# Magnificat English Edition — Using the Jerusalem Bible

> Daily Catholic prayers, readings, and reflections using the Jerusalem Bible. (iPhone/iPad app by Magnificat.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magnificat-english-edition/id537667182 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Magnificat](https://appshunter.io/developer/361241372)
- Category: Books, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.20/5 from 87 App Store ratings · 83 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 30 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2012-06-28
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magnificat-english-edition/id537667182/reviews.md

## What is Magnificat English Edition?

Welcome to the International English edition Magnificat App, which contains readings, texts and calendar appropriate for English-speaking countries using the Jerusalem Bible Lectionary*.
 
It is presented a day-by-day format including: 
MASS - daily Mass prayers and Scripture readings
PRAYERS - daily prayers for morning, evening, and night inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours
MEDITATIONS - spiritual reflections for each day
ESSAYS - on the lives of the saints from yesterday and today
 
Reminders, audio hymns, and other features have been added for your prayer life.
 
Subscribers to the paper edition have complimentary access (need registration for access). Otherwise, it is free from the day you install the App until the end of the month; then you can subscribe online or buy each month through the App store. It is a 1 year subscription with auto renewal, as per Apple terms & conditions ( https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html ) More information about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use can be found here http://bookstore.magnificat.net/privacy-policy-cookie-restriction-mode
 
Liturgical source: the Jerusalem Bible (for use in the UK, Australia, Ireland,...) & ICEL.

## Key features

- Daily Mass prayers and scripture readings
- Morning, evening, and night prayers
- Spiritual reflections
- Essays on saints
- Reminders
- Audio hymns

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| One year subscription | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Magnificat July 2014 English Edition | $1.99 | one-time |
| Magnificat August 2014 English Edition | $1.99 | one-time |
| March English Edition 2016 | $1.99 | one-time |
| April English Edition 2016 | $1.99 | one-time |
| May English Edition 2016 | $1.99 | one-time |
| June English Edition 2016 | $1.99 | one-time |
| July English Edition 2016 | $1.99 | one-time |
| August English Edition 2016 | $1.99 | one-time |
| September English Edition 2016 | $1.99 | one-time |
| November 2023 | $1.99 | one-time |
| December 2023 | $1.99 | one-time |
| February UK 2024 | $1.99 | one-time |
| September UK 2024 | $1.99 | one-time |
| August UK 2024 | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Magnificat English Edition?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great for daily prayer
- 👍 Helpful for prayer habit
- 👍 Content is valuable
- 👍 Convenient for on-the-go
- 👍 Beautifully outlined
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 👍 Indispensable resource
- 👍 Strengthens faith
- 👍 Brilliant content
- 👍 Wonderful app
- 👍 Great meditations
- 👍 Excellent resource
- 👍 Revealing God's word
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great variety of meditations
- 👍 Perfect for busy people
- 👍 Wonderful expression of God's love
- 👍 Well organized
- 👍 Well presented
- 👍 Great companion at Mass
- 👍 Helpful features
- 👍 Interesting features
- 👍 Awesome app
- 👍 Great for following Mass
- 👍 Best Christian app
- 👍 Fantastic resource
- 👍 Wonderful daily prayer book
- 👍 Follows Church calendar
- 👍 Stimulating commentary
- 👍 Good prayers
- 👍 Helps on the move
- 👍 Great Catholic companion
- 👍 Additional help when traveling
- 👍 Spiritual wealth
- 👍 Convenient to read
- 👍 Beautiful format
- 👍 Word is accessible
- 👍 True blessing
- 👍 Useful little resource
- 👍 Contains liturgical things
- 👍 Never without God's Word
- 👍 Real impact on life
- 👍 More convenient than book
- 👍 Brings magazine to life
- 👍 Touch with God daily
- 👍 Beautiful chants/blessings
- 👍 Ease of devotionals
- 👍 Looks like the book
- 👍 Relevant commentary
- 👍 Excellent and exciting addition
- 👍 Hope in God's promise
- 👍 God's words accessible
- 👍 Christ is with us
- 👍 Praying more often
- 👍 Great variety of meditations
- 👍 New meditation each year
- 👍 Benefits of Magnificat
- 👍 Mystagogy
- 👍 Articles
- 👍 Short version of prayers
- 👍 Fits mental prayer
- 👍 Fits praying the Hours
- 👍 Uses entire iPad screen
- 👍 Effective to pray on iPhone
- 👍 Easy to flip pages
- 👍 Outstanding
- 👍 Access on iPad
- 👍 Perfect for Mass
- 👍 Excellent resource
- 👍 Nice layout/interface
- 👍 Easy to find readings
- 👍 Every Christian should have
- 👍 English edition available
- 👍 Love this edition
- 👍 Works well on iPad

