Comparison

Ignis vs Sanctus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ignis

Features
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Make room for God in your day with the Examen, Rosary, Gospel and saints. Ignis is a Catholic prayer companion for iPhone and iPad, with gentle guidance when you need it and space for your own words. BEGIN WITH A FEW QUIET MINUTES Start the morning with prayer, spend time with the Gospel, or close the day with the five-step Ignatian Examen. Clear introductions help you choose a prayer and begin. Writing is optional. PRAY THE ROSARY AT YOUR PACE Follow the mysteries with Scripture, sacred art and guided beads. Ignis remembers your mystery and bead when you need to pause. RETURN TO YOUR PRAYER Your daily prayer drafts save as you write. Continue an unfinished prayer or revisit completed sessions in History. Search your prayers and notes, with earlier entries kept as the days move on. After completing a daily prayer or Rosary, see that it is saved and open History directly. Choose an optional daily reminder for the Examen, Morning Prayer or Gospel. New reminders can suggest a matching prayer and time after Morning Prayer, Gospel or the Examen. Change the time to suit your day; existing reminder choices are preserved. FOLLOW A GUIDED PATHWAY Seven journeys offer a place to begin and a next step when you are ready: • The Spiritual Exercises — a 30-day Ignatian retreat in daily life. • Magnifica Humanitas — 30 days of spiritual reading and prayer. • Come, Follow Me — 14 days of Gospel encounters with Jesus. • With Mary, Beholding Christ — 20 days through the Rosary mysteries. • Teach Me to Pray — 21 days of prayer through the Psalms. • God in the Ordinary — 21 days with attributed readings from St Josemaría. • Poor and Free — 21 days of Franciscan prayer with St Francis. Pathways move forward when you complete a day. Pause and return without losing your journey or notes. LIVE THE LITURGICAL YEAR Discover the day's celebration and saints, with biographies, prayers and novenas. Choose from Catholic spiritual traditions, regional and religious-order calendars, and colour palettes. KEEP YOUR PRAYER PERSONAL No account is required. Your reflections, drafts and prayer history are stored on your device, with no advertising or third-party analytics SDK. Ignis does not sync your journal to an account or cloud service. The Gospel encounter, Rosary, Psalms, God in the Ordinary and Poor and Free pathways include their readings and artwork for offline prayer. Today's live Gospel and reflection require an internet connection; historical Scripture may also use online services. The Privacy Policy explains these connections. Share Ignis or find help and feedback from Settings. Sharing includes the public app link, never your reflections or prayer history. Free to use on iPhone and iPad. Ignis is an independent Catholic prayer app, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Vatican, dioceses, Opus Dei or religious orders.

About

Sanctus

Deepen your Catholic faith with daily readings, prayers, and devotions. Access a guided rosary, lives of saints, and traditional prayers. Connect with a community to share requests and pray together.

Highlights
  • Daily liturgy and Gospel readings
  • Guided rosary with daily mysteries
  • Profiles of over 130 saints
  • Traditional prayers and novenas
  • Catholic community for prayer requests
  • Bible for reading and meditation
Features
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Sanctus brings together everything you need to live and deepen your Catholic faith, in a beautiful and simple app. BIBLE & LITURGY - Holy Bible to read and meditate - Daily liturgy: each day's readings and Gospel SAINTS & DEVOTIONS - Over 130 saints, with their lives, prayers and examples of faith - Verse and reflection of the day ROSARY & PRAYERS - Guided rosary, step by step, with each day's mysteries - Several rosaries and chaplets (Divine Mercy, St. Joseph and more) - 27 novenas and dozens of traditional prayers - Devotionals: Stations of the Cross, Examination of Conscience, Lectio Divina, Angelus CATHOLIC COMMUNITY - Share prayer requests and testimonies - Pray together: say "amen", comment and take part - Topic groups and messages between members In Portuguese, English and Spanish. PREMIUM Prayer and devotional content is free. The Premium subscription unlocks the full community (post, comment, groups, messages), the full liturgy and the Bible. - Monthly: $4.99 / Yearly: $39.99 - 1 month free for new subscribers Payment is charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel in your App Store Settings. Privacy Policy: https://sanctusrc.netlify.app/privacidade.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://sanctusrc.netlify.app/termos.html May God bless your journey.

Screenshots

Ignis4 screens
Sanctus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ignis at none against Sanctus's 2. Sanctus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sanctus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Ignis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ignis ships an update weekly, Sanctus every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ignis versus Sanctus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIgnisSanctus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB11 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDavid HillierMARCELLO DE SOUZA PEREIRA

In-app purchases

None

Ignis

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sanctus

Subscriptions2
  • Sanctus Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Sanctus Premium Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Ignis free?
Ignis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sanctus free?
Sanctus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ignis or Sanctus have ads?
Neither Ignis nor Sanctus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ignis or Sanctus?
Ignis ships an update weekly, and Sanctus every 3 days. Most recently, Ignis was updated on November 9, 2026 and Sanctus on October 31, 2026.

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