Comparison

Mary vs Daily Scripture

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Interactive Rosary with audio
  • Marian Dogmas and Titles
  • Marian Feasts and Prayers
  • Images and Apparitions of Mary
  • Pilgrimage Sites information
  • Information on Marian Fathers
Features
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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.”

About

Daily Scripture

This app offers daily scripture readings, meditations, and prayers based on the Gospels. It also includes daily readings from Christian books and a searchable archive of past meditations. Users can set daily alarms for reminders and access additional Bible study resources.

Highlights
  • Daily scripture readings from Gospels
  • Meditations written by Don Schwager
  • Daily Christian book readings
  • Searchable meditation archive
  • Daily alarm reminders
  • Bible study resource materials
Features
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Daily Scripture is an aid for daily prayer and meditation on the Scriptures. It provides a short Scripture reading for each day of the year from one of the four Gospel texts, followed by a meditation, written by Don Schwager based on the Scripture passage, along with a prayer and a few verses from the Book of Psalms. The app also has a daily resource, such as a reading selection from a Christian book. In addition, the app provides functionality to browse more than 300 meditation archives, bookmark meditations and reading selections for later reference and access a rich selection of resource materials on Bible study and several other Christian topics. Daily Scripture also allows you to set a daily alarm to remind you to read the meditation. The daily meditations displayed in the app are also available online at www.dailyscripture.net.

Screenshots

Mary4 screens
Daily Scripture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mary at 509 against Daily Scripture's 42. Mary also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Mary against 4.8 for Daily Scripture. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mary has 509 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Mary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Daily Scripture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mary ships an update every 3 months, Daily Scripture every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mary versus Daily Scripture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaryDaily Scripture
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (509 ratings)4.8 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings509 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarian Fathers of the Immaculate ConceptionThe Servants of the Word

Customer experience

Mary

All ratings509 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.7%

Daily Scripture

All ratings41 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Daily Scripture

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mary

No in-app purchases

None

Daily Scripture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mary free?
Mary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daily Scripture free?
Daily Scripture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mary or Daily Scripture?
Daily Scripture is rated higher. Mary averages 4.7 out of 5 from 509 ratings, while Daily Scripture averages 4.8 from 42 ratings.
Do Mary or Daily Scripture have ads?
Neither Mary nor Daily Scripture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mary or Daily Scripture?
Mary ships an update every 3 months, and Daily Scripture every 7 months. Most recently, Mary was updated on September 8, 2026 and Daily Scripture on June 11, 2026.

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