Going to Confession vs Decrease
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Decrease
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DECREASE — A Catholic & Orthodox Fasting App. "He must increase, but I must decrease." — John 3:30. Decrease is a spiritual fasting app companion for Catholics and Orthodox Christians who want to grow closer to God through the ancient discipline of fasting. Whether you're preparing for Lent, a feast day, or simply seeking to detach from the things that distract you, Decrease guides you every step of the way. FAST FROM WHAT DISTRACTS YOU Choose from 24 fasting plans rooted in Catholic and Orthodox tradition: • Food & Water • Negative Thoughts • Coffee • Alcohol • Sugar • Salty Snacks • Streaming • Video Games • Sports • Gambling • Politics • News • Social Media • Smartphone • Shopping • Money • Lateness • Laziness • Beauty & Vanity • Gossip • Foul Language • Sharp Words • Anger • Sexual Sins Plus custom Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, and Greek Orthodox fasting options. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS A live countdown timer shows your elapsed time and percentage complete so you stay motivated every hour of your fast. SCRIPTURE & PRAYER Each fasting plan includes curated Bible verses, prayers, and spiritual reflections to keep your mind and heart anchored to God throughout the fast. FASTING JOURNAL Write your thoughts, temptations, and spiritual insights during each fast. Look back on your entries to see how God has worked through your sacrifice. HONESTY ACCOUNTABILITY When your fast ends, Decrease gently asks: "Have you really been fasting?" Honesty is the foundation of every spiritual journey — no judgment, only growth. RUN MULTIPLE FASTS Fast from coffee and social media at the same time. Track multiple simultaneous fasts from one unified dashboard. FLEXIBLE DURATIONS Choose from preset durations — 4 hours to 30 days — or set a fully custom length. You can even fast indefinitely until you feel called to stop. THE FIRST 10 DAYS ARE FREE Download Decrease and enjoy unlimited fasting for 10 days. After that, a simple subscription removes ads and unlocks all features. • Monthly: $11.99/mo • Yearly: $69.99/yr (saves 50%+) • Lifetime: $149.99 (pay once, fast forever) • Family & Friends: 5 Lifetime memberships for $199.99 "But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." — Matthew 6:17-18 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Going to Confession at none against Decrease's 5. Decrease's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Decrease sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Going to Confession asks for nothing beyond the download.
Going to Confession ships an update every 4 months, Decrease every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Going to Confession | Decrease |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Splaver | Weyrich Enterprises, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Going to Confession
No in-app purchases
Decrease
- Decrease Premium Monthly$11.991 Month
- Decrease Premium Annual$69.991 Year
- Decrease Family & Friends Annual$174.991 Year
- Decrease Lifetime$149.99
- Decrease Family Lifetime$199.99
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