Padre vs Live the Mass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Padre
Access spiritual thoughts and reflections from St. Padre Pio and Mons. Pierino Galeone. Content is available in multiple languages, offering insights into faith and suffering.
- Spiritual thoughts of St. Padre Pio
- Reflections by Mons. Pierino Galeone
- Multilingual content (English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Czech)
- Insights into faith and suffering
- Testimonies of St. Padre Pio's life
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On this app there will be published spiritual thoughts of St. Padre Pio and Mons. Pierino Galeone in english, german, italian, spanish, french and czech language. Mons. Pierino Galeone was a testimony of the life of St. Padre Pio during more than twenty years. As his spiritual son, son he lived close to St. Pio, during the holy mass, talks, experience in prayer and in his sufferings. He founded the Secular Institute: Service of Suffering.
Live the Mass
Access daily Mass readings, prayers, and the liturgical calendar to deepen your spiritual practice. Prepare for celebrations in advance and enjoy offline access to all content. Available in English and Spanish with customizable display options.
- Daily Mass readings (First, Psalm, Second, Gospel)
- Mass prayers
- Liturgical calendar with saints and feasts
- Offline mode for access anywhere
- Multilingual support (English and Spanish)
- Customizable display settings
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An app designed to help you live the Mass better, with daily readings, prayers, and the liturgical calendar. The app provides the Mass texts for any day of the year. Main features: - Missal and Readings: Access the complete readings for the day (First, Psalm, Second, and Gospel) and the Mass prayers. - Preparation: Check tomorrow's readings or any future date to prepare the celebration in advance. - Liturgical Calendar: Navigate the calendar to see saints, feasts, and liturgical colors for each day. - Offline Mode: The app is designed to work without connection. Download the necessary data at startup and use it anywhere, even without coverage. - Personalization: Choose between English and Spanish and adjust the display for comfortable reading. - Support: Found an error or have a suggestion? Contact us directly from the app. Continuously evolving: This app is a living project. It currently includes the Ordinary of the Mass and the proper texts for each day. We continue working to progressively add more prefaces, alternate formulas, and specific prayers in future updates.
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The clearest difference is ads: Live the Mass at none against Padre's shown. Live the Mass also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Padre's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Padre holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Padre ships an update every 11 months, Live the Mass every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Padre | Live the Mass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Huber | Jaime Martin Lozano |
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Padre
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In-app purchases
Padre
No in-app purchases
Live the Mass
No in-app purchases
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