Comparison

eScrivaLite (Russian) 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 (Russian)

This free application offers daily Gospel readings guided by St. Josemaría Escrivá. It integrates the day's Gospel with his published works, providing a spiritual resource for users. Available in multiple languages, it's designed for easy use.

Highlights
  • Daily Gospel readings
  • Guidance from St. Josemaría Escrivá
  • Integration with published works
  • Multilingual support
  • Free and easy to use
Features
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Allow St. Josemaria to guide you as you pray with the daily Gospel. This free app combines the gospel of the day together with St. Josemaria's published works. It is free and easy to use, and is available in 3 different languages.

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

eScrivaLite (Russian)1 screens
Faro Espiritual4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Faro Espiritual at none against eScrivaLite (Russian)'s 1. Faro Espiritual also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). eScrivaLite (Russian)'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, ads 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 (Russian) 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 — 5.0 for eScrivaLite (Russian) against 5.0 for Faro Espiritual. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eScrivaLite (Russian) ships an update every 2 months, Faro Espiritual every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eScrivaLite (Russian) versus Faro Espiritual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereScrivaLite (Russian)Faro Espiritual
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB137 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperIGRO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDBEGONA NORIEGA OLALDE

Customer experience

eScrivaLite (Russian)

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

Faro Espiritual

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

eScrivaLite (Russian)

One-time1
  • All the books and more$7.99
None

Faro Espiritual

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eScrivaLite (Russian) free?
eScrivaLite (Russian) 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 (Russian) or Faro Espiritual?
eScrivaLite (Russian) and Faro Espiritual are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do eScrivaLite (Russian) or Faro Espiritual have ads?
Neither eScrivaLite (Russian) nor Faro Espiritual shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eScrivaLite (Russian) or Faro Espiritual?
eScrivaLite (Russian) ships an update every 2 months, and Faro Espiritual every 3 days. Most recently, eScrivaLite (Russian) was updated on November 6, 2026 and Faro Espiritual on November 10, 2026.

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