Comparison

Liturgia vs eScrivaLite

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

Head to head
About

Liturgia

Access daily liturgy readings, gospels, and more for every day of the year. Includes prayers and information about the saint of the day. Offers a beautiful and simple interface for spiritual reflection.

Highlights
  • Daily liturgy readings
  • Gospels and responsories
  • Daily prayers
  • Saint of the day information
  • Readings for the entire year
Features
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O aplicativo Liturgia apresenta a liturgia diária de uma forma simples e bonita, na palma da sua mão. Com ele, você pode acessar a liturgia de todos os dias do ano (são leituras, evangelhos, responsórios, mensagens e muito mais!), fazer diversas orações, e ainda ficar sabendo qual é o santo de cada dia. Termos EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

eScrivaLite

Explore daily Catholic Mass gospel readings and meditate on St. Josemaria Escriva's insights. This free app makes spiritual reflection accessible and engaging, offering guidance for a deeper understanding of faith. Upgrade to access a collection of his influential books.

Highlights
  • Daily gospel readings
  • St. Josemaria Escriva's commentary
  • Meditation guidance
  • Spiritual reflection
  • Multi-language support
  • Downloadable books (premium)
Features
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'Incredible. Meditation made easy.' - Franca Attoh 'Great App, I read it before mass, first thing at morning, when I feel down.it's the best!' - Chigozie Ofor Over 100,000 people are diving deeper into the daily gospel readings from the Catholic Mass with eScrivalite. Let St Josemaria Escriva guide you to a fuller understanding of the Gospel as you meditate on his words. Users have said using the App has made Meditation easier. Why not make it a part of your daily prayer routine? St Josemaria's writings emphasize the laity's calling to sanctification. Pope St John Paul II made the following observation in his homily at the beatification of Escrivá: 'With supernatural intuition, Blessed Josemaría untiringly preached the universal call to holiness and apostolate. Christ calls everyone to become holy in the realities of everyday life. Hence work too is a means of personal holiness and apostolate, when it is done in union with Jesus Christ.' This free App makes the reading of the Gospel easy, attractive and straightforward. Just click on TODAY to access the Gospel of the day and the writings from St. Josemaria's published works about that Gospel. Click on the relevant points to read St. Josemaria's commentaries on the Gospel. Just click on the text you want to read, and the point opens up. If you upgrade to the Premium version you can download and own eight of St Josemaria's books; The Way, Furrow, The Forge, Christ is Passing By, Friends of God, Conversations, Holy Rosary, and The Way of the Cross. Available in 11 different languages, eScrivaLite identifies your preferred language, and it also comes with an inbuilt language selection tool for greater flexibility.

Screenshots

Liturgia4 screens
eScrivaLite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: eScrivaLite at none against Liturgia's shown. eScrivaLite also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 72%) and ratings volume (769 vs 61). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Liturgia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and eScrivaLite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.9 for Liturgia against 4.9 for eScrivaLite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eScrivaLite has 769 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Liturgia's written reviews are positive against 91% of eScrivaLite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liturgia ships an update every 6 weeks, eScrivaLite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Liturgia versus eScrivaLite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiturgiaeScrivaLite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (61 ratings)4.9 (769 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews91.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61769 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas Romano Marquez RizziIGRO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Customer experience

Liturgia

All ratings56 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative16.0%

eScrivaLite

All ratings769 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.9%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

Liturgia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

eScrivaLite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App not opening after recent update
  • Buttons or navigation not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search by keywords or topics
  • Support for additional liturgical calendars

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Liturgia

Subscriptions2
  • Mensal$1.991 Month
  • Anual$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Contribuir com ao app$1.99
  • Todos recursos$22.99
1 purchases

eScrivaLite

One-time1
  • All the books and more$7.99

Questions

Is Liturgia free?
Liturgia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eScrivaLite free?
eScrivaLite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Liturgia or eScrivaLite?
eScrivaLite is rated higher. Liturgia averages 4.9 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while eScrivaLite averages 4.9 from 769 ratings.
Do Liturgia or eScrivaLite have ads?
Liturgia shows ads; eScrivaLite does not.
Which is updated more often, Liturgia or eScrivaLite?
Liturgia ships an update every 6 weeks, and eScrivaLite every 2 months. Most recently, Liturgia was updated on November 2, 2026 and eScrivaLite on November 11, 2026.

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