Comparison

Catholic Calendar vs Ora Devotion

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

Ora Devotion

This app guides Catholics in building a daily prayer routine with personalized paths, the Rosary, Scripture, saint profiles, and journaling. It offers a peaceful space for reflection and spiritual growth, suitable for both new and experienced practitioners.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily prayer paths
  • Guided Rosary prayers
  • Daily Scripture and reflections
  • Prayer journaling and Examen
  • Confession preparation
  • Explore Catholic saints
  • Track prayer consistency
Features
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Ora helps Catholics build a consistent daily prayer life. Pray the Rosary, follow guided morning and evening prayer, learn from the saints, journal your intentions, and create a prayer routine you can actually maintain. With Ora Devotion, you can: • Follow a personalized daily prayer path • Pray the Rosary with guided mysteries • Read daily Scripture and reflections • Journal through prayer and the Examen • Prepare thoughtfully for Confession • Explore the lives and wisdom of Catholic saints • Track prayer consistency without turning faith into a competition • Save favorite prayers and Scripture for later Whether you are returning to prayer, deepening an established routine, or simply seeking a quiet moment with God, Ora helps you take the next faithful step. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://oradevotion.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Catholic Calendar4 screens
Ora Devotion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Catholic Calendar at 978 against Ora Devotion's 3. Ora Devotion's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Ora Devotion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ora Devotion 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Catholic Calendar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ora Devotion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catholic Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Ora Devotion every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Catholic Calendar versus Ora Devotion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatholic CalendarOra Devotion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (978 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings978 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingDerek Colantuono

Customer experience

Catholic Calendar

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

Ora Devotion

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Ora Devotion

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

Ora Devotion

Subscriptions2
  • Ora Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Catholic Calendar free?
Catholic Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ora Devotion free?
Ora Devotion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catholic Calendar or Ora Devotion?
Ora Devotion is rated higher. Catholic Calendar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 978 ratings, while Ora Devotion averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Catholic Calendar or Ora Devotion have ads?
Neither Catholic Calendar nor Ora Devotion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catholic Calendar or Ora Devotion?
Catholic Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ora Devotion every 5 days. Most recently, Catholic Calendar was updated on October 26, 2026 and Ora Devotion on October 24, 2026.

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