Comparison

Catholic Essentials vs Pray Rosary Audio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Catholic Essentials

This app serves as a digital prayer book for Filipino Roman Catholics, offering essential guides and prayers for their spiritual journey. It provides offline access to a collection of prayers and spiritual resources, with more content planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Holy Rosary Guide with photos
  • Holy Mass Guide
  • Holy Rosary Prayers
  • Holy Rosary Mysteries
  • Miscellaneous Prayers
  • Offline access
Features
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Catholic Essentials is a Filipino prayer companion. Over 180 prayers in Tagalog and English, side by side, in text you can actually read. Completely rebuilt from the ground up. READABLE, FINALLY Every prayer supports the iPhone's own text size settings, plus a slider right beside the text. Make it as large as you need without losing your place. Dark mode for praying at night or before dawn. TAGALOG AND ENGLISH, TOGETHER Read one language, the other, or both at once. The whole app can be set to Tagalog — not just the prayers, but the buttons and menus too. THE ROSARY, GUIDED Follow the beads one at a time. The app knows the day's mysteries, tracks where you are, and remembers your place if you're interrupted. All four sets — Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, Luminous — each with a scripture reading and a short reflection for every decade. TEN NOVENAS Nine days, tracked. Pasiyam for the departed. For the sick. For overseas workers and the families waiting at home. For students before an exam. For work and livelihood. For the family, for expectant mothers, in thanksgiving, in hardship, and for peace of mind. HOLY WEEK Visita Iglesia and Bisita Iglesya, the Stations of the Cross, and the Scriptural Way of the Cross in Tagalog — each station its own screen, no more pinching at a scanned page. DAILY RHYTHM The Angelus at 6:00 AM, noon and 6:00 PM, with optional reminders. The Hour of Mercy at 3:00 PM. Both open straight to the prayer. During Eastertide the Angelus becomes the Regina Caeli, as it should. THE CHURCH'S YEAR The app quietly follows the liturgical calendar — the season shows on the home screen, along with Philippine feasts like Santo Niño, Peñafrancia, Undas and Simbang Gabi. A calendar of saints, with the Filipino ones marked. ALSO INSIDE The Order of the Mass. Morning and evening prayers. Prayers for the sick, for travel, for storms, for the departed, for a home at peace. An examination of conscience and a plain guide to going to confession. The Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, the works of mercy, the seven sacraments. FIND ANYTHING Search across both languages at once. Bookmark what you return to. WORKS ANYWHERE Everything is stored on your phone. No internet needed — in a jeepney, in the province, on a ship, anywhere. No ads. No account. Nothing about you is collected or sent anywhere. Built in the Philippines.

About

Pray Rosary Audio

This app offers guided audio prayers for the Holy Rosary, with daily reminders and meditations on the mysteries of Jesus' life. It provides step-by-step instructions for both new and experienced users, supporting offline playback and multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Audio-guided Holy Rosary
  • Daily mystery of the day
  • Step-by-step prayer instructions
  • Daily prayer reminders
  • Offline audio support
  • Multiple languages
Features
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Pray Rosary Audio is a simple and beautiful Catholic prayer app designed to help you pray the Holy Rosary anytime, anywhere. Whether you are new to the Rosary or have prayed it for years, this app provides step-by-step guidance, audio prayers, daily reminders, and meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary. Features: • Holy Rosary with audio guidance • Daily mystery of the day • Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries • Learn how to pray the Rosary step by step • Daily prayer reminders • Offline audio support • Multiple languages available • Beautiful and easy-to-use interface Pray with Mary and meditate on the life of Jesus through the Holy Rosary. The Rosary is one of the most beloved Catholic devotions, helping millions of people grow in faith, peace, and prayer every day. Download Pray Rosary Audio and make the Holy Rosary part of your daily spiritual journey. https://masterfiveappsstudios.com/privacidade_en https://masterfiveappsstudios.com/terms_en

Screenshots

Catholic Essentials4 screens
Pray Rosary Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pray Rosary Audio at Free against Catholic Essentials's $1.99. Pray Rosary Audio also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 29 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Catholic Essentials's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pray Rosary Audio is free to download; Catholic Essentials costs $1.99 up front. Pray Rosary Audio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Catholic Essentials asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catholic Essentials ships an update every 29 months, Pray Rosary Audio daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Catholic Essentials versus Pray Rosary Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatholic EssentialsPray Rosary Audio
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—54 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB69 MB
Age rating4++17
DeveloperJovito Jr. AuzaLindeberguem Santana Neves

In-app purchases

None

Catholic Essentials

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pray Rosary Audio

Subscriptions2
  • Rosary Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Rosary Premium Annual$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Catholic Essentials free?
Catholic Essentials costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pray Rosary Audio free?
Pray Rosary Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Catholic Essentials or Pray Rosary Audio have ads?
Pray Rosary Audio shows ads; Catholic Essentials does not.
Which is updated more often, Catholic Essentials or Pray Rosary Audio?
Catholic Essentials ships an update every 29 months, and Pray Rosary Audio daily. Most recently, Catholic Essentials was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pray Rosary Audio on November 13, 2026.

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