Pocket Rosary vs Catholic Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Rosary
This app offers a digital substitute for Rosary beads, providing the essential prayers and mysteries to aid in meditation. It's designed for users who want to focus on their spiritual practice without physical tools. Available in multiple languages for a wider audience.
- Digital Rosary beads substitute
- Includes essential prayers
- Features Rosary mysteries
- Focus on spiritual meditation
- Multi-language support
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Forgot your Rosary beads? No worries! With Pocket Rosary you have a simple and sleek substitute. Nothing fancy, just the mysteries, the prayers, and the tools you need to focus on God. The Rosary -- from the 13th Century -- incorporates ancient prayers of the Christian tradition. It is meditative and orients us towards on the Mysteries: events from the life of Jesus Christ and his Blessed Mother. New: write your own prayers in a Custom Language, see the Fruits of each Mystery, and optionally log your prayer time to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes. Languages: ● English ● French - Français ● German - Deutsch ● Italian - Italiano ● Korean - 한국어 ● Latin ● Polish - Polerować ● Portuguese - Portuguesa ● Spanish - Español ● Custom (create your own)
Catholic Dashboard
This app provides daily Catholic essentials based on the US liturgical calendar. Access Mass readings, the Liturgy of the Hours, and optional memorials and feasts. Easily navigate to any date to stay connected with your faith.
- Daily Mass readings
- Liturgy of the Hours
- Optional memorials and feasts
- Date navigation (past, present, future)
- US liturgical calendar support
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All of today, all in one place. Catholic Dashboard is your go-to daily Catholic companion - based on the liturgical calendar in the United States. From Mass readings to the Liturgy of the Hours, we bring you the essentials without the clutter. What you get: - Daily Mass readings at your fingertips - Liturgy of the Hours made simple - Optional memorials and feasts for the day - Easily pick any date—past, present, or future Whether you're a cradle Catholic or just starting to explore, Catholic Dashboard is the app that helps you stay connected every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Catholic Dashboard at none against Pocket Rosary's 3. Catholic Dashboard also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 20 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Pocket Rosary's advantage is ratings volume (157 vs 4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Pocket Rosary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Catholic Dashboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pocket Rosary against 5.0 for Catholic Dashboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Rosary has 157 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Pocket Rosary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Catholic Dashboard's.
Pocket Rosary ships an update every 20 months, Catholic Dashboard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Rosary | Catholic Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (157 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tercaet LLC | Nicole Coppola |
Customer experience
Pocket Rosary
Catholic Dashboard
Bugs and requests
Pocket Rosary
Reported bugs
2 issues- App stuck on sorrowful mysteries (resolved by reinstallation/cellular data)
- Vibrations can be annoying (adjustable in settings)
Requested features
7 requests- Allow users to change accent color
- Include audio for younger children to follow along
- Update Apostle's Creed to reflect current Catholic Mass usage
- Add more language options (French, Esperanto)
- Spanish language option
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- Double vibration/different sound for major beads (mysteries/decades)
- Add 'find my prayer' on rosary beads
Catholic Dashboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Rosary
- Generous Tip$1.99
- Massive Tip$5.99
- Amazing Tip$9.99
Catholic Dashboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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