Pray for the Pope vs 321 Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pray for the Pope
This application provides a daily opportunity to pray for the Pope, responding to his personal invitation. It aims to unite users in prayer, fostering a global community dedicated to this spiritual practice.
- Daily prayer for the Pope
- Respond to Pope Francis' invitation
- Global prayer community
- Track prayer contributions
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A new iPhone app which allows you to pray for the Pope everyday. Help us reach one million prayers! "Pray for me" was one of the first things Pope Francis said at the beginning of his pontificate. Since then his invitation has been extended worldwide. With this initiative we want to respond to his invitation with this mobile application. Help us pray for the Pope!
321 Countdown
Easily track time until important events with custom units and backgrounds. Set reminders and organize upcoming occasions with an intuitive design. Enjoy unlimited countdowns and recurring events without any ads or in-app purchases.
- Unlimited simultaneous countdowns
- Recurring events
- Individual backgrounds
- Reminders for approaching occurrences
- Dark mode
- Conversions into unique units
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It's the small things in life that make it awesome. Got a date next week, holidays or christmas coming up soon? »321 Countdown« shows you just how much time is left until your exciting moments are bound to happen. So what are you waiting for? How many minutes left until the next party? When did 2020 start? Just how many hours of sleep until the best day of your life? And how many pygmy penguin lives would have passed since your first day of school? Oopsies! You almost forgot your aunt Lizzie's birthday! Count yourself lucky because with »321 Countdown« your upcoming events are organized and precisely calculated in the most unique units imaginable. Overview of all functions: + unlimited amount of simultaneous countdowns + recurring events + individual backgrounds + reminders for approaching occurences + dark mode feature + ingenious and intuitive design + conversions into crazy units And saving the best for last: No annoying ads. No chargeable add-ons. 100% honest, 100% free of charge. Just like that. For you! Got any questions about »321 Countdown« or suggestions for improvement? Write an email to 321@luisq.de
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pray for the Pope at none against 321 Countdown's 1. Pray for the Pope also leads on ratings volume (135 vs 1). 321 Countdown's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. 321 Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pray for the Pope asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pray for the Pope against 5.0 for 321 Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pray for the Pope has 135 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pray for the Pope ships an update every 5 weeks, 321 Countdown daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pray for the Pope | 321 Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (135 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FUNDACION MY FEELINGS | Luis Haitzer |
Customer experience
Pray for the Pope
321 Countdown
Bugs and requests
Pray for the Pope
Reported bugs
1 issue- Inappropriate ads displayed
Requested features
5 requests- Update Pope pictures
- Set new goals (e.g., 6 million prayers)
- Include daily quotes from Pope Francis
- More interaction from the app
- Pay for an ad-free version
321 Countdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pray for the Pope
No in-app purchases
321 Countdown
- Support development$2.99
Questions
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