Comparison

Intercede vs The Novena App

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

Head to head
About

Intercede

This app offers a focused approach to Catholic prayer, specializing in multi-day novenas for various intentions. It provides saint biographies, customizable reminders, and the ability to pray with friends and family. Track your intentions and prayer progress within a dedicated spiritual companion.

Highlights
  • Extensive novena collection for various intentions
  • Detailed saint biographies
  • Customizable prayer reminders
  • Community prayer with friends and family
  • Personal prayer intention tracking
  • Prayer progress history
Features
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**Intercede: Deepen Your Catholic Prayer Life (formerly the Pray Catholic Novenas app)** Intercede is a Catholic prayer app uniquely focused on novenas, which are multi-day prayers, some extending up to nine months. Created by a Catholic for Catholics, Intercede focuses exclusively on traditional Catholic devotions, distinguishing it from other apps that cater to a broader Christian audience. Whether you're seeking healing, discernment, employment, or any special intention, Intercede offers novenas for every need. From the powerful Sacred Heart novena to St. Jude for impossible cases, find the perfect prayer companion. **Key Features:** - **Pray with Purpose** Explore an extensive collection of novenas tailored for every intention—from healing to discernment—guiding you through structured prayer experiences. - **Discover the Saints** Gain inspiration from richly detailed biographies of saints whose intercessions you're seeking, deepening your spiritual connection and understanding. - **Never Forget a Novena** Stay committed to your spiritual goals with timely, gentle reminders that ensure you never miss a day of your novena prayers. - **Pray Together** Invite friends and family to join your novenas, fostering community and shared spiritual growth through collective prayer. - **Track Your Intention** Add and track your personal prayer intentions seamlessly, keeping them visible during daily prayers and enhancing your focus and devotion. - **Your Prayer History** Easily monitor your prayer progress and completed novenas, reflecting on your spiritual growth and celebrating your prayerful milestones. **Why Catholics Love Intercede** "Intercede has completely transformed my prayer habits—consistent, meaningful, and easy to keep up with." "This app is a blessing! The saint biographies have made my prayers come alive." "Perfect for busy Catholics. The reminders keep me on track with my novenas." Intercede Patrons support the Intercede app. When you become an Intercede Patron with a subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account when you confirm your purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off anytime by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. The current price for the Canonization Patron level is USD 29.99 per year. Depending on exchange rates, prices and currency may vary from country to country. **Intercede's privacy policy & terms of use** https://catholicnovenaapp.com/privacy/ https://catholicnovenaapp.com/tos/

About

The Novena App

This app provides a comprehensive collection of traditional Catholic novenas to deepen faith and strengthen connection with God. Users can access a vast array of prayers, create personalized novenas, and track their spiritual journey with a user-friendly interface and helpful features like dark mode and quick search.

Highlights
  • Vast array of traditional Catholic novenas
  • Create and track personalized prayers
  • Favorite and easily access beloved novenas
  • Dark Mode for comfortable reading
  • Clean, intuitive user interface
  • Quick search for instant access
Features
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The Catholic Novena App is a comprehensive, lightweight, and trusted source for novenas in English, designed to help users deepen their faith and strengthen their connection with God through daily prayer. Access a vast array of traditional Catholic novenas or create and track your own personalized prayers. With a user-friendly interface and a range of customization options, the Novena App is the ideal spiritual companion for anyone looking to enrich their prayer life and grow closer to God. With its rich selection of prayers, carefully curated from the deep traditions of the Catholic Church, the app brings a meaningful prayer experience right to your fingertips. † Features † • Easily favorite and access your most beloved novenas • Dark Mode for comfortable reading at any time • Clean, intuitive user interface • Quick search for instant access to specific novenas Copyrights: All copyrights, trademarks, design rights, patents, and other intellectual property rights (registered and unregistered) in and on Catholic Prayers are inspired by various sources and books dedicated to the Catholic faith. Courtesy: Our sincere thanks to various online prayer sources and Christian prayer books for their inspiration. Privacy Policy: The app respects user privacy and does not collect or share any personal information without the user’s knowledge. Our purpose is solely to share prayers and support spiritual growth. For more details, read our privacy policy at: https://reeba256.github.io/privacypolicy Contact Us: For questions or suggestions, reach out to us at reebasebastian@icloud.com—we’d love to hear from you!

Screenshots

Intercede4 screens
The Novena App4 screens

Verdict

The call

Intercede and The Novena App both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Intercede's written reviews are positive against 42% of The Novena App's. Intercede also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). The Novena App's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Intercede sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and The Novena App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Intercede against 4.8 for The Novena App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Intercede has 36K ratings behind it against 913, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Intercede's written reviews are positive against 42% of The Novena App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Intercede ships an update fortnightly, The Novena App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Intercede versus The Novena App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntercedeThe Novena App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (36K ratings) — better4.8 (913 ratings)
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings36K — better913
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevoted Coders, LLCReeba Sebastian

Customer experience

Intercede

All ratings36,014 ratings
Positive99.3%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.4%

The Novena App

All ratings909 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Intercede

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Subscription issues causing loss of progress
  • App crashes or freezes reported

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more novenas and prayers
  • Improve search and filtering options
  • Implement audio/TTS support
  • Allow customization of reminders
  • Provide more free content

The Novena App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Intercede

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Patron$4.991 Month
  • Canonization Patron$29.991 Year
  • Blessed Patron$29.991 Year
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  • Patron14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Family Patron14 Days trial$44.991 Year
3 purchases

The Novena App

Subscriptions3
  • Novena Plus$0.991 Month
  • Novena Pro$4.996 Months
  • Novena Go$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Intercede free?
Intercede is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Novena App free?
The Novena App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Intercede or The Novena App?
Intercede is rated higher. Intercede averages 5.0 out of 5 from 36K ratings, while The Novena App averages 4.8 from 913 ratings.
Do Intercede or The Novena App have ads?
The Novena App shows ads; Intercede does not.
Which is updated more often, Intercede or The Novena App?
Intercede ships an update fortnightly, and The Novena App every 6 months. Most recently, Intercede was updated on November 8, 2026 and The Novena App on November 7, 2026.

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