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Ascension: Catholic Bible

Ascension: Catholic Bible

Mass Readings, Rosary, Saints

91K ratings
600 reviews
#18 in top-grossing Reference
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 25, 2023
  • October 7, 2026

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Ascension Publishing Group, LLC
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This app helps Catholics engage with the Bible and Church teachings through guided readings, prayers, and study plans. It offers audio versions, daily reflections, and a unique learning system to deepen understanding of scripture and tradition.

✓Bible Timeline learning system
✓Guided Rosary prayers
✓Daily Mass readings and reflections
✓Audio Bible with commentary
✓80+ Catholic study plans
✓Saint of the Day reflections
✓Catholic prayers and novenas
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What users say about Ascension

Reviews of Ascension are mostly positive: the Reference app is rated 4.9/5 from 91K App Store ratings. What users like most: deepening faith and drawing closer to God, convenient and easy to use. Top complaints: paid subscription model after initial free period, lack of dictionary/glossary for unfamiliar terms. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🙏Deepening faith and drawing closer to God
  • 👍Convenient and easy to use
  • 📚Comprehensive Bible and Catechism resources
  • 🎧Excellent podcast experience with Fr. Mike
  • 🤗Transformative and life-changing
  • 🌟Outstanding and invaluable tool
  • 🙌Incredible gift to the world
  • 🎨Gorgeous app design and layout

Negative things

  • 💰Paid subscription model after initial free period
  • 🔍Lack of dictionary/glossary for unfamiliar terms
  • 🔙Removal of 15-second forward/backward buttons
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What's New in Ascension

1.16.1

October 7, 2026

Join your parish or school right from signup. Setting up your Ascension account now asks if you belong to a parish or school — search, pick your role, done. Not ready? Skip it, it'll wait for you. Also new: • A Verse of the Day widget now greets you when you open the app, straight from today's reflection. • Your daily checkboxes are back on Home. You asked. We listened. Sorry about that. • Starting a study plan takes one tap. The "are you sure?" screen has retired. • Explore, Search, and everything else got a fresh coat of paint -- just a little bit smoother than it was before.

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Charts

Top Grossing

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Reference

This app dropped -3 positions in Reference chart.

Last updated on October 15, 2026.

Top Free

📈 88+1

Reference

This app rose +1 position in Reference chart.

Last updated on October 15, 2026.

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Thank you Ascension for the quality of Catholic content you offer!
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Use the App everyday, learn more everyday
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Latest Version Has Broken Fast Playback

I’ve been listening as a subscriber for quite a while, but the latest version released this week has broken the fast playback feature. Any speed other than 1x introduces annoying artifacts in the playback, making it difficult to understand the speaker.
Video browsing issuesVideo browsing issues

Highlight the words while Father Mike reads

I love this app. It is amazing, and it helps me a lot. I love Father Mike reading it. His voice helps me stay with it. I am dyslexic, and I appreciate that you also made the Catholic Reading Bible: Dyslexia Friendly Edition, the one with clearer type that is easier to read. What I still want in the app is the same thing Speechify does. While the voice reads, highlight each word as it is spoken, so my eyes can stay with the line. Right now it will read to me, but the words do not light up as it goes. That follow-along highlight, with Father Mike reading, would make this even better.
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Sync issues between audio and text

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Inconsistent behavior with continuous reading mode

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Requested Features

6 requests

Dark mode option

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Ability to track progress across multiple devices

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Daily Mass readings integration

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Verse of the day widgets

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iPad-optimized version

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Spanish language support

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FAQ

What does the Ascension: Catholic Bible app do?

The app is designed to help Catholics read and understand the Bible, learn about Catholic teachings and tradition, and grow in their faith. It provides tools like the Bible Timeline learning system, guided prayers, daily readings, and study plans.

What are the key features of the Ascension: Catholic Bible app?

Key features include the Great Adventure Catholic Bible with the Bible Timeline learning system, guided Rosary prayers in English and Latin, daily Mass readings with reflections, audio versions of the Bible, over 80 study plans, Saint of the Day reflections, and various Catholic prayers.

Is the Ascension: Catholic Bible app free to use?

The app offers free access to the full text of the Bible and the Catechism. However, some premium content, such as daily video reflections for challenges and advanced features, may require a subscription or in-app purchase.

What kind of content is available for Bible study?

The app features the Great Adventure Catholic Bible with the unique Bible Timeline learning system, which provides historical and spiritual context. It also offers over 80 study plans taught by Catholic presenters, daily Mass readings with reflections, and guided lectio divina prompts.

Can I pray the Rosary with this app?

Yes, the app provides guided recordings of the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries of the Rosary, led by prominent Catholic figures. You can pray in English or Latin, with options to chant the prayers.