Comparison

Versari vs Steady Stoic

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

Head to head
About

Versari

Features
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Versari is a quiet place to abide in God's Word, with memory tools made for the worthy practice of writing Scripture on your heart. Read and Collect Read without distraction. Collect what stays with you. Revisit and dwell on what speaks to you. Memorize Scripture Memory tools that take you from your first read to Scripture written on your heart. Built for a verse, a chapter, or an entire book. Hands-on and at your pace as you return to the text again and again. Make It Yours Choose a theme and settle into a calm, unhurried space that feels like yours. No accounts. No ads. No noise. Just the text, and you. Abide in the Word Read. Collect what stays with you. Return again and again. Dwell. Write it on your heart.

About

Steady Stoic

This app delivers daily Stoic philosophy lessons and practices, with a new theme each week. Access the full Stoic library, listen to readings, and keep your reflections private, all without an account or ads.

Highlights
  • Daily Stoic lessons
  • Weekly themed content
  • Full Stoic library access
  • Audio readings of lessons
  • Private note-taking
  • Offline reading capability
  • Home-screen widget
Features
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Stoicism, in your pocket, and entirely yours. Make the Stoics part of your day. Steady Stoic turns their philosophy into a daily habit you'll actually keep: wisdom to read, hear, and live with two short lessons a day, refreshed with a new theme each week. No account, no sign-up, just open the app and begin. Nothing you do is tracked, and your notes never leave your phone. Two lessons every day: Steady Stoic gives you two short lessons each day — one in the morning, one in the afternoon. The morning brings a themed reflection to set your focus; the afternoon, a lesson on the Stoic concept behind it. Each takes only a few minutes, and a home-screen widget keeps the day's lesson a glance away. A new theme every week: Every week is built around a single Stoic theme and the core concept beneath it — what's in your control, mastering desire, accepting what happens, the shortness of life, and dozens more. Both of the week's lessons draw from that theme, so the days build on one another instead of arriving at random. The arc opens with the foundations and moves through a two-year cycle that never repeats the same way. The whole Stoic library: Read the classics in full: Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, Seneca's Letters, Epictetus's Discourses and Handbook, plus Musonius Rufus, Cicero, and more. Browse by author, work, or concept, and jump from any daily lesson straight to its source. Listen anywhere: Tap to hear passages and lessons read aloud in a warm, natural voice, on a walk or focusing with your eyes closed. Private by design: No account. No analytics. No ads. Your bookmarks and reflections are stored only on your phone. The app fetches lessons and texts over an encrypted connection without sending any personal information, and the library caches for offline reading. Marcus Aurelius wrote that the art of living is more like wrestling than dancing: you have to stand ready. Steady Stoic keeps this philosophy close and the practice simple.

Screenshots

Versari4 screens
Steady Stoic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Steady Stoic at every 9 days against Versari's every 3 weeks. Steady Stoic also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Versari ships an update every 3 weeks, Steady Stoic every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Versari versus Steady Stoic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVersariSteady Stoic
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBroadly SpecificJeffrey Goodwin

In-app purchases

None

Versari

No in-app purchases

None

Steady Stoic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Versari free?
Versari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Steady Stoic free?
Steady Stoic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Versari or Steady Stoic have ads?
Neither Versari nor Steady Stoic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Versari or Steady Stoic?
Versari ships an update every 3 weeks, and Steady Stoic every 9 days. Most recently, Versari was updated on October 14, 2026 and Steady Stoic on October 24, 2026.

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