# Catholic Calendar vs Power Circles

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Power Circles at none against Catholic Calendar's 10. Power Circles also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Catholic Calendar's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). 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. Power Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.

Catholic Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Power Circles every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Catholic Calendar | Power Circles |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (981 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catholic-calendar/id285512407/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **981** | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 78 MB | 58 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Universalis Publishing](https://appshunter.io/developer/284942722) | [Ethan Halfhide](https://appshunter.io/developer/1874383148) |

## 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, 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


### Power Circles

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/power-circles/id6758678331)

**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 Power Circles free?

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

### Do Catholic Calendar or Power Circles have ads?

Neither Catholic Calendar nor Power Circles shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Catholic Calendar or Power Circles?

Catholic Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Power Circles every 2 days. Most recently, Catholic Calendar was updated on October 29, 2026 and Power Circles on October 11, 2026.

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