# Catholic Calendar — Daily saints and celebrations

> Daily Catholic Mass, saints, and Liturgy of the Hours with optional subscription. (iPhone/iPad app by Universalis Publishing.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catholic-calendar/id285512407 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Universalis Publishing](https://appshunter.io/developer/284942722)
- Category: Lifestyle, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 907 App Store ratings · 164 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 77 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-02-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catholic-calendar/id285512407/reviews.md

## What is Catholic Calendar?

Universalis is a missal and a breviary, and more besides. It gives you the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) and the Mass for every day; plus valuable additional material. 

The Catholic Calendar app lets you join in with the tens of thousands of people who use Universalis daily, through a free app plus a small monthly subscription of roughly $0.99 / £0.79 / €0.99 (the App Store will tell you the exact figure). If you prefer a single purchase instead of a monthly subscription, get the Universalis app instead of the Catholic Calendar app.

WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE

• A complete liturgical calendar listing every saint and feast for your region.
• The “About Today” page tells you what saints are being celebrated today, not only in your region but worldwide. It includes reflections and biographies.
• The Order of Mass with all the possible alternative texts.
• The Rosary with a verse of Scripture for every Hail Mary of every Mystery. Spoken audio is included if you want to listen to it.
• No Internet needed: everything you need is already built in.
• No cleverness needed: each day, Catholic Calendar works out exactly what you need to see.
• View any date: past, present and future.
• Use your own local calendar: USA, Canada, Singapore, Ireland, and every diocese in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
• Easy to read and use: a choice of fonts; big or small type; dark or light theme; page-turning or scrolling.
• Help and support: tips and instructions are included; or press “Contact Us” to send us a message, and we will reply.

And more – Home Screen widgets; liturgical events for your iOS calendar; copy and paste into other apps; reminders and alarms.

THE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION ADDS:

(Your first month is free.)

LITURGY OF THE HOURS: The complete official Liturgy of the Hours of the Catholic Church, as used worldwide. Morning (Lauds), daytime (Terce, Sext and None), evening (Vespers), night (Compline) and the deeply reflective Office of Readings. Do as many or as few of them as you like.
• The psalms and canticles match the official English and American books. Scripture readings are from the Jerusalem Bible or the RSV.
• Latin if you want it: by itself or alongside the English.

MASS: The exact prayers and readings at Mass for each day.
• England, Wales, Scotland: the official ESV version. 
• United States: the official NAB version. 
• Elsewhere: Jerusalem Bible readings and Grail psalms.
• Latin if you want it: alongside the English.

AND ALSO…

• Illustrations in the About Today page.
• “Mass Today” gives you the Order of Mass and today’s readings and prayers, all in one page. Bishops have been known to use it to say Mass from their iPads!
• “Spiritual Reading” gathers the patristic and hagiographic readings for all the saints and feasts of the day.  
• Daily Books takes selected spiritual classics and presents them in daily instalments to focus and enrich your prayer life.
• Commentaries on the day’s Mass readings from a leading biblical scholar.

And more – daily email service; Mass readings on your Apple Watch.


OPTIONAL ADD-ON AUDIO (in-app purchase required)

Just press the button and listen! If you want to see what you are hearing, the text is highlighted to follow the sound. After an initial download, no Internet is required. Works with CarPlay too.

• Spoken English Liturgy of the Hours: every Hour of every day of every year. Monthly or annual subscription.
• Spoken English Mass Readings: First and Second Reading and the Gospel. Jerusalem Bible translation only. Monthly or annual subscription.

(You can listen to a sample before subscribing. Following App Store rules, subscriptions renew automatically but you can cancel auto-renewal at any time.)

• Sung Latin Compline (Night Prayer): by the boys of the Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School. Single purchase.

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Privacy policy & terms of service: universalis.com/n-ios-privacy.htm.

