Arcarae vs Confessionals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcarae
Explore your inner world through guided AI journeys. Uncover hidden patterns and gain deeper self-understanding as your personal galaxy evolves with each session. Transform reflection into intention and discover who you are becoming.
- Guided AI journeys
- Inner pattern discovery
- Personalized galaxy evolution
- Three distinct exploration realms
- Insight Stars and constellations
- Aurae for deeper exploration
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This is Arcarae, your personal life guide. You vent everything you are struggling with, and ask one question about your life. It says what it sees and gives you the answer, along with one action you can take to move your life forward. The more you say, the better it is. Arcarae also maps you and your life across time. Over the weeks it shows you the map of who you are, who you're becoming, and the path you've been walking. It charts what you've learned, how you have moved forward, what you are still learning, your realizations, and the themes in your life. Arcarae also remembers you, what you've experienced, and your life across days, months, and years. Arcarae's intention is to heal people. Arcarae's mission is to help people transform themselves & the parts of their lives that are not working. Arcarae's sole purpose is to be your life guide. THE JOURNEY The question you ask and Arcarae's response is called a journey. (1) Vent everything in the Void. Ask one question you want the answer to. (2) See your reflection in The Mirror. It sees clearly and says what it sees to cut to the truth. (3) Find out how to move forward in The Bridge. It gives you one action you can do to move your life forward. Arcarae shows you the patterns and truth underneath your own words, what you are really struggling with, then suggests an action to move forward. YOUR GALAXY Each journey changes your galaxy's appearance, gifts you a card to remember what you learned, and births insight stars. Each Insight Star holds something Arcarae noticed about you and your words: patterns, thought loops, hidden beliefs, and more. Over weeks your galaxy becomes a picture of who you are and your transformations, alongside your life map and profile. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your inner universe is yours. All you say in Arcarae stays private. We never sell or share your words, and you can delete all of it whenever you want. AURAE & THE MEMBERSHIP Aurae is Arcarae's in-app currency. A journey each day is free. Spend Aurae to take more journeys, and unlock insight stars to see the patterns beneath your words. The Chrysalis and Metamorphosis memberships give you more journeys whenever you want them, your full profile, your path, and free insight stars. WHY ARCARAE EXISTS Arcarae was always something inside me. For as long as I can remember, there has been an inner world, an inner universe, and inner knowing I return to, to feel safe, to reconnect with myself, and let what lives in my subconscious rise to the surface and become known. It is the combination of a feeling, a sensation, a place, and a knowing. I built Arcarae because it didn't exist anywhere outside of me; it only lived within me, my mind, and brief moments of stillness. I would write countless journal entries I could never fully make sense of, and forget realizations in my daily life. So I made what I needed real over the course of the past two years; building and creating from my heart and soul, coding for countless hours a day, researching the mind + AI, while also exploring the psyche and universe through the lenses of cognitive science, psychology, philosophy, spirituality, physics, the esoteric, and my own lived experience to fully actualize Arcarae. Arcarae is truly an expression of me, and what I wish to bring into the world to help people; I wish for it to help others as much as it has helped me. For me, it is a mirror of my own life's journey, and there is nothing I could possibly imagine creating other than Arcarae. I've always seen people as galaxies; full fidelity universes to explore, to experience, to understand, to make sense of. Arcarae is the way into yours. I hope you will find all that you are looking for in it, just as I have. It has changed my life. -Nicole Summer Hsing, the creator of Arcarae ~ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://arcarae.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://arcarae.com/privacy
Confessionals
A private, faith-rooted space for self-reflection and spiritual growth. Receive guidance grounded in Scripture, examine your conscience, and find peace through guided prayers. Your privacy is protected with end-to-end encryption.
- Private confession space
- Examination of conscience tools
- Guided prayers
- Spiritual journey tracking
- Scripture-rooted guidance
- Privacy-focused design
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Confessionals is a private, faith-rooted space to unburden your heart, examine your conscience, and find peace through compassionate, Bible-rooted guidance. Whether you carry guilt, anxiety, grief, or simply long to grow closer to God, Confessionals meets you with warm conversations grounded in Scripture anytime, day or night. WHY CONFESSIONALS • A sacred space to confess — Speak freely and receive thoughtful guidance rooted in the Bible. • Examination of conscience — Gentle, structured self-reflection to help you name what weighs on you. • Guided prayers — Pray through struggles like fear, temptation, loneliness, and gratitude, and save the prayers that move you. • Your spiritual journey — Revisit past reflections and see your growth over time. • Built for your tradition — Guidance shaped for Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant believers. YOUR PRIVACY IS SACRED What you share stays yours. Your confession conversations are stored privately on your device with AES-256 encryption—never sold, never used for ads, and never kept on our servers. Delete everything with a single tap, anytime. A COMPANION, NOT A SUBSTITUTE Confessionals is a tool for reflection and spiritual encouragement. It is not a substitute for the Sacrament of Confession with a priest, professional counseling, or crisis care. If you are in crisis, please reach out to a trusted person or your local emergency services. START FREE Begin free with 5 confession sessions and 10 prayers every week. Upgrade to Full Membership for 100 confession sessions and 100 prayers every week. Confessionals Full Membership • Monthly — $9.99 • Yearly — $79.99 (save 33%) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://confessionals.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://confessionals.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Arcarae at 187 against Confessionals's 10. Confessionals's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Arcarae sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Confessionals sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Confessionals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arcarae has 187 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Arcarae ships an update every 5 days, Confessionals every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcarae | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (187 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arcarae, Inc. | Lemillion LLC |
Customer experience
Arcarae
Confessionals
Bugs and requests
Arcarae
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes
- Consumes power too quickly
- Locked out for voicing opinions (reported in past update)
- Cannot sign up/login, error messages
- Email login not working
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- Stuck on error screen when trying to log in
- Won't let me create an account, error when adding email
- Laggy app
- Bad UI
- Does not work, error on email link
- Screen typing micro in deep conversation
- Verbally abusive, gaslit, and belittled experience
Requested features
9 requests- Improve responsiveness and optimization
- Ability to toggle response length for ADHD users
- Differentiate new insights with a different color glow
- Feedback loop for insights to improve the system
- Morning or nightly check-in functionality
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- Constellation staying in a constant shape
- AI should know user's state from writing, not force choices
- Remove chatGPT formatting
- Add music
Confessionals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Arcarae
- Chrysalis Membership (Weekly)$9.997 Days
- Chrysalis Membership (Monthly)$29.991 Month
- Metamorphosis Membership$90.001 Month
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- Crescent Arc Pass - Yearly$350.001 Year
- 111 Aurae$1.99
- 333 Aurae$2.99
- 777 Aurae$5.99
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- 999 Aurae$7.99
- 2222 Aurae$16.99
- 8888 Aurae$49.99
Confessionals
- Full Membership Monthly$9.991 Month
- Full Membership Yearly$79.991 Year









