Ignatius Press vs Mercy Prayerbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ignatius Press
Access a vast library of Catholic eBooks, audiobooks, and films. Enjoy free weekly podcasts and monthly content offers. Purchase digital titles from the website to read, listen, or watch within the app.
- Vast eBook library
- Over 100 audiobooks
- Catholic films and documentaries
- Weekly podcasts
- Monthly free content offers
- Shop on Ignatius.com
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Now you can easily read or listen to wonderful books and stream faithful Catholic films, all in the same place! Add titles to your library by shopping on Ignatius.com and then dive into them on the app. KEY FEATURES – Free Content: Enjoy our weekly podcasts and monthly offers of free access to some of our audiobooks, eBooks, and video content. – Over 1,000 eBooks: Experience our vast library of fiction books, as well as books on ethics, theology, social issues, history, inspirational topics, prayers, saints and sainthood, apologetics, and much more. – Over 100 Audiobooks from our best-selling authors: Get lost in novels from Michael O’Brien and Fiorella DeMaria, as well as a vast array of titles from Pope Benedict XVI, Peter Kreeft, Jesuit Fr.. Robert Spitzer, Abigail Favale, George Weigel, Fr. Michael Schmitz, Cardinal Robert Sarah, G.K. Chesterton, and many more. – Catholic movies and documentaries: Enjoy streaming rentals and streaming purchases from the extensive Ignatius library of high-quality films. Download the Ignatius Press app today and create a free account. No subscription. No credit card. No catch. Enjoy the free content or purchase digital content on Ignatius.com to read, listen, or watch on the app.
Mercy Prayerbook
Access the official prayerbook of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Inc. This digital version provides the Morning and Evening Prayer as published in 1998.
- Morning Prayer
- Evening Prayer
- Official text
- Digital prayerbook
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Morning and Evening Prayer of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Inc. Official prayerbook used by the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas published in 1998.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Mercy Prayerbook at free against Ignatius Press's free with in-app purchases. Mercy Prayerbook also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (13.5 vs 15.1). Ignatius Press's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Mercy Prayerbook holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.
Ignatius Press ships an update every 5 months, Mercy Prayerbook every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ignatius Press | Mercy Prayerbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ignatius + Lighthouse Partnership | Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Inc |
Customer experience
Ignatius Press
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In-app purchases
Ignatius Press
No in-app purchases
Mercy Prayerbook
No in-app purchases
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