Comparison

Saint Joseph vs Mercio

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

Head to head
About

Saint Joseph

This app provides a guided experience for praying the Novena to Saint Joseph, allowing users to track their progress and save personal prayers with photos. It features automated audio playback, text highlighting, and customizable reminders to foster a daily prayer habit.

Highlights
  • Daily Novena prayer tracking
  • Save personal prayers with photos
  • Automated audio and text playback
  • Progress counter for habit building
  • Customizable prayer reminders
  • Audio player with voice options
Features
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NOVENA TO SAINT JOSEPH: Practical Novena to Saint Joseph. This app allows you to pray the Novena daily and record your progress to help you easily continue the next day. Save your own prayers by adding a photo to make it easier for you to make your requests every day. Functions: - Simple interface - The App saves your progress. - Automatically plays the Novena, Highlighting the Text that the Audio is reading. - AutoPlay: With the touch of the Play Button, the Audio and the Text of the Prayers are Automatically Played. - Counter of Novenas that help to create the Habit of Daily Prayer. - Alerts indicating the completion of a Novena. - Programmable reminders to encourage the habit of praying daily. - List of your Requests. - Audio Player. - Indications in Settings Tab to change the Narrator's Voice. - Change Language or Settings.

About

Mercio

Features
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Mercio makes it simple to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Divine Mercy Novena wherever you are. Follow the Chaplet step by step, keep your place as you pray, and move through the nine-day Novena with the intention and prayers for each day clearly presented. - PRAY STEP BY STEP Follow the Divine Mercy Chaplet one prayer at a time with clear progress guidance, helping you stay focused on prayer rather than keeping track of where you are. - PRAY THE 9-DAY NOVENA Pray the Divine Mercy Novena from Day 1 to Day 9. Each day includes its intention, the words of Jesus, and the prayers for that day. - BUILD A PRAYER RHYTHM Set gentle reminders for the Hour of Mercy, Friday devotion, Sunday reflection, the Novena and other moments of prayer. - DISCOVER DIVINE MERCY Learn more about the Divine Mercy devotion, Saint Faustina, the Divine Mercy image, Divine Mercy Sunday and their spiritual meaning. - FOLLOW THE LITURGICAL YEAR See important Catholic feast days and holy days in the built-in calendar. - PRAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE Mercio supports: • English • Traditional Chinese • Spanish You can change languages at any time. - LIGHT & DARK MODES Choose Light Mode or Dark Mode for a comfortable prayer experience during the day or at night. - FREE TO USE Mercio's prayers and core features are free to use. If Mercio helps you in your prayer life and you would like to support its continued development, you can make an optional in-app purchase. Supporting Mercio is completely voluntary and is not required to use the core prayer features. As a thank-you, supporters receive access to additional visual themes, giving you more ways to personalise your prayer experience. Mercio is designed to be a quiet, simple place to return to the Divine Mercy devotion, whether you are praying it for the first time or it has long been part of your daily prayer. Subscription will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Saint Joseph4 screens
Mercio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Saint Joseph at 12.0 against Mercio's 16.4. 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. Saint Joseph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mercio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Saint Joseph versus Mercio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaint JosephMercio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (346 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings346 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose Ignacio Gonzalez RiveraOprayo Ltd

Bugs and requests

Saint Joseph

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Premium version doesn't grant access to chaplet
  • App does not show up in settings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add prayer to Sainte Rita
  • Include Sacro Manto prayer
  • Add initial/final prayer 'A te o beato Giuseppe'
  • Vivify colors for better readability
  • Add rosary corresponding to San Jose

Mercio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Saint Joseph

One-time1
  • Premium Version - Lifetime Access$3.99
2 purchases

Mercio

Subscriptions1
  • Mercio Pro - Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Mercio Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Saint Joseph free?
Saint Joseph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mercio free?
Mercio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Saint Joseph or Mercio have ads?
Neither Saint Joseph nor Mercio shows ads.

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