Comparison

iPieta vs St. Josemaria

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

St. Josemaria

This app offers a personalized spiritual program to help users live their Christian faith through daily practices and spiritual readings. It includes the writings of St. Josemaria, novenas, a missal, and prayers in multiple languages, with customizable features for a tailored experience.

Highlights
  • Writings of St. Josemaria
  • Novenas and prayers
  • Missal with Latin translation
  • New Testament with Latin translation
  • Customizable Plan of Life
  • Monthly letters from the Prelate
  • Videos about St. Josemaria
Features
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This application will help you live your Christian faith in your ordinary occupations and follow a personalized spiritual program with the hand of St. Josemaría. Available in English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, Italian, Polish and Dutch Includes the following: • Books by St. Josemaria (The Way, Furrow, The Forge, Friends of God, Christ is Passing By, Conversations, Way of the Cross, love the Church and Holy Rosary). With a Chapter list and search capability. • Novenas (Novena for Work, Novena for the Family, Novena For the sick, Novena for Forgiveness) • Missal with Latin translation (Initial rites, Creed, Eucharistic Prayers, Communion rites, Conclusion rites) • New Testament with Latin translation • Listing of Piety Practices you want to live each day (Mass, prayer, spiritual reading, gospel, Angelus ... and more). • You can modify your Plan of Life, erase or add. • Download the monthly letter of the Prelate of Opus Dei (7 languages). • Prayers to saints, blessed and people in the process of canonization with their biographies. • Includes many prayers in Latin. • Available a selection of videos about St. Josemaria and gatherings with him. • Prayer of the Holy Rosary with easy controls. • Way of the Cross with 14 stations and acceptance prayer of death, illustrated with images and colorful images. • Adjust font size and style throughout the application to accommodate your visual preferences. The Studium Foundation who has the copyright rights of all St. Josemaria’s writings granted EBS permission to include his writings in this application.

Screenshots

iPieta4 screens
St. Josemaria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iPieta at Free against St. Josemaria's $9.99. iPieta also leads on ratings volume (510 vs 71). St. Josemaria's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

iPieta is free to download; St. Josemaria costs $9.99 up front. 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 4.8 for St. Josemaria. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPieta has 510 ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 88% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPieta ships an update fortnightly, St. Josemaria monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iPieta versus St. Josemaria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPietaSt. Josemaria
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (510 ratings)4.8 (71 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better87.7% of reviews
Number of ratings510 — better71
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB65 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperiVerbumJorge Panayotti

Customer experience

iPieta

All ratings510 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews389 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.9%

St. Josemaria

All ratings71 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.9%

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

St. Josemaria

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iPieta

No in-app purchases

None

St. Josemaria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPieta free?
iPieta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is St. Josemaria free?
St. Josemaria costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPieta or St. Josemaria?
St. Josemaria is rated higher. iPieta averages 4.7 out of 5 from 510 ratings, while St. Josemaria averages 4.8 from 71 ratings.
Do iPieta or St. Josemaria have ads?
Neither iPieta nor St. Josemaria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPieta or St. Josemaria?
iPieta ships an update fortnightly, and St. Josemaria monthly. Most recently, iPieta was updated on October 12, 2026 and St. Josemaria on October 13, 2026.

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