Comparison

Evangelizo vs eScrivaLite

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Evangelizo

Access daily Catholic gospel readings, saints' biographies, and prayers in 13 languages. This free service provides spiritual content for daily reflection and devotion.

Highlights
  • Daily gospel readings
  • Readings of the day
  • Saints' biographies
  • Collection of prayers
  • Available in 13 languages
Features
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EVANGELIZO – DAILY GOSPEL Free Catholic service: the gospel, the readings, the saints, the prayers, in 13 languages : French, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, German, Arabic, Italian, Polish, Armenian, Irish, Greek, Malagasy

About

eScrivaLite

This app provides daily Catholic Mass gospel readings and meditations based on the writings of St. Josemaria Escriva. It aims to make understanding the Gospel easier and can be integrated into daily prayer routines. An optional premium version offers access to eight of his books.

Highlights
  • Daily gospel readings
  • St. Josemaria Escriva meditations
  • Commentaries on the Gospel
  • Language selection tool
  • Offline book downloads (Premium)
Features
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'Incredible. Meditation made easy.' - Franca Attoh 'Great App, I read it before mass, first thing at morning, when I feel down.it's the best!' - Chigozie Ofor Over 100,000 people are diving deeper into the daily gospel readings from the Catholic Mass with eScrivalite. Let St Josemaria Escriva guide you to a fuller understanding of the Gospel as you meditate on his words. Users have said using the App has made Meditation easier. Why not make it a part of your daily prayer routine? St Josemaria's writings emphasize the laity's calling to sanctification. Pope St John Paul II made the following observation in his homily at the beatification of Escrivá: 'With supernatural intuition, Blessed Josemaría untiringly preached the universal call to holiness and apostolate. Christ calls everyone to become holy in the realities of everyday life. Hence work too is a means of personal holiness and apostolate, when it is done in union with Jesus Christ.' This free App makes the reading of the Gospel easy, attractive and straightforward. Just click on TODAY to access the Gospel of the day and the writings from St. Josemaria's published works about that Gospel. Click on the relevant points to read St. Josemaria's commentaries on the Gospel. Just click on the text you want to read, and the point opens up. If you upgrade to the Premium version you can download and own eight of St Josemaria's books; The Way, Furrow, The Forge, Christ is Passing By, Friends of God, Conversations, Holy Rosary, and The Way of the Cross. Available in 11 different languages, eScrivaLite identifies your preferred language, and it also comes with an inbuilt language selection tool for greater flexibility.

Screenshots

Evangelizo4 screens
eScrivaLite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Evangelizo at none against eScrivaLite's 1. Evangelizo also leads on ads (none vs shown). eScrivaLite's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment 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. eScrivaLite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Evangelizo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eScrivaLite holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eScrivaLite has 769 ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Evangelizo's written reviews are positive against 91% of eScrivaLite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Evangelizo ships an update every 6 months, eScrivaLite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Evangelizo versus eScrivaLite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvangelizoeScrivaLite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (66 ratings)4.9 (769 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.6% of reviews91.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66769 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEVANGELIZO EVANGILE AU QUOTIDIENIGRO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Customer experience

Evangelizo

All ratings64 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.1%

eScrivaLite

All ratings726 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.9%

User reviews

Evangelizo

From 66 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📖 Daily readings easily accessible before Mass
  • ✨ Saint of the day feature appreciated
  • 💭 Commentary from Church Fathers and saints provides spiritual insight
  • 🌍 Multilingual support (English, Spanish, French, Arabic, etc.)
  • 🙏 Maronite lectionary available

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
  • ⚠️ Blank pages and missing content display
  • 🔤 Font size options inadequate for readability
  • 🎯 Navigation jumpy and inconsistent
  • ❌ Commentary feature removed in recent updates

eScrivaLite

From 769 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for daily prayer
  • 🙏 Provides spiritual guidance
  • 📚 Excellent selection of writings
  • 🕰️ Convenient for daily use
  • 🔍 Useful search functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🔆 Lack of dark mode option
  • 🔍 Limited search capabilities

Bugs and requests

Evangelizo

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during use
  • Blank screens with no content displaying
  • Text rendering issues and scrambled text
  • Navigation scrolling jumps to wrong positions
  • Header elements pop in and out unpredictably
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  • Swiping between readings goes to bottom instead of top
  • Network unreachable errors preventing content loading
  • Font rendering problems in Arabic
  • Incompatibility with iPhone 5s and newer iOS versions
  • App fails to download daily readings
  • Incorrect gospel readings for selected dates
  • Highlight tool interferes with text display
  • Ticker-tape scrolling causes distraction and navigation issues

Requested features

14 requests
  • Restore homily feature
  • Restore commentary feature from Church Fathers
  • Copy and paste functionality for sharing
  • Social media sharing (Facebook, Twitter)
  • Voice reading/audio narration
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  • iPad-optimized version
  • Daily push notifications for Saints of the day
  • Psalm response formatting for Mass attendance
  • English translation for Maronite readings
  • Improved font options and sizing
  • Monthly updated Papal Prayer Intentions
  • Email sharing capability
  • Rosary guidance with mysteries
  • Indonesian language support

eScrivaLite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App not opening after recent update
  • Buttons or navigation not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search by keywords or topics
  • Support for additional liturgical calendars

In-app purchases

None

Evangelizo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

eScrivaLite

One-time1
  • All the books and more$7.99

Questions

Is Evangelizo free?
Evangelizo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eScrivaLite free?
eScrivaLite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Evangelizo or eScrivaLite?
eScrivaLite is rated higher. Evangelizo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while eScrivaLite averages 4.9 from 769 ratings.
Do Evangelizo or eScrivaLite have ads?
eScrivaLite shows ads; Evangelizo does not.
Which is updated more often, Evangelizo or eScrivaLite?
Evangelizo ships an update every 6 months, and eScrivaLite every 2 months. Most recently, Evangelizo was updated on November 1, 2026 and eScrivaLite on November 2, 2026.

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