Comparison

Saint Charbel vs Padre Pio

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

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About

Saint Charbel

Explore the life and biography of Saint Charbel and learn about the history of the convent where he lived. Submit your prayers directly within the app and read or share prayers from users worldwide. Access a map to the monastery and enjoy devotional content.

Highlights
  • Saint Charbel biography and history
  • Submit and share prayers
  • Read global user prayers
  • Map to Saint Maron Monastery
  • Devotional music with option to disable
  • Sunday Gospel readings
Features
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The Saint Charbel Annaya's application will display information about the life and biography of Saint Charbel as well as some history about the convent where the Saint spent most of his life. The users will be able to submit his prayers directly from within the app. Moreover, they can read and share other people's prayers from all over the world and track the number of people who sent paper letters from all over the planet. The application requires an internet connection since some of the data are retrieved from an online Database. Some fine prayers are being played as soon as the application starts but the user have the option to turn this off from the Settings page. You don't know where the Monastery is? no problem, click the map and the application will show you your position related to the lands of Saints. Enjoy the application and get to know more the life and the miracles of St. Charbel and upload your prayers. يقدم التطبيق الخاص بدير مار مارون عنايا معلومات عن حياة القديس شربل ومسيرته  بالإضافة إلى تاريخ الدير حيث قضى القدّيس معظم حياته.
سيتمكن المستخدم من إرسال صلواته مباشرة من خلال هذا التطبيق، كما باستطاعته  قراءة صلوات المستخدمين الآخرين ، المرسلة بواسطة رسائل إلكترونية  لمؤمنين من حول العالم .  يتطلب هذا التطبيق اتصالاً بشبكة الانترنت اذ إنّ تنزيل بعض البيانات يتمّ عبر قاعدة بيانات على الإنترنت. فور تشغيل التطبيق، سيستمع المستخدم إلى  بـعض التراتيل المنتقاة، غير أنّ بإمكانه إيقافها من خلال صفحة الاعدادات.  كما باستطاعة المستخدم قراءة إنجيل نهار الأحد أسبوعيًّا ومشاركة التعليقات والصلوات في كتاب الزوار. كما يتضمن هذا التطبيق العديد من الصلوات، كتساعية مار شربل إضافة إلى صور  للقديس وللدير.    اتجهل أين يقع الدير؟ لا مشكلة،كل ما عليك القيام به هو النقر على الخريطة وسيقوم التطبيق بإظهار الاتجاهات لك . استمتع بهذا التطبيق وحمّل صلواتك وتعرف عن كثب على حياة القديس شربل وعجائبه.

About

Padre Pio

This app provides a guided experience for praying the Novena, Chaplet, and Rosary to Padre Pio. It features auto-playing audio with highlighted text, progress tracking, and customizable reminders to help users establish a daily prayer habit. Users can also save personal prayers with photos.

Highlights
  • Daily Novena prayer with progress tracking
  • Auto-play audio with highlighted text
  • Programmable daily prayer reminders
  • Save personal prayers with photos
  • Audio player for prayers
  • Novena completion alerts
Features
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PRAYERS TO PADRE PIO OF PIETRELCINA: Novena, Chaplet and Rosary to Padre Pio. This app allows you to pray the Novena daily and record your progress to help you easily continue the next day. Save your own prayers by adding a photo to make it easier for you to make your requests every day. Functions: - Simple interface - Automatically plays the Novena, Highlighting the Text that the Audio is reading. - New AutoPlay Function: With the touch of the Play Button, the Audio and the Text of the Prayers are Automatically Played. - New Counter of Novenas that help to create the Habit of Daily Prayer. - New Alerts indicating the completion of a Novena. - Programmable reminders to encourage the habit of praying daily. - The app saves your progress. - List of your Requests. - Audio Player. - Prayers with Audio. - Indications in Settings Tab to change the Narrator's Voice. - Change Language or Settings Padre Pio, also known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Italian: Pio da Pietrelcina), (25 May 1887 – 23 September 1968), was an Italian friar, priest, stigmatist and mystic, now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Born Francesco Forgione, he was given the name of Pius (Italian: Pio) when he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Padre Pio became famous for exhibiting stigmata for most of his life, thereby generating much interest. He was both beatified (1999) and canonized (2002) by Pope John Paul II.

Screenshots

Saint Charbel3 screens
Padre Pio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Saint Charbel at none against Padre Pio's 1. Saint Charbel also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). Padre Pio's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (298 vs 25). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Padre Pio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Saint Charbel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Padre Pio holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Padre Pio has 298 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Saint Charbel's written reviews are positive against 55% of Padre Pio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Saint Charbel ships an update every 2 months, Padre Pio every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Saint Charbel versus Padre Pio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaint CharbelPadre Pio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (25 ratings)4.8 (298 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings25298 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe GibranJose Ignacio Gonzalez Rivera

Customer experience

Saint Charbel

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Padre Pio

All ratings291 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%

Bugs and requests

Saint Charbel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Padre Pio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Lost progress after crashes
  • Paid premium features not unlocked

Requested features

5 requests
  • Human voice for prayers
  • Option to change voice
  • Improve font size and readability
  • Better functionality for upgraded version
  • Vertical orientation optimization for tablets

In-app purchases

None

Saint Charbel

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Padre Pio

One-time1
  • Premium Version - Lifetime Access$3.99

Questions

Is Saint Charbel free?
Saint Charbel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Padre Pio free?
Padre Pio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Saint Charbel or Padre Pio?
Padre Pio is rated higher. Saint Charbel averages 4.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Padre Pio averages 4.8 from 298 ratings.
Do Saint Charbel or Padre Pio have ads?
Neither Saint Charbel nor Padre Pio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Saint Charbel or Padre Pio?
Saint Charbel ships an update every 2 months, and Padre Pio every 3 months. Most recently, Saint Charbel was updated on October 23, 2026 and Padre Pio on November 3, 2026.

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