**Cons**

- 🐛 App doesn't work
- 🐛 Frustrating app
- 🐛 Glitches and shuts down
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Not loading
- 🐛 Blank pages
- 🐛 Error message on opening
- 🐛 Blank screen on readings
- 🐛 Isn't showing Mass words
- 🐛 Doesn't work anymore
- 🐛 Error to download
- 🐛 Downloads erratic
- 🐛 Most topics blank
- 🐛 App not always working
- 🐛 Don't get paid features
- 🐛 Paid for subscription, blank
- 🐛 Worst app for travel
- 🐛 Keeps crashing lately
- 🐛 Keeps closing
- 🐛 Requires further payment
- 🐛 Unreliable app
- 🐛 Out of sync
- 🐛 Different bible version
- 🐛 Responses different
- 🐛 Delete and reinstall needed
- 🐛 Clunky app
- 🐛 Paid subscription app
- 🐛 Cannot download issues
- 🐛 Prompts to login repeatedly
- 🐛 Very unhappy
- 🐛 Have to pay extra
- 🐛 Unreasonable change
- 🐛 Contemplating canceling
- 🐛 Bad business
- 🐛 Don't bother
- 🐛 Canceling subscription
- 🐛 Features promised, not there
- 🐛 Static photos of pages
- 🐛 Useless for reading
- 🐛 Font size option not working
- 🐛 Font size too big
- 🐛 App will not open
- 🐛 Incompatible with iOS
- 🐛 iOS 11 not working
- 🐛 Not iOS 11 compatible
- 🐛 Slowing down phone
- 🐛 Erroneous internet message
- 🐛 Awkward prayer versions
- 🐛 Tedious to download
- 🐛 Paid twice for download
- 🐛 Problems downloading edition
- 🐛 Charged for non-download
- 🐛 Haven't been able to open
- 🐛 Developers didn't reply
- 🐛 Won't be buying more
- 🐛 Re-download yearly subscription
- 🐛 Doesn't recognize subscriber
- 🐛 Requires update, no update available
- 🐛 Rendered useless
- 🐛 USA version less content
- 🐛 Crashing reduces usefulness
- 🐛 Font size too large
- 🐛 Needs two font sizes
- 🐛 Problems downloading last month
- 🐛 Not able to download this month

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Login page loop
- Download fails or app closes
- App crashes
- Content not loading
- Blank pages
- Error messages on opening
- Blank screen when accessing readings
- App not working on iPhone
- Subscription paid but content not available
- Monthly editions not downloading
- Erratic downloads
- Topics are blank
- Daily prayers not received
- App closing unexpectedly
- App requires payment for existing subscribers
- App out of sync with regions
- Incorrect Bible version used
- Requires reinstallation monthly
- App is paid subscription only
- Login issues
- False internet connection errors
- Awkward versions of prayers
- Font size not adjustable
- App incompatible with new iOS versions
- App slowing down phone
- App requires update but no update available
- App rendered useless due to update issues
- Download issues
- Charged for non-downloaded content

**Most requested features**

- Fix all the bugs
- Update the app
- Add audio capability
- Change font size option
- Offer two font sizes
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard

## Recent user reviews (10 of 83)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magnificat-english-edition/id537667182/reviews.md

### 2/5 — App doesn't work

*2023-04-17*

I love the Magnificat publication but the app is just frustrating. It often won't let me get into the content even though it says I logged in successfully - it only stays on the login page. Also if I am able to get in, it won't download the issue. The app says it is downloading but then closes abruptly. Please fix all the bugs

### 3/5 — Was good…now glitches and shuts down app.

*2023-03-16*

Loved this to access text when on the go!

### 1/5 — Crashes

*2023-03-07*

This app keeps crashing on my wife’s iPhone 13 Max

### 5/5 — Best App on my iPhone!

*2022-10-14, version 5.0.2*

Keeps me in touch with the whole Church daily!! Thank you! God bless you always! To Jesus through Mary!

### 1/5 — Not loading and I’ve already paid for the subscription…Very disappointing!

*2022-09-04, version 5.0.2*

See Subject  line

### 5/5 — Support to the habit of regular prayer

*2022-08-12*

I have been using this App for 6 months now and I find it very helpful for developing and sustaining a ‘do-able’ prayer life. I’m not a Roman Catholic -yet it all works very well for my private devotions. I will be renewing my subscription which is extremely affordable.

### 2/5 — Blank

*2022-06-29, version 5.0.2*

When I try to open Mass it gives me a blank page. It won’t open the readings for the day. It opens on the iPad, but I don’t take that to church. Can you help?  I am paying for headings at this point. Very disappointing.

### 2/5 — Great when it works

*2022-04-26*

Great when it works, but too often shows an error message upon opening or when trying to download, and frequently shows a blank screen when clicking on mass readings etc. Very frustrating!

### 2/5 — Used to be good

*2022-04-08*

App isn’t working on the iPhone at the moment. Isn’t showing the words for Mass or prayers. Badly needs as update

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work anymore

*2022-04-06*

I used to love it doesn’t work anymore have cancelled my subscription

## Frequently asked questions about Magnificat English Edition

### What is the Magnificat English Edition app?

The app provides daily Mass prayers, scripture readings, spiritual reflections, and essays on the lives of saints. It is specifically designed for English-speaking countries that use the Jerusalem Bible Lectionary.

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

Key features include daily Mass prayers and scripture readings, morning, evening, and night prayers inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours, daily spiritual reflections, and essays on saints. It also offers reminders and audio hymns to support your prayer life.

### How much does the Magnificat English Edition app cost?

The app is free from the day of installation until the end of the month. After that, users can subscribe online or purchase each month through the app store. Subscribers to the paper edition receive complimentary access after registration.

### What liturgical source does the app use?

The app uses the Jerusalem Bible Lectionary as its liturgical source, which is appropriate for use in countries like the UK, Australia, and Ireland. It also utilizes ICEL texts.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

This app is intended for English-speaking Catholics who follow the Jerusalem Bible Lectionary and are looking for a daily resource for prayer, scripture, and spiritual reflection.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.9.0 — 2024-10-29

Dear user, this application will stop being supported soon. We invite you to install the Magnificat English Editions, which support both the Jerusalem Lectionnary and the American Bible

### 5.3.0 — 2024-02-14

New with May: contemplate and meditate with full-color reproductions of great works of sacred art, complete with commentary (in other Features)

### 5.0.2 — 2017-10-06

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

Optimised for the latest iOS
Overall redesign for a better user experience

### 4.1.7 — 2014-10-08

Improvement for downloading the inApp Purchase (monthly issue from iTunes)

### 4.1.6 — 2014-08-01

Download improvment

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