Comparison

Saetas vs eScrivaLite

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

Head to head
About

Saetas

Features
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Bring moments of prayer and inspiration into your everyday life. Saetas reminds you to pause, turn to God, or reflect on a meaningful thought. • Make it personal. Choose from built-in prayers and inspirational quotes, add your own, or import a collection. • Organize with categories. Keep your prayers and quotes grouped by theme. • Set your own rhythm and choose your active hours. Schedule reminders around your routine and keep your rest uninterrupted. • Stay inspired with widgets. Keep a prayer or thought close at hand on your Home Screen. A small pause. A few words. A moment that matters.

About

eScrivaLite

This app provides daily Catholic Mass gospel readings and meditations based on the writings of St. Josemaria Escriva. It aims to make understanding the Gospel easier and can be integrated into daily prayer routines. An optional premium version offers access to eight of his books.

Highlights
  • Daily gospel readings
  • St. Josemaria Escriva meditations
  • Commentaries on the Gospel
  • Language selection tool
  • Offline book downloads (Premium)
Features
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'Incredible. Meditation made easy.' - Franca Attoh 'Great App, I read it before mass, first thing at morning, when I feel down.it's the best!' - Chigozie Ofor Over 100,000 people are diving deeper into the daily gospel readings from the Catholic Mass with eScrivalite. Let St Josemaria Escriva guide you to a fuller understanding of the Gospel as you meditate on his words. Users have said using the App has made Meditation easier. Why not make it a part of your daily prayer routine? St Josemaria's writings emphasize the laity's calling to sanctification. Pope St John Paul II made the following observation in his homily at the beatification of Escrivá: 'With supernatural intuition, Blessed Josemaría untiringly preached the universal call to holiness and apostolate. Christ calls everyone to become holy in the realities of everyday life. Hence work too is a means of personal holiness and apostolate, when it is done in union with Jesus Christ.' This free App makes the reading of the Gospel easy, attractive and straightforward. Just click on TODAY to access the Gospel of the day and the writings from St. Josemaria's published works about that Gospel. Click on the relevant points to read St. Josemaria's commentaries on the Gospel. Just click on the text you want to read, and the point opens up. If you upgrade to the Premium version you can download and own eight of St Josemaria's books; The Way, Furrow, The Forge, Christ is Passing By, Friends of God, Conversations, Holy Rosary, and The Way of the Cross. Available in 11 different languages, eScrivaLite identifies your preferred language, and it also comes with an inbuilt language selection tool for greater flexibility.

Screenshots

Saetas4 screens
eScrivaLite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Saetas at none against eScrivaLite's 1. Saetas also leads on ads (none vs shown). eScrivaLite's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.3). On price and update cadence 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. eScrivaLite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Saetas asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Saetas ships an update monthly, eScrivaLite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Saetas versus eScrivaLite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaetaseScrivaLite
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (769 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—91.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—769 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.311.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos BuchartIGRO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Bugs and requests

Saetas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

eScrivaLite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App not opening after recent update
  • Buttons or navigation not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search by keywords or topics
  • Support for additional liturgical calendars

In-app purchases

None

Saetas

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

eScrivaLite

One-time1
  • All the books and more$7.99

Questions

Is Saetas free?
Saetas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eScrivaLite free?
eScrivaLite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Saetas or eScrivaLite have ads?
eScrivaLite shows ads; Saetas does not.
Which is updated more often, Saetas or eScrivaLite?
Saetas ships an update monthly, and eScrivaLite every 2 months. Most recently, Saetas was updated on November 1, 2026 and eScrivaLite on November 2, 2026.

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