Evangelizo vs Ruah Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Evangelizo
Access daily Catholic gospel readings, saints' biographies, and prayers in 13 languages. This free service provides spiritual content for daily reflection and devotion.
- Daily gospel readings
- Readings of the day
- Saints' biographies
- Collection of prayers
- Available in 13 languages
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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
Ruah Pulse
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Some people open the Bible at a random page. Ruah Pulse lets your heart choose. Rest a finger over the camera and the flash. Hold still. The app reads your pulse through your fingertip and opens one verse. Your heart rate chooses the verse. It changes with the hour and your mood, so every reading opens a different one. One check, one verse. You can keep reading into the chapter around it, or close the app and get on with your day. There is no way to draw another verse without checking your pulse again, because a verse handed over without a heartbeat behind it is just a random verse. Free. No account, no ads, no paywall, no streak to keep, nothing to learn. English and Spanish, down to the units. Scripture comes from the New International Version and the Nueva Versión Internacional, through YouVersion. The camera never saves an image. Every frame becomes two numbers and is thrown away. Your readings stay on your phone. Not a medical device. Ruah Pulse is not for diagnosis or treatment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ruah Pulse at every 9 days against Evangelizo's every 6 months. Evangelizo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, 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.
Evangelizo ships an update every 6 months, Ruah Pulse every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Evangelizo | Ruah Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (66 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EVANGELIZO EVANGILE AU QUOTIDIEN | Fredy Montero |
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
Ruah Pulse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Evangelizo
No in-app purchases
Ruah Pulse
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Evangelizo free?
Is Ruah Pulse free?
Do Evangelizo or Ruah Pulse have ads?
Which is updated more often, Evangelizo or Ruah Pulse?
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