Comparison

Becoming Stoic 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

Becoming Stoic

This app offers a structured curriculum to learn and practice Stoic philosophy. It includes daily lessons, real-world challenges, guided journaling, and a collection of quotes from ancient thinkers to foster resilience and inner peace.

Highlights
  • Structured multi-month curriculum
  • Daily lessons and real-world challenges
  • Guided Stoic journaling
  • 230+ curated quotes from Stoic thinkers
  • Widgets and Live Activities
  • Smart, progress-timed reminders
Features
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Becoming Stoic is your personal guide to ancient wisdom that still works today. Through a structured, year-long curriculum, you'll learn practical Stoic philosophy and build habits that lead to a calmer, more resilient life. FOUR FULL COURSES OF STOIC WISDOM Progress through Foundations, Intermediate, Advanced, and Mastery courses with 361 lessons drawn from the greatest Stoic thinkers. Each day brings a new lesson designed to build on the last, taking you from beginner to lifelong practitioner, from Stoic logic and the path of the sage to money, work, family, health, and mortality. Choose a learning path that fits your goal - whether that's finding inner peace, building mental toughness, leading with wisdom, or living with purpose. START FREE Begin your journey with your first three days of lessons, full access to philosopher profiles, 230+ curated quotes, journaling, and content browsing. Ready for more? Unlock Premium to continue your curriculum and access all daily challenges. DAILY PRACTICE Put philosophy into action with 12 real-world challenges, from a 7-day meditation practice to the 30-Day Stoic Living challenge and the Sage Challenge. From morning reflections to evening gratitude exercises, these daily challenges help you live Stoicism, not just read about it. Track your streaks and watch your discipline grow. STOIC JOURNALING Reflect on your journey with guided journal prompts inspired by the Stoic tradition. Marcus Aurelius kept a journal. Seneca wrote letters every evening. Now it's your turn. DISCOVER STOIC WISDOM Explore 230+ quotes from ten legendary Stoic philosophers. Save your favorites, filter by philosopher, and find the words that resonate most. From Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus to Zeno, Chrysippus, Cleanthes, Musonius Rufus, Cato the Younger, Hierocles, and Posidonius. LEARN FROM THE MASTERS Dive into the lives and ideas of ten of history's greatest Stoic thinkers. Understand their core teachings and see how their wisdom applies to modern life. WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITIES Keep Stoic wisdom on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with beautiful widgets. Track active challenges with Live Activities so your practice stays front and center. SMART REMINDERS Receive thoughtful notifications that match where you are in the curriculum. Not generic alerts, but wisdom timed to your progress. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account or sign-up needed. Your journal entries and progress sync privately through your own iCloud account. Built by someone who believes philosophy should be practiced, not just studied. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://www.napitventures.com/apps/becoming-stoic/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.napitventures.com/apps/becoming-stoic/privacy

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

Becoming Stoic4 screens
Steady Stoic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steady Stoic at none against Becoming Stoic's 2. Steady Stoic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Becoming Stoic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Steady Stoic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Becoming Stoic against 5.0 for Steady Stoic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Becoming Stoic ships an update every 3 weeks, Steady Stoic every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Becoming Stoic versus Steady Stoic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBecoming StoicSteady Stoic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJenesh NapitJeffrey Goodwin

Customer experience

Becoming Stoic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Steady Stoic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Becoming Stoic

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Steady Stoic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Becoming Stoic free?
Becoming Stoic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steady Stoic free?
Steady Stoic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Becoming Stoic or Steady Stoic?
Becoming Stoic and Steady Stoic are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Becoming Stoic or Steady Stoic have ads?
Becoming Stoic shows ads; Steady Stoic does not.
Which is updated more often, Becoming Stoic or Steady Stoic?
Becoming Stoic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Steady Stoic every 9 days. Most recently, Becoming Stoic was updated on October 31, 2026 and Steady Stoic on October 31, 2026.

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