Comparison

Divine Office vs Catholic Prayers

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Divine Office

Engage in the Liturgy of the Hours, a traditional Christian prayer practice. This app offers psalms, hymns, and scripture for daily prayer, allowing you to connect with a global community of users praying simultaneously.

Highlights
  • Liturgy of the Hours recitation
  • Collection of psalms, hymns, and scripture
  • View global prayer locations
  • Official Catholic Church prayer book
  • Automatic daily prayer downloads
  • Suitable for all Christian traditions
Features
Read full description

The Divine Office App is an opportunity for you to participate in the recitation of the Liturgy of the Hours, an ancient and meditative collection of psalms, hymns and scripture that represent the public prayer of the Christian community. If you are unable to pray in community, but love the contentment of praying with others, a praised feature of the Divine Office App lets you view locations where other Christians around the world are simultaneously praying with you. This version is the official prayer book of the Catholic Church, however, it is suitable for all Christian faith traditions. It contains the official text and audio of daily prayers from the Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Catholic Church (Breviary) and has been approved for use in the United States by USCCB. The Divine Office App is designed to make praying more convenient, enjoyable, and simple enough for anyone to use. It automatically downloads the appropriate prayers for each office, every day of the year, including Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials. When St. Paul advises us in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to “pray without ceasing,” he intends more than simply bowing our heads and speaking to God on a regular basis. He means for us to adopt an ongoing attitude of prayer that is a way of life and a constant intercession for the salvation of all mankind. As the mystical body of Christ prays in unison, it fulfills what Paul advises as Christian conduct, that believers at once pray for the good of themselves, their neighbors, and the world. In this way, prayers become liturgy, a way to fulfill our divine calling and a practical approach for addressing the suffering of the world.

About

Catholic Prayers

Access a comprehensive collection of Catholic prayers for personal, family, and liturgical use. Features include daily readings, seasonal information, and a teleprompter for guided prayer. Easily favorite and share prayers, with options for customization and a daily Bible quote widget.

Highlights
  • Diverse Catholic prayer collection
  • Daily readings and seasonal information
  • Favorite and easily access prayers
  • Full-screen teleprompter
  • Customizable text display
  • Daily Bible quote widget
Features
Read full description

Catholic Prayers is a complete, lightweight, and reliable resource for personal Christian Prayers in English. It gathers a diverse selection of prayers from the rich traditions of the Catholic Church. This treasury of Catholic worship includes personal, family, and liturgical prayers. It includes a great collection of daily prayers that can be used on different occasions in our lives. † Great ways to read † • Daily prayers, Occasional Prayers, Litanies, Novenas, Marian Prayers, Prayer to Jesus, Prayers to Saints, and much more. • Favorite your prayers and access them easily. • Dark mode • Widget for Daily Bible Quotes. • Lock Screen Bible Verses • Prayer counter. • Details of the Current season, Daily thoughts & Daily readings. • Full-screen Teleprompter with adjustable speed. • Zoom In & Out to adjust the text. • Colorize the text for better understanding. • Simple and Elegant UI. • Share the prayers with your friends and family. Copyrights: All copyrights, trademarks, design rights, patents, and other intellectual property rights (registered and unregistered) in and on Catholic Prayers may be extracted from different sources and books. Courtesy: To different online prayer sources and Christian prayer books: Thank you for your inspiration. Privacy Policy: Catholic Prayers does not collect any of the user information with their prior knowledge. The app doesn't share or misuse any of the information collected from the user. The software, materials, and assistance Catholic Prayers provides are the only purpose of sharing prayers with its users. URL: https://reeba256.github.io/privacypolicy If you have any questions or suggestions don't hesitate to drop us a line at reebasebastian@icloud.com - that's what we're here for!

Screenshots

Divine Office3 screens
Catholic Prayers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Divine Office at none against Catholic Prayers's 7. Divine Office also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (98% vs 82%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Catholic Prayers sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Divine Office asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Divine Office against 4.9 for Catholic Prayers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.4K and 25K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Divine Office's written reviews are positive against 82% of Catholic Prayers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Divine Office ships an update every 2 weeks, Catholic Prayers every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Divine Office versus Catholic Prayers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDivine OfficeCatholic Prayers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8.4K ratings) — better4.9 (25K ratings)
Positive reviews98.0% of reviews — better82.3% of reviews
Number of ratings8.4K25K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSurgeworks, Inc.Reeba Sebastian

Customer experience

Divine Office

All ratings8,413 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews841 reviews
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.8%

Catholic Prayers

All ratings24,920 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative10.9%

User reviews

Divine Office

From 8.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎶 Beautiful hymns and music
  • 🔔 Reverent and calming audio
  • 🌍 Sense of community with global prayer
  • 📚 Accurate to liturgical books

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional audio/text mismatch
  • 🎶 Some readers have overly dramatic delivery
  • 🌐 Translations don't always match local usage

Catholic Prayers

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙏 Helpful for prayer life
  • 📚 Wide variety of prayers
  • 🔍 Easy to find prayers
  • 🌟 Excellent resource
  • 🌍 Convenