Comparison

AskFranklin 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

AskFranklin

Features
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Think clearly. Act wisely. Improve daily. AskFranklin-AI is a modern AI companion inspired by the practical wisdom of Benjamin Franklin—inventor, writer, statesman, scientist, and master of disciplined living. Designed for today’s world, AskFranklin-AI helps you build better habits, make smarter decisions, and approach life with clarity, curiosity, and purpose. With AskFranklin-AI, you can explore Franklin-inspired guidance on productivity, discipline, frugality, learning, communication, science, civic responsibility, and personal growth. Whether you are planning your day, weighing a decision, reflecting on your habits, or looking for a practical idea to improve your life, AskFranklin-AI offers thoughtful responses grounded in timeless principles. Features include: Daily Franklin Wisdom Receive practical daily insights inspired by Franklin’s lifelong focus on self-improvement, useful knowledge, and disciplined action. Explore Topics Discover daily topics such as productivity, wealth-building, decision-making, reputation, science, education, and wisdom. Conversational AI Guidance Ask questions and receive Franklin-inspired reflections to help you think through everyday challenges. Virtue-Based Reflection Explore themes connected to Franklin’s famous virtues, including industry, temperance, resolution, sincerity, humility, and order. AskFranklin-AI is designed for lifelong learners, builders, professionals, students, and anyone who wants to live with more intention. Invest in your mind. Strengthen your habits. Improve a little each day. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.askfranklin-ai.com/terms.html

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

AskFranklin4 screens
Steady Stoic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steady Stoic at none against AskFranklin's 4. AskFranklin's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price and ads 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. AskFranklin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Steady Stoic asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
AskFranklin versus Steady Stoic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAskFranklinSteady Stoic
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn Andrew DeringerJeffrey Goodwin

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AskFranklin

Subscriptions2
  • Ask Franklin AI$2.991 Month
  • Ask Franklin AI$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Ask Franklin AI$2.99
  • Ask Franklin AI$29.99
None

Steady Stoic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AskFranklin free?
AskFranklin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steady Stoic free?
Steady Stoic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AskFranklin or Steady Stoic have ads?
Neither AskFranklin nor Steady Stoic shows ads.

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