Comparison

ParentsPlus vs Refugia

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

Head to head
About

ParentsPlus

Features
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Parents Plus is a program that helps parents of preschool children with language impairment learn how to support their children’s language development. The program consists of learning sessions that are provided via this app and personalized coaching from a speech language pathologist. Parents Plus is currently being tested as part of a research study and is not yet available to the public.

About

Refugia

This app guides users through Marian devotion and Catholic prayer, offering tools for praying the Holy Rosary, accessing a collection of Marian prayers, and exploring faith-based courses and media. It also provides notifications for Marian feast days and custom prayer reminders.

Highlights
  • Guided Holy Rosary prayer
  • Collection of Marian prayers
  • Faith-based courses and media
  • Marian feast day notifications
  • Custom prayer reminders
  • Spiritual content
Features
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Pray, read, listen, and research the Catholic faith in one beautifully designed app. REFUGIA SCHOLAR Go beyond a list of search results. Research Catholic doctrine across Scripture, the Church Fathers, councils, papal documents, the Doctors of the Church, and St. Thomas Aquinas. • Search the Bible, the Fathers, both together, or St. Thomas • Read sources in context through linked citations • Compare Scripture passages across Bible translations • Explore historically ordered primary sources • Generate source-linked research articles and save them for later • Build guided reading plans, track progress, and resume where you stopped • Copy, share, or export your research with citations • Report irrelevant results so research quality keeps improving PRAYER AND DAILY DEVOTION • Pray all four sets of Rosary mysteries with guided meditations • Build a personal Rule of Life for prayer, Scripture, and spiritual reading • Follow novenas and traditional Catholic prayers with optional reminders • Keep a prayer streak and see your progress across home and Lock Screen widgets • Practice prayers with interactive memorization activities SCRIPTURE, CLASSICS, AND AUDIO • Read the Bible and compare multiple translations • Read the Church Fathers, councils, papal writings, and spiritual classics • Listen with text-to-speech or available recorded audio • Create custom audio playlists and continue across chapters • Follow focused reading challenges and daily plans Refugia is free to begin. Refugia Premium unlocks the complete library and additional prayer, media, and listening features. Scholar subscriptions unlock the full research workspace and their included monthly research credits. Available features and pricing are shown clearly before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled and can be managed through your Apple account. Privacy Policy: https://refugia.download/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ParentsPlus4 screens
Refugia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ParentsPlus at none against Refugia's 5. ParentsPlus also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Refugia's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, 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. Refugia sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ParentsPlus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ParentsPlus ships an update monthly, Refugia every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ParentsPlus versus Refugia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParentsPlusRefugia
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—93.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—36 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB143 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperORBIS, IncAdrian Lawson

In-app purchases

None

ParentsPlus

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Refugia

Subscriptions5
  • Refugia Premium$4.991 Month
  • Scholar$9.991 Month
  • Scholar Plus$14.991 Month
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  • Refugia Premium$39.991 Year
  • Scholar Max$49.991 Month

Questions

Is ParentsPlus free?
ParentsPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Refugia free?
Refugia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ParentsPlus or Refugia have ads?
Neither ParentsPlus nor Refugia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ParentsPlus or Refugia?
ParentsPlus ships an update monthly, and Refugia every 5 days. Most recently, ParentsPlus was updated on October 9, 2026 and Refugia on October 19, 2026.

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