Comparison

eScrivaLite vs iMeditate (Opus Dei)

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

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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

iMeditate (Opus Dei)

Live your Christian faith with daily reflections, the Roman Missal, and the complete Bible. Follow your spiritual plan, access writings by St. Josemaría, and engage with AI for guidance on prayer and daily life. Available in multiple languages with customizable text and modes.

Highlights
  • Daily liturgical information
  • Roman Missal in Latin/English
  • Daily readings
  • Writings of St. Josemaría
  • Complete Bible
  • Plan of Life tracking
  • AI-powered spiritual guidance
Features
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This app will help you live your Christian faith in your ordinary work and family life, and follow your Plan of Life with the hand of St Josemaría. Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The Missal can be shown in Latin only, or in Latin and English side by side. Includes the following: • Today: the liturgical day and its colour, your Plan of Life progress, the Gospel of the Day, the Monthly Letter and prayers, all on one screen. • Roman Missal in Latin with English alongside: the propers of each day, the Order of Mass, Prefaces, Eucharistic Prayers I–IV and the readings, following the Opus Dei calendar. • Daily readings in Latin (Nova Vulgata) beside the English translation. • Books by St Josemaría: The Way, Furrow, The Forge, Christ is Passing By, Friends of God, The Way of the Cross, Holy Rosary, In Love with the Church and Conversations, opened from escriva.org without leaving the app. • The complete Bible, Old and New Testament, book by book. • Plan of Life: tick off the 14 norms each day, from the Morning Offering to Holy Mass, Visit to the Blessed Sacrament, Angelus and Preces. Most norms open their prayer with one tap. • Add your own norms, set the days you want to live them, and see your week at a glance in the Weekly View. • Prayer book with the prayers in Latin and in your language, searchable and available offline. • Monthly Letter of the Prelate of Opus Dei in English, Spanish and Portuguese. • AI: ask about prayer, work, family, humility or any part of the interior life, and receive points from St Josemaría's writings quoted word for word, with the book and number of each. • Light and dark mode, and adjustable text size throughout the app. The Writings, Bible, Monthly Letter and AI need an internet connection.

Screenshots

eScrivaLite4 screens
iMeditate (Opus Dei)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iMeditate (Opus Dei) at none against eScrivaLite's 1. iMeditate (Opus Dei) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). eScrivaLite's advantage is ratings volume (769 vs 3) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. eScrivaLite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iMeditate (Opus Dei) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eScrivaLite holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. 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 complicate that: 91% of eScrivaLite's written reviews are positive against 100% of iMeditate (Opus Dei)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eScrivaLite ships an update every 2 months, iMeditate (Opus Dei) weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
eScrivaLite versus iMeditate (Opus Dei): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereScrivaLiteiMeditate (Opus Dei)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (769 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings769 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIGRO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDDE NORONHA LTD

Customer experience

eScrivaLite

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

iMeditate (Opus Dei)

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

iMeditate (Opus Dei)

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

iMeditate (Opus Dei)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eScrivaLite free?
eScrivaLite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iMeditate (Opus Dei) free?
iMeditate (Opus Dei) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eScrivaLite or iMeditate (Opus Dei)?
eScrivaLite is rated higher. eScrivaLite averages 4.9 out of 5 from 769 ratings, while iMeditate (Opus Dei) averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do eScrivaLite or iMeditate (Opus Dei) have ads?
eScrivaLite shows ads; iMeditate (Opus Dei) does not.
Which is updated more often, eScrivaLite or iMeditate (Opus Dei)?
eScrivaLite ships an update every 2 months, and iMeditate (Opus Dei) weekly. Most recently, eScrivaLite was updated on November 2, 2026 and iMeditate (Opus Dei) on November 8, 2026.

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