Confess Diary vs Going to Confession
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Confess Diary
This app assists users in preparing for the sacrament of Confession. It is designed for those who may forget or get lost during the process, offering guidance for beginners and those focused on spiritual struggles.
- Confession preparation guide
- Assists with spiritual struggles
- Helpful for beginners
- Reminds users of key points
- Focuses on repentance
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"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Mt 4:17) - the beginning of the preaching of Jesus Christ. This is an application for preparing for Confession: - for those who get lost and forget; - for those who are attentive to the struggle with passions; - useful for beginners ; If you have any questions, please contact: t.me/olly_blinova
Going to Confession
This app guides users through the examination of conscience and the steps of confession. It offers customizable examination options based on age and sin categories, and provides real-time assistance during confession, including tracking sins and confession history.
- Examination of conscience by commandments or categories
- Customizable examination based on age
- Real-time confession assistance
- Automatic tracking of confession history
- Custom sin creation
- Face ID protection for sensitive information
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Going to confession! This app is the perfect tool to assist you with your examination of conscience, and help you through the steps of going to confession. Experience peace of mind during your next Reconciliation, whether it's been years since your last confession or you're a frequent visitor to the sacrament. Designed for the whole family with helpful examinations for all ages. Prepare with Confidence: * Choose from specific examinations for Child's First Confession, Child, Teen, or Adult. * Group your examination by The Ten Commandments or by God, Others, and Self. * Simply by combining Commandments 6 & 9 and 7 & 10. * Track sins with counts, per day, per week, or per month. * Add additional sins for your examinations. Step-by-Step Guide: * Use the Confession Tab in the confessional for a guided walkthrough of every prayer and step. * The app automatically displays your sins and their counts. * Automated history tracking. Privacy & Control: * Keep your examination completely private with Face ID. * Quickly reset clear your examination data back to defaults.
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Verdict
Confess Diary and Going to Confession both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Going to Confession's written reviews are positive against 67% of Confess Diary's. Going to Confession also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Confess Diary against 4.9 for Going to Confession. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Going to Confession has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Confess Diary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Going to Confession's.
Confess Diary ships an update every 5 months, Going to Confession every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Confess Diary | Going to Confession |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olga Blinova | Anthony Splaver |
Customer experience
Confess Diary
Going to Confession
In-app purchases
Confess Diary
No in-app purchases
Going to Confession
No in-app purchases
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