iCatholicRadio vs Honor Your Inner Monk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCatholicRadio
Access Catholic talk radio and faithful Catholic music in a single application. Explore Scripture, devotionals, Church history, and apologetics. Enjoy live streams and on-demand podcasts featuring international and local affiliate stations, plus a dedicated music stream.
- Catholic talk radio streams
- Catholic music streams
- Live and on-demand content
- Scripture and devotional content
- Church history and apologetics
- English and Spanish streams
- Local affiliate station broadcasts
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Catholic talk radio and quality Catholic music –all in one app! ICatholicMusic is now easily accessible within the updated iCatholicRadio app! Tune in and witness the treasures of the Catholic faith. Learn about Scripture, pray along with devotionals and the Mass, delve into Church history and get answers from the top Catholic Apologists on how to give a reason for the Catholic faith. Listen to reverent and faithful Catholic music, from medieval Gregorian chant to today’s newest songs by top Catholic artists -on the go, wherever you go! Listen live to our great shows and music or access podcasts on demand. Choose between our two international streams: 1. iCatholicRadio –English 2. iCatholicRadio –Spanish Our seven local affiliate stations: 3. WLOF -Buffalo, NY 4. WQOM -Boston, MA 5. WHIC -Rochester, NY 6. WTMI -Syracuse, NY 7. WMTQ -Elmira/Corning, NY 8. WMIH -Erie, PA/NE Ohio 9. WQHE -Oil City, PA And our iCatholicMusic stream As featured in Laudate!
Honor Your Inner Monk
This app provides a daily rhythm for developing a personal relationship with God, featuring morning and evening prayers, scripture readings, and guided prayer practices. It offers live streams from a monastic community and gentle habit-building tools.
- Morning and Evening Prayer
- Daily Rule of St. Benedict reading
- Guided Lectio Divina
- Live streams from Archabbey Church
- Prayer history and favorites
- Optional reminders and milestones
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At Saint Meinrad Archabbey, we believe all Christians have an "inner monk": the part of each of us that wants to develop a deep, intense, and personal relationship with God. Honor Your Inner Monk offers a simple rhythm for that life, created by the Benedictine monks of Saint Meinrad in southern Indiana. MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER A new prayer for every morning and every evening of the year, written by the monks of Saint Meinrad. The app knows the time of day and opens to the prayer you need. THE RULE OF ST. BENEDICT A short daily reading from the Rule, following the traditional Benedictine practice of reading the whole Rule three times each year. GUIDED LECTIO DIVINA Pray with Scripture step by step through the ancient practice of lectio divina: reading, meditation, prayer and contemplation. LIVE FROM THE ARCHABBEY CHURCH Join the monastic community in prayer through live streams from the Archabbey Church of Our Lady of Einsiedeln. A GENTLE HABIT Create a free account to keep a history of your prayers, save favorites, and set optional morning and evening reminders on your phone. Quiet milestones mark your faithfulness along the way. They never count missed days against you, and you can turn them off entirely. NEWS FROM SAINT MEINRAD Stay connected with news, events, the podcast, and the blog from Saint Meinrad Archabbey. Honor Your Inner Monk is free and contains no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Honor Your Inner Monk at every 2 months against iCatholicRadio's every 6 months. iCatholicRadio's advantage is ratings volume (236 vs 15) and review sentiment (87% vs 75%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 4.6 for iCatholicRadio against 4.5 for Honor Your Inner Monk. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCatholicRadio has 236 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of iCatholicRadio's written reviews are positive against 75% of Honor Your Inner Monk's.
iCatholicRadio ships an update every 6 months, Honor Your Inner Monk every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCatholicRadio | Honor Your Inner Monk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (236 ratings) — better | 4.5 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 236 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Station of the Cross Catholic Radio Network | Abbey Press Publications |
Customer experience
iCatholicRadio
Honor Your Inner Monk
Bugs and requests
iCatholicRadio
Reported bugs
9 issues- App stops working after extended use or randomly
- Audio playback fails to start or play
- Streaming disconnects during long listening sessions
- App crashes on certain device models (iPhone 5, etc.)
- Live feed unavailable while podcasts still work
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- Connection drops when moving between locations
- App deletion on device tap (older iOS versions)
- Buffering and lag issues during playback
- Missing content (prayers, podcasts, rosary removed from app)
Requested features
8 requests- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility
- Song and artist metadata display for music content
- Chromecast support for casting to other devices
- Ability to remember last-played stream on app restart
- Improved commercial break transitions
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- Dark mode option for nighttime viewing
- Generic internet radio app compatibility (TuneIn Radio)
- Better time slot allocation for popular shows
Honor Your Inner Monk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iCatholicRadio
No in-app purchases
Honor Your Inner Monk
No in-app purchases
Questions
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