Comparison

iPieta vs Truthly

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

Truthly

This app uses AI to provide faithful answers to questions about Catholicism, Scripture, and Church teaching. It offers daily readings, insights, short courses, and tools to help users grow spiritually and confidently share their faith.

Highlights
  • Ask Catholic AI questions
  • Instant Bible insights
  • Daily growth prompts
  • Short, engaging lessons
  • Shareable answers
  • Explore faith connections
  • Navigate moral questions
Features
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The most downloaded Catholic AI app in the world - Truthly helps you search, learn, and navigate life through a Catholic lens. TRUTHLY: BUILT FOR CATHOLICS AND SEEKERS WHO WANT INSTANT CLARITY Have a question about faith, life, culture, or today’s news? Ask Truthly. The internet and social media gives you endless information and opinions, but not always answers you can trust. Truthly makes searching online safe, easy, and shareable for Catholics. Ask Catholic questions and see the sources behind every answer. Or ask about anything happening in your life or the world and explore it through the wisdom of the Catholic faith. Whether you are a lifelong Catholic, returning to the Church, or simply interested in the Catholic worldview, Truthly helps you know, live, and share the truth every day. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH TRUTHLY: Ask Catholic Questions: Ask anything about Catholicism and receive clear, thoughtful answers grounded in Scripture, the Catechism, Church teaching, and trusted Catholic sources. See and explore the sources behind every answer. Ask Any Question Through a Catholic Lens: Bring Truthly your questions about relationships, work, culture, morality, history, current events, and everyday decisions. Get helpful context and guidance shaped by the Catholic worldview. Build Your Daily Catholic Rhythm: Use quick prompts for the saint of the day, today’s news, and more. Create your own quick prompts so the questions and practices you use most are always one tap away. Follow the Daily Readings: Read the daily Mass readings and explore the full liturgical calendar. Go to the readings for any day and receive instant insights, including summaries, connections across Scripture, historical context, and practical takeaways. Read the Full Bible With Instant Insights: Explore the full Bible and get clear insights on a chapter, a single verse, or any combination of verses. Understand the context, meaning, themes, and connections more deeply. Get Formed With Daily Truth: Receive one bite-sized Catholic truth every day in text and audio. Learn what it means, why it matters, how to live it, and how to share it with others. Listen to Audio Courses: Learn on the go through engaging audio courses, conversations, and testimonies from trusted Catholic voices, including Matt Fradd and Emily Wilson. Audio Courses are currently in beta. Find Mass, Adoration, and Confession: Use the Mass Finder, powered by MassTimes.org, to find nearby Masses, Adoration, and confession times. Visit parish websites and get directions in just a few taps. Share Answers With One Tap: Start meaningful conversations by instantly sharing clear, source-backed answers with friends, family, students, or anyone searching for truth. WHY USERS LOVE USE TRUTHLY: • Clear answers without endless searching • Sources you can see and explore • A Catholic perspective on faith and everyday life • Daily formation that fits into a busy schedule • Tools for Scripture, learning, and diving deeper into the faith • Answers that are easy to share with family and friends Truthly is built to help you spend less time searching and more time living. Know the truth. Live the truth. Share the truth. ADDITIONAL INFO: For Clergy & Religious Life: Please email support@truthly.ai for free, unlimited access. For Missionaries: Email support@truthly.ai to learn how we can donate subscriptions to you and your mission teams. Can’t afford Truthly: Email us—we’ll gift you a subscription. Everyone deserves access to truth. Privacy Policy: https://truthly.ai/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://truthly.ai/terms-of-service Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iPieta4 screens
Truthly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iPieta at none against Truthly's 12. Truthly's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (6.3K vs 510). On price, review sentiment, 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. Truthly sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. iPieta asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Truthly holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Truthly has 6.3K ratings behind it against 510, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of iPieta's written reviews are positive against 82% of Truthly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPieta ships an update fortnightly, Truthly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
iPieta versus Truthly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPietaTruthly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (510 ratings)4.9 (6.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better82.4% of reviews
Number of ratings5106.3K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#29 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB80 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperiVerbumTruthly, Inc.

Customer experience

iPieta

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

Truthly

All ratings6,270 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews472 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative13.1%

User reviews

iPieta

From 510 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

Truthly

From 6.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙌 Excellent resource for Catholic faith
  • 🔍 Provides clear, detailed explanations
  • 🤝 Helpful for apologetics and sharing faith
  • 🧠 Comprehensive knowledge base
  • 📚 Useful for personal growth and learning

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Subscription model could be a barrier
  • 🕰️ Some outdated content
  • 🧠 Thomistic bias in theological responses

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

Truthly

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Subscription issues with free trial
  • Slow response loading

Requested features

6 requests
  • Free version or trial option
  • More content on other theological schools of thought
  • Integration with personal context and user profile
  • Voice input and audio output
  • Dark mode
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  • Access to full Church documents

In-app purchases

None

iPieta

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Truthly

Subscriptions10
  • Sponsor a Religious$3.491 Month
  • Truthly Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Truthly Pro Monthly V27 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Truthly Pro Monthly V37 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Truthly Pro+ Monthly7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Truthly Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Truthly Pro Yearly - 1 Month Free1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Truthly Pro Yearly V27 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Truthly Pro Yearly V37 Days trial$47.991 Year
  • Truthly Pro+ Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
One-time2
  • Sponsor a Religious$39.99
  • Sponsor 3 Religious$119.99

Questions

Is iPieta free?
iPieta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Truthly free?
Truthly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iPieta or Truthly?
Truthly is rated higher. iPieta averages 4.7 out of 5 from 510 ratings, while Truthly averages 4.9 from 6.3K ratings.
Do iPieta or Truthly have ads?
Neither iPieta nor Truthly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPieta or Truthly?
iPieta ships an update fortnightly, and Truthly weekly. Most recently, iPieta was updated on October 15, 2026 and Truthly on October 17, 2026.

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