Comparison

Chaplet vs Decade

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

Head to head
About

Chaplet

Follow along with guided prayers and chaplets, including rosaries and devotions to saints. Customize your prayer experience with adjustable text and background visuals. Explore a wide variety of prayers for contemplation and spiritual growth.

Highlights
  • Guided rosary and chaplet prayers
  • Mystery names, descriptions, and artwork
  • English or Latin prayer text options
  • Customizable bead colors
  • Background image settings
  • Extensive collection of chaplets
Features
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Follow along bead by bead with a rosary or other chaplet from our collection. Mystery names, descriptions, and artwork are available to aid in contemplative prayer. Settings: English or Latin prayer text Change bead colors Turn on/off background images Available Chaplets: Rosaries: - Rosary - Josehpian Rosary Chaplets of Our Lord: - Blessed Sacrament - Divine Mercy - Five Holy Wounds - Holy Face - Holy Ghost - Holy Infant - Holy Name - Most Holy Trinity - Most Precious Blood - Sacred Face - Sacred Heart - Stations of the Cross - Two Hearts Chaplets of Our Lady: - Immaculate Conception - Immaculate Heart of Mary - In Praise of the Virgin Mary - Mother of the Most Holy Eucharist - Our Lady of Częstochowa - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel - Our Lady of Perpetual Help #1 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help #2 - Our Lady of Tears - Our Lady, Star of the Sea - Our Lady, Undoer of Knots - Queen of Light - Seven Sorrows Chaplets of the Saints: - St. Anne - St. Anthony - St. Dymphna - St. Frances Xavier Cabrini - St. Gabriel - St. Gertrude - St. Joseph - St. Jude - St. Kateri Tekakwitha - St. Maximillian - St. Michael - St. Padre Pio #1 - St. Padre Pio #2 - St. Patrick - St. Philomena - St. Raphael - St. Rita - St. Thérèse Other Chaplets: - Chaplet for the Dead - Chaplet for the Holy Souls - Chaplet of All Souls - Chaplet of Conversion - Chaplet of Faith - Chaplet of Mercy and Forgiveness - Chaplet of Unity - Chaplet to Obtain a Great Confidence - Franciscan Family Chaplet

About

Decade

Experience the meditative power of the Rosary in the digital age. This app offers a reverent and focused prayer experience with tactile feedback and graceful animations, designed to deepen your connection to Our Lady.

Highlights
  • Tactile bead feedback with subtle vibrations
  • Graceful animations for a meditative rhythm
  • Minimalist and elegant interface
  • Guided meditations for each mystery
  • Pray in English or Latin
Features
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Our Lady gave St. Dominic a timeless spiritual weapon: the Rosary. How can we honor this beautiful prayer in our modern lives? We have thoughtfully designed Decade not to replace the physical rosary, but to adapt its rhythmic, meditative power for the digital age -- for your iPhone and iPad. We hope we've made something that would make Our Lady proud. FEATURES: * *The Feel of the Beads.* We designed Decade to capture the essence of a physical rosary. With a gentle tap, you move from bead to bead, and a subtle, rhythmic vibration from your phone confirms each prayer. This tactile feedback, paired with graceful animations, creates a meditative rhythm that allows your hands and your heart to guide your prayer, just as physical beads would. * *A Sanctuary of Focus.* Our minimal, elegant interface is a sacred space for your prayer. The design fades away, leaving you alone with Our Lady. * *A Deeper Connection.* Engage with simple, profound meditations for each mystery. The choice is yours: pray in either English or in Latin, to honor the ancient language of the Church. This is more than an app. This is a prayer experience designed with reverence and love.

Screenshots

Chaplet4 screens
Decade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chaplet at every 5 days against Decade's monthly. Decade's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chaplet against 5.0 for Decade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 14 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chaplet ships an update every 5 days, Decade monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chaplet versus Decade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChapletDecade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (29 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter HykesToggle Media, LLC

Customer experience

Chaplet

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Decade

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chaplet

No in-app purchases

None

Decade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chaplet free?
Chaplet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Decade free?
Decade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chaplet or Decade?
Decade is rated higher. Chaplet averages 5.0 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Decade averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Chaplet or Decade have ads?
Neither Chaplet nor Decade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chaplet or Decade?
Chaplet ships an update every 5 days, and Decade monthly. Most recently, Chaplet was updated on November 5, 2026 and Decade on October 30, 2026.

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