Lectium vs Come Aside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lectium
This app offers daily Catholic readings and traditional prayers in a distraction-free environment. Enhance your spiritual life with customizable themes and offline access to prayers. A subscription unlocks all content and features.
- Daily Missal with readings
- Classic Catholic prayers
- Customizable themes
- Adjustable text size
- Offline prayer access
- Sepia mode
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Lectium is a Catholic app designed to accompany you in your daily prayer and reflection. Explore readings, traditional prayers, and tools to strengthen your spiritual life, all in an elegant, distraction-free environment. Key Features: • Daily Missal with complete readings in Spanish (Mexico) • Classic Catholic prayers and devotions • Sepia mode and customizable themes • Adjustable text size • Offline access to classic prayers Premium Subscription: To access all prayers and customizable themes, a subscription is required. Subscriptions are managed through your App Store account and renew automatically unless canceled before the end of the current period. Free download. Subscription required for app use. By using this app, you agree to the Apple Terms of Use (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) and our Privacy Policy (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EJUwsHkXjit5hCMFxut-1lCV3XFhSUwk/view?usp=share_link).
Come Aside
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Tell Come Aside how you feel today, and it meets you with a short prayer and a Scripture verse for exactly that. Come Aside is a gentle Catholic companion for the daily Mass readings, reflection, the Rosary, devotions, and a journal you can return to. Begin with the liturgical day, Mass reading citations, public-domain Scripture text, a short Come Aside reflection, and one gentle journal question. Save a line, write a few words, record a voice reflection, or keep a fuller entry when you have more to say. Come Aside is built for return, not pressure. Your journal can hold typed reflections, voice reflections, moods, Apple Journaling Suggestions moments you choose, imported notes, remembered milestones, kept lines, and saved reviews. Calm reminders and review invitations help you return without streaks or spiritual scorekeeping. The daily readings, Come Aside reflection, daily question, and Rosary are free to use every day. Come Aside Plus unlocks the wider journal memory experience, devotions such as novenas and simple fasts, spoken reflections, prayer songs from saved reviews, optional AI suggestions, and private sync across devices. Privacy matters because prayer and journaling are sensitive. The core daily loop is local-first. Optional AI suggestions use only the draft, entry, transcript, or review range you choose, stay editable, and are saved only when you accept them. Export, deletion, support, privacy, accessibility, Restore Purchases, and subscription management remain available. Come Aside Plus is an auto-renewable subscription available weekly, monthly, or annually. U.S. launch prices are $2.99/week, $9.99/month, or $69.99/year with 7 days free on the annual plan. The App Store purchase sheet shows your local renewal price before you confirm. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://comeaside.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lectium at none against Come Aside's shown. Come Aside's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Lectium sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Come Aside sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lectium ships an update monthly, Come Aside every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lectium | Come Aside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santiago Castelazo | Chisha Kafuli |
In-app purchases
Lectium
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
Come Aside
- Come Aside Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
- Come Aside Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
- Come Aside Plus7 Days trial$69.991 Year








