Lectio Divina Journal vs Venite.app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lectio Divina Journal
This app guides users through a contemplative prayer practice based on the ancient Lectio Divina method. It offers daily spiritual readings, reflection prompts, and journaling opportunities to foster communion with God.
- Daily Lectio Divina invitations
- Four movements of prayer
- Saturday Examen Prayer practice
- Sunday Journaling option
- Contemplative prayer guidance
- Spiritual reading and reflection
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The Lectio Divina Journal provides a contemplative prayer practice for the everyday human experience. The long and lived history of Lectio Divina offers four movements (lectio - reading of, meditatio - reflecting on, oratio - responding to, contemplatio - resting in) inviting the participant(s) from simply attaining information about God toward communion and union with God that is formational and transformative. The journal provides a daily (Monday - Friday) Lectio Divina invitation, a Saturday Examen Prayer practice, and a Sunday Journaling option. Please note that this app is now absolutely free to use. There are no hidden charges. Members can create a free account on the website and use the Lectio Divina Journal to do their daily readings on the app, tablet, and website.
Venite.app
Create daily prayer bulletins and access the Daily Office with this app rooted in the Anglican tradition. Features include automatic bulletin generation, saved verses, a meditation timer, and customizable prayer reminders. Listen to liturgy in various voices with optional background tracks.
- Automatic bulletin generation
- Save favorite verses/prayers
- Meditation timer
- Custom prayer reminders
- Listen to liturgy aloud
- Export to Word document
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Venite.app is a bulletin creator and Daily Office prayer app rooted in the Anglican tradition of the Episcopal Church. Features • Automatically generate bulletins for the Eucharist or Daily Office for any date • Save favorite verses or prayers • Take a moment to breathe with an in-app meditation timer • Set custom reminders to send you notifications when it's time to pray • Pray the Office, listen to it read aloud, or export it to a Word document Audio • Listen to the liturgy spoken in a variety of voices • Optional background tracks to help focus your prayer • Easy integration with Bluetooth audio and other remote controls to pause, fast-forward, and rewind Content • Morning Prayer, Noonday Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Compline • Rite I, Rite II, and Enriching Our Worship • Coverdale Psalter, 1979 BCP Psalter, and Inclusive Psalter • NRSV, ESV, KJV, and more Bible translations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Venite.app at 4.8 against Lectio Divina Journal's 4.2. Venite.app also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 54%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Venite.app holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Lectio Divina Journal's written reviews are positive against 93% of Venite.app's.
Lectio Divina Journal ships an update every 11 months, Venite.app fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lectio Divina Journal | Venite.app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (32 ratings) | 4.8 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | 93.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 93 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alongsiders Church | Gregory Johnston |
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In-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
Venite.app
No in-app purchases
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