# Catholic Short Prayers

> A curated collection of short Catholic prayers with reminders and sharing features. (iPhone/iPad app by Leonard Mamangkey.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catholic-short-prayers/id488666023 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Leonard Mamangkey](https://appshunter.io/developer/1355477329)
- Category: Utilities, Reference
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 109 App Store ratings · 115 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 57 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-12-17
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catholic-short-prayers/id488666023/reviews.md

## What is Catholic Short Prayers?

Helping you to pray at all times with these short prayers ready at hand.

"Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 -

This app contains the following short prayers:

• Sign of Cross
• The Lord's Prayer
• Hail Mary
• Glory Be
• Apostle's Creed
• Holy, Holy, Holy
• Will of God
• My God, My only Good
• Offering
• My God and My All
• To Love God
• Holy Spirit
• Prayer to the Holy Ghost
• To Jesus
• My Jesus, Mercy!
• My Sweetest Jesus
• Jesus, My God
• Jesus, Son of David
• My Jesus
• Holy Family
• Faith, Hope, and Charity
• Sacrament Most Holy
• Thy Loving Heart
• Precious Blood
• Sacred Heart
• Sacred Heart II
• Meek and Humble of Heart
• Blessed Sacrament
• Sweet Heart of Jesus
• Sweet Heart of Jesus II
• Heart of Jesus
• Mary!
• Immaculate Conception
• My Queen! My Mother!
• Memorare
• Sweet Heart of Mary
• O Mary
• Virgin Mother of God
• Holy Virgin Mary
• Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
• O Virgin Mother
• Mary Conceived without Sin
• Our Lady of Lourdes
• In honor of Immaculate Conception
• Angelus Domini
• O Domina Mea
• Before the rosary
• Angel of God
• Holy Archangel Michael
• St Joseph
• St Joseph II
• St Joseph III
• Before studying or reading
• Before spiritual reading
• For the holy souls in Purgatory
• A Cry from Purgatory
• The Four Ends of Sacrifice
• O Sacrum Convivium
• Anima Christi
• After Communion
• Words and Deeds
• Another Day
• Good day, my Guardian Angel!
• Jesus, I offer up this day
• Dear Mother
• Before leaving your house or room
• Aspirations
• Act of Adoration and Thanksgiving
• Act of Faith
• Act of Hope
• Act of Love
• Act of Supplication
• Act of Contrition
• Act of Consecration
• Act of Adoration
• Act of Contrition II
• Act of Love II
• Prayer for Benefactors
• Sub Tuum Praesidium
• To My Angel
• After Night Prayer
• Act of Faith II
• Act of Hope II
• Act of Love III
• Forgive me!
• More and More and More
• God's Household
• For the Dying
• Teach Lord, Thy Servant
• As We Pray
• For Thyself Alone
• In Secret
• Grace before meals
• Grace after meals 

There is daily reminder feature for each prayer to help you pray more consistently. Or use the location based reminder feature to get reminder to pray when you reach your home, office, etc.

You can shake the device to get to random short prayer.

Share your favorite short prayers through Twitter, Facebook, email and many more through the app.

Please pray for holy souls in Purgatory and also for me as I continue to develop Catholic apps.

## Key features

- Extensive prayer library
- Daily prayer reminders
- Location-based prayer alerts
- Random prayer generator (shake to pray)
- Prayer sharing functionality

## What do users think of Catholic Short Prayers?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🙏 Comprehensive collection of Catholic prayers
- ⏰ Customizable reminder/alarm feature with church bell sound
- 🎨 Beautiful artwork and visual design accompanying prayers
- 🎲 Random prayer selection feature (shake function)
- 📱 Easy-to-use interface and navigation
- 🔖 Bookmark/favorites functionality
- 🌍 Latin translations included for prayers
- ⚡ Convenient access to prayers anytime, anywhere
- 🔔 Effective daily prayer reminders keep users engaged
- ✨ Helps deepen Catholic faith and spiritual practice

**Cons**

- 🐛 App crashes and fails to open (reported by multiple users)
- 🔄 Outdated iOS compatibility issues
- 🔍 Difficult navigation and search functionality
- 📜 Limited number of prayers in collection
- 🔊 Bell sound/audio reminder not working for some users
- 💰 Premium version doesn't clearly differentiate from free version

