Comparison

Intercede vs Columna Mobile

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

Columna Mobile

This app provides a daily reading plan for the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It guides users through the text in approximately five-minute daily sessions, allowing them to track progress and save private notes.

Highlights
  • Daily reading plan
  • Track reading progress
  • Save private notes
  • Browse by topic
  • View full outline
Features
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Columna is a daily reading plan for the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Open a day, read for about five minutes, and come back tomorrow. Each day opens the official English text on vatican.va. Columna does not host or change that text. - Follow the path day by day and keep your streak - Mark a reading complete and track your progress - Save a private note after you read - Browse by topic: Creed, sacraments, moral life, and prayer - See the full outline and where you left off There is no account. Your place, streak, and notes stay on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Intercede4 screens
Columna Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Columna Mobile at none against Intercede's 5. Intercede's advantage is ratings volume (36K vs 2) and chart position (#112 vs unranked). On price, rating and ads 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. Columna Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Intercede against 5.0 for Columna Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Intercede has 36K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Intercede versus Columna Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntercedeColumna Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (36K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings36K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#112 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDevoted Coders, LLCStacy Shinas

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

Columna Mobile

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
None

Columna Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Intercede free?
Intercede is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Columna Mobile free?
Columna Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Intercede or Columna Mobile?
Columna Mobile is rated higher. Intercede averages 5.0 out of 5 from 36K ratings, while Columna Mobile averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Intercede or Columna Mobile have ads?
Neither Intercede nor Columna Mobile shows ads.

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