## Key features

- Daily liturgical calendar
- Saints and feast days
- Order of Mass
- The Rosary with scripture
- Offline access
- Liturgy of the Hours (subscription)
- Customizable display options

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daily texts | $0.99 | per month |
| Daytime Hours | $2.99 | per month |
| Daily Mass Readings | $1.99 | per month |
| All Hours | $2.99 | per month |
| All Hours | $29.99 | per year |
| Daily Mass Readings | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| July 2011 | $0.99 | one-time |
| September 2011 | $0.99 | one-time |
| October 2011 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Sung Latin Compline | $3.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Catholic Calendar?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Keeps me informed and organized
- 👍 Best app for daily prayer
- 👍 Great prayer tool
- 👍 Wonderful spiritual aid
- 👍 Faithful companion
- 👍 Daily companion
- 👍 Must have
- 👍 Wonderful app
- 👍 Excellent resource
- 👍 Fantastic app
- 👍 Blessings
- 👍 Thank you
- 👍 Love this app
- 👍 Catholic daily readings
- 👍 Clear conscience
- 👍 Thank you!!
- 👍 Daily companion
- 👍 A must have app for Catholics and alike
- 👍 Amazing 🤩
- 👍 Excellent Program
- 👍 Great App
- 👍 Satisfaction
- 👍 Excellent
- 👍 Universalis
- 👍 Sr john
- 👍 Church Calendar App, G-O-A-T!
- 👍 Content is great
- 👍 Excellent program
- 👍 Review
- 👍 Sr Agnes HAmilton
- 👍 Morning prayer
- 👍 The best prayer App
- 👍 Best app ever!
- 👍 Daily Catholic Prayers
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 The Daily prayers
- 👍 A beautiful and essential way to pray with th Church
- 👍 More than worth every penny!
- 👍 This app leads me into a wonderfully prayerful experience every day
- 👍 Faithful Fruend
- 👍 I love this app!
- 👍 Unstable update - now fixed
- 👍 It's back!
- 👍 Invaluable resource - No buts
- 👍 Excellent App
- 👍 Great resource
- 👍 Wow
- 👍 Very pleased

**Cons**

- 🐛 Psalter
- 🐛 Notification Bells TAKE OVER MY iPhone!!!
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Something is wrong
- 🐛 Subscription not sharable across apple family members
- 🐛 Bad
- 🐛 App refuses to open
- 🐛 Attention unstable update
- 🐛 Bloatware
- 🐛 Garbage
- 🐛 Why
- 🐛 Aggravating
- 🐛 Full Access to personal calendar?
- 🐛 Stop pestering me for a review

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when you try to open
- Crashes on iPhone 6 with IOS 12
- App refuses to open
- Update with widget for iOS14 opens and immediately closes

**Most requested features**

- Look up option
- Memorial Dates
- Add Eastern Catholic Saints' Feasts, & other Feasts only celebrated by Eastern Catholics, to the Eastern General calendar
- Add Holy Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
- Add 1961 General & local liturgical calendars, 1961 Roman Breviary, 1962 Roman Missal
- Alerts
- Spanish daily readings
- Add dates to calendar

## Recent user reviews (10 of 164)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catholic-calendar/id285512407/reviews.md

### 4/5 — My favourite app

*2026-08-03, version 3.167*

I’ve been paying for this app for about 6 years and don’t feel it. I love the calendar. It’s helped me during Easter services too as I’m a sacristan and Easter can get very stressful with all the different things needing doing. It’s always there for me to pray the liturgy of the hours as well. I know universalis is a one time purchase but not sure if it has everything like Catholic calendar does. Thanks for maintaining this app, it’s very useful and helpful. It was the first one to tell me when we were getting new translation in England. 10/10

### 5/5 — Excellent companion for every Christian.

*2026-06-21, version 3.165*

The audio Office Hours are excellent for busy people especially commuters.

