Comparison

FraternitApp vs Ora

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

Head to head
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FraternitApp

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Su FraternitApp puoi: 1. cantare con la FraternitΓ  Evangelii Gaudium 2. seguire i canti tramite delle scalette preimpostate dalla FraternitΓ  3. spezzare il Vangelo del giorno 4. meditare con la Preghiera delle Ore 5. pregare il santo Rosario

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Ora

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Ora is a Christian prayer app. It brings together the Liturgy of the Hours, the daily Mass, the Rosary, the Bible, the examination of conscience and a rule of life, all readable without a connection. THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS Lauds, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, Compline and the Office of Readings, updated every day according to the liturgical calendar. In English, the psalms and readings come from public-domain texts (Douay-Rheims, Vulgate, Divinum Officium); the French edition uses the official AELF texts. Hymns, antiphons, canticles and short readings, with audio playback and auto-scroll so you can pray while walking. THE DAILY MASS Readings, psalm, Gospel and prayers of the faithful for the day, the Order of Mass, prefaces, Eucharistic prayers and sequences. The saint of the day and the rank of the celebration are shown at the top. SEVERAL RITES AND FORMS One setting switches the liturgical mode of the whole app: - Roman rite, ordinary form. - Tridentine form: breviary and Mass according to the 1960 rubrics, in Latin with translation. - Benedictine and Dominican breviaries, in Latin with translation. - Byzantine rite, for Orthodox and Greek Catholic Christians: Vespers, Orthros, Terce, Sext and Compline in the reader's form, and the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom. Eight tones, kathismata, prokeimena and troparia change every day; Pascha follows the Gregorian or the Julian calendar, as you choose. English texts from Isabel Hapgood's 1906 Service Book. THE ROSARY AND THE PRAYERS A guided Rosary bead by bead with the mysteries of the day, the Divine Mercy chaplet, the Franciscan crown, the Way of the Cross, litanies, novenas, the Angelus, the Jesus Prayer, adoration with a timer. A catalogue of prayers sorted by time of day, situation and intention, with the Latin text where it exists. THE BIBLE AND THE PSALMS The whole Bible in Douay-Rheims and the Latin Vulgate, as well as Crampon (1923, Catholic canon of 73 books) and Louis Segond (1910) in French. Reading plans, guided lectio divina, complete psalter, verse of the day, concordance. EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE AND RULE OF LIFE Daily or weekly examination, or preparation for confession, full screen, one question after another. The rule of life suggests practices suited to your level, from the sign of the cross to the full Liturgy of the Hours: you tick what you have done, you see your progress, and discreet reminders bring you back to prayer if you drift away. FORMATION AND READING Saint of the day (Butler's Lives), artwork of the day, Church Fathers, the Imitation of Christ, catechism, councils and encyclicals, formation quizzes, preparation for the sacraments, an Ignatian retreat, Marian consecration according to St Louis-Marie de Montfort. OFFLINE The offices, the Mass and the prayers of the next 7 or 30 days download automatically when you open the app. On a plane, in the mountains or in a monastery, everything stays readable. LANGUAGES Interface in English, French, Italian and Latin. Some prayers and readings are still available in French only; the English edition uses public-domain texts. FREE, NO ADS Everything is available without an account and without a subscription. The app is funded by donations from those who wish to give; a donation unlocks nothing, it pays for development. A remark, a missing text, a mistake in an office: write to us from the app, we read everything. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FraternitApp4 screens
Ora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FraternitApp at none against Ora's 4. Ora's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Ora sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FraternitApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FraternitApp ships an update every 5 months, Ora every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
FraternitApp versus Ora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFraternitAppOra
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size25 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFRATERNITA EVANGELII GAUDIUMMarc Reverdin

In-app purchases

None

FraternitApp

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Ora

Subscriptions4
  • Pilgrim – Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Patron – Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pilgrim – Annual$39.991 Year
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  • Patron – Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is FraternitApp free?
FraternitApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ora free?
Ora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FraternitApp or Ora have ads?
Neither FraternitApp nor Ora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FraternitApp or Ora?
FraternitApp ships an update every 5 months, and Ora every 3 weeks. Most recently, FraternitApp was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ora on October 31, 2026.

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