iPieta vs Ordo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPieta
Access a comprehensive collection of Catholic resources, including Bibles, catechisms, prayers, and spiritual works. Explore liturgical calendars, papal documents, and writings from Church Fathers. Features include search, history, bookmarks, and downloadable audio for select content.
- Catholic Bibles (Douay-Rheims, Clementine Vulgate)
- Multiple Catechisms (Baltimore, Roman, St. Thomas Aquinas)
- Ordinary & Extraordinary Liturgical Calendars
- Extensive Devotions and Prayers
- Spiritual Works from Church Fathers
- Papal Encyclicals and Conciliar Documents
- Search, History, Bookmarks, Highlights
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iPieta contains Catholic documents, teachings, writings, prayers, and liturgical calendars, including: • Bibles: Douay-Rheims, Clementine Vulgate (Catholic and public domain; note that Psalms are COMPLETE but numbered as in the Vulgate). • Baltimore Catechisms #1-3 (original); the Cat. of Christian Doctrine, the Roman Catechism, and the Cat. of St. Thomas Aquinas. • Both the Ordinary (Novus Ordo) and Extraordinary (Tridentine) Calendars with access to the day's Gospel and Reading(s) from the Douay-Rheims & Vulgate. • Numerous devotions and prayers, including 33-Day Total Consecration Preparation, Novena to the Holy Spirit, St. Alphonsus Stations of the Cross, and the St. Bridget 1-Year and 12-Year Prayers. • Spiritual works from authors including St. Louis Marie de Montfort, St. Teresa of Jesus, St. John of the Cross, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Thomas Aquinas (Summa and Catena), St. Francis deSales, and St. Jean-Marie Vianney. • Papal Encyclicals and Conciliar Documents • Fathers of the Church (Erdman's collection) • Search, History, Bookmarks, Highlights. • Multi-version display of some data like versions of the Bible and prayers in different languages. • Free downloadable audio for many prayers, New Testament, and some works.
Ordo
This daily prayer book provides access to prayers, readings, and resources in both English and Spanish. It functions offline, allowing users to access spiritual content without an internet connection. The app is presented by the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity.
- Daily prayers and readings
- Bilingual (English and Spanish)
- Offline access
- Prayer resources
- Mobile prayer book
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The Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity presents its daily prayer book––the Ordo––for your mobile device. With this app, you can take the Ordo with you wherever you go, even if you don’t have a reliable Internet connection. This app is bilingual with daily prayers, readings, and prayer resources in English and Spanish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: iPieta at none against Ordo's shown. iPieta also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (510 vs 6). Ordo's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ordo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPieta has 510 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iPieta ships an update fortnightly, Ordo every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPieta | Ordo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (510 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 510 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | iVerbum | Trinity Missions |
Customer experience
iPieta
Ordo
Bugs and requests
iPieta
Reported bugs
4 issues- Blank screen issues after recent updates
- Disappearing bookmarks and notes
- Stability problems and frequent crashes
- Incorrect calendar and liturgical information
Requested features
5 requests- More Bible translations and liturgical versions
- Improved search and browsing functionality
- Better organization and categorization of content
- Customizable audio playback controls
- Offline access and download options
Ordo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iPieta
No in-app purchases
Ordo
No in-app purchases









