Comparison

Catholic Calendar vs Roaming Catholics

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

Head to head
About

Catholic Calendar

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
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Universalis is a missal and a breviary, and more besides. It gives you the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) and the Mass for every day; plus valuable additional material. The Catholic Calendar app lets you join in with the tens of thousands of people who use Universalis daily, through a free app plus a small monthly subscription of roughly $0.99 / £0.79 / €0.99 (the App Store will tell you the exact figure). If you prefer a single purchase instead of a monthly subscription, get the Universalis app instead of the Catholic Calendar app. WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE • A complete liturgical calendar listing every saint and feast for your region. • The “About Today” page tells you what saints are being celebrated today, not only in your region but worldwide. It includes reflections and biographies. • The Order of Mass with all the possible alternative texts. • The Rosary with a verse of Scripture for every Hail Mary of every Mystery. Spoken audio is included if you want to listen to it. • No Internet needed: everything you need is already built in. • No cleverness needed: each day, Catholic Calendar works out exactly what you need to see. • View any date: past, present and future. • Use your own local calendar: USA, Canada, Singapore, Ireland, and every diocese in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. • Easy to read and use: a choice of fonts; big or small type; dark or light theme; page-turning or scrolling. • Help and support: tips and instructions are included; or press “Contact Us” to send us a message, and we will reply. And more – Home Screen widgets; liturgical events for your iOS calendar; copy and paste into other apps; reminders and alarms. THE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION ADDS: (Your first month is free.) LITURGY OF THE HOURS: The complete official Liturgy of the Hours of the Catholic Church, as used worldwide. Morning (Lauds), daytime (Terce, Sext and None), evening (Vespers), night (Compline) and the deeply reflective Office of Readings. Do as many or as few of them as you like. • The psalms and canticles match the official English and American books. Scripture readings are from the Jerusalem Bible or the RSV. • Latin if you want it: by itself or alongside the English. MASS: The exact prayers and readings at Mass for each day. • England, Wales, Scotland: the official ESV version. • United States: the official NAB version. • Elsewhere: Jerusalem Bible readings and Grail psalms. • Latin if you want it: alongside the English. AND ALSO… • Illustrations in the About Today page. • “Mass Today” gives you the Order of Mass and today’s readings and prayers, all in one page. Bishops have been known to use it to say Mass from their iPads! • “Spiritual Reading” gathers the patristic and hagiographic readings for all the saints and feasts of the day. • Daily Books takes selected spiritual classics and presents them in daily instalments to focus and enrich your prayer life. • Commentaries on the day’s Mass readings from a leading biblical scholar. And more – daily email service; Mass readings on your Apple Watch. OPTIONAL ADD-ON AUDIO (in-app purchase required) Just press the button and listen! If you want to see what you are hearing, the text is highlighted to follow the sound. After an initial download, no Internet is required. Works with CarPlay too. • Spoken English Liturgy of the Hours: every Hour of every day of every year. Monthly or annual subscription. • Spoken English Mass Readings: First and Second Reading and the Gospel. Jerusalem Bible translation only. Monthly or annual subscription. (You can listen to a sample before subscribing. Following App Store rules, subscriptions renew automatically but you can cancel auto-renewal at any time.) • Sung Latin Compline (Night Prayer): by the boys of the Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School. Single purchase. -- Privacy policy & terms of service: universalis.com/n-ios-privacy.htm.

About

Roaming Catholics

Features
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Roaming Catholics helps Catholics build a steady rhythm of prayer, Scripture, parish life, and spiritual growth. Pray with traditional Catholic prayers, create a prayer routine, reflect on Scripture, explore nearby parishes, and follow guided spiritual practices designed to help faith become part of daily life. Whether you are returning to the faith, trying to pray more consistently, looking for a parish, or simply wanting a quieter way to grow spiritually, Roaming Catholics gives you simple tools without pressure, streaks, or gamification. Features include: • Catholic prayer library • Personal prayer routines • Daily Scripture and reflections • Parish exploration • Prayer intentions • Guided spiritual formations • Spiritual practices • Catholic journey tracking Roaming Catholics is built to support real spiritual life: prayer, presence, reflection, and faithful growth one day at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://roamingcatholics.com/privacy

Screenshots

Catholic Calendar4 screens
Roaming Catholics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Catholic Calendar at 978 against Roaming Catholics's 1. Catholic Calendar also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Roaming Catholics's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Catholic Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Roaming Catholics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roaming Catholics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catholic Calendar has 978 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catholic Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Roaming Catholics every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Catholic Calendar versus Roaming Catholics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatholic CalendarRoaming Catholics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (978 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings978 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingRoaming Catholics, LLC

Customer experience

Catholic Calendar

All ratings926 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative12.4%

Roaming Catholics

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Catholic Calendar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 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

8 requests
  • 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
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  • Alerts
  • Spanish daily readings
  • Add dates to calendar

Roaming Catholics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Catholic Calendar

Subscriptions6
  • Daily texts7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Daily Mass Readings1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Daytime Hours1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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  • All Hours1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Daily Mass Readings1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • All Hours1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • July 2011$0.99
  • September 2011$0.99
  • October 2011$0.99
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  • Sung Latin Compline$3.99
2 purchases

Roaming Catholics

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Catholic Calendar free?
Catholic Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roaming Catholics free?
Roaming Catholics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catholic Calendar or Roaming Catholics?
Roaming Catholics is rated higher. Catholic Calendar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 978 ratings, while Roaming Catholics averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Catholic Calendar or Roaming Catholics have ads?
Neither Catholic Calendar nor Roaming Catholics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catholic Calendar or Roaming Catholics?
Catholic Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Roaming Catholics every 2 weeks. Most recently, Catholic Calendar was updated on October 27, 2026 and Roaming Catholics on October 24, 2026.

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