Comparison

Hallow vs Ellie

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

Head to head
About

Hallow

This app offers guided audio sessions for Christian prayer and meditation, helping users find peace and grow in their faith. Explore thousands of sessions on topics like the Rosary, Bible readings, and contemplative prayer, with options for sleep and daily reflection.

Highlights
  • Daily prayers (Rosary, Chaplet)
  • Christian meditation sessions
  • Sleep Bible stories
  • Ignatian Examen
  • Lectio Divina
  • Community prayer challenges
  • Customizable prayer reminders
Features
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** The #1 Prayer App & #1 Catholic App ** WHAT IS HALLOW Hallow is a Christian prayer app that offers audio-guided meditation sessions to help us grow in our faith & spiritual lives and find peace in God. Explore over 10,000 different sessions on contemplative prayer, meditation, Catholic Bible readings, music, and more. In today’s world, we’re stressed, anxious, distracted, & can’t sleep. At the same time, we’re searching for deeper meaning, purpose, & relationships. We believe these two challenges can be addressed with the same solution: peace in Jesus. In the end, after all, a halo in heaven is the goal :) WHAT YOU GET * Daily prayers: Pray daily across methods including 3 of our most popular - Lectio Divina (on the Daily Readings), the Rosary, & the Divine Mercy Chaplet * Christian Meditation: This can seem similar to mindfulness meditation in learning to be comfortable in silence, but the difference is the goal is never to remain in ourselves, but always to lift our hearts & minds to God, to talk with Him, listen to Him, & recognize His presence with us * Sleep Bible Stories: Try Night Prayer from Liturgy of the Hours / Daily Office, and Catholic Bible stories read by folks like Jonathan Roumie from the Chosen or Fr. Mike Schmitz from the New American Bible * Rosary: Meditate with Mary through the mysteries of the Catholic Rosary and other devotionals * Ignatian Examen: Reflect on your day & discover an awareness of God, Jesus Christ, & the Holy Spirit * Lectio Divina: Enter into a conversation with God through Bible passages / Scripture * Taizé & Traditional Chant: Meditative chant & music * Community: Match your prayers to the season with the Pray40 Lent Challenge, starting Ash Wednesday, or our Pray25 Advent Challenge for Christmas * Homilies & Guests: From Father Mike Schmitz, and on topics on being a Catholic Dad, St. Augustine & more! * Praylists: Sessions on joy, humility, discernment, or stress / anxiety / calm * Challenges: Re-discover the Our Father, Stations of the Cross, Psalms, and Saints - or start with the Intro 9 Day Novena * Litanies & Novenas: Try out the Litany of Humility, the 54 Day Novena, and more! * Pray like a Champion today: Athlete Prayers * Minute Meditations: Jesus, I Trust in You, Angelus, Rosary Decade, St. Michael the Archangel prayer and more! Additional features to help customize your prayer experience: * Journal after every prayer * Choice of 50+ guides * Options for 3 different lengths for every prayer (typically 5, 10, or 15 minutes) * Ability to set prayer reminders * Option to include calming background music like Gregorian Chant * Ability to download sessions for offline listening * Join a Hallow Family to share prayer intentions and prayer reflections with one another As Hallow is a Catholic App (#1 among Catholic Apps), the content is developed by experienced Catholic theology and spirituality guides and reviewed by senior leaders within the Church (e.g., PhD’s, professors, Bishops, authors) and based on content from the approved Catholic Bible. We were also featured on EWTN. While it can be a beautiful app for Catholic men and women, it is meant as a resource for people of all faiths & religions. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Users can access our daily prayers (including the rosary) and the 9-day Intro Prayer Challenge for free. To access the full suite of Hallow, Hallow offers two auto-renewing subscription options: $9.99 per month $69.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Your Hallow subscription will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Apple account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Hallow also integrates with the Apple Health app to sync mindfulness minutes. Terms and conditions: https://hallow.com/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://hallow.com/privacy-policy

About

Ellie

This AI-powered system enhances Bible study and research through a structured knowledge graph. It allows for conversational exploration of scripture, cross-referencing, and personalized note-taking. Features include a built-in KJV Bible and voice interaction for a deeper understanding.

