Comparison

Catholic Calendar vs Christian Fasting Devotionals

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

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About

Catholic Calendar

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
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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

Christian Fasting Devotionals

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Christian Fasting Devotionals is a Scripture-centered devotional app designed to guide believers through seasons of fasting with prayer, humility, and spiritual focus. This fasting devotional app helps you seek God more intentionally by grounding your fast in God’s Word, daily prayer, and quiet reflection. This app offers Christian fasting devotionals rooted in prayer, the Bible, and Scripture, guiding believers into meditation, quiet stillness, and honest reflection before God. Through daily study of a verse, worship, and focused surrender, it encourages repentance, humility, and deeper faith in Jesus. Designed to support spiritual growth, this experience helps calm anxiety, cultivate peace, and draw the heart closer to God through intentional fasting and devotion. Fasting is not a diet or a wellness trend. Biblical fasting is a spiritual discipline—an intentional setting aside of comfort to draw closer to God. Christian Fasting Devotionals exists to help you fast with understanding, purpose, and reverence. What This App Is About Christian fasting has always been closely connected to prayer and Scripture. Throughout the Bible, believers fasted to humble their hearts, seek God’s will, repent, and grow spiritually. This fasting devotional app was created to help you do the same—without pressure, performance, or distraction. Each day, you’ll receive one fasting devotional, carefully written to: • guide prayer and reflection • deepen spiritual focus • encourage humility and repentance • support submission to God’s will • keep Christ at the center of your fast This is a quiet, Scripture-based companion for anyone practicing prayer and fasting. Daily Fasting Devotionals Rooted in Scripture Every devotional in Christian Fasting Devotionals is: • grounded in the Bible • shaped by prayer • written with theological care • focused on spiritual growth These daily fasting devotionals are not shallow encouragements. They are written to help believers confront sin honestly, grow in faith, and seek God with sincerity during fasting. Whether you are fasting from food or another good gift, this fasting devotional app helps you remain anchored in Scripture and prayer. Designed for Focus, Stillness, and Prayer Christian Fasting Devotionals is intentionally simple. There are no distractions, no noise, and no unnecessary features. The app is designed to help you pause, read, pray, and return to God’s presence—day after day. - One devotional per day - Scripture-centered content - A calm, distraction-free experience - Ideal for prayer and fasting seasons This is not a productivity app. It is a spiritual discipline companion. Why Use a Fasting Devotional App? Fasting clears away distractions so the spirit can commune more freely with God. But without Scripture and prayer, fasting becomes empty. Christian Fasting Devotionals brings fasting, prayer, and God’s Word together—just as Scripture intends. This app helps you: • fast with biblical understanding • pray with greater focus • grow in spiritual discipline • seek God’s will more clearly • strengthen your faith through Scripture Christian fasting is about hunger for God—and this fasting devotional app helps direct that hunger rightly. Christian Fasting Devotionals is for: • believers practicing prayer and fasting • Christians seeking spiritual focus • anyone wanting Scripture-based fasting guidance • those desiring deeper prayer and humility • Christians who value quiet devotionals If you’re looking for a fasting devotional app rooted in Scripture, prayer, and Christian faith, this app was created for you. Begin Your Fast with God’s Word Fasting is not about what you give up—it’s about who you seek. Download Christian Fasting Devotionals today and experience daily fasting devotionals that guide prayer, strengthen faith, and keep your fast anchored in God’s Word. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Catholic Calendar4 screens
Christian Fasting Devotionals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Christian Fasting Devotionals at none against Catholic Calendar's 10. Christian Fasting Devotionals also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Christian Fasting Devotionals asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Catholic Calendar versus Christian Fasting Devotionals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatholic CalendarChristian Fasting Devotionals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (984 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings984 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB102 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingVERSELINGO COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

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

Christian Fasting Devotionals

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
None

Christian Fasting Devotionals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catholic Calendar free?
Catholic Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Christian Fasting Devotionals free?
Christian Fasting Devotionals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Catholic Calendar or Christian Fasting Devotionals have ads?
Neither Catholic Calendar nor Christian Fasting Devotionals shows ads.

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