Vatican.va vs Claves
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vatican.va
Access the official teachings and institutional information from the Holy See. This app provides direct access to the Papal Magisterium and official news from the Apostolic See.
- Papal Magisterium access
- Institutional information
- Official Apostolic See news
- Direct website content
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The App of the official website of the Holy See (www.vatican.va): it contains the Papal Magisterium and the institutional information of the Apostolic See.
Claves
This app provides resources for deepening faith and understanding Christian teachings. It offers articles, special dossiers, podcasts, and a way to ask priests questions, all aimed at providing accessible and precise formation.
- Articles on theology, scripture, and spirituality
- Monthly special dossiers
- Podcasts of priest conferences
- Direct Q&A with priests
- Electronic newsletter for updates
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“Mon peuple se meurt, faute de connaissance” (Os 4, 6). Aujourd’hui, le constat du prophète Osée se fait cruellement ressentir : sans connaissance, la foi se vide, la charité devient creuse et sentimentale, et l’âme est exposée aux graves périls de l’erreur, de la confusion et du relativisme que dénonçaient déjà Benoît XVI. Plus que jamais, le chrétien doit aimer le Vrai, c’est-à-dire le Christ. Avec Claves.org, la Fraternité Sacerdotale Saint-Pierre veut proposer à tous un outil pratique et accessible de découverte et d'approfondissement de la formation chrétienne, pour mieux connaître et pénétrer notre foi, à travers des "clés pour comprendre" ("Claves" en latin : les clés). Chaque semaine, vous retrouverez plusieurs contenus écrits, audio et vidéo, directement accessibles dans l'app Claves. Vous retrouverez aussi les lectures de chaque jour (calendrier traditionnel) avec un commentaire. Vous pourrez ajouter certains contenus à votre liste de favoris pour les consulter plus tard (y compris hors connexion).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Claves at 5.0 against Vatican.va's 4.1. Claves also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 58%). Vatican.va's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Claves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vatican.va has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Vatican.va's written reviews are positive against 83% of Claves's.
Vatican.va ships an update every 6 weeks, Claves every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vatican.va | Claves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.4% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Segreteria per la Comunicazione | FRATERNITE SACERDOTALE SAINT PIERRE |
Customer experience
Vatican.va
Claves
In-app purchases
Vatican.va
No in-app purchases
Claves
No in-app purchases
