Comparison

Creedo vs Openlight Media Plus

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

Head to head
About

Creedo

This app offers daily, bite-sized lessons on Catholic teachings, scripture, and tradition. It includes quizzes, puzzles, and progress tracking to help users build consistent faith habits. Optional premium features enhance the learning experience.

Highlights
  • Daily Catholic lessons
  • Scripture and Catechism content
  • Reinforcing quizzes
  • Daily puzzles and challenges
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Group and friend learning
Features
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Learn the Catholic Faith in just a few minutes each day. Creedo turns Scripture, the Catechism, the saints, and the Church’s tradition into short, clear lessons, each ending with a quiz that helps the truth stick. Instead of overwhelming books or long videos, Creedo breaks the Faith into simple, memorable steps you can return to every day. Grow in knowledge of the Eucharist, prayer, morality, Scripture, the saints, and the core teachings of the Catholic Church one lesson at a time. What’s Inside: 3000+ Guided Lessons Work through the Catechism, the Bible, and the spiritual classics in focused daily lessons. Every lesson ends with a quiz that reinforces what you just learned. Authentic Catholic Teaching Explore the Eucharist, prayer, morality, Scripture, the saints, and the Last Things, presented clearly and faithfully. A Complete Prayer Library Pray the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Stations of the Cross, Morning and Night Prayer, the Angelus, the Examen, novenas, and more, with over 100 prayers guided step by step. Daily Catholic Puzzles Play verse puzzles, Mystery Saints, and Catholic word challenges with new content every day. Learn With Your Parish Find your parish, join study groups, follow friends, and grow together. See how your parish is doing and add your progress to theirs. Build Daily Faith Habits Earn XP, maintain streaks, and grow in daily faithfulness one small step at a time. Your Profile, Your Progress Track your XP, streaks, and stats as you grow in knowledge and love of the Catholic Faith. Creedo is free to use Jump in, learn daily, and build consistency with no ads and no distractions. Upgrade to Creedo Lux Unlock advanced theology courses, access the full puzzle archive, and collect exclusive Creedo profile stickers while supporting the mission. Creedo Lux is an auto-renewing subscription: $6.99 per month or $49.99 per year, starting with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Creedo is your daily companion for learning and living the Catholic Faith. Download Creedo and start today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://creedo.faith/privacy

About

Openlight Media Plus

Access a comprehensive library of faith-based educational content for all ages. Learn about virtues, the Catholic faith, and personal well-being through engaging video, audio, and text lessons. Track your progress and stay updated with new releases.

Highlights
  • Full content library access
  • Mobile-formatted lessons (video, audio, text)
  • Progress tracking and start/stop playback
  • Content for elementary, middle, high school, and adults
  • Focus on virtues and Christian anthropology
  • Push notifications for new releases
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Openlight Media is the media apostolate of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since 2013, our flagship framework, Disciple of Christ, Education in Virtue, has been trusted by 13 (arch)dioceses, 850+ schools, and educators in 89+ countries worldwide. Now the full library comes with you. With the Openlight Media Plus app, everything you love lives in one place. Access your courses anytime, from anywhere, and learn when it works best for you: at home, in the classroom, or on your commute. Video, audio, and text lessons are all formatted for mobile, and progress tracking with start-and-stop playback means you never lose your place. Turn on push notifications to stay in the loop on new releases. Explore programs for every age and stage: Elementary. Cultivating the Virtues introduces the youngest learners to the Kerygma, the sacraments, and 28 virtues through story, saints, and Scripture. Upper Elementary. Secure in Grace and Daily Virtue invite students to know and participate in their own neurodevelopment, pairing virtue with neuroscience, saints, and simple SEL strategies. Middle and High School. Arise, Virtue Explorer, the Life of Christ Companion Series, Uplifted: What Makes You Happy?, and Vice to Virtue help adolescents navigate identity, emotions, and faith with confidence. Our award-winning Virtue Field Guide (National Indie Excellence 2024 winner and Benjamin Franklin 2024 silver winner) empowers teens to explore the world of the virtues. Adult Formation. Grow alongside those you teach with the Education in Virtue mini-series, Learn the Virtues, Raised in Grace: Made for Wholeness, and the Still Point of Grace audio reflections. Millions have met the Sisters through the viral Dominican Sisters Open Mic podcast, drawn in by their joy, wit, and witness to the faith. Openlight Media Plus is where that same spirit becomes formation you can carry with you, deepening your walk with Christ day by day. Rooted in Christian anthropology, the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas, and modern neuroscience, Openlight Media integrates timeless virtue with the science of how we're made. Students and adults learn what virtue looks like and sounds like, and how to nurture mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being at every age. Download the Openlight Media Plus app today, and take your formation with you.

Screenshots

Creedo4 screens
Openlight Media Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Creedo at 93% against Openlight Media Plus's 0%. Creedo also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). Openlight Media Plus's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Creedo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Openlight Media Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Creedo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Creedo has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Creedo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Openlight Media Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Creedo ships an update every 3 weeks, Openlight Media Plus every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Creedo versus Openlight Media Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreedoOpenlight Media Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size574 MB80 MB
Age rating+94+
DeveloperCaleb BurbachOpenlight Media, Inc.

Customer experience

Creedo

All ratings1,103 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative1.2%

Openlight Media Plus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Creedo

Subscriptions2
  • Creedo Lux7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Creedo Lux Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Openlight Media Plus

One-time1
  • Uplifted: What Makes You Happy?$39.00

Questions

Is Creedo free?
Creedo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Openlight Media Plus free?
Openlight Media Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Creedo or Openlight Media Plus?
Creedo is rated higher. Creedo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Openlight Media Plus averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Creedo or Openlight Media Plus have ads?
Neither Creedo nor Openlight Media Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Creedo or Openlight Media Plus?
Creedo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Openlight Media Plus every 9 days. Most recently, Creedo was updated on November 8, 2026 and Openlight Media Plus on October 31, 2026.

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