# Ora: Catholic Prayer — Rosary, Bible & Mass

> Catholic prayer companion with Bible, guided prayers, AI spiritual advisor, and daily readings. (iPhone/iPad app by Mariana Giraldo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ora-catholic-prayer/id6759349958 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mariana Giraldo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1878232113)
- Category: Education, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 241 MB
- Languages: American English, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish
- Released: 2026-05-07
- Data updated: 2026-08-12
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ora-catholic-prayer/id6759349958/reviews.md

## What is Ora?

Ora is your Catholic prayer companion, designed to walk with you in your spiritual life every day.

PRAY WITH GUIDANCE

- Full Rosary with guided audio (male and female voices)
- Divine Mercy Chaplet
- Over 120 Catholic prayers organized by time of day
- 4 complete Novenas: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sacred Heart, Saint Jude and Christmas

READ THE BIBLE

- Complete Bible (Old and New Testament)
- Daily Mass readings according to the liturgical calendar
- AI-powered verse explanations
- Search, save and share your favorite verses

SPIRITUAL ADVISOR

- AI spiritual advisor grounded in the Magisterium of the Church
- Confession preparation
- Gospel explanations
- Answers to your questions of faith

LIVE YOUR FAITH

- Saint of the day with biography and prayer
- Verse of the day
- Prayer streak to help you stay consistent
- Statistics of your prayer life
- Personalized prayer reminders

MADE FOR YOU

- Available in Spanish, English and Portuguese
- Apple Watch app so you can pray the Rosary from your watch, without needing your phone nearby
- Light and dark theme
- Recommendations based on the time of day
- Share prayers and verses with family and friends
- Ora helps you build the habit of daily prayer and deepen your relationship with God. Download today and transform your spiritual life.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.oraappcatolica.com/en/privacy

## Key features

- Guided Rosary and Chaplet
- Complete Bible with AI explanations
- AI spiritual advisor
- Daily Mass readings
- Prayer streaks and statistics
- Multi-language support
- Apple Watch app

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ora Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Ora Premium Annual | $35.00 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ora-catholic-prayer/id6759349958/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Technology That Supports Your Spiritual Journey — Not Distracts From It

*2026-05-23*

A truly transformative app. So many young people are returning to the Catholic Church with real questions, and Ora offers a thoughtful, accessible way to support that journey. The AI tool is incredibly helpful, and the app makes it easier to build and stay consistent with prayer habits. I also love that it was designed with Hispanic and Portuguese-speaking Catholics in mind, making the experience feel personal, welcoming, and inclusive.

### 5/5 — Muy completa!

*2026-05-19*

Me ha ayudado a crecer en mi fe rápidamente y con buenas gráficas.

## Frequently asked questions about Ora

### What is Ora?

Ora is a Catholic prayer companion app designed to assist users in their daily spiritual life. It offers guided prayers, Bible readings, and an AI spiritual advisor grounded in Church teachings.

### Does Ora have ads?

No, Ora does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use, with optional premium features available through subscription.

### What prayers are available in Ora?

Ora includes the full Rosary with guided audio, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, over 120 Catholic prayers, and four complete Novenas. It also features daily Mass readings and verses.

### Can I use Ora offline?

The description does not specify offline functionality for all features. However, the Apple Watch app allows praying the Rosary without needing the phone nearby, suggesting some level of offline capability.

### What languages does Ora support?

Ora is available in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, making it accessible to a wider range of users.

### How does the AI spiritual advisor work?

The AI spiritual advisor in Ora is grounded in the Magisterium of the Church. It provides explanations of the Gospel, helps with confession preparation, and answers questions of faith.

### What are the subscription options for Ora Premium?

Ora Premium offers monthly and annual subscription plans. Both plans include a 14-day free trial, with the monthly plan costing $4.99 and the annual plan costing $35.00.

### How often is Ora updated?

The app was last updated on May 22, 2026, indicating recent development activity. The latest version is 1.2.1.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.1 — 2026-08-11

Your day, on your home screen.

WIDGETS
Ora now comes with six widgets you can add to your home screen and lock screen:
• Daily Readings — today's Mass readings, with an excerpt from the Gospel
• Verse of the Day — a Bible verse every morning
• Saint of the Day — meet the saint celebrated today
• Mysteries of the Day — today's Rosary mysteries
• Daily Mysteries List — all five mysteries at a glance
• Liturgical Day — today's celebration and liturgical color

They follow your app language, adapt to light and dark themes, and refresh on their own each day. Tap any widget to open that content in the app.

ADVISOR
• Your conversations with the Advisor are now saved. Open "Previous chats" to pick up where you left off, or delete any conversation you'd rather not keep.
• Explanations, chat answers and readings summaries can now be read aloud.
• Share an explanation or an answer with anyone, straight from the system share sheet.

READ ALOUD
• Full controls on the lock screen and car displays, with artwork.
• The Bible reader now follows along with the narration.
• Smoother, more natural pauses between sentences.
• Downloaded rosary voices are easier to remove.

ALSO IN THIS RELEASE
• Contact support directly from your profile.
• Restored paragraph structure and punctuation across the daily readings.
• Fixes to the novenas, the prayer to Saint Bridget, prayer icons, and Bible chapter spacing.
• Fixed a freeze on startup and a case where the audio player disappeared with no sound on Android.

Thank you for praying with Ora. Questions or ideas? Write to us from your profile.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-07-17

Read Aloud is here
Ora can now read to you. Tap play on the daily readings, any prayer, the Bible, and even AI explanations and advisor answers — with natural-sounding voices. Playback keeps going with full controls on your lock screen and on CarPlay, so you can pray and reflect hands-free while driving or on the go. We've also added a new free Spanish voice and premium natural voices for subscribers.

More prayers and novenas
We added a new prayer to Saint Brigitte, corrected several novenas, and made it easier to jump straight to novenas from the Explore tab. Prayer icons and navigation were cleaned up throughout.

Share what moves you
You can now share explanations and spiritual advisor answers directly with friends and family using your device's native share sheet.

Polish and fixes
Bible highlighting and explaining are more intuitive, note-taking is smoother, and we fixed an onboarding freeze, date pickers on iPhone and iPad, and password reset. Thank you for praying with Ora!

### 1.2.1 — 2026-05-22

• Improved Bible highlighting and "Explain" — easier and more intuitive
• Font size buttons stay visible while reading
• Added Litanies, with a smooth path from the Rosary into them
• Added Saint Michael of the Saints and new novenas
• Back button added to the tour
• Fixes: date picker on iPhone and iPad, Bible highlights, onboarding freeze, language bug

### 1.2.0 — 2026-05-20

- Added Novenas: pray traditional novenas with daily prompts 
- Added Litanies, accessible right after finishing the Rosary 
- Added Saint Michael of the Saints to the saints library 
- Font size controls now stay visible while you read 
- Fixed a language selection bug 
- Various bug fixes and improvements

### 1.1 — 2026-05-12

We've launched an Apple Watch app to pray from your wrist, new Rosary voices in Spanish and Portuguese, a redesigned Bible interface, and a spiritual advisor grounded in the documents of the Catholic faith.

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