Comparison

Mass Intentions vs TextExpander

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

Head to head
About

Mass Intentions

Features
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Mass Intentions helps priests, parish secretaries keep track of requested Mass intentions — who asked, for whom, when it's scheduled, and whether the stipend has been received. Track every intention at a glance Log each Mass intention with the requester's name, the date, an optional label for parishes with more than one Mass a day, and any notes. Mark intentions fulfilled as they're said, and see at a glance which ones are overdue. Stay on top of stipends A running summary shows stipends received versus outstanding, so nothing falls through the cracks — especially useful heading into a busy season like Christmas or Lent. Bulk-add without double-booking Adding a batch of intentions for a novena, anniversary Masses, or a full month at once? Batch scheduling automatically flags date conflicts before they happen. Share a clean schedule Generate a plain-text Mass schedule for any date range — ready to paste straight into a parish bulletin, email, or bulletin board announcement. See the liturgical calendar alongside your schedule Subscribe to any standard iCalendar (.ics) feed — including public liturgical calendars — to see feast days and liturgical seasons right next to your intentions. Sync and back up Your data syncs automatically across your devices with iCloud, and a Home Screen widget keeps upcoming intentions visible without opening the app. Export a full backup or a spreadsheet-ready CSV any time. Bilingual Available in English and Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt), with more languages planned. Whether you're managing a single parish or several, Mass Intentions keeps the ledger simple, accurate, and always up to date.

About

TextExpander

Access your saved text snippets and expand them instantly across any app on your iPhone and iPad. This keyboard app offers features like autocorrect, emoji search, and swipe typing, making it easier to input frequently used phrases, addresses, or links.

Highlights
  • Instant text expansion via custom abbreviations
  • Customizable keyboard with swipe typing
  • Emoji search and suggestions
  • Autocorrect and long-press for accented characters
  • Snippet suggestions in the suggestion strip
  • Fill-ins for dynamic snippet content
Features
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Your TextExpander snippets, on your iPhone and iPad. Sign in with your TextExpander account to access your snippet library at your fingertips. Type ";addr" to expand to your mailing address. Type "zcal" to expand to a link to your schedule / availability. You can type it in Messages, in Mail, in Slack, in your CRM, in your EHR. You get the idea. Your shared snippets are readily synced with the rest of your team. A KEYBOARD WITH SNIPPETS, SWIPE, EMOJI, AND AUTOCORRECT Swipe across the keys, and TextExpander now matches your path to English words and to your abbreviations. Swiped abbreviations automatically expand to their snippets. Plus you have everything else that you'd expect in a keyboard: Autocorrect, emojis (searchable by name, with skin tones, and recents), long-press for accented characters, one-handed mode, haptic feedback, and undo/redo. SNIPPETS THAT COME TO YOU Start typing, and matching snippets appear in the suggestion strip beside your word suggestions. Tap it to expand it. You never need to go looking. PERSONALIZE AND CUSTOMIZE WHAT YOU TYPE Fill-ins give superpowers to your TextExpander snippets, and they work in the app as well. Type the abbreviation, complete your fill-ins, and send. WHAT YOU NEED A TextExpander account, created at textexpander.com. Then add the keyboard in Settings and switch on Full Access (TextExpander needs this to read your abbreviations and insert your snippets). Your snippets now work everywhere you type.

Screenshots

Mass Intentions4 screens
TextExpander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TextExpander at none against Mass Intentions's 1. TextExpander also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mass Intentions sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TextExpander asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mass Intentions versus TextExpander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMass IntentionsTextExpander
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB114 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTHE HIEP TRUONGTextExpander, Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mass Intentions

One-time1
  • Upgrade App$1.99
None

TextExpander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mass Intentions free?
Mass Intentions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextExpander free?
TextExpander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mass Intentions or TextExpander have ads?
Mass Intentions shows ads; TextExpander does not.

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