Comparison

AELF Bible catholique vs Devotion First

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

Head to head
About

AELF Bible catholique

Access the complete Catholic Bible and daily liturgical texts for prayer and meditation. This app offers a distraction-free experience, allowing you to focus solely on scripture, even offline. Navigate through biblical passages and daily readings with ease.

Highlights
  • Complete Catholic Bible
  • Daily Mass and Liturgy of the Hours texts
  • Search function for Bible verses
  • Offline access
  • Distraction-free meditation
  • Adjustable date navigation
Features
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AELF - Bible catholique et lectures du jour est l'application la plus simple pour être accompagné par la parole de Dieu, où que vous soyez. Et surtout elle sait se faire discrète. La parole de Dieu, rien que la parole de Dieu - Retrouvez l'intégralité de la Bible catholique, issue de la traduction liturgique, la traduction de la Messe. - Trouver une Parole dans la Bible grâce à la fonction recherche. - Priez avec les textes de la Messe et de la liturgie des heures. Messe, lectures, laudes, tierce, sexte, none, vêpres, complies. - Méditez la parole, sans distractions. - Ne cherchez pas, il n'y a aucune fioriture, aucune distraction, rien que la Parole. En tout temps, tout lieu - Synchronisez automatiquement les textes pour les méditer depuis une grotte... ou dans le calme du mode avion. - Naviguez dans le temps, la date est réglable au moins un mois à l'avance. En terre de confiance - Cette application n'utilise internet que pour une chose: charger les textes de la Parole. Aucune donnée autre que les rapport d'erreurs automatiques iOS, qu'elle soit personnelle ou statistique n'est transmise par l'application. - Application proposée bénévolement, sans aucune publicité avec le soutien de l'Association épiscopale liturgique pour les pays francophones (http://www.aelf.org) - Textes et logo reproduit avec l'aimable autorisation de l'AELF. Le partage au cœur : Retrouvez l'ensemble du code source de l'application sur https://gitlab.com/nathanael2/aelf-flutter/ Vous souhaitez nous aider ? Rejoignez le programme de test: https://gitlab.com/nathanael2/aelf-flutter/ ou contribuez au code de l'application ! Nota bene : Nous prévoyons d'ajouter notamment, une présentation adaptées au iPad. Toutefois, nous faisons cela bénévolement et sur notre temps libre. Toute aide technique, ou soutien fraternel sont les bienvenus !

About

Devotion First

This app helps you prioritize prayer by blocking distracting social media and other apps for a set period each day. It offers personalized prayers, guided meditations, and daily Bible verses to support your spiritual growth.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Customizable blocking times
  • Personalized prayers
  • Daily Bible verses
  • Guided meditations
  • Spiritual growth tracking
Features
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Devotion First — Pray first, scroll later You spend hours on social media and other distracting apps, but you don't have 5 minutes each morning for God? Seek First blocks your favorite apps until you've prayed. How it works: 1. Choose the apps to block (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube…) 2. Set your blocking time 3. Every day at that time, your apps lock 4. Say a personalized prayer based on how you feel 5. Your apps unlock Features: - Personalized prayers based on your mood that day - Automatic social media blocking - Customizable blocking time - Track your spiritual growth (streaks) - Prayer journal - Daily Bible verses - Guided meditations Join a community of Christians who put God first, and transform your morning routine. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://prionsdabord.carrd.co

Screenshots

AELF Bible catholique4 screens
Devotion First4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Devotion First at 5.0 against AELF Bible catholique's 4.4. Devotion First also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). AELF Bible catholique's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Devotion First holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AELF Bible catholique has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AELF Bible catholique ships an update every 2 months, Devotion First every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AELF Bible catholique versus Devotion First: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAELF Bible catholiqueDevotion First
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathanael HannebertMarc TALOM

Customer experience

AELF Bible catholique

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative4.9%

Devotion First

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

In-app purchases

None

AELF Bible catholique

No in-app purchases

None

Devotion First

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AELF Bible catholique free?
AELF Bible catholique is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Devotion First free?
Devotion First is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AELF Bible catholique or Devotion First?
Devotion First is rated higher. AELF Bible catholique averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Devotion First averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AELF Bible catholique or Devotion First have ads?
Neither AELF Bible catholique nor Devotion First shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AELF Bible catholique or Devotion First?
AELF Bible catholique ships an update every 2 months, and Devotion First every 4 days. Most recently, AELF Bible catholique was updated on November 7, 2026 and Devotion First on October 31, 2026.

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