Highlights
  • Conversational scripture study
  • Proprietary Scripture Graph technology
  • Universal Memory for shared discoveries
  • Built-in King James Bible
  • Voice interaction for study
  • Cross-device data syncing
Features
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Ellie: Scripture Intelligence Ellie is more than an AI Bible chatbot. She is a Scripture intelligence system designed for serious Bible study, research, reading, and conversation. At the heart of Ellie is Arca™, our proprietary Scripture Graph technology. Arca connects Scripture across verses, chapters, cross-references, lexical data, morphology, geography, and broader biblical context — giving Ellie a structured foundation for deeper, context-aware Bible study. Study Scripture conversationally Ask questions naturally, explore difficult passages, compare related verses, trace themes across the Bible, and continue a study without losing your place. Powered by Arca™ Ellie can draw from a structured network of biblical information instead of relying only on ordinary AI responses. Arca helps Ellie examine Scripture in context, follow connections across the Bible, and support deeper research. Universal Memory Ellie can benefit from a growing body of reviewed Scripture research and discoveries. Approved findings can become part of Universal Memory, helping make future studies richer and more useful. Built-in KJV Bible Read the King James Bible directly inside Ellie. Navigate books and chapters, save bookmarks, create notes and highlights, and move naturally between reading Scripture and studying it with Ellie. Voice and Scripture reading Listen to Scripture and interact with Ellie through supported voice features for a more natural study experience. Sync your devices Ellie Sync securely transfers your private data directly between your devices using encrypted peer-to-peer connections. Move conversations, studies, notes, bookmarks, highlights, memories, preferences, and more between your Mac and iPhone. Choose to merge your data with what is already on the receiving device or replace the receiving device's local Ellie data with the transferred copy. Your studies stay with you Ellie supports private conversations, studies, notes, bookmarks, highlights, preferences, and personal memory features designed around your account and devices. Whether you are studying a single verse, researching a doctrine, tracing a biblical theme, preparing a lesson, or simply reading Scripture, Ellie is designed to help you go deeper. More than a chatbot. A Scripture intelligence system. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our Terms & Conditions: https://www.learnaboutGod.app/terms Powered by Arca™ Developed by EION Labs In partnership with learn about God™ Ministry

Screenshots

Hallow4 screens
Ellie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hallow at 382K against Ellie's 1. Hallow also leads on chart position (#4 vs unranked). Ellie's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Hallow sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Ellie sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Hallow against 5.0 for Ellie. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hallow has 382K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hallow ships an update weekly, Ellie every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Hallow versus Ellie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHallowEllie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (382K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings382K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHallow, Inc.EION Development, LLC

Customer experience

Hallow

All ratings379,736 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews2,471 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative21.1%

Ellie

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hallow

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent prayer goal tracking
  • Screens freezing or crashing
  • Subscription issues (unexpected charges, difficulty canceling)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more Bible translations
  • Ability to create custom prayer playlists
  • Option to adjust playback speed
  • Expand to more languages
  • Integrate with smart home devices

Ellie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Hallow

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$10.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription1 Month trial3 variants$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$69.991 Year
5 purchases

Ellie

Subscriptions2
  • Ellie Premium$4.991 Month
  • Ellie Premium+$14.991 Month
One-time3
  • Quick Boost$2.99
  • Study Boost$5.99
  • Deep Study Boost$9.99

Questions

Is Hallow free?
Hallow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ellie free?
Ellie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hallow or Ellie?
Ellie is rated higher. Hallow averages 4.9 out of 5 from 382K ratings, while Ellie averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hallow or Ellie have ads?
Neither Hallow nor Ellie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hallow or Ellie?
Hallow ships an update weekly, and Ellie every 2 days. Most recently, Hallow was updated on November 4, 2026 and Ellie on October 31, 2026.

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