Comparison

Prayer Explorer vs Coeli

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

Head to head
About

Prayer Explorer

A free Catholic prayer and study companion offering traditional prayers, guided rosary, and a Bible reader. It features liturgical calendar information, custom prayer lists, and private, on-device data storage. Optional thanksgiving donations are available.

Highlights
  • Traditional Catholic prayers
  • Voice-guided Holy Rosary
  • Liturgical calendar
  • Public-domain Bible reader
  • Customizable prayer lists
  • On-device data privacy
Features
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Prayer Explorer is a quiet, free companion for Catholic prayer and study. It brings together the day's liturgical calendar, traditional prayers, the Holy Rosary with voice-guided Pray Along, and a public-domain Bible reader. EVERYTHING IS FREE. Every prayer, every mystery, every reading, every feature. No accounts, no ads, no subscription, no tracking. WHAT'S INSIDE • A library of traditional Catholic prayers. Search and favorite. • Praylists: build your own prayer sequences, like three Hail Marys for a personal intention or a custom Stations set. • The Holy Rosary with all four mystery sets. Pray Along mode listens to your voice and gently follows you line by line, so you can pray with your eyes on the page or with them closed. • The Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Angelus, the Memorare, and dozens more. • Today's liturgical day: season, color, rank, feasts, and Holy Days of Obligation. • Daily Mass reading references with a one-tap link to the official USCCB text. • A full liturgical calendar by month, with feasts and color dots. • A Bible reader with public-domain translations (WEB, KJV, Douay-Rheims), text-to-speech, voice picker, line-by-line highlighting, verse favorites, and personal notes. • Reading plans you can track over time. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Favorites, notes, Praylists, and progress all stay on your device. Pray Along processes your voice on the device. Nothing is uploaded. No analytics. No third-party scripts. The Privacy Policy at prayerexplorer.com/privacy lays it out in plain English. PROUD TO PRAY If the app has helped you pray, you can send a small thanksgiving from inside the app. It is entirely optional. Nothing is gated behind it. A Catholic translation note: the in-app Bible uses public-domain translations for study and prayer. The official Lectionary text for Mass is not reproduced. Tap "Open Official Readings" to read it on the USCCB site.

About

Coeli

Features
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Coeli is the most beautiful and reverent way to pray every day and care for your spiritual life. It brings together the essential Catholic devotions in a calm, distraction-free experience: • Holy Rosary — all four sets of mysteries (Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, Luminous) with step-by-step guidance. • Divine Mercy Chaplet. • Angelus and Regina Caeli, according to the liturgical season. • Multi-day novenas to accompany your intentions. • A treasury of traditional prayers, always at hand. To support your consistency: • A daily streak that rewards perseverance. • A calendar and heatmap of your prayer life. • Intentions: pray for what you carry in your heart. No ads during prayer. No noise. Just you, your faith, and a worthy space to meet God. Coeli requires a subscription to access all devotions and your spiritual life tracker. You can manage or cancel it anytime. Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://coeli.app/privacy

Screenshots

Prayer Explorer4 screens
Coeli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Coeli at 13.0 against Prayer Explorer's 15.1. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Prayer Explorer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Coeli sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Prayer Explorer versus Coeli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer ExplorerCoeli
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan DoKOFAKTOR SpA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Prayer Explorer

One-time3
  • Light a Candle$1.99
  • Send a Blessing$4.99
  • Become a Patron$9.99
2 purchases

Coeli

Subscriptions2
  • Coeli Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Coeli Annual$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Prayer Explorer free?
Prayer Explorer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coeli free?
Coeli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prayer Explorer or Coeli have ads?
Neither Prayer Explorer nor Coeli shows ads.

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