Comparison

The Mockingapp vs Venite.app

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

Head to head
About

The Mockingapp

Access daily devotionals, a categorized blog, and multiple podcasts from a ministry focused on connecting faith with everyday life. Enjoy fresh content on diverse topics and shareable devotional entries with customizable reminders.

Highlights
  • Categorized mobile blog
  • Daily devotional content
  • Multiple podcast episodes
  • Shareable devotional entries
  • Customizable reminders
Features
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The Mockingapp is the official app of Mockingbird Ministries, an organization that seeks to connect the grace of God with the realities of everyday life. The app brings together several strands of Mockingbird's work and puts them at your fingertips. Features include: - The Mockingbird Blog, fully optimized for mobile reading - Fresh content every weekday on topics ranging from relationships and movies to social science and theology (and everywhere in between) - Volumes 1 & 2 of the 365-day Mockingbird Devotional - Every episode of Mockingbird's various podcasts (The Mockingcast, Same Old Song, The Storymakers Podcast, and more), available to stream For more about Mockingbird, head to www.mbird.com.

About

Venite.app

Create daily prayer bulletins and access the Daily Office with this app rooted in the Anglican tradition. Features include automatic bulletin generation, saved verses, a meditation timer, and customizable prayer reminders. Listen to liturgy in various voices with optional background tracks.

Highlights
  • Automatic bulletin generation
  • Save favorite verses/prayers
  • Meditation timer
  • Custom prayer reminders
  • Listen to liturgy aloud
  • Export to Word document
Features
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Venite.app is a bulletin creator and Daily Office prayer app rooted in the Anglican tradition of the Episcopal Church. Features • Automatically generate bulletins for the Eucharist or Daily Office for any date • Save favorite verses or prayers • Take a moment to breathe with an in-app meditation timer • Set custom reminders to send you notifications when it's time to pray • Pray the Office, listen to it read aloud, or export it to a Word document Audio • Listen to the liturgy spoken in a variety of voices • Optional background tracks to help focus your prayer • Easy integration with Bluetooth audio and other remote controls to pause, fast-forward, and rewind Content • Morning Prayer, Noonday Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Compline • Rite I, Rite II, and Enriching Our Worship • Coverdale Psalter, 1979 BCP Psalter, and Inclusive Psalter • NRSV, ESV, KJV, and more Bible translations

Screenshots

The Mockingapp4 screens
Venite.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The Mockingapp and Venite.app both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Venite.app's written reviews are positive against 61% of The Mockingapp's. Venite.app also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for The Mockingapp against 4.8 for Venite.app. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 92 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of The Mockingapp's written reviews are positive against 93% of Venite.app's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Mockingapp ships an update every 2 months, Venite.app every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Mockingapp versus Venite.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe MockingappVenite.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (44 ratings) — better4.8 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews93.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4492 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB73 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMockingbird Ministries, IncGregory Johnston

Customer experience

The Mockingapp

All ratings44 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative35.7%

Venite.app

All ratings92 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%

In-app purchases

None

The Mockingapp

No in-app purchases

None

Venite.app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Mockingapp free?
The Mockingapp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Venite.app free?
Venite.app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Mockingapp or Venite.app?
The Mockingapp is rated higher. The Mockingapp averages 4.9 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Venite.app averages 4.8 from 92 ratings.
Do The Mockingapp or Venite.app have ads?
Neither The Mockingapp nor Venite.app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Mockingapp or Venite.app?
The Mockingapp ships an update every 2 months, and Venite.app every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Mockingapp was updated on August 10, 2026 and Venite.app on September 29, 2026.

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