Pelican+ vs Openlight Media Torch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pelican+
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.
- 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)
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Pelican+ is a faith-safe digital sanctuary for Traditional Catholic families. Subscribe to get access to account-based features such as a personalized content library, picking up where you left off across devices, and e-book highlighting and note-taking as well as premium media such as podcasts, video blogs, ebooks, audiobooks, and articles to inspire prayer, learning, and devotion. Rooted in Sacred Tradition and free from secular ads or distractions, Pelican+ supports Catholic creators while providing content families can trust. With films, documentaries, and children’s programming coming soon, Pelican+ is growing into the most complete Catholic media experience—bringing beauty, reverence, and truth to your daily life. Terms of service: https://app.pelicanplus.com/legal/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://app.pelicanplus.com/legal/privacy-policy
Openlight Media Torch
Access a variety of faith-based educational content, including music and guided rosaries from the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Explore virtue education and enjoy free access to curated offerings.
- Guided rosaries
- Virtue education
- Popular music
- Faith-based content
- Free access
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Download the Torch app for access to the best of Openlight Media and the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. From popular music and guided rosaries by the Sisters to virtue education, the Torch app is your one-stop-shop for free access to our favorite offerings. Mobile app version: 6.23.8
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Openlight Media Torch at none against Pelican+'s 4. Openlight Media Torch also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Pelican+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Openlight Media Torch asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pelican+ against 5.0 for Openlight Media Torch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Pelican+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Openlight Media Torch's.
Pelican+ ships an update every 2 months, Openlight Media Torch every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pelican+ | Openlight Media Torch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pious Pelican Media, LLC | Openlight Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
Pelican+
Openlight Media Torch
In-app purchases
Pelican+
- Monthly Basic Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$19.991 Month
- Basic Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly$199.991 Year
Openlight Media Torch
No in-app purchases
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