StellaMaris vs Lectionarium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StellaMaris
This app provides spiritual and welfare support for seafarers, fishers, and their families. It offers contact details for chaplains worldwide, locations of Seafarers' Centers, Catholic faith resources, and news updates.
- Chaplain contact details worldwide
- Seafarers' Center locations
- Catholic faith resources (scripture, prayers)
- Daily reflections for seafarers
- Stella Maris news updates
- Information on cruise ship priests
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Welcome to the official mobile App of the Apostleship of the Sea, or Stella Maris, the mission of the Roman Catholic Church that provides spiritual and welfare supports for seafarers, fishers and their families. This simple and useful App will let you to stay in contact. It gives you the contact details of every Stella Maris chaplain around the world, along with the location of all Stella Maris Seafarers’ Centers. You will also be able to; · Nourish your Catholic faith by scripture and a selection of prayers in different languages, along with a daily reflection specifically written for seafarers. · Receive regular Stella Maris news from around the world. · If you are planning to go on a cruise you can find out if a Catholic Cruise Ship Priest will be on board. We look forward to your feedback and suggestions for improving this App. May God bless you. Our Lady, Star of the Sea, pray for us. Feel free to share this App with your friends
Lectionarium
Access daily Catholic readings for Mass and prayer. This app provides a straightforward interface to view scripture passages relevant to the current day. It's designed for easy navigation and quick access to spiritual content.
- Daily Mass readings
- Scripture references
- Simple interface
- Easy navigation
- Spiritual content access
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A simple and delightful way to view today's readings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lectionarium at 53% against StellaMaris's 0%. Lectionarium also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). StellaMaris's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Lectionarium sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. StellaMaris asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lectionarium holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lectionarium has 58 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of StellaMaris's written reviews are positive against 53% of Lectionarium's.
StellaMaris ships an update every 7 months, Lectionarium fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StellaMaris | Lectionarium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Kreager | Patrick Luddy |
Customer experience
StellaMaris
Lectionarium
In-app purchases
StellaMaris
No in-app purchases
Lectionarium
- Small Tip$1.00
- Medium Tip$5.00
- Large Tip$20.00
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- Extra Large Tip$50.00
