Comparison

Oraciones vs Padre Pio

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

Head to head
About

Oraciones

This app offers a comprehensive collection of Christian prayers in Spanish, including daily, personal, family, and liturgical prayers. It features tools like a teleprompter, prayer counter, and customizable text display for an enhanced prayer experience.

Highlights
  • Daily and occasional prayers
  • Personal, family, and liturgical prayers
  • Favorite and easily access prayers
  • Hourly notifications
  • Adjustable teleprompter
  • Zoom and text coloring
  • Share prayers
Features
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La aplicación Oraciones es un recurso completo, liviano y confiable para oraciones cristianas personales en español. Reúne una selección diversa de oraciones de las ricas tradiciones de los cristianos. Este tesoro de adoración incluye oraciones personales, familiares y litúrgicas. Incluye una gran colección de oraciones diarias que se pueden usar en diferentes ocasiones en nuestras vidas. † Características † • Oraciones diarias, oraciones ocasionales, letanías, novenos, oraciones marianas, oración a Jesús, oraciones a los santos y mucho más. • Favorito sus oraciones y acceder a ellas fácilmente. • Llame cada hora para recibir notificaciones cada hora. • Teleprompter. • Contador de oración. • Detalles de la temporada actual, pensamientos diarios y lecturas diarias. † Excelentes formas de leer † • Teleprompter de pantalla completa con velocidad ajustable. • Acercar y alejar para ajustar el texto. • Colorear el texto para una mejor comprensión. • Interfaz de usuario dinámica con respecto a fechas importantes. • Interfaz de usuario simple y elegante. • Comparta las oraciones con sus amigos y familiares. Derechos de autor: Todos los derechos de autor, marcas registradas, derechos de diseño, patentes y otros derechos de propiedad intelectual (registrados y no registrados) en Prayers se pueden extraer de diferentes fuentes y libros. Cortesía A diferentes fuentes de oración en línea y libros de oración cristianos: Gracias por su inspiración. Puede adquirir una suscripción que se renueva automáticamente mediante una compra dentro de la aplicación. • Suscripción autorenovable: Oraciones plus • Su suscripción se cargará a su cuenta de iTunes al confirmar la compra y se renovará automáticamente (con la duración seleccionada) a menos que la renovación automática se desactive al menos 24 horas antes del final del período actual. • La suscripción actual no se puede cancelar durante el período de suscripción activa; sin embargo, puedes administrar tu suscripción y/o desactivar la renovación automática visitando la configuración de tu cuenta de iTunes después de la compra. • Política de privacidad y condiciones de uso (Terms of Use): https://reeba256.github.io/es_terms_privacy

About

Padre Pio

This app provides a guided experience for praying the Novena, Chaplet, and Rosary to Padre Pio. It features auto-playing audio with highlighted text, progress tracking, and customizable reminders to help users establish a daily prayer habit. Users can also save personal prayers with photos.

Highlights
  • Daily Novena prayer with progress tracking
  • Auto-play audio with highlighted text
  • Programmable daily prayer reminders
  • Save personal prayers with photos
  • Audio player for prayers
  • Novena completion alerts
Features
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PRAYERS TO PADRE PIO OF PIETRELCINA: Novena, Chaplet and Rosary to Padre Pio. 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: - Simple interface - Automatically plays the Novena, 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 that help to create the Habit of Daily Prayer. - New Alerts indicating the completion of a Novena. - Programmable reminders to encourage the habit of praying daily. - The app saves your progress. - List of your Requests. - Audio Player. - Prayers with Audio. - Indications in Settings Tab to change the Narrator's Voice. - Change Language or Settings Padre Pio, also known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Italian: Pio da Pietrelcina), (25 May 1887 – 23 September 1968), was an Italian friar, priest, stigmatist and mystic, now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Born Francesco Forgione, he was given the name of Pius (Italian: Pio) when he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Padre Pio became famous for exhibiting stigmata for most of his life, thereby generating much interest. He was both beatified (1999) and canonized (2002) by Pope John Paul II.

Screenshots

Oraciones4 screens
Padre Pio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Padre Pio at none against Oraciones's shown. Padre Pio also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Oraciones's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 55%) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 298). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Oraciones sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Padre Pio 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 — 4.8 for Oraciones against 4.8 for Padre Pio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oraciones has 3.1K ratings behind it against 298, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Oraciones's written reviews are positive against 55% of Padre Pio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oraciones ships an update every 8 months, Padre Pio every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Oraciones versus Padre Pio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOracionesPadre Pio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.1K ratings)4.8 (298 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3.1K — better298
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReeba SebastianJose Ignacio Gonzalez Rivera

Customer experience

Oraciones

All ratings3,149 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative0.0%

Padre Pio

All ratings298 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%

User reviews

Oraciones

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Comprehensive prayer collection
  • 🙏 Helpful for daily prayer
  • 😇 Enhances spiritual connection

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • ⚠️ Missing important prayers

Padre Pio

From 298 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙏 Powerful prayers and spiritual connection
  • 💖 Deeply appreciated for healing and guidance
  • ✨ Easy to use and navigate
  • 👍 Highly valued app for daily prayers
  • 🌟 Offers comfort and a sense of love

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Robotic and unnatural computer voice
  • 💰 Paid features inaccessible or disappointing
  • 💸 Users feel ripped off by premium version
  • 💻 App not optimized for larger screens (iPad)
  • 🤏 Tiny font size, difficult to read

Bugs and requests

Oraciones

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add Divine Mercy prayer in Spanish
  • Ability to change language
  • Include more novenas and special prayers

Padre Pio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Lost progress after crashes
  • Paid premium features not unlocked

Requested features

5 requests
  • Human voice for prayers
  • Option to change voice
  • Improve font size and readability
  • Better functionality for upgraded version
  • Vertical orientation optimization for tablets

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Oraciones

Subscriptions1
  • Oraciones Plus$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Oraciones Pro$9.99
1 purchases

Padre Pio

One-time1
  • Premium Version - Lifetime Access$3.99

Questions

Is Oraciones free?
Oraciones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Padre Pio free?
Padre Pio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Oraciones or Padre Pio?
Padre Pio is rated higher. Oraciones averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Padre Pio averages 4.8 from 298 ratings.
Do Oraciones or Padre Pio have ads?
Oraciones shows ads; Padre Pio does not.
Which is updated more often, Oraciones or Padre Pio?
Oraciones ships an update every 8 months, and Padre Pio every 3 months. Most recently, Oraciones was updated on November 11, 2026 and Padre Pio on November 11, 2026.

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