Popes Encyclopedia vs Monarchies and Stats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Popes Encyclopedia
Explore a comprehensive historical database of all Popes. This educational tool offers powerful browsing and sorting options by various criteria, including reign length, age, and religious order. Access detailed profiles and statistics to deepen your knowledge of papal history.
- Browse Popes by date, ethnicity, name, order, sainthood
- Sort by papacy date, name, ethnicity, age, reign length
- Detailed Pope profiles with web links
- Powerful statistics on ethnicity, name, order, saints
- Filter by Popes who resigned
- View youngest/oldest elected and shortest/longest lived Popes
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Powerful browsing tool for the full list of Popes in history. A great educational app for all. Powerful listing options include: Browse by date, by ethnicity, by Papal Name, by religious order, by sainthood status, shortest/longest reign, youngest/oldest elected, shortest/longest lived, most elected, year with most popes, Popes who resigned, or list all. A powerful statistics option as well that includes stats for ethnicity, name, religious order, saints. Sort options by Papacy Date, Name, Ethnicity, Continent, Papacy Length, Age Elected, Age at death, religious order, feast day. A details view is provided for every Pope, with a more button to view a more complete profile on the web. Touch the cross to launch the main menu. A great tool for all the religious, historians and any knowledge loving person. FadiSoft icon on credits page lists all apps by FadiSoft.
Monarchies and Stats
Explore detailed records and statistics for various monarchies, including rulers, their reigns, and key dates. Compare historical data between countries, rulers, and reigns to discover rankings and records.
- Monarchy and ruler information
- Offline access to data
- Comparative stats for countries and rulers
- Ranking of rulers and reigns
- Highest/Lowest stat records
- Side-by-side comparison
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* Information of each monarchy and their Kings and Queens. Ruler name, born, died, reign from, reign to * No internet connection required for any of the information or stats * App built with info for the following monarchies 1. British 2. Russian 3. French 4. Spanish 5. Portuguese 6. Dutch 7. Turkish (The Ottoman Empire) * Summary of various stats by Ruler, by Reign and by Country * Compare stats of 2 countries * Compare stats of 2 rulers * Compare stats of 2 particular reigns * Highest/Lowest stat records by Ruler, by Reign and by Country * Rank all Rulers/Reigns/Countries on the different stats * See ranking and record within a certain country or across all monarchies * Be able to rank stats for rulers/reigns and countries. * Compare Reigns/Rulers/Countries side by side
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Popes Encyclopedia at every 3 weeks against Monarchies and Stats's every 33 months. Popes Encyclopedia also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Popes Encyclopedia costs $0.99 and Monarchies and Stats $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Popes Encyclopedia ships an update every 3 weeks, Monarchies and Stats every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popes Encyclopedia | Monarchies and Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FadiSoft Inc. | Ralph DMello |
Customer experience
Popes Encyclopedia
Monarchies and Stats
In-app purchases
Popes Encyclopedia
No in-app purchases
Monarchies and Stats
No in-app purchases
