Comparison

iPieta vs Auxilium Christianorum

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Auxilium Christianorum

Access daily prayers specifically curated for members of the Auxilium Christianorum. This app offers a comprehensive collection of prayers available in 16 different languages, ensuring accessibility for a global community.

Highlights
  • Daily prayers
  • AC member specific
  • 16 language support
  • Prayer collection
Features
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Daily prayers for the members of the Auxilium Christianorum. Available in 16 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Polish, Latin, Dutch, Romanian, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Indonesian and Vietnamese.

Screenshots

iPieta4 screens
Auxilium Christianorum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iPieta at fortnightly against Auxilium Christianorum's every 4 months. Auxilium Christianorum's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for iPieta against 4.9 for Auxilium Christianorum. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 516 and 210 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of iPieta's written reviews are positive against 91% of Auxilium Christianorum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPieta ships an update fortnightly, Auxilium Christianorum every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iPieta versus Auxilium Christianorum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPietaAuxilium Christianorum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (516 ratings)4.9 (210 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews90.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings516 — better210
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB25 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperiVerbumChad Ripperger

Customer experience

iPieta

All ratings510 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.9%

Auxilium Christianorum

All ratings207 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative7.5%

User reviews

iPieta

From 516 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙏 Best Catholic Prayer and Devotion App
  • 📚 Wonderful resource for prayers, readings, and spiritual content
  • 🕰️ Comprehensive coverage of traditional and modern Catholic practices
  • 🔍 Extensive library of prayers, Bible translations, and Church documents
  • 🌟 Invaluable tool for prayer life and spiritual growth

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Difficult to navigate and find desired content
  • 🆕 Recent updates have made the app less user-friendly
  • 🔇 Audio playback issues and missing features
  • 🔄 Inconsistent user experience across updates
  • 📱 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Auxilium Christianorum

From 210 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙏 Powerful prayers
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • ✨ Helpful for daily prayer
  • 🕊️ Spiritual benefit
  • 💯 Great app

Room to improve

  • 🤏 Small text size
  • 👀 Difficult to read
  • 🤔 Text size issues
  • 🐛 Minor bugs
  • 🚫 Missing share button

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

Auxilium Christianorum

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Monday prayer shows Sunday prayer (Spanish version)
  • Translation error in Polish version ('evil demons')
  • Latin version not working (blank screen)
  • Incorrect flag displayed (Danish instead of Dutch)

Requested features

10 requests
  • Adjust text size
  • Set daily reminders
  • Share button
  • Full text of prayers
  • Text to speech function
Show 5 more
  • Dark mode
  • Audio recordings
  • Push notifications
  • Include Guardian Angel prayer
  • Fix Dutch flag

In-app purchases

None

iPieta

No in-app purchases

None

Auxilium Christianorum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPieta free?
iPieta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Auxilium Christianorum free?
Auxilium Christianorum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPieta or Auxilium Christianorum?
Auxilium Christianorum is rated higher. iPieta averages 4.7 out of 5 from 516 ratings, while Auxilium Christianorum averages 4.9 from 210 ratings.
Do iPieta or Auxilium Christianorum have ads?
Neither iPieta nor Auxilium Christianorum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPieta or Auxilium Christianorum?
iPieta ships an update fortnightly, and Auxilium Christianorum every 4 months. Most recently, iPieta was updated on October 23, 2026 and Auxilium Christianorum on October 24, 2026.

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