Comparison

Saint Steps vs Castitas

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

Head to head
About

Saint Steps

This app uses psychological principles and church resources to help users break bad habits and cultivate virtue. It offers features like habit tracking, quick temptation escape, daily spiritual content, and customizable tools to support personal growth.

Highlights
  • Virtue and habit tracking
  • Temptation escape feature
  • Daily spiritual content
  • Customizable panic button
  • Fasting timer for habits
Features
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Break the cycle. Build virtue. Become free. Saint Steps is a Catholic formation app designed to help men overcome pornography and rebuild their lives through discipline, truth, and grace. Instead of relying on willpower alone, Saint Steps gives you a structured system that trains your mind, strengthens your habits, and restores control. Built on the teachings of Thomas Aquinas, the spiritual exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, and modern psychology through a Catholic lens, Saint Steps is designed to reforge your mind, heart, and soul. Developed for men who are serious about change, Saint Steps combines daily formation, behavioral psychology, and proven spiritual practices to help you break the cycle for good. What you can do with Saint Steps: • Follow a structured 6-month formation regimen designed to eliminate relapse and build the virtue of temperance through daily action • Track your progress with the Grace Streak and build real momentum toward lasting freedom • Stop urges in real time with the Panic Button, using personalized images, prayers, and reminders • Begin and end each day with guided meditations, scripture, and formation content • Reflect daily with a guided examination of conscience to stay aligned and accountable • Train discipline through intentional fasting, habit tracking and action based habit formation. Why Saint Steps works: • Built as a system, not motivation. You don’t need to guess what to do each day • Combines Catholic truth with proven psychological principles of habit formation • Designed for daily use, helping you build temperance through consistent action • Focuses on transformation, not just behavior control Whether you are trying to quit pornography, regain control of your life, or build real discipline, Saint Steps gives you the structure and direction most men never have. Start your path to freedom today. Terms of Service: https://saintsteps.com/policies/terms-of-service

About

Castitas

This app offers Catholic-based support for individuals struggling with lust. It provides tools for prayer, reflection, and practical strategies to overcome temptation and rebuild chastity. The app emphasizes privacy, dignity, and a faith-grounded approach to personal growth.

Highlights
  • Catholic support during temptation
  • Tools to reduce temptation access
  • Reflection on triggers
  • Rebuilding chastity daily
  • Private and dignified struggle tracking
  • Growth in purity and self-mastery
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Castitas helps Catholics fight lust with prayer, reflection, and practical support in moments of temptation. This is not just about quitting a habit. For many Catholics, the struggle with lust brings shame, secrecy, repeated confession, fear, discouragement, and the painful feeling of living divided between faith and hidden behavior. With Castitas, you can: • Get Catholic support in moments of temptation • Pray before lust takes over • Use practical tools to reduce access to temptation • Reflect on triggers without drowning in shame • Rebuild chastity one day at a time • Begin again after relapse without giving up • Keep your struggle private, dignified, and grounded in faith • Grow in purity, self-mastery, and freedom Whether you are preparing for confession, seeking freedom from sin, trying to stop hiding, or simply trying to become the person God is calling you to be, Castitas gives you a place to begin again. Choose prayer. Choose honesty. Choose chastity. Begin again with Castitas. NOTE: Castitas is a spiritual support app and is not intended to provide medical diagnosis, clinical treatment, or professional therapy. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: A Castitas subscription is required to access the app’s features and content after onboarding. Castitas offers auto-renewable monthly and yearly subscriptions. If you choose a Castitas subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://castitas.online/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Saint Steps4 screens
Castitas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Saint Steps at 4.9 against Castitas's 4.2. Saint Steps also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). 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. Saint Steps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Castitas sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Saint Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saint Steps has 381 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Saint Steps's written reviews are positive against 50% of Castitas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Saint Steps ships an update every 2 weeks, Castitas every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Saint Steps versus Castitas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaint StepsCastitas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (381 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings381 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB105 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSaint Steps LLCRodrigo Aboim Pereira

Customer experience

Saint Steps

All ratings347 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative10.3%

Castitas

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Saint Steps

Subscriptions3
  • One Month$9.991 Month
  • Six month Subscription$39.996 Months
  • Yearly Subscription$69.991 Year
2 purchases

Castitas

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Saint Steps free?
Saint Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Castitas free?
Castitas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Saint Steps or Castitas?
Saint Steps is rated higher. Saint Steps averages 4.9 out of 5 from 381 ratings, while Castitas averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Saint Steps or Castitas have ads?
Neither Saint Steps nor Castitas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Saint Steps or Castitas?
Saint Steps ships an update every 2 weeks, and Castitas every 2 months. Most recently, Saint Steps was updated on November 8, 2026 and Castitas on October 31, 2026.

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