Comparison

eScrivaLite vs Padre Leonardo Wagner

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

Head to head
About

eScrivaLite

This app provides daily Catholic Mass gospel readings and meditations based on the writings of St. Josemaria Escriva. It aims to make understanding the Gospel easier and can be integrated into daily prayer routines. An optional premium version offers access to eight of his books.

Highlights
  • Daily gospel readings
  • St. Josemaria Escriva meditations
  • Commentaries on the Gospel
  • Language selection tool
  • Offline book downloads (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.

About

Padre Leonardo Wagner

Access spiritual formations and support a religious apostolate's reach across the country. This application provides resources for spiritual growth and enables users to contribute to the mission's expansion.

Highlights
  • Access spiritual formations
  • Support religious apostolate
  • Nationwide reach
  • Spiritual growth resources
Features
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Baixe agora o aplicativo do Padre Leonardo Wagner, acesse as nossas formações e ajude o nosso apostolado a chegar aos quatro cantos do país.

Screenshots

eScrivaLite4 screens
Padre Leonardo Wagner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Padre Leonardo Wagner at none against eScrivaLite's 1. Padre Leonardo Wagner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). eScrivaLite's advantage is ratings volume (769 vs 3). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. eScrivaLite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Padre Leonardo Wagner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for eScrivaLite against 5.0 for Padre Leonardo Wagner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eScrivaLite has 769 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of eScrivaLite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Padre Leonardo Wagner's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eScrivaLite versus Padre Leonardo Wagner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereScrivaLitePadre Leonardo Wagner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (769 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings769 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB20 MB
Age rating4++17
DeveloperIGRO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDVictor Moreira

Customer experience

eScrivaLite

All ratings726 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.9%

Padre Leonardo Wagner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Padre Leonardo Wagner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

eScrivaLite

One-time1
  • All the books and more$7.99
None

Padre Leonardo Wagner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eScrivaLite free?
eScrivaLite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Padre Leonardo Wagner free?
Padre Leonardo Wagner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eScrivaLite or Padre Leonardo Wagner?
Padre Leonardo Wagner is rated higher. eScrivaLite averages 4.9 out of 5 from 769 ratings, while Padre Leonardo Wagner averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do eScrivaLite or Padre Leonardo Wagner have ads?
eScrivaLite shows ads; Padre Leonardo Wagner does not.

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