Saintly vs TAN Direction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saintly
Discover a vast collection of traditional Christian art to personalize your phone's wallpaper and Lock Screen. Stay connected to your faith with daily updates on saints and feast days through custom widgets. Easily share and save inspiring artwork.
- Vast Christian art collection
- Wallpaper and Lock Screen customization
- Daily Saint and Feast Day widgets
- Easy-to-use interface
- Share and save artwork
- Inspiring and spiritual content
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Introducing Saintly, your gateway to a world of timeless Christian art. Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of traditional masterpieces that inspire and uplift. With Saintly, you can effortlessly transform your phone wallpaper and Lock Screen into a sacred canvas, creating a sanctuary on your device. Saintly provides an extensive library of meticulously curated artwork, featuring beautiful works from famous Christian artists throughout the ages. Customize your screens with ease, choosing from a wide selection of breathtaking images that resonate with your faith. But Saintly offers more than just art. Stay connected to your faith with custom widgets, which provide daily updates on the Saint of the day and feast days. Experience a Christian journey like never before with Saintly. Main features: - Vast Collection: Explore a diverse and comprehensive library of beautiful, traditional Christian art. - Wallpaper and Lock Screen Customization: Set your favorite artworks as phone wallpapers or Lock Screens with a simple tap. - Daily Saint and Feast Day Updates: Stay connected to your faith with custom widgets providing information on the Saint of the day and important feast days. - Easy-to-Use Interface: Navigate seamlessly through the app and effortlessly personalize your device. - Share and Save: Share your favorite artworks with friends or save them to your device's gallery for later use. - Inspiring and Uplifting: Surround yourself with the timeless beauty of Christian art, fostering a sense of peace and spirituality in your daily life. Download Saintly now and embark on a journey of visual and spiritual enrichment. Let the profound beauty of Christian art elevate your device and deepen your connection with your faith. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://besaintly.org/privacypolicy/
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
Saintly and TAN Direction both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Saintly's written reviews are positive against 50% of TAN Direction's. Saintly also leads on ratings volume (71 vs 9) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Saintly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TAN Direction sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Saintly holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saintly has 71 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Saintly's written reviews are positive against 50% of TAN Direction's.
Saintly ships an update every 4 weeks, TAN Direction every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Saintly | TAN Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (71 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 17+ |
| Developer | Tag Along K | SAINT BENDICT PRESS LLC |
Customer experience
Saintly
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In-app purchases
Saintly
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
- 1 Download Credit$0.99
- 5 Download Credits$3.99
TAN Direction
- Tan Books$13.00
- Tan Books4 variants$20.00
- Tan Books5 variants$24.00
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