# Divine Mercy vs Ember

The clearest difference is rating: Ember at 5.0 against Divine Mercy's 4.2. Ember also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Divine Mercy's advantage is ratings volume (397 vs 2) and device support (4 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.

Ember holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Divine Mercy has 397 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Divine Mercy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ember's.

Divine Mercy ships an update every 2 months, Ember every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Divine Mercy | Ember |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (397 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/divine-mercy/id410696366/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ember-catholic-daily-prayer/id6794415708/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **397** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 67.3% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 39 MB | 5 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception](https://appshunter.io/developer/410696369) | [Perry Hampton](https://appshunter.io/developer/1826133992) |

## 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


### Ember

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ember-catholic-daily-prayer/id6794415708)

This app offers a minute-long daily prayer rooted in Scripture, with guided breaths and Scripture citations. It also includes the full Rosary, liturgical calendar integration, and customizable prayer reminders. Designed for privacy, it collects no user data and is completely free.

**Highlights:** Minute-long daily Scripture prayer, Full Rosary and decade prayers, Liturgical calendar integration, Home and Lock Screen widgets, Customizable prayer reminders, Private by design, no data collection

**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 Ember free?

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

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

Ember is rated higher. Divine Mercy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 397 ratings, while Ember averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Divine Mercy or Ember have ads?

Neither Divine Mercy nor Ember shows ads.

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

Divine Mercy ships an update every 2 months, and Ember every 2 days. Most recently, Divine Mercy was updated on October 15, 2026 and Ember on October 16, 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.*