# Simple Angelus — Traditional Catholic Devotion

> Traditional Catholic Devotion (iPhone/iPad app by Opus Servi.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-angelus/id6763928929 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Opus Servi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895559009)
- Category: Lifestyle, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-28
- Data updated: 2026-08-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-angelus/id6763928929/reviews.md

## What is Simple Angelus?

Simple Angelus is a faithful digital companion for the traditional Catholic devotion of the Angelus. It rings the bell at the three canonical hours — morning, noon, and evening — and presents the prayers of the Church simply and beautifully.

The app follows the pre-1955 traditional Roman calendar. The Regina Caeli replaces the Angelus from Easter Sunday through the Saturday before Trinity Sunday, as the Church has always done. Prayer postures observe Benedict XIV's 1742 decree: kneeling on weekdays, standing during Paschaltide and on Sundays.

Prayers are offered in English, Spanish, French, and the Latin of the Roman Missal. Notifications include excerpts from the Alma Redemptoris Mater or the Regina Caeli — automatically swapped according to the season — at gentle volume.

Simple Angelus asks nothing of you except that you pause and pray. It contains no advertisements, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no donation prompts, and no accounts. It collects no data. It is offered freely as a service to the Church.

"The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary, and she conceived of the Holy Ghost…"


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.12 — 2026-08-05

- A new Sound Delay setting lets the reminder wait a few seconds past the hour, so another app's notification doesn't cut the chant short.
- The home-screen and lock-screen widgets are redrawn, and now rest quietly once you've prayed all three hours.
- Wide-ranging accessibility improvements throughout, for VoiceOver and larger text sizes.
- Clearer prayer section headings and small polish across the app.

### 1.3.1 — 2026-06-27

Pray in a different language than the app. For example, use the app in the vernacular and pray in Latin.  Minor UI adjustments and a handful of small fixes.

### 1.2.6 — 2026-06-16

Removed speech recognition mode; improved localization; improved reminders and made them more reliable; small visual and accessibility refinements throughout.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-06-05

All four seasonal Marian hymns are now available as notification sounds; small UI and reminder tweaks; clearer guidance on posture

### 1.0.41 — 2026-05-28

Small improvements to notification scheduling, UI layout, and localization.

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