CSUF Pollak Library vs Pray Serve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSUF Pollak Library
Streamline your library experience by using your smartphone to check out materials. Skip the circulation desk and scan items directly with your device for a quick and easy process.
- Smartphone material checkout
- Scan items directly
- Skip circulation desk
- Convenient library access
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The application allows users to conveniently check out materials by using their smartphone. There is not need to visit the circulation desk when using this app! Just scan the item using your phone and you are good to go.
Pray Serve
This app helps young Catholics establish a consistent prayer and service routine within their parish community. It offers daily readings, prayer logging, service opportunity discovery, and parish event notifications.
- Daily Mass readings with reflections
- Prayer logging with journal
- Guided Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet
- Find parish service opportunities
- Log and confirm service hours
- Mass, Confession, and Adoration times
- Parish challenges and events
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PrayServe helps young Catholics build a rhythm of prayer and service — together with their parish. PRAY • A saint for every day of the year, with feast days and their stories. • Daily Mass readings with reflection and insight. • Log your prayer — Rosary, Mass, Adoration, Lectio Divina, Divine Mercy, Bible study, Stations — with intentions and a journal. • Pray with beads: the guided Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet, bead by bead, with gentle haptics and daily mystery sets. • Prayer History: a monthly picture of your prayer life, prayer by prayer. • A library of classic Catholic prayers, with your saved favorites. • A daily prayer reminder at the time you choose. SERVE • Find service opportunities at your parish and log your hours. • Add a reflection and a photo; hours at registered parishes are confirmed by your parish leader. • Watch your monthly progress grow, and keep your streak alive. • Leaderboards for individuals, groups, and parishes — verified hours only, and you can opt out anytime. FIND A TIME • Mass, Confession, and Adoration times nearby, with language and day filters. • A guided "Help me find a time" wizard and one-tap add-to-calendar. YOUR PARISH • Choose your parish or school from the directory. • Parish challenges and events, with notifications when something new is published. • Leaders review and confirm service hours and are notified when hours are waiting. PrayServe is available in English, Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pray Serve at 3.0 against CSUF Pollak Library's 1.0. Pray Serve also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). CSUF Pollak Library's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Pray Serve holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
CSUF Pollak Library ships an update every 2 months, Pray Serve every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSUF Pollak Library | Pray Serve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meescan Inc. | Mathew Garcia |
Customer experience
CSUF Pollak Library
Pray Serve
In-app purchases
CSUF Pollak Library
No in-app purchases
Pray Serve
No in-app purchases
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