Comparison

Archer Self Checkout vs iConfess

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

Head to head
About

Archer Self Checkout

Features
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Archer Self Checkout is the easiest, fastest way to borrow books and other items from the University of Regina's Archer Library. Just scan your items with your phone or tablet anywhere in the Library, or visit our kiosk on the first floor. To borrow items, download the app to your smartphone or tablet and sign in using your uregina.ca credentials. Need help? Visit the Library Help Desk. Please note that self checkout is not available at Campion Library, Luther Library, or First Nations University Libraries.

About

iConfess

This app guides users through the Sacrament of Confession with detailed examinations of conscience, prayers, and educational resources. It also offers guided Rosary and Litany prayers with professional narration and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Guided Rosary and Litany with audio narration
  • Comprehensive examination of conscience
  • Collection of Catholic prayers
  • Educational resources on confession
  • Progress tracking for prayers
  • Smart search for examination topics
Features
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Prepare for a good confession, pray the Rosary, and keep a private record of your spiritual life — all in one calm, beautiful app. Your confession stays between you and God. Everything you write in iConfess is kept only on your device, encrypted. Never uploaded, never shared, never seen by anyone else. No account, no cloud, no tracking, no ads. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • All data stays on your iPhone or iPad, encrypted • Face ID / Touch ID lock, asked when you open the app or return after 30 seconds • Optional app password • Passphrase-protected backup file that you save wherever you choose — iConfess never uploads it • No accounts, no analytics, no tracking EXAMINE YOUR CONSCIENCE • My Focus Areas — the struggles you chose to watch, always first • Daily Examination — a few honest questions for each day, with Confess and Focus buttons • Ten Commandments — a thorough examination, commandment by commandment • Other Examinations — capital sins, precepts of the Church, theological virtues, sins of omission • Add your own in your own words — it goes straight to My list • Personal notes on any question CONFESS • My list gathers everything you want to confess • Step-by-step Guide: what to say and what to expect • Finish confession to log the priest's advice, your penance and resolutions — your list clears itself • Penance reminder with links to the prayers you were given PRAY • Guided Holy Rosary with audio — all four mystery sets, today's mysteries suggested • Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary with audio • Background audio with lock screen controls • Prayers before, during and after confession, and everyday prayers • Favorites at the top for the prayers you bookmark JOURNAL • Confession log with dates, advice and penance • Resolutions — grouped into Working on and Kept • My Notes and Saved prayers and readings LEARN • What confession is, how to go, and how to make a good examination • Clear, faithful explanations of mortal and venial sin DESIGNED FOR YOU • Soft, readable design in light and dark mode • iPad sidebar layout • Works fully offline Free. No ads. Made with love for the faithful. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins." — 1 John 1:9

Screenshots

Archer Self Checkout4 screens
iConfess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Archer Self Checkout at fortnightly against iConfess's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Archer Self Checkout ships an update fortnightly, iConfess every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Archer Self Checkout versus iConfess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcher Self CheckoutiConfess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size356 MB50 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMeescan Inc.Blueinstinct App Solutions

In-app purchases

None

Archer Self Checkout

No in-app purchases

None

iConfess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Archer Self Checkout free?
Archer Self Checkout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iConfess free?
iConfess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Archer Self Checkout or iConfess have ads?
Neither Archer Self Checkout nor iConfess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Archer Self Checkout or iConfess?
Archer Self Checkout ships an update fortnightly, and iConfess every 3 months. Most recently, Archer Self Checkout was updated on November 3, 2026 and iConfess on October 30, 2026.

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