iPieta vs Auxilium Christianorum
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.
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.
- Daily prayers
- AC member specific
- 16 language support
- Prayer collection
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
iPieta ships an update fortnightly, Auxilium Christianorum every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPieta | Auxilium Christianorum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (516 ratings) | 4.9 (210 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | 90.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 516 — better | 210 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | iVerbum | Chad Ripperger |
Customer experience
iPieta
Auxilium Christianorum
User reviews
iPieta
From 516 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
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- Dark mode
- Audio recordings
- Push notifications
- Include Guardian Angel prayer
- Fix Dutch flag
In-app purchases
iPieta
No in-app purchases
Auxilium Christianorum
No in-app purchases
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