PhilosophMe vs Virtue guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhilosophMe
Explore your beliefs and thinking patterns through guided self-reflection. This app offers a calm space to build a map of your ideas, discover relevant philosophers, and revisit your thoughts over time without judgment.
- Explore five philosophical domains
- Guided reflection with daily prompts
- Visualize your belief map
- Discover resonant philosophers and ideas
- Track reflections over time
- Privacy-first, local storage
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PhilosophMe is a calm, reflective space to explore your beliefs, understand your thinking patterns, and engage with the ideas that shape human thought. Unlike personality quizzes or political tests, PhilosophMe is not about right answers or labels. It’s a guided journey into your own mind. *What You’ll Do* -Explore Five Philosophical Domains: Ethics, Politics, Meaning, Knowledge, and Self. -Reflect Deeply: Thoughtful questions and daily prompts let you pause, write, or consider your stance. -Build Your Belief Map: Visualize your tendencies and the tensions in your thinking without judgment or oversimplification. -Discover Philosophers & Ideas: See which thinkers resonate with your profile, and access a curated library of essays and reflections. -Return & Revisit: Keep track of reflections over time; your philosophical profile evolves as you do. *Why PhilosophMe is Different* -Reflection-first design: Slows down the experience, encouraging meaningful engagement. -Nuanced insights: Highlights internal tensions instead of forcing labels. -Context-aware library: Essays and thoughts relate directly to your profile, showing relevance without prescriptive advice. -Privacy-first: All reflections and profiles are stored locally; no accounts required. *Features* -Guided self-assessment across five domains, with 7-point nuanced responses. -Personal belief map with interpretable axes and confidence indicators. -Narrative summaries, domain interpretations, and philosophical tensions. -Daily reflection prompts with flexible engagement: write, select, or sit with ideas. -Curated library of essays, thoughts, and prompts tied to your profile. -Reflection archive to revisit insights over time. -Resumable and retakable self-assessment. PhilosophMe is perfect for curious, introspective users who want to step away from fast quizzes and social comparisons, and spend time understanding how they think. **PhilosophMe isn’t a test — it’s a conversation with your own mind.**
Virtue guide
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Virtue Guide is a personal growth companion inspired by Stoic philosophy. Engage in thoughtful conversations with some of history’s greatest minds, including Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus. Designed for modern life, Virtue Guide helps you reflect, develop character, and navigate challenges with greater clarity and purpose. Features: • Conversations with Stoic mentors • Daily wisdom and reflections • Personal growth tracking • Guided exercises and journaling prompts • Wisdom collection and favorite insights • Personalized learning paths Whether you are facing uncertainty, seeking self-knowledge, or simply looking to live with greater intention, Virtue Guide provides practical wisdom for everyday life. Know thyself. Build character. Follow your inner compass.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Virtue guide at every 9 days against PhilosophMe's every 2 months. Virtue guide also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PhilosophMe ships an update every 2 months, Virtue guide every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhilosophMe | Virtue guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alon Weinsberg | Eduard Korporaal |
In-app purchases
PhilosophMe
No in-app purchases
Virtue guide
No in-app purchases









