Mary vs Cursillo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mary
Explore comprehensive information on the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus. This free app provides resources on her doctrine, devotions like the interactive Rosary, and details on apparitions and pilgrimage sites. Deepen your understanding and devotion to Mary to grow closer to Jesus.
- Interactive Rosary with audio
- Marian Dogmas and Titles
- Marian Feasts and Prayers
- Images and Apparitions of Mary
- Pilgrimage Sites information
- Information on Marian Fathers
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The Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, creators of the popular DIVINE MERCY APP, are pleased to release the MARY APP. This FREE app offers a complete resource for information on the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, in an easy to navigate format. The app has three main chapters with these features: DOCTRINE • Introduction to Mary • Marian Dogmas • Titles of Mary • Marian Timeline • FAQs • Resources DEVOTION • Interactive Rosary with an audio option • Marian Consecration • Marian Sacramentals • Marian Feasts • Marian Chaplets • Marian Prayers MARY PLUS • Images of Mary • Apparitions • Pilgrimage Sites • Information about the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception • Introduction to the Association of Marian Helpers • Link to online religious catalog Mary’s whole task is to lead us closer to Jesus. The more we get to know her and have a fervent devotion to her, the better she can lead us to her Son. For this reason, the Second Vatican Council states, “Everyone should have a genuine devotion to [Mary] and entrust his life to her motherly care.”
Cursillo
This app offers daily reflections for Cursillistas focused on piety, study, and action. It also allows users to track reconciliation, find ultreyas, and maintain a daily journal.
- Daily reflections on piety, study, and action
- Track reconciliation
- Find ultreyas
- Daily journal
- For Cursillistas
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De Colores! This app is for Cursillistas (those who attended Cursillo). It will help you with a daily reflections for the tripod: - Piety - Study - and Action You can also keep track of when you went to reconciliation, find ultreyas, and keep a daily journal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mary at 92% against Cursillo's 33%. Mary also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (544 vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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.
Mary holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mary has 544 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Mary's written reviews are positive against 33% of Cursillo's.
Mary ships an update every 3 months, Cursillo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mary | Cursillo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (544 ratings) — better | 3.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 544 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception | Hold Me Inc. |
Customer experience
Mary
Cursillo
Bugs and requests
Mary
Reported bugs
2 issues- Rosary prayers not proceeding correctly after Luminous Mysteries
- App not compatible with latest iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add Latin audio/text option for rosary
- Include Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Implement vibration patterns to distinguish rosary mysteries
- Add ability to pause/resume rosary without losing progress
Cursillo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mary
No in-app purchases
Cursillo
No in-app purchases
