Pocket Gospels vs TAN Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Gospels
A straightforward app for reading the Gospels, offering both English and Latin translations. Focus on your spiritual journey with tools like highlighting and bookmarking. It provides a clean interface to engage with scripture.
- Gospel readings
- English and Latin translations
- Latin Vulgate
- Douay–Rheims translation
- Highlighting
- Bookmarks
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Reading the Gospels? With Pocket Gospels you have a simple and sleek way to read the Gospels. Nothing fancy, just the readings and the tools you need to focus on God. Includes the Latin Vulgate and the English Douay–Rheims translations. You can save highlights, and create bookmarks to help your reading experience.
TAN Digital
Access a vast library of authentic Catholic literature, including spiritual classics, writings of Saints, and catechetical texts. Enjoy a reverent reading experience with features like bookmarking and offline access to deepen your spiritual journey.
- Thousands of Catholic books and devotionals
- Reverent reading experience
- Day and night modes
- Bookmark passages
- Offline access
- Curated collections
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Here you will find a treasury of authentic Catholic works—spiritual classics, the writings of the Saints, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, trusted catechetical texts, and devotions to guide you toward holiness. Every title is chosen to nourish souls and strengthen the life of grace. Features: Over thousands of Catholic books and devotionals A simple, reverent reading experience with day and night modes Bookmark passages for deeper reflection Offline access, so you may read anywhere Curated collections for feasts, liturgical seasons, and spiritual themes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TAN Digital at none against Pocket Gospels's 3. TAN Digital also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (120 vs 2). Pocket Gospels's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Pocket Gospels sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TAN Digital asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Gospels holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TAN Digital has 120 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pocket Gospels ships an update every 32 months, TAN Digital every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Gospels | TAN Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (120 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 120 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tercaet LLC | SAINT BENDICT PRESS LLC |
Customer experience
Pocket Gospels
TAN Digital
In-app purchases
Pocket Gospels
- Generous Tip$1.99
- Amazing Tip$5.99
- Massive Tip$9.99
TAN Digital
No in-app purchases
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