Prayer Minds vs Novene
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prayer Minds
This application provides easy access to common Catholic prayers, including the Rosary and the Way of the Cross. It allows users to pray at any time, even without an internet connection. Available in multiple languages, it supports various Apple devices.
- Daily prayer guide
- Includes Rosary, Our Father, Hail Mary
- Offline functionality
- Multi-language support
- Apple TV compatibility
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This app will help you to pray every day. Prayers included: Our Father Hail Mary Creed Rosary The Way of the Cross Angelus Spiritual Communion Prayer This app makes easier praying these prayers at any time. Apple TV can be used. No data connection required Languages: Spanish, English and Chinese
Novene
This app offers a guided prayer experience for nine consecutive days, rooted in the tradition of novenas. It serves as a spiritual devotion for seeking special graces or making petitions.
- Nine-day prayer guide
- Spiritual devotion tool
- Petition and grace seeking
- Private and public prayer options
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"Novene" App it's free. The word Novena come from the word "novem" which means "nine." It is a prayer that is said for nine consecutive days. A Novena may be a private or public spiritual devotion for the purpose of obtaining a special favour from heaven, be it a special grace, imploring a favour or to make a special petition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Prayer Minds at none against Novene's shown. Novene's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Prayer Minds sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Novene sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Prayer Minds against 5.0 for Novene. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Prayer Minds ships an update every 4 months, Novene monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prayer Minds | Novene |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.9 GB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Fullana | Ecosoft di Alessandro Savoiardo |
Customer experience
Prayer Minds
Novene
In-app purchases
Prayer Minds
- No iAds$0.99
- Donation . Thanks$1.99
Novene
- Novene senza banner$3.99
