# Catholic Calendar vs Venite.app

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Venite.app at none against Catholic Calendar's 10. Venite.app also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 82%). Catholic Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (978 vs 93). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Catholic Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Venite.app asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Catholic Calendar against 4.8 for Venite.app. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catholic Calendar has 978 ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Catholic Calendar's written reviews are positive against 93% of Venite.app's.

Catholic Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Venite.app fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Catholic Calendar | Venite.app |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (978 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catholic-calendar/id285512407/reviews)** | [4.8 (93 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/veniteapp/id1502034358/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **978** | 93 |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | **93.1% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 78 MB | 73 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **15.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Universalis Publishing](https://appshunter.io/developer/284942722) | [Gregory Johnston](https://appshunter.io/developer/1502034357) |

## What reviewers say

### Catholic Calendar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catholic-calendar/id285512407)

Access daily Catholic Mass readings, saints, and celebrations. Includes the Rosary with scripture and offline access. Offers optional monthly subscriptions for the full Liturgy of the Hours and more detailed Mass texts.

**Highlights:** Daily liturgical calendar, Saints and feast days, Order of Mass, The Rosary with scripture, Offline access, Liturgy of the Hours (subscription), Customizable display options

**Features:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daily texts | $0.99 | per month |
| Daily Mass Readings | $1.99 | per month |
| Daytime Hours | $2.99 | per month |
| All Hours | $2.99 | per month |
| Daily Mass Readings | $19.99 | per year |
| All Hours | $29.99 | per year |
| July 2011 | $0.99 | one-time |
| September 2011 | $0.99 | one-time |
| October 2011 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Sung Latin Compline | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Keeps me informed and organized
- 👍 Best app for daily prayer
- 👍 Great prayer tool
- 👍 Wonderful spiritual aid
- 👍 Faithful companion

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Psalter
- 🐛 Notification Bells TAKE OVER MY iPhone!!!
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Something is wrong
- 🐛 Subscription not sharable across apple family members

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when you try to open
- Crashes on iPhone 6 with IOS 12
- App refuses to open
- Update with widget for iOS14 opens and immediately closes

**Requested features**

- Look up option
- Memorial Dates
- Add Eastern Catholic Saints' Feasts, & other Feasts only celebrated by Eastern Catholics, to the Eastern General calendar
- Add Holy Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
- Add 1961 General & local liturgical calendars, 1961 Roman Breviary, 1962 Roman Missal


### Venite.app

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/veniteapp/id1502034358)

Create daily prayer bulletins and access the Daily Office with this app rooted in the Anglican tradition. Features include automatic bulletin generation, saved verses, a meditation timer, and customizable prayer reminders. Listen to liturgy in various voices with optional background tracks.

**Highlights:** Automatic bulletin generation, Save favorite verses/prayers, Meditation timer, Custom prayer reminders, Listen to liturgy aloud, Export to Word document

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Catholic Calendar free?

Catholic Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Venite.app free?

Venite.app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Catholic Calendar or Venite.app?

Catholic Calendar is rated higher. Catholic Calendar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 978 ratings, while Venite.app averages 4.8 from 93 ratings.

### Do Catholic Calendar or Venite.app have ads?

Neither Catholic Calendar nor Venite.app shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Catholic Calendar or Venite.app?

Catholic Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Venite.app fortnightly. Most recently, Catholic Calendar was updated on October 27, 2026 and Venite.app on October 24, 2026.

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