Comparison

Praying the Angelus vs Ángelus

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

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About

Praying the Angelus

This app offers a daily prayer experience, commemorating the Angelus and the Incarnation. It provides customizable reminders, weekly videos of the Pope reciting the prayer, and is available in multiple languages. It also includes information about the Regina Coeli prayer during the Easter season.

Highlights
  • Daily Angelus prayer
  • Customizable reminders
  • Weekly papal recitation videos
  • Multilingual support
  • Regina Coeli prayer during Easter
  • Information on prayer life
Features
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Welcome to the Magnificat Angelus App! In some places, the church bells still ring daily in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. The Angelus is a very ancient prayer commemorating the Angel’s message (Angelus) to Mary, announcing to her that she will give birth to Jesus. This prayer is first and foremost a commemoration of the mystery of the Incarnation: God made man to save us all. By reciting it with a faithful heart, it allows you to unite your everyday life, its joys and sorrows, to God who became one of us. Taking precedence over any daily activity at a specific time, it reminds us “One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God” (Mt 4:4), and even more so from the Incarnate Word, our Lord Jesus Christ! In order to help you establish the habit of praying the Angelus daily, you will be given the opportunity to set up reminders at the hours most convenient for your schedule (by default at 8am, 12pm, and 8pm). You will also be able to watch weekly videos of the Angelus recited by the Pope along with the faithful gathered in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Your Angelus app is available in Latin and in every language of the MAGNIFICAT editions: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese and Slovenian. Note: The Regina Coeli is said during the Easter season (from Easter Sunday to the day prior to Pentecost). The Angelus is said during the rest of the year. If you like our app, please take a moment to rate us in the app store. For bug reports or to share comments, email app@magnificat.com as we can’t reply to comments on the store. Available as both an App and paper subscription, MAGNIFICAT is a spiritual guide to help you develop your prayer life, grow in your spiritual life, find a way to a more profound love for Christ, and participate in the Holy Mass with greater fervor. MAGNIFICAT is a monthly publication designed for daily use, to encourage both liturgical and personal prayer. It can be used to follow daily Mass and can also be read at home or wherever you find yourself for personal or family prayer. Every day, in a convenient, pocket-sized format, MAGNIFICAT offers beautiful prayers for both morning and evening inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours. It also includes the official texts of daily Mass, meditations written by spiritual giants of the Church and more contemporary authors, essays on the lives of the saints of today and yesterday, and articles giving valuable spiritual insight into masterpieces of sacred art. Try MAGNIFICAT. Your prayer life will never be the same!

About

Ángelus

This app facilitates daily prayer of Angelus or Regina Coeli with audio support and progress tracking to build a consistent prayer habit. It offers customizable reminders, adjustable audio speed, and the option to learn prayers in Latin.

Highlights
  • Angelus and Regina Coeli prayers
  • Daily progress tracking
  • Audio playback with highlighting
  • Programmable reminders
  • Latin audio option
  • Customizable audio speed
Features
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Angelus App. This app allows you to pray Angelus or Regina Coeli daily and record your progress to help you create the Habit of Praying It Daily. Features: - Angelus and Regina Coeli prayers. - Simple interface. - The app tracks the daily progress. - Counter of Angelus and Reginas that help to create the habit of Daily Prayer. - Save a list of your Own Requests with a Photo. - Audio Player - Read your Prayers accompanied by Audio. - AutoPlay Function: With the touch of the Play Button the Audio and Text of the Sentences Play Automatically. - Highlighting the Text that the Audio is reading. - Alerts indicating the termination of an Angelus or Regina Coeli. - Programmable reminders: [6:00 AM] [12:00 PM] [6:00 PM]. - Audio Speed Configuration. - Audio Player (Play the audio of your prayers so you can hear and pray them everywhere). - The Angelus and the Regina are Available in Latin Audio. (Learn to say your sentences in Latin). - Indications in Settings Tab to change the Narrator's Voice. - Change Language or Settings.

Screenshots

Praying the Angelus4 screens
Ángelus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Praying the Angelus at 81% against Ángelus's 25%. Praying the Angelus also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Ángelus's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Ángelus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Praying the Angelus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ángelus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 90 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Praying the Angelus's written reviews are positive against 25% of Ángelus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Praying the Angelus ships an update every 11 months, Ángelus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Praying the Angelus versus Ángelus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPraying the AngelusÁngelus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (65 ratings)4.8 (90 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6590 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagnificatJose Ignacio Gonzalez Rivera

Customer experience

Praying the Angelus

All ratings65 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.2%

Ángelus

All ratings90 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Praying the Angelus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ángelus

One-time1
  • Premium Version - Lifetime Access$2.99

Questions

Is Praying the Angelus free?
Praying the Angelus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ángelus free?
Ángelus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Praying the Angelus or Ángelus?
Ángelus is rated higher. Praying the Angelus averages 4.4 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Ángelus averages 4.8 from 90 ratings.
Do Praying the Angelus or Ángelus have ads?
Neither Praying the Angelus nor Ángelus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Praying the Angelus or Ángelus?
Praying the Angelus ships an update every 11 months, and Ángelus every 3 months. Most recently, Praying the Angelus was updated on September 21, 2026 and Ángelus on September 18, 2026.

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