### 5/5 — usefull

*2026-06-06*

Benefited

### 5/5 — Daily companion

*2026-05-09, version 3.164*

Never miss a day with this multi facet app.It is user friendly and available at a modest price in many languages and adapted for individual regions within England.A vast library of the Liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church available to all . Indispensable for those who want simple access to liturgy.

### 5/5 — Beautiful app

*2026-04-15, version 3.163*

Very nice.  Well organized.  Easy to use. Night screen. Excellent all around.

### 3/5 — Very useful

*2026-04-08, version 3.163*

I would give it 5 stars except for the hymns. Why are there 
Lots of choices for Lent but no Holy Week hymns at all then for Easter just one????

### 1/5 — Pay To Pray Wall

*2026-03-21, version 3.162*

Once a nice app in the tradition of faith. I’d hate to have to answer for the profiteering in the name of the Lord when the day arrives. Little by littles the sales funnel narrows. Slowly taking functions once free, and holding them random in lieu of your credit card information. Now, you suddenly can’t add remembrance cards with cashing them out. What’s worse is that you can’t edit the cards you had in the remembrance card database without paying. Spend money on a good set of missals and other books of catechetical necessity. Pay once and live your faith off of the web, it’s all a money grab. We are all advised of these ‘bad actors’ through the scripture. Unplug.

### 5/5 — Saint Valentine

*2026-02-01, version 3.161*

I love the app and use it to mark my calendar hanging up in my room. But I have one issue with February 14th which does not list Saint Valentine that day although it is his feast day. If you could fix this that would be great!

### 5/5 — Pray the divine office

*2026-01-27, version 3.160*

I find this a fantastic way to pray daily.   The flexibility of the app allows me to fit it into my daily life easily.

### 5/5 — Keeps me Informed and Organized!

*2026-01-07, version 3.158*

I love this app! I check it daily…I put the app beside my calendar app in my iPhone so I remember to click into both each morning to see what the day beholds. I like that it lists the liturgical colour at the top of the page each day, so I can find it in a hurry while I 
dress for mass (I’m one of those ADHD “time-blind” people who are always running late and rushing). The books available through the app are incredible! I especially love how you can set it to remind you to read a portion each day…I thrive on this sort of structure, so it keeps me on track to tackle my reading in manageable “bite-size” pieces.

## Frequently asked questions about Catholic Calendar

### What does the Catholic Calendar app do?

This app provides daily Catholic Mass readings, information on saints and celebrations, and the Order of Mass. It also includes the Rosary with scripture verses and optional audio. The app works offline and allows users to view past, present, and future dates.

### What features are available for free?

The free version includes a complete liturgical calendar with saints and feasts for your region, an 'About Today' page with reflections and biographies, the Order of Mass with alternative texts, and the Rosary with scripture. It also offers offline access and customizable display options.

### What is the cost of the monthly subscription?

A monthly subscription is available for approximately $0.99 / £0.79 / €0.99, with the first month being free. This subscription unlocks the complete official Liturgy of the Hours, detailed Mass prayers and readings for various regions, and additional content like 'Mass Today' and 'Spiritual Reading'.

### What are the main benefits of the subscription?

The monthly subscription provides access to the full Liturgy of the Hours (Morning, Daytime, Evening, Night, and Office of Readings) with official texts and scripture readings. It also includes exact prayers and readings for Mass daily, along with illustrations, commentaries, and curated spiritual reading selections.

### Can I use this app offline?

Yes, the app is designed to work offline. All the necessary content is built into the application, meaning you do not need an internet connection to access the daily Mass, saints, and other core features.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.167 — 2026-07-23

Some updates to the calendars for Singapore and the Discalced Carmelites.

### 3.166 — 2026-06-26

A more modern experience on the Apple Watch.

### 3.165 — 2026-06-09

Some improvements in layout and a clearer explanation of the 2-year cycle.

### 3.164 — 2026-04-30

The Fonts screen now offers you access to many additional Apple-supplied fonts (on iOS 26 only).

### 3.163 — 2026-04-01

We have added the liturgical calendar for Portugal.

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