# Catholic Calendar vs newScore

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: newScore at none against Catholic Calendar's 10. newScore also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Catholic Calendar's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price 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. newScore asks for nothing beyond the download.

Catholic Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, newScore every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Catholic Calendar | newScore |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (984 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catholic-calendar/id285512407/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **984** | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 77 MB | 38 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Universalis Publishing](https://appshunter.io/developer/284942722) | [koichiro ookura](https://appshunter.io/developer/1773516671) |

## What reviewers say

### Catholic Calendar

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

Access daily Mass readings, saints' biographies, and the Order of Mass. Offers the Liturgy of the Hours, Rosary with scripture, and offline access. Customizable display options and helpful support are included.

**Highlights:** Daily liturgical calendar, About Today page with reflections, Order of Mass, Rosary with scripture audio, Offline access, Customizable display, Home Screen widgets

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


### newScore

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newscore/id6757657597)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Catholic Calendar free?

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

### Is newScore free?

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

### Do Catholic Calendar or newScore have ads?

Neither Catholic Calendar nor newScore shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Catholic Calendar or newScore?

Catholic Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and newScore every 9 days. Most recently, Catholic Calendar was updated on November 1, 2026 and newScore on October 25, 2026.

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