# Cécile vs Pelican+

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cécile at every 11 days against Pelican+'s every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Cécile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pelican+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Cécile ships an update every 11 days, Pelican+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Cécile | Pelican+ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | **[4.9 (32 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pelican-plus/id6753085864/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | — | **32** |
| Positive reviews | — | 84.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 11 days** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Size | 63 MB | 33 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Bartlomiej Szypelow](https://appshunter.io/developer/1497812929) | [Pious Pelican Media, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1842404761) |

## What reviewers say

### Cécile

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cecile/id6744409744)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $4.99 | per month |
| Premium | $49.99 | per year |


### Pelican+

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pelican-plus/id6753085864)

A faith-safe digital sanctuary for Traditional Catholic families, offering a personalized content library with e-books, audiobooks, and podcasts. It supports Catholic creators and provides trusted media for prayer, learning, and devotion, free from secular ads.

**Highlights:** Personalized content library, Cross-device progress syncing, E-book highlighting and note-taking, Premium podcasts, video blogs, ebooks, audiobooks, articles, Content for prayer, learning, and devotion, Films, documentaries, and children's programming (coming soon)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Basic Subscription | $9.99 | per month |
| Premium Monthly | $19.99 | per month |
| Basic Yearly | $99.99 | per year |
| Premium Yearly | $199.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Cécile free?

Cécile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Pelican+ free?

Pelican+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Cécile or Pelican+ have ads?

Neither Cécile nor Pelican+ shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Cécile or Pelican+?

Cécile ships an update every 11 days, and Pelican+ every 2 months. Most recently, Cécile was updated on August 18, 2026 and Pelican+ on September 18, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*