Chaplet Tracker vs Via Virtutum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chaplet Tracker
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Chaplet Tracker is a faithful companion for traditional Catholic chaplet devotions. Pray bead by bead through guided prayer mode with the Chaplet of the Sacred Heart, the Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel, and the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows. Features: • Guided Prayer Mode — Pray each chaplet bead by bead with the full text of every prayer, including the unique salutations and meditations for each decade • Three Traditional Chaplets — The Sacred Heart (33 beads for the years of Our Lord's life), St. Michael (9 choirs of angels), and the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady • First Friday Devotion — Track your progress toward the Nine First Fridays and Our Lord's promise of final perseverance • The 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart — A daily rotating promise from Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary • Novena Tracking — Start novenas with personal prayer intentions and track your 9-day commitment • Latin & English — Toggle between Latin and English for all prayers • Daily Streaks & Badges — Build a habit of prayer and earn milestone badges • Liturgical Suggestions — Receive chaplet suggestions based on the liturgical calendar, feast days, and First Fridays • Prayer History — Review your complete prayer history with duration tracking • iCloud Sync — Back up your progress across devices • Prayer Chime — An optional gentle chime at the completion of each chaplet • Common Prayers Library — A curated collection of traditional prayers, including opening and closing prayers for each chaplet No ads. No subscriptions. Just prayer.
Via Virtutum
Embark on a 52-week journey through essential Catholic virtues, guided by saints and scripture. Deepen your spiritual life with daily reflections, prayers, and journaling prompts. Explore the path to holiness with this comprehensive devotional experience.
- 52-week virtue journey
- Daily scripture and reflection
- Saint biographies
- Composed prayers
- Reflection journal
- Personal archive
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The virtuous life is not a lesson to be learned. It is a formation — and formation takes time. Via Virtutum is a fifty-two week walk through the virtues most essential to the Catholic soul. One virtue, seven days, your whole attention. THE SHAPE OF A WEEK Each week opens with a virtue and the saint who lived it in the flesh. A passage of Scripture to pray with. A fuller reflection to sit with. A prayer composed for that virtue alone. THE FULLER PATH Three aspirations — inward, relational, spiritual — to carry the virtue into the texture of daily life. A devotion to mark each day you return. A reflection journal to record what the Lord has stirred in you. A personal archive of every week you have walked. THE INTENTIONAL ARC Foundation (humility, obedience, gratitude, reverence). The Theological Virtues (faith, hope, charity). The Cardinal Virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance). The Virtues of the Heart, of the Interior Life, of Relationship, and of Spiritual Maturity. The Summit: holiness itself, and the love of the Cross. SAINTS WHO WALK BESIDE YOU Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Saint Joseph. Saint Josephine Bakhita. Saint Thomas Aquinas. Saint Monica. Saint Joan of Arc. Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Saint Teresa of Ávila. Saint Catherine of Siena. Saint John Paul II. And forty-two more — each chosen for the virtue they lived most fully. AFTER WEEK 52 When the first year closes, a second waits. A new group of saints, chosen to walk alongside you through the same virtues with fresh companions and a deeper exploration of each one. The spiritual life is not a ladder you climb once. It is a spiral staircase, and every pass brings you closer to God. FREE, AND A FULLER PATH The weekly virtue, the featured saint, the Scripture, the extended reflection, the prayer, and the reflection prompt are free. The three aspirations, the daily devotion tracker, the reflection journal, and the full archive of every week you have walked open with a monthly or yearly subscription. DEVOTIONAL STANDARDS Every word is written for Catholic souls, by Catholic hands. Saint biographies, Scripture citations, Catechism references, and prayer texts are drafted with reverence and reviewed for accuracy. No hedging. No fabricated legends. Beyond reproach. Via Virtutum is part of the Sanctified Souls family of devotional apps. Walk slowly. The saints are with you. TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.sanctifiedsouls.net/terms PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.sanctifiedsouls.net/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chaplet Tracker at none against Via Virtutum's 2. Via Virtutum's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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. Via Virtutum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Chaplet Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Chaplet Tracker | Via Virtutum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Myers | Quintilian |
In-app purchases
Chaplet Tracker
No in-app purchases
Via Virtutum
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Via Virtutum Yearly$9.991 Year
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