iPieta vs Novena Regina
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.
Novena Regina
Access a comprehensive library of traditional Catholic prayers, including novenas, the Rosary, and the Stations of the Cross. This app also features the Douay-Rheims Bible, the 1962 Roman Missal, and lives of the saints, offering a quiet space for devotion without requiring an account.
- Traditional Catholic novenas and prayers
- Douay-Rheims Bible
- 1962 Roman Missal
- Rosary and devotional guides
- Lives of the Saints
- Traditional liturgical calendar
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Pray with the traditional Catholic devotional library of Novena Regina. No account is required to begin. Find traditional novenas, familiar prayers, the Rosary, litanies, the Stations of the Cross, and preparation for Confession. Read the Douay-Rheims Bible, follow the 1962 Roman Missal, and learn from lives of the saints drawn from older Catholic sources. Novena Regina is designed as a quiet place to return to prayer. Your place is kept on your device, and reminders are optional. Included: • Traditional Catholic novenas and prayers • Douay-Rheims Bible • 1962 Roman Missal • Rosary and devotional guides • Lives of the Saints • Traditional liturgical calendar • Confession preparation The core devotional library is free to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: iPieta at 510 against Novena Regina's 1. iPieta also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Novena Regina's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Novena Regina 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iPieta ships an update fortnightly, Novena Regina every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPieta | Novena Regina |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (510 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 510 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iVerbum | Joseph Dowd |
Customer experience
iPieta
Novena Regina
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
Novena Regina
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iPieta
No in-app purchases
Novena Regina
No in-app purchases









