PentecostPlus RD vs Cato
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PentecostPlus RD
This app offers the oldest Catholic novena, dedicated to the Holy Spirit. It's officially prescribed by the Church and serves as a powerful prayer for spiritual light, strength, and love for Christians.
- Oldest Catholic novena
- Honors the Holy Spirit
- Officially prescribed by the Church
- Plea for spiritual strength
- Prayer for Christian needs
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Experience the Church’s original prayer with Pentecost Novena & Devotions. Deepen your faith with the only novena officially prescribed by the Vatican, alongside the Divine Mercy Novena, seasonal prayers, and traditional Penitential Psalms. Features customizable reminders, a guide to Catholic indulgences, and spiritual wisdom from the Church Fathers to enrich your daily prayer life. Deepen your spiritual life with the Church’s oldest and most sacred prayer tradition. Pentecost Novena & Devotions brings the rich treasury of traditional Catholic prayer directly to your device. Pray the only novena officially recommended by the Church to invite the Holy Spirit afresh into your heart, either during the traditional Easter season or for personal spiritual renewal anytime throughout the year. Key Features: The Pentecost Novena: Follow the original nine-day prayer commanded by Christ, dedicated to the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. The Divine Mercy Novena: Prepare your heart for Divine Mercy Sunday with the powerful novena beginning on Good Friday. Seasonal & Lenten Prayers: Access Lenten Penitential Psalms, Eucharistic Adoration prayers, Marian devotions, and litanies. Indulgences Guide: View a monthly breakdown of available plenary and partial indulgences and how to obtain them. Patristic Wisdom: Reflect on quotes and teachings from the Doctors and Fathers of the Church. Custom Reminders: Set hourly, daily, or annual notifications to stay consistent in your prayer life. Holy Card Aesthetics: Every view is custom-styled to look like a beautiful, traditional holy card. Ad-Free & Distraction-Free: No pop-ups, no tracking, and zero commercial distractions during prayer. Authentic Tradition: Built purely on Church teachings—no celebrity endorsements or modern gimmicks. Incredible Value: Access an expansive lifetime treasury of Catholic spirituality for less than the price of a single physical holy card.
Cato
This app offers daily lessons on Catholic teachings, interactive prayer tools, and built-in scripture. Engage in faith-based quizzes, track your progress with streaks, and connect with a global community.
- Daily five-minute catechesis lessons
- Interactive Rosary and guided prayers
- Built-in NRSV-CE and La Biblia scripture
- Live quiz battles and global leaderboards
- Daily streaks, coins, and XP for habit building
- Available in English and Spanish
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Cato makes learning the Catholic faith a daily habit — a lesson, a prayer, and a passage of Scripture in about five minutes. LESSONS THAT STICK - Nearly 750 short lessons, from the existence of God to the sacraments, the Mass, and the last things — plus courses on the - Rosary, the liturgical seasons, and the lives of the saints. You learn by answering, not just reading. PRAY EVERY DAY - An interactive Rosary, the Ignatian Examen, novenas, and guided prayers to open and close the day. - THE WHOLE BIBLE - Read it, search it, highlight it — with the day's Mass readings a tap away. COMPETE AND CONNECT - Live quiz battles against other users, and XP that counts toward your diocese on the leaderboard. KEEP THE FLAME - Streaks and XP that keep you coming back. - English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Free to start. No ads, ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cato at Free against PentecostPlus RD's $0.99. Cato also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). PentecostPlus RD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads and device support 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
Cato is free to download; PentecostPlus RD costs $0.99 up front. Cato sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.19 per month. PentecostPlus RD asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PentecostPlus RD against 5.0 for Cato. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cato has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PentecostPlus RD ships an update every 9 months, Cato every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PentecostPlus RD | Cato |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bil Kimes | Cloister Studio |
Customer experience
PentecostPlus RD
Cato
In-app purchases
PentecostPlus RD
No in-app purchases
Cato
- Pro Monthly Creator$5.191 Month
- Cato Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Cato Pro Yearly Creator$51.991 Year
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- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- 100 Coins$0.99
- 500 Coins$3.99
- 1200 Coins$9.99
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