Comparison

PentecostPlus RD vs Visual Guide to the Holy Mass

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Oldest Catholic novena
  • Honors the Holy Spirit
  • Officially prescribed by the Church
  • Plea for spiritual strength
  • Prayer for Christian needs
Features
Read full description

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.

About

Visual Guide to the Holy Mass

This app offers a graphical representation of the Order of Mass, serving as a catechetical tool for families. It aims to help users participate more fully in the Eucharist by providing a learning resource inspired by Montessori and Cavalletti methods.

Highlights
  • Graphical representation of the Order of Mass
  • Catechetical tool for families
  • Liturgy of the Word and Eucharist sections
  • Inspired by Montessori and Cavalletti
  • Supports family faith sharing and dialogue
Features
Read full description

The Visual Guide To The Holy Mass (Visual Guide) is a graphical representation of the Order of Mass. As a catechetical tool, it complies with the Catechism of the Catholic Church 1346, 1347 and therefore, it is divided into two parts: the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, that form a fundamental unity. The Visual Guide's intention is to become a learning tool for families, so they may participate more fully in the Eucharist. Families share their faith and exchange learning experiences through interpersonal relationships and dialogue, often 'on the go'; in long car or train journeys, while walking, and during family outings. The founder of School and Family C.I.C., the initiator of this app, desires that The Visual Guide To The Holy Mass becomes the 'mobile' point of reference for families. The source and inspiration for this app is the work of Maria Montessori and Sofia Cavalletti. School and Family C.I.C. is a community interest company registered in the United Kingdom (www.schoolandfamily.org). School and Family is a non-profit family held organization with the mission to inform, encourage and resource Catholic parents as leaders of the life-long educational process that integrates the social, religious and professional formation of a person (Gaudium et Spes 43) rooted in reciprocal, honest, interpersonal relationship and prayer. All proceeds from the sales of this app are directed towards the support of the School and Family mission. By purchasing the app you make it possible for School and Family to develop Catholic educational resources for families, to deliver workshops as well as family retreats and family catechesis programs that promote educational exchange between parents and children in which each person gives and receives. This exchange constitutes fundamental opportunity for building communion (FC21). ”The mission to educate demands that Christian parents should present to their children all the topics that are necessary for the gradual maturing of their personality from a Christian and ecclesial point of view” (Familiaris Consortio 39). The Visual Guide To The Holy Mass app incorporates “The Order of Mass, Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc”. The text used in the App has been proof-read and accepted by the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) in Washington DC, USA. The permission to publish the text has been received from The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales in the UK.

Screenshots

PentecostPlus RD4 screens
Visual Guide to the Holy Mass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PentecostPlus RD at 5.0 against Visual Guide to the Holy Mass's 3.0. PentecostPlus RD also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). Visual Guide to the Holy Mass's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PentecostPlus RD costs $0.99 and Visual Guide to the Holy Mass $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PentecostPlus RD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PentecostPlus RD's written reviews are positive against 67% of Visual Guide to the Holy Mass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PentecostPlus RD ships an update every 9 months, Visual Guide to the Holy Mass every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PentecostPlus RD versus Visual Guide to the Holy Mass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPentecostPlus RDVisual Guide to the Holy Mass
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB638 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBil KimesSchool and Family C.I.C.

Customer experience

PentecostPlus RD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Visual Guide to the Holy Mass

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

PentecostPlus RD

No in-app purchases

None

Visual Guide to the Holy Mass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PentecostPlus RD free?
PentecostPlus RD costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Guide to the Holy Mass free?
Visual Guide to the Holy Mass costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PentecostPlus RD or Visual Guide to the Holy Mass?
PentecostPlus RD is rated higher. PentecostPlus RD averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Visual Guide to the Holy Mass averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PentecostPlus RD or Visual Guide to the Holy Mass have ads?
Neither PentecostPlus RD nor Visual Guide to the Holy Mass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PentecostPlus RD or Visual Guide to the Holy Mass?
PentecostPlus RD ships an update every 9 months, and Visual Guide to the Holy Mass every 25 months. Most recently, PentecostPlus RD was updated on October 7, 2026 and Visual Guide to the Holy Mass on October 26, 2026.

Other comparisons