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes and won't open (free and paid versions)
- Bell sound/audio reminders not functioning
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Reminders don't save which prayer they're associated with
- Notification messages about required updates prevent app usage

**Most requested features**

- Add more prayers to the collection
- Improve search and categorization by topic
- Create favorites/bookmarks folder for easy access
- Larger image display for artwork
- Allow users to add custom prayers
- Direct navigation from reminder to specific prayer
- Add full Exposition and Benediction prayers
- Alphabetize prayer listings
- Improve iOS compatibility and updates

## Recent user reviews (10 of 115)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catholic-short-prayers/id488666023/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Long time supporter

*2025-12-08*

Long time praying

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2024-08-25*

Thank you !

### 1/5 — Crash

*2024-02-01*

I downloaded the free version. It will not open at all. I purchased this app, same problem. Money wasted!!

### 1/5 — Crash

*2023-12-29*

I downloaded the free version.  It will not open at all.  I purchased this app, same problem.  Money wasted!!

### 5/5 — Great Prayers

*2023-08-18*

Thank you for this app.  All the prayers you need for morning an evening prayers in one place.  Beautiful pictures. Makes

### 5/5 — Pray for Peace . . .

*2022-07-27*

Thank you for placing our Daily Prayers in one Place.

### 5/5 — Jg

*2021-02-06*

Excellent

### 5/5 — Glorious

*2019-12-09*

An inspiration every morning and all day...reading the prayers is a comfort to the soul and help in moments of hardship and stress...and a wonderful way to give thanks to God

### 5/5 — Short prayer Catholic

*2019-07-25*

The short prayer Catholic app is a wonderful magnificent app I love it thanks for making it Helen Marie Sanders

### 5/5 — Excelente

*2019-07-12*

I e had this app for years now. It’s been so convenient and so easy.

## Frequently asked questions about Catholic Short Prayers

### What is Catholic Short Prayers?

Catholic Short Prayers is a mobile application designed to help users pray consistently by offering a wide selection of short, readily accessible Catholic prayers. It aims to make prayer a more integrated part of daily life through convenient features.

### What are the key features of this app?

The app features an extensive library of short Catholic prayers for various needs, a daily reminder system to encourage consistent prayer, and a unique location-based reminder feature. Users can also shake their device to receive a random prayer and share their favorite prayers via social media or email.

### Is Catholic Short Prayers free to use?

Yes, the application is completely free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements, allowing for an uninterrupted prayer experience.

### What kind of prayers are included?

The app includes a diverse range of short prayers, such as the Sign of the Cross, The Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, prayers for specific intentions like before studying or for the holy souls, and various acts of faith, hope, and love.

### How can this app help me pray more consistently?

The app offers a daily reminder feature that can be set to prompt you to pray at specific times. Additionally, the location-based reminder can alert you to pray when you arrive at significant places like home or work, helping to build a consistent prayer habit.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.0 — 2017-09-14

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Updated to support 64-bit so that this app can continue running on iOS 11

### 3.0.1 — 2013-12-19

• Newly set or updated reminder will have the content of prayer displayed in notification body.

• When you are viewing the list of bookmarked prayers, pressing next or previous button will bring you to the next or previous bookmarked prayer.

If you find Short Prayers helpful, please consider leaving a positive review or rating in the App Store. If you've reviewed or rated a previous version of Short Prayers please resubmit it as ratings are reset with each new update. Thank you very much for your support, it's really appreciated.

### 3.0.0 — 2013-11-19

New layout and app icon for iOS 7!

### 2.2.0 — 2013-07-13

- Add location-based reminders for supported devices. Get a prayer reminder when you reach your house, school, office, etc.

- Add the feature to enable or disable the sound effects.

- Add the feature to enable or disable the church bell sound for the reminder notification.

### 2.1.3 — 2013-03-18

✓ Added 4 prayers:
✝ St. Gertrude's prayer
✝ Prayer before reading Scripture
✝ Prayer after reading Scripture
✝ Prayer to St. Joseph IV

♫ Church bell sound used for reminder notification
♫ Added various sound effects

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All apps by Leonard Mamangkey: https://appshunter.io/developer/1355477329

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