Comparison

Velad vs Sanctus

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

Head to head
About

Velad

Features
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Velad is a digital Catholic prayer book: a quiet companion for your prayer life — no accounts, no ads, no distractions. PRAY THE ROSARY • All four sets of mysteries (Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous), with today's mystery highlighted. • A minimalist contemplative mode, or full text for every prayer. • Litany of Loreto and sacred art to accompany your meditation. DEVOTIONS AND PRAYERS • Traditional devotions: Sacred Heart, Stations of the Cross (biblical and traditional), Trisagion, Franciscan Crown and more. • Chaplets, Marian prayers and classic prayers, organized and easy to find. • Create your own prayers and share them with other users. NOVENAS • Novenas to Our Lady and the saints, with your personal intention woven into the prayer. • Day-by-day tracking: the app remembers which day you're on and reminds you so you never break a novena. • Build your own custom novenas. SAINTS • Lives of saints and blesseds with their feast days, patronages and prayers. • Save your favorite saints. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION • St. Alphonsus Liguori's Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, with today's visit ready. • Acts of faith, love, contrition and spiritual communion. YOUR PRAYER LIFE, ORGANIZED • Daily routine: choose your usual prayers and see what's still pending today. • Prayer calendar: log what you pray and review your history month by month. • Daily intention and a record of your sacramental life (Mass, confession, adoration, fasting...). • Optional reminders for your routine, your novenas and the Hour of Mercy. MADE FOR PRAYER • Works fully offline. • No sign-up, no accounts, no ads. Your data stays on your phone. • Dark mode for praying at night. • Available in Spanish, English, European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese and Italian. "Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation" (Mt 26:41)

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

Velad4 screens
Sanctus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Velad at none against Sanctus's 2. Velad also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Sanctus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. Velad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Velad ships an update every 2 weeks, Sanctus every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Velad versus Sanctus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVeladSanctus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNicolas BasesMARCELLO DE SOUZA PEREIRA

In-app purchases

None

Velad

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sanctus

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

Questions

Is Velad free?
Velad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sanctus free?
Sanctus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Velad or Sanctus have ads?
Neither Velad nor Sanctus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Velad or Sanctus?
Velad ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sanctus every 3 days. Most recently, Velad was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sanctus on October 31, 2026.

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