Comparison

eScrivaLite vs Faro Espiritual

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

Faro Espiritual

This app supports Christians in their spiritual growth with tools for self-reflection, prayer, and devotion. It offers guided rosary, daily reflections, and a liturgical calendar to deepen faith and apostolic life.

Highlights
  • Guided examination of conscience
  • Organized devotional prayers
  • Guided Holy Rosary
  • Liturgical calendar and Saint's days
  • Apostolic planning and life plan
  • Via Crucis and gratitude journal
Features
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Faro es una app de espiritualidad para el cristiano que quiere crecer en su vida interior y apostólica. Incluye: • Examen de conciencia — preguntas personalizadas, examen por categorías y revisión del día • Devocionario — oraciones fundamentales organizadas por sección, con favoritos • Santo Rosario — guiado con imágenes de arte sacro y misterios del día • Calendario litúrgico y Santoral — con los santos de cada día y tiempo litúrgico • Plan apostólico — seguimiento de personas y amistad apostólica • Plan de vida — costumbres y normas de piedad semanales • Vía Crucis — con textos de San Josemaría • Intenciones — lleva tus intenciones de oración • Acción de gracias — diario de gratitud • Misal — textos de la Misa del día Entre otras funcionalidades.

Screenshots

eScrivaLite4 screens
Faro Espiritual4 screens

Verdict

The call

eScrivaLite and Faro Espiritual both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of eScrivaLite's written reviews are positive against 50% of Faro Espiritual's. eScrivaLite also leads on ratings volume (769 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.2). Faro Espiritual's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Faro Espiritual 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 Faro Espiritual. 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 50% of Faro Espiritual's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eScrivaLite ships an update every 2 months, Faro Espiritual every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
eScrivaLite versus Faro Espiritual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereScrivaLiteFaro Espiritual
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (769 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings769 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB137 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperIGRO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDBEGONA NORIEGA OLALDE

Customer experience

eScrivaLite

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

Faro Espiritual

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
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

Faro Espiritual

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

Faro Espiritual

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eScrivaLite free?
eScrivaLite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Faro Espiritual free?
Faro Espiritual is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eScrivaLite or Faro Espiritual?
Faro Espiritual is rated higher. eScrivaLite averages 4.9 out of 5 from 769 ratings, while Faro Espiritual averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do eScrivaLite or Faro Espiritual have ads?
eScrivaLite shows ads; Faro Espiritual does not.
Which is updated more often, eScrivaLite or Faro Espiritual?
eScrivaLite ships an update every 2 months, and Faro Espiritual every 3 days. Most recently, eScrivaLite was updated on November 2, 2026 and Faro Espiritual on October 28, 2026.

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