Comparison

Chaplet vs Phos

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

Phos

Features
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Virtue is not signaled. It is built. Become who you were made to be. Phos is not another meditation app with a Catholic skin. It is a formation engine — built on 2,000 years of tradition, designed to make you great - change how you live. Not calm. Transformed. Every feature exists to move you from intention to action: structured formation, AI spiritual direction grounded in the Doctors of the Church, daily scripture, and honest journaling. No passive consumption. Real work for real change. EL CAMINO — YOUR PATH TO TRANSFORMATION Your path. Ancient tradition. Real transformation. • Daily Camino: each day a Father or Scripture reading plus practices on the eight Catholic pillars — identity, trust, focus, access, vision, clarity, mastery, and action • Optional 8-week First Journey for those who want a guided introduction • Directed Growth: AI-directed weekly plans once you have walked long enough AI SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR A path built for you from the wisdom of the ages. • Ask questions about faith, virtue, prayer, relationships, and purpose • Every response grounded in authentic Catholic sources with full citations • Draws from Church Fathers, Saints' writings, papal encyclicals, the Catechism, and Sacred Scripture • Not a generic chatbot — trained on thousands of pages of Catholic tradition DAILY SPIRITUAL LIFE • Daily Scripture readings from the liturgical calendar • Saint of the day with AI-generated biography, meditation, and quotes • Encrypted personal journal with mood tracking • Streak tracking and progress analytics TRUTH LENS • In a world of hot takes and manipulation, think clearly, keep your calm and focus • Share any text or link and our AI identifies 25 types of logical fallacies with Thomistic precision. From straw man arguments to emotional manipulation. • Then it guides you to see the claim honestly and offers a charitable Catholic response rooted in thinkers like Aquinas, Chesterton, and Newman. • Not to win arguments — but to seek truth and avoid manipulation PREMIUM FEATURES • 10 AI spiritual direction conversations per day • Full progress analytics and trends • Offline access to formation content SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS • Free: Today, Mass readings, saint of the day, Daily Camino, First Journey, journaling, progress, and core formation content • Free AI preview: 3 Spiritual Director conversations and 1 Truth Lens analysis per month • Premium: AI Spiritual Director, Truth Lens, and Directed Growth with generous limits • Monthly ($9.99/mo) and annual ($79.99/yr) subscriptions Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Built with reverence for the faith. The AI coach provides spiritual guidance and formation — it does not replace sacramental guidance from a priest or spiritual director. Privacy Policy: https://catholic-api.onrender.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://catholic-api.onrender.com/terms

Screenshots

Chaplet4 screens
Phos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chaplet at none against Phos's 4. Chaplet also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Phos's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Phos sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Chaplet asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chaplet ships an update every 5 days, Phos every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chaplet versus Phos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChapletPhos
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter HykesAlberto Martin

In-app purchases

None

Chaplet

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Phos

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • Day Pass$0.99
  • Founders Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Chaplet free?
Chaplet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phos free?
Phos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chaplet or Phos have ads?
Neither Chaplet nor Phos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chaplet or Phos?
Chaplet ships an update every 5 days, and Phos every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chaplet was updated on October 24, 2026 and Phos on October 24, 2026.

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