Comparison

ESE+ vs Via Virtutum

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

Head to head
About

ESE+

Features
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An app for daily access by community residents, tenants, and visitors, featuring functions such as visitor invitation, vehicle access, IC card access management, building intercom calling, and community door opening.

About

Via Virtutum

Embark on a 52-week journey through essential Catholic virtues, guided by saints and scripture. Deepen your spiritual life with daily reflections, prayers, and journaling prompts. Explore the path to holiness with this comprehensive devotional experience.

Highlights
  • 52-week virtue journey
  • Daily scripture and reflection
  • Saint biographies
  • Composed prayers
  • Reflection journal
  • Personal archive
Features
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The virtuous life is not a lesson to be learned. It is a formation — and formation takes time. Via Virtutum is a fifty-two week walk through the virtues most essential to the Catholic soul. One virtue, seven days, your whole attention. THE SHAPE OF A WEEK Each week opens with a virtue and the saint who lived it in the flesh. A passage of Scripture to pray with. A fuller reflection to sit with. A prayer composed for that virtue alone. THE FULLER PATH Three aspirations — inward, relational, spiritual — to carry the virtue into the texture of daily life. A devotion to mark each day you return. A reflection journal to record what the Lord has stirred in you. A personal archive of every week you have walked. THE INTENTIONAL ARC Foundation (humility, obedience, gratitude, reverence). The Theological Virtues (faith, hope, charity). The Cardinal Virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance). The Virtues of the Heart, of the Interior Life, of Relationship, and of Spiritual Maturity. The Summit: holiness itself, and the love of the Cross. SAINTS WHO WALK BESIDE YOU Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Saint Joseph. Saint Josephine Bakhita. Saint Thomas Aquinas. Saint Monica. Saint Joan of Arc. Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Saint Teresa of Ávila. Saint Catherine of Siena. Saint John Paul II. And forty-two more — each chosen for the virtue they lived most fully. AFTER WEEK 52 When the first year closes, a second waits. A new group of saints, chosen to walk alongside you through the same virtues with fresh companions and a deeper exploration of each one. The spiritual life is not a ladder you climb once. It is a spiral staircase, and every pass brings you closer to God. FREE, AND A FULLER PATH The weekly virtue, the featured saint, the Scripture, the extended reflection, the prayer, and the reflection prompt are free. The three aspirations, the daily devotion tracker, the reflection journal, and the full archive of every week you have walked open with a monthly or yearly subscription. DEVOTIONAL STANDARDS Every word is written for Catholic souls, by Catholic hands. Saint biographies, Scripture citations, Catechism references, and prayer texts are drafted with reverence and reviewed for accuracy. No hedging. No fabricated legends. Beyond reproach. Via Virtutum is part of the Sanctified Souls family of devotional apps. Walk slowly. The saints are with you. TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.sanctifiedsouls.net/terms PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.sanctifiedsouls.net/privacy

Screenshots

ESE+4 screens
Via Virtutum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ESE+ at none against Via Virtutum's 2. ESE+ also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Via Virtutum's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price 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. Via Virtutum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ESE+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESE+ ships an update every 10 days, Via Virtutum every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
ESE+ versus Via Virtutum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESE+Via Virtutum
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB134 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperElectri-Securities Engineering Pte LtdQUINTILIAN LLC

In-app purchases

None

ESE+

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Via Virtutum

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Via Virtutum Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is ESE+ free?
ESE+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Via Virtutum free?
Via Virtutum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ESE+ or Via Virtutum have ads?
ESE+ shows ads; Via Virtutum does not.
Which is updated more often, ESE+ or Via Virtutum?
ESE+ ships an update every 10 days, and Via Virtutum every 4 days. Most recently, ESE+ was updated on October 31, 2026 and Via Virtutum on October 31, 2026.

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