TV vs Confess Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TV
Access a vast archive of Russian Orthodox TV programs and past episodes. Save favorites, download content for offline listening, and track new and listened episodes. View the current TV schedule.
- Favorite program list
- Offline episode downloads
- Built-in audio player
- Track new/listened episodes
- View TV schedule
- Background downloads
- Audio playback with lock screen
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A companion app for the Russian Orthodox TV website (tv-soyuz.ru) offering convenient access to its large archive of programs and past episodes. The app makes it easy to: • maintain a list of favourite programs; • download episodes on the device and listen to them on the go via the built-in audio player very much like a podcast; • keep track of new and listened episodes; • check out the currently broadcast TV schedule for today. The app supports: • Background downloads; • Audio playback with locked screen and support for earphones remote control; • iPad/iPhone with portrait/landscape screen orientation and 2 view split on iPads.
Confess Diary
This app assists users in preparing for the sacrament of Confession. It is designed for those who may forget or get lost during the process, offering guidance for beginners and those focused on spiritual struggles.
- Confession preparation guide
- Assists with spiritual struggles
- Helpful for beginners
- Reminds users of key points
- Focuses on repentance
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"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Mt 4:17) - the beginning of the preaching of Jesus Christ. This is an application for preparing for Confession: - for those who get lost and forget; - for those who are attentive to the struggle with passions; - useful for beginners ; If you have any questions, please contact: t.me/olly_blinova
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: TV at 3 against Confess Diary's 1. TV also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TV against 5.0 for Confess Diary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of TV's written reviews are positive against 67% of Confess Diary's.
TV ships an update every 4 months, Confess Diary every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TV | Confess Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vadym Kharionovskyi | Olga Blinova |
Customer experience
TV
Confess Diary
In-app purchases
TV
No in-app purchases
Confess Diary
No in-app purchases
