Comparison

eScrivaLite vs En Sintonía

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

En Sintonía

This app supports women of the Opus Dei in Colombia and Ecuador with their spiritual, formative, and apostolic lives. It provides access to news, formation resources, and cultural events to strengthen vocation and unity.

Highlights
  • Spiritual life support
  • Formation resources access
  • News updates
  • Activity participation
  • Vocation enrichment
Features
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En Sintonía es una aplicación pensada para acompañar a las mujeres del Opus Dei en Colombia y Ecuador en su vida espiritual, formativa y apostólica. Con esta app podrás: • Estar al tanto de noticias de la Obra. • Consultar los medios de formación disponibles: retiros, convivencias, charlas y otros. • Conocer y participar en actividades culturales, espirituales y familiares. • Acceda a contenido de interés que enriquecerá su vocación y fortalecerá la unidad. La aplicación está diseñada para facilitar la comunicación y ayudarte a estar más “en sintonía” con lo que sucede en tu entorno formativo y apostólico.

Screenshots

eScrivaLite4 screens
En Sintonía3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: En Sintonía at none against eScrivaLite's 1. En Sintonía also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). eScrivaLite's advantage is ratings volume (769 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0.0). On price, rating 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. En Sintonía 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 En Sintonía. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eScrivaLite has 769 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eScrivaLite ships an update every 2 months, En Sintonía weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
eScrivaLite versus En Sintonía: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereScrivaLiteEn Sintonía
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (769 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings769 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIGRO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDAE Colombia

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

En Sintonía

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

En Sintonía

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eScrivaLite free?
eScrivaLite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is En Sintonía free?
En Sintonía is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eScrivaLite or En Sintonía?
En Sintonía is rated higher. eScrivaLite averages 4.9 out of 5 from 769 ratings, while En Sintonía averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do eScrivaLite or En Sintonía have ads?
eScrivaLite shows ads; En Sintonía does not.
Which is updated more often, eScrivaLite or En Sintonía?
eScrivaLite ships an update every 2 months, and En Sintonía weekly. Most recently, eScrivaLite was updated on November 2, 2026 and En Sintonía on October 28, 2026.

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