Comparison

Core9 Enneagram vs 5herlock

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

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About

Core9 Enneagram

Features
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What number are you? And what's your partner's? Find out for free with 60 questions. The Enneagram describes nine personality types. Your number shows you why you love the way you do. Why certain conflicts keep coming back. And why some people understand you instantly, while others never will. HOW CORE9 WORKS 1. Answer 60 questions. 2. Discover your type and your wing. 3. Understand your relationships. FREE • Enneagram test with 60 questions • Your main type with wing • Short profile of your type • Overview of all nine types PREMIUM • Pair Matching: What happens when two numbers meet? Each of the 45 combinations has its own dynamic, its own strengths and blind spots. 3 to 5 matching codes per month included. • Chat with your matching partners: As soon as your pair result is ready, you can message each other right in the app. • Your complete type profile: core motivation, blind spots, relationship patterns and growth potential • Levels of consciousness: healthy, average, unhealthy, with texts for each level • Inner Drives: 12 short questions on self-preservation (SP), one-to-one (SX) and social (SO) • Stress & Growth: exercises, reflection questions and everyday tips Pair Matching is also available as a single purchase, no subscription needed. SUBSCRIPTION AND PURCHASES Core9 Premium is a monthly subscription. The price for your country is shown in the app before you buy. The subscription renews automatically every month unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. You can cancel at any time in your iPhone Settings under your name → Subscriptions. Pair Matching is also available as a single purchase, without a subscription. Privacy: https://core9.app/datenschutz Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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5herlock

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5herlock helps you understand your child as they are, not as you imagine them. It also helps you understand the other parent, and yourself. The app draws on the Enneagram: nine ways of being in the world, none better than another. Not a label but a map: a way to see what is going on for the other person, and adjust how you respond. YOUR CHILD IS NOT A MINI-YOU Take the quiz for yourself, then for your child. Duo shows what your two profiles bring each other, and where they clash. It is easy to see yourself in your child. When your own type comes out on top of their result, or just behind it, the app points it out: that type may come from your lens as much as from your child. TWO VIEWS OF THE SAME PERSON • Combined view: the other parent takes the same test on your phone, without seeing your answers. Your two views are compared, then combined. • Second opinion: typing yourself is hard. Someone close answers a few questions about you, and their view is compared with yours. When the views differ, talk it over: that is often where things become clear. WHAT'S INSIDE • Quiz: a test that adapts to your answers. Sliders, points to distribute, a two-axis compass, and finally the wing, the adjacent type that shades the main one. For yourself, for your child (one test, designed for age 10 and over; younger children are still taking shape) or for someone close: they answer on your phone, or you describe them. • Profiles: My family and the nine types in depth. Each page adapts to the person it describes: for a child, milestones for their age and three keys to support them; for an adult, what drives them. • Duo: for any pair of types, what flows between them and where the friction lies, with practical advice. Parent and child, children together, adults together. • Family map: your household seen as a system. The balance between gut, heart and head, and the dynamics pair by pair. • Case files: a detective game to learn to spot the nine types through 45 well-known figures, with a casebook to fill in and ranks from Trainee to Sherlock. • My journal: one question a day about your life as a parent. Answer whenever you like. A LEAD, NOT A LABEL The Enneagram is not the only way to read people, and it has its limits. A result is a lead, a starting point for a conversation, never a verdict on your child. In children, a profile is not fixed: it sharpens as they grow. Take what speaks to you, leave the rest. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED TO START The quiz, Duo and the game open straight away, with no account. You only need an Apple or Google account to save your family and your journal. Anything you have already done is kept. FREE AND PRIVATE • Free, no ads, no subscription. • No data sold. • Your journal is private: it is saved with your account and not shared with anyone. You can delete an answer whenever you like. • You can delete your account and all your data from within the app. • In English and French. WHY THIS APP It began with a father's questions, at night, in the hallway: am I doing this right? What am I going to pass on? To support a child, you need to know both the one who passes on and the one who receives. These nine ways of being are a map, not a box: they are only worth something if they help you see the person in front of you more clearly, and leave them free to surprise you.

Screenshots

Core9 Enneagram4 screens
5herlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 5herlock at none against Core9 Enneagram's 2. Core9 Enneagram's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Core9 Enneagram sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 5herlock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Core9 Enneagram ships an update every 9 days, 5herlock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Core9 Enneagram versus 5herlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCore9 Enneagram5herlock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUlrike Monneriethomas Deillon

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Core9 Enneagram

Subscriptions1
  • Core9 Premium$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pair Matching$2.99
None

5herlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Core9 Enneagram free?
Core9 Enneagram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5herlock free?
5herlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Core9 Enneagram or 5herlock have ads?
Neither Core9 Enneagram nor 5herlock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Core9 Enneagram or 5herlock?
Core9 Enneagram ships an update every 9 days, and 5herlock every 3 months. Most recently, Core9 Enneagram was updated on October 25, 2026 and 5herlock on October 28, 2026.

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