millennials intended to help them grow in their relationship with God. Creating a safe space where both men and women can interact with other Christians, receive daily Christ centered motivational content, and keep up with their goals towards being their most authentic selves is the main goal of Authentic Only. To name a few features; A social wall entitled "What He Said" is a section where users can actively communicate about real world Christian based topics, a meditation section which helps to maintain everyday mental stability, and many other features such as a relational intelligence guide and a prayer request feature to encourage users to actively pray about their worries are all included.

About

RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS

This app provides community, mindset, and spiritual tools to strengthen marriage and family relationships. It offers access to dating coaches, virtual counseling, Bible studies, and exclusive courses from pastors and coaches.

Highlights
  • Community for relationship stewardship
  • Dating coach access
  • Monthly virtual counseling
  • Bible studies and prayer sessions
  • Exclusive courses and interviews
Features
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Relationship Essentials is on a mission to equip you with the community, mindset, and spiritual tools needed to win the war the enemy has waged against marriage and family. • Become a Relationship Essentials Member and enjoy: • Community of People stewarding their relationships in a way that glorifies Jesus. • 8am - 8pm access to a Dating Coach: Ask them any question about dating, marriage or sex • Free 30 minutes virtual counseling session every month. • Bible studies and prayer sessions focused on relationship success. • Exclusive courses, and interviews featuring your favorite Pastors and relationship coaches. find our End User agreement in the following link https://relationshipessential.org/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Authentic Only4 screens
RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Authentic Only at 5.0 against RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS's 4.0. Authentic Only also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. Authentic Only asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Authentic Only holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Authentic Only has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Authentic Only ships an update every 12 months, RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Authentic Only versus RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuthentic OnlyRELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (20 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB73 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAutumn MoragneRelationship Essentials Inc

Customer experience

Authentic Only

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Authentic Only

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$14.991 Month

Questions

Is Authentic Only free?
Authentic Only is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS free?
RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Authentic Only or RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS?
Authentic Only is rated higher. Authentic Only averages 5.0 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Authentic Only or RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS have ads?
Neither Authentic Only nor RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Authentic Only or RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS?
Authentic Only ships an update every 12 months, and RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS fortnightly. Most recently, Authentic Only was updated on October 6, 2026 and RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIALS on October 4, 2026.

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