Velad vs Oramus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Velad
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Velad is a digital Catholic prayer book: a quiet companion for your prayer life ā 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)
Oramus
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Oramus is a quiet, beautiful place to pray. Pray the Holy Rosary with the correct mysteries for each day, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Angelus, classic litanies, the Memorare, and the Salve Regina ā each led by a gentle guide voice, at an unhurried pace, over painterly scenes made for stillness. Every prayer has two halves: a call and an answer. Record your own answers ā a Hail Mary, an Our Father ā and Oramus weaves your real voice into the prayer. It is your prayer, in your voice. DESIGNED FOR DAILY PRAYER ⢠Today's mysteries, chosen automatically (Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, Luminous ā matched to the day of the week) ⢠Choose by the time you have: one decade in about five minutes, or the full rosary ⢠Pray by intention: for a loved one, for the departed, in anxiety, in gratitude, for mercy ⢠A gentle daily reminder at the hour you choose ⢠Your garland: every prayer you finish opens a rose; keep a quiet streak MADE WITH REVERENCE ⢠Sacred, non-figurative art for every prayer ā the lily, the crown of thorns, the crown of stars, the vigil candles ⢠The full bead ring for the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet ā tap any bead to move through the prayer ⢠Optional soft background music YOUR VOICE STAYS YOURS ⢠Recordings are kept on your device and are never uploaded ⢠No account, no tracking, no ads ⢠The guide voice is a generic narrator ā never a recreation of any real person's voice Oramus is made for everyone who prays ā and with love for Filipino families everywhere: the Angelus at six, Pasiyam for the departed, and the rosary that binds generations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Oramus at every 3 days against Velad's every 2 weeks. Velad's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Velad ships an update every 2 weeks, Oramus every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Velad | Oramus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Bases | Flyntlabs Pte. Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Velad
No in-app purchases
Oramus
No in-app purchases









