Catholic Fasting App vs Ora Devotion
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/
Ora Devotion
This app guides Catholics in building a daily prayer routine with personalized paths, the Rosary, Scripture, saint profiles, and journaling. It offers a peaceful space for reflection and spiritual growth, suitable for both new and experienced practitioners.
- Personalized daily prayer paths
- Guided Rosary prayers
- Daily Scripture and reflections
- Prayer journaling and Examen
- Confession preparation
- Explore Catholic saints
- Track prayer consistency
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Ora helps Catholics build a consistent daily prayer life. Pray the Rosary, follow guided morning and evening prayer, learn from the saints, journal your intentions, and create a prayer routine you can actually maintain. With Ora Devotion, you can: • Follow a personalized daily prayer path • Pray the Rosary with guided mysteries • Read daily Scripture and reflections • Journal through prayer and the Examen • Prepare thoughtfully for Confession • Explore the lives and wisdom of Catholic saints • Track prayer consistency without turning faith into a competition • Save favorite prayers and Scripture for later Whether you are returning to prayer, deepening an established routine, or simply seeking a quiet moment with God, Ora helps you take the next faithful step. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://oradevotion.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ora Devotion at every 5 days against Catholic Fasting App's monthly. Ora Devotion also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 and Ora Devotion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Catholic Fasting App against 5.0 for Ora Devotion. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Catholic Fasting App ships an update monthly, Ora Devotion every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catholic Fasting App | Ora Devotion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Pierce | Derek Colantuono |
In-app purchases
Catholic Fasting App
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Small Tip$1.99
- Tip Medium$4.99
Ora Devotion
- Ora Monthly$9.991 Month
- Annual$59.991 Year
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