iCatholicRadio vs Catholify
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!
Catholify
This app offers a unified social prayer network for Catholics. It provides daily curated content, facilitates group prayer and conversations, and includes tools for spiritual growth like Bible and Catechism search, Rosary prayer, and confession companions.
- Social Prayer Network
- Daily Curated Catholic Content
- Group Prayer & Intentions
- Bible & Catechism Search
- Rosary Prayer Tool
- Confession Companion
- Mass & Confession Finder
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Catholify — Catholicism. Unified. Join the Social Prayer Network built for the Catholic Church! • Reap "The Harvest" where we provide daily curated Catholic content directly to you on our home page! • Start small group conversations and pray over each other's intentions • Join and interact with others in praying a multitude of different prayers together, like novenas and consecrations • Schedule goals to remember to pray a rosary, fast, or call grandma • Find Mass and Confession times near you • Keyword search the Bible and Catechism with cross-references – a perfect apologetics companion • Feel the beads move through your hand as your pray the Rosary • Use our companion tool for Stations of the Cross or our Confession companion! • Grow with endless resources such as Mass readings, Catholic prayers, saints, and more PLUS save whichever of those resources or prayers you like to your favorites for easy access! • Sync your data across all your devices!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Catholify at every 4 weeks against iCatholicRadio's every 6 months. Catholify also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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 — 4.6 for iCatholicRadio against 4.6 for Catholify. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 232 and 186 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of iCatholicRadio's written reviews are positive against 90% of Catholify's.
iCatholicRadio ships an update every 6 months, Catholify every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCatholicRadio | Catholify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (232 ratings) | 4.6 (186 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews | 90.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 232 — better | 186 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Station of the Cross Catholic Radio Network | Ignition Digital LLC |
Customer experience
iCatholicRadio
Catholify
User reviews
iCatholicRadio
From 232 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📻 Comprehensive Catholic radio programming and content
- 👍 User-friendly and easy-to-navigate interface
- 🆓 Free app with no subscription requirements
- 📱 Portable access to Catholic content anytime, anywhere
- 🎙️ High-quality programming with engaging hosts and priests
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and stops working unexpectedly
- 📡 Audio streaming cuts out or drops connection
- 🔤 Font size too small and difficult to read
- 🎵 No song/artist information displayed during music playback
- 🔄 Navigation issues between live broadcast and podcasts
Catholify
From 186 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🙏 Comprehensive Catholic resources
- 📿 Interactive rosary feature
- 📖 Daily readings and prayers
- ⛪️ Mass and confession times
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- Navigation can be difficult
- Some features not accessible
- Notes in confession module erased
- App not working after updates
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
Catholify
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when clicking 'pray' button
- App crashes when using Catechism, Bible, Adoration, Mass Readings
- Mass Readings crashing
- Adoration feature not working after update
- LentFit update causing crashes
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- Login confirmation email not received
- Notes on confession module erased after updates
- App immediately closes upon opening
Requested features
19 requests- Announce actual mysteries for visually impaired
- Link Pope Tweets to X account
- Add night, evening, and morning prayers
- Bring back Saint of the Day feature
- Include Entrance Antiphon, Collect, etc.
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- Backup notes on confession module
- Allow deletion of announcements
- Include novenas
- Add way to highlight/favorite Bible verses
- Allow jumping out of Bible to home menu and returning to last position
- Add Divine Mercy prayer to Rosary section
- Add section headers for Mass Times (Mass vs. Confessions)
- List of Mysteries for manual Rosary
- Make set names clickable to interactive Rosary
- Skip between decades in Rosary
- Allow highlighting/favoriting Bible verses
- Transfer ownership of groups
- Delete groups
- Update church listings
In-app purchases
iCatholicRadio
No in-app purchases
Catholify
No in-app purchases
Questions
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