Novena vs Saint Jude Thaddeus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Novena
This app guides users through the Catholic tradition of the Novena de Aguinaldos, a Colombian Christmas custom. It provides a step-by-step format for praying the novena, making it easy to follow for those unfamiliar with the tradition.
- Step-by-step novena prayer guide
- Explanation of Colombian Christmas traditions
- Facilitates family and social gatherings
- Includes traditional elements like carols and games
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La Novena de Aguinaldos es una tradicion católica no solo en Colombia sino en algunos países vecinos. Si no conoces en qué consiste esta tradición en Colombia, esta aplicacion es perfecta para que fácilmente sigas el paso a paso de cómo se reza esta novena. Esta costumbre es un espacio religioso y social donde las familias y amigos se reunen a rezar la novena de aguinaldos y a celebrar las festividades navideñas al estilo colombiano. Esto viene acompañado de villancicos, juegos, comidas tradicionales como los buñuelos o la natilla, baile o simplemente una oportunidad de compartir con los seres queridos las fiestas de diciembre.
Saint Jude Thaddeus
This app offers a practical novena to Saint Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of desperate cases. It guides users through daily prayers, tracks progress, and allows for saving personal prayers with photos. Features include audio playback with highlighted text and reminders to foster a consistent prayer habit.
- Novena Prayers
- Progress Tracking
- Save Personal Prayers with Photos
- Audio Player with Highlighted Text
- AutoPlay Function
- Daily Prayer Counter
- Completion Alerts
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SAINT JUDE THADDEUS NOVENA Practical Novena to St. Jude Thaddeus, patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. This app allows you to pray the Novena daily and record your progress to help you easily continue the next day. Save your own prayers by adding a photo to make it easier for you to make your requests every day. Functions: - Novena Prayers - Simple interface - The app saves your progress. - List of prayers. - Audio Player. - Prayers with Audio. - Automatically plays the Novena and the Rosary Highlighting the Text that the Audio is reading. - New AutoPlay Function: With the touch of the Play Button, the Audio and the Text of the Prayers are Automatically Played. - New Counter of Novenas and Rosaries that help to create the Habit of Daily Prayer. - New Alerts indicating the completion of a Novena or Rosary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Novena at none against Saint Jude Thaddeus's 1. Novena also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Saint Jude Thaddeus's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 51 months) and ratings volume (669 vs 5). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Saint Jude Thaddeus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Novena asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Novena against 4.9 for Saint Jude Thaddeus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saint Jude Thaddeus has 669 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Novena's written reviews are positive against 68% of Saint Jude Thaddeus's.
Novena ships an update every 51 months, Saint Jude Thaddeus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Novena | Saint Jude Thaddeus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.9 (669 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 67.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 669 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 51 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BoCoSoft,Inc. | Jose Ignacio Gonzalez Rivera |
Customer experience
Novena
Saint Jude Thaddeus
Bugs and requests
Novena
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Saint Jude Thaddeus
Reported bugs
4 issues- Audio playback malfunction and crashes
- Language settings not functional despite premium purchase
- Computerized voice mispronounces words
- Audio playback issues with St. Jude Novena
Requested features
6 requests- Professional human voice narration for audio
- Language selection settings (Spanish support)
- Updated version post-Vatican II
- Improved app navigation and layout
- Better audio pacing and pauses
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- Text formatting for proper prayer responses
In-app purchases
Novena
No in-app purchases
Saint Jude Thaddeus
- Premium Version - Lifetime Access$2.99
Questions
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