# Divine Mercy vs Upper

The clearest difference is rating: Upper at 5.0 against Divine Mercy's 4.2. Upper also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Divine Mercy's advantage is ratings volume (399 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Upper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Divine Mercy has 399 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Divine Mercy ships an update every 6 weeks, Upper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Divine Mercy | Upper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (399 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/divine-mercy/id410696366/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/upper-room/id6778937266/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **399** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 67.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 37 MB | 57 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception](https://appshunter.io/developer/410696369) | [Jomon P j](https://appshunter.io/developer/6778937268) |

## What reviewers say

### Divine Mercy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/divine-mercy/id410696366)

Explore the message and devotion of Divine Mercy with this comprehensive app. Access daily meditations, interactive prayers like the Chaplet and Way of the Cross, and hundreds of quotes from St. Faustina's Diary. Receive configurable prayer reminders and engage with novenas to deepen your faith.

**Highlights:** Interactive Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Daily meditations from St. Faustina's Diary, Configurable prayer reminders, Quotes from St. Faustina's Diary, Interactive novenas, Interactive Way of the Cross

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Better now
- 👍 My go to audio
- 👍 Perfect
- 👍 I Love the Divine Mercy App!
- 👍 Great App!!!!

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Audio on new version
- 🔊 Voice
- 🔊 Older Voice was perfect!
- 🔊 Prefer the old voice
- 🔊 If it ain't broke why fix it

**Reported bugs**

- Notifications broken with most recent update
- Stops in the middle of the Chaplet
- Crashes
- App doesn't work right now after 5 years
- Chaplet recitation too slow

**Requested features**

- Move purgatory board and intention for the day on main landing page
- Adding a widget to IPhone where I don't need To open the app to see what today's intention is for quick and easy reference when in prayer
- Option for Fr Gaitely's voice back
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard


### Upper

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/upper-room/id6778937266)

This Catholic prayer app helps users build a daily prayer habit and connect with God through a variety of prayers and devotions. It features a prayer tracker, the ability to adopt a priest to pray for, and a community for sharing intentions.

**Highlights:** Daily Catholic prayers and devotions, Prayer tracking for habit building, Adopt a Priest feature, Share prayer intentions with community, Global Rosary campaign participation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Divine Mercy free?

Divine Mercy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Upper free?

Upper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Divine Mercy or Upper?

Upper is rated higher. Divine Mercy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 399 ratings, while Upper averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Divine Mercy or Upper have ads?

Neither Divine Mercy nor Upper shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Divine Mercy or Upper?

Divine Mercy ships an update every 6 weeks, and Upper every 5 days. Most recently, Divine Mercy was updated on October 29, 2026 and Upper on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*