PentecostPlus RD vs Ad Orientem
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.
Ad Orientem
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Ad Orientem is a reverent companion for praying the Byzantine Daily Office (Horologion), reading the daily Scriptures, and keeping the rhythm of the Church's year — in your own tradition. It is designed to be quiet, beautiful, and faithful — no ads, no clutter, no notifications competing for your attention. Just the prayers, the readings, and the saints of the day, in English and Spanish. ——— FOLLOWS YOUR TRADITION ——— Choose the calendar your Church keeps, and the whole app follows it — the date of Pascha, the tone of the week, the fasting rule, the movable feasts, and the saint of the day: • Byzantine Catholic — Gregorian calendar and Pascha (Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Melkite, Romanian and other Greek-Catholic Churches in union with Rome). • Orthodox — New Calendar — Revised-Julian fixed feasts with the Orthodox (Julian) Pascha (Greek, Antiochian, Romanian, Bulgarian, OCA). • Orthodox — Old Calendar — Julian fixed feasts (+13 days) with the Orthodox Pascha (Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Mount Athos). Switch for the day, or set a permanent default. ——— FREE, FOREVER ——— These are always free — no account, no payment: • Orthros (Matins) — the morning office, proper to the day, tone, and feast. • Vespers — the evening office, with Phos Hilaron and the propers of the day. • The Jesus Prayer (Hesychia) — a daily penitential psalm, with optional gentle reminders. • Saint of the Day — shown at a glance in the header of every screen. • Explanations of the tradition — the tones, the fasts, and how the calendar works. ——— FULL ACCESS (ONE SUBSCRIPTION) ——— A single subscription unlocks everything below, in both English and Spanish: • The Hours — Midnight Office, First, Third, Sixth, and Ninth Hour, and Compline. • Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom — the people's parts in clear bilingual layout, with today's Epistle and Gospel. • All 365 daily Scripture readings — Douay-Rheims in English, Biblia Platense / Torres Amat in Spanish — with the freedom to browse any date. • Saint of the Day — the full synaxarion life and commemoration. • The liturgical calendar — movable and fixed feasts, the Tone of the Week (Octoechos), and daily fasting rules. • Prayer journeys — guided rules (such as a 40-day Jesus Prayer) with gentle, optional streaks to keep the rhythm. • Intercessions — a community board where the faithful submit and pray for one another's intentions, automatically translated between English and Spanish. Price: $0.99 / month, with a 14-day free trial. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings. ——— ALSO ——— • Fully bilingual English / Spanish — every prayer, hymn, reading, and saint life. • Dark, reverent theme inspired by the gold and lampblack of Byzantine icons. • Offline-first: the daily office and the calendar need no internet connection. Ad Orientem — facing east, toward the rising Sun of Righteousness. For questions, feedback, or to request a saint or office be added, please use the support link in this listing. Privacy: https://ad-orientem-20.replit.app/privacy.html Support / removal requests: jcduran123@gmail.com Omnia ad maiorem Dei gloriam. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ad Orientem at Free against PentecostPlus RD's $0.99. Ad Orientem also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). PentecostPlus RD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Ad Orientem is free to download; PentecostPlus RD costs $0.99 up front. Ad Orientem sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. PentecostPlus RD asks for nothing beyond the download.
PentecostPlus RD ships an update every 9 months, Ad Orientem every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | PentecostPlus RD | Ad Orientem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bil Kimes | JON CHRISTOPHER MIPARANUM DURAN |
In-app purchases
PentecostPlus RD
No in-app purchases
Ad Orientem
- Ad Orientem Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month







