TAN Direction vs UpDate Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
UpDate Social
Discover and share recommendations for places like restaurants, bars, and activities with friends. Organize favorite spots, plan outings, and vote on locations together to make social planning effortless.
- Discover places and activities
- Save and organize favorites
- Share recommendations
- Plan outings with friends
- Vote on locations
- Track upcoming events
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UpDate helps you discover places, share recommendations, and plan memorable outings with friends. Whether you're looking for your next date night, brunch spot, happy hour, or weekend activity, UpDate makes it easy to find places recommended by people you trust. Features: • Discover restaurants, bars, cafés, activities, and more • Save and organize your favorite places • Share recommendations with friends • Read reviews and see what others are enjoying • Create outings and invite friends • Vote on locations and plans together • Track upcoming events and plans in one place • Build a personalized collection of places worth revisiting UpDate is designed to make planning easier and help you spend less time searching and more time enjoying great experiences with friends. Download UpDate and start discovering your next favorite place today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UpDate Social at none against TAN Direction's 52. UpDate Social also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). TAN Direction's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). 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. TAN Direction sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. UpDate Social asks for nothing beyond the download.
UpDate Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.
TAN Direction ships an update every 6 weeks, UpDate Social every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TAN Direction | UpDate Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SAINT BENDICT PRESS LLC | William Brown |
Customer experience
TAN Direction
UpDate Social
In-app purchases
TAN Direction
- Tan Books$9.00
- The Sacraments$10.00
- Doors of Mercy$10.00
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- Kingdom of happiness$10.00
- Tan Books$13.00
- Tan Books2 variants$14.00
- Tan Books4 variants$20.00
- Tan Books6 variants$24.00
- Tan Books30 variants$39.00
- The Ancient World$39.00
- The Medieval World$39.00
- The Making of the Modern World$39.00
- History of the United States$39.00
- Tan Books$149.00
UpDate Social
No in-app purchases
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