Catholic Fasting App vs Sower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catholic Fasting App
This app provides daily guidance on Catholic fasting, abstinence, and penance. It offers planning tools, tracking features, and educational context with cited sources. Designed for privacy with local-only storage and no ads.
- Daily fasting and abstinence guidance
- Calendar planning for observances
- Fast tracking with live countdowns
- Progress tracking and notes
- Rule transparency with citations
- Multi-language support
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Catholic Fasting helps you understand Catholic fasting, abstinence, Friday penance, and seasonal discipline with clear daily guidance, planning tools, and cited source context. Open the app to see today’s guidance, plan ahead for required and optional observances, track a fast with intention, and build a steadier rhythm through the liturgical year. Catholic Fasting is private by design, with local-only storage, no account, and no ads. Features: Clear daily Catholic fasting and abstinence guidance Companion dashboard for today’s rule, live fast status, and next faithful action Calendar planning for required days, optional observances, feasts, and memorials Expanded fasting history and educational context Sacred visuals and seasonal quote cards for a more devotional experience Canada national-baseline guidance plus U.S. profile support English, Spanish, and French Canadian onboarding and core flows Track Fast with live countdowns, presets, intentions, and editable start times Progress tracking, notes, local-only storage, and export controls Rule transparency with citations and source context Premium planning, reminder, review, and seasonal formation tools Optional one-time tips to support the app without unlocking features Important: Catholic Fasting is an independent devotional aid. It supports personal discipline and pastoral formation, but does not replace medical advice, pastoral advice, local diocesan authority, or official Church guidance. Privacy Policy: https://x.com/CatholicFasting/status/2026354531273945191 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sower
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Sower is a prayer app built for believers who want to pray more consistently, track their spiritual journey, and grow in faith alongside others. Pray With Purpose Add prayers for yourself, your family, your community, and the world. Organize them by category, mark them as answered, and watch God move in your life over time. Track Your Faith Build a daily prayer habit with streak tracking and a visual prayer calendar. Log prayer moments throughout your day and see your consistency grow week over week. Read God's Word Access all 66 books of the Bible and track your reading progress chapter by chapter. Set goals and watch your Bible reading grow. Grow Together Connect with friends, share prayer requests, and pray for one another. Join or create prayer groups to intercede together with people you trust. Journal Your Journey Keep a private prayer journal to record thoughts, answered prayers, and moments of gratitude. Look back and see how far God has brought you. Kids Mode Introduce children to the habit of prayer with a fun, age-appropriate experience designed just for them. Support the Mission Sower is completely free — because prayer shouldn't have a price. If this app has blessed you, consider supporting the mission. 50% of donations go toward fighting human trafficking. Sower is built for the Kingdom. Pray bold. Grow deep. Sow seeds that last.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sower at none against Catholic Fasting App's 4. Sower also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Catholic Fasting App's advantage is device support. On price 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. Catholic Fasting App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Sower asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Catholic Fasting App | Sower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Pierce | Eric Bacarella |
In-app purchases
Catholic Fasting App
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Small Tip$1.99
- Tip Medium$4.99
Sower
No in-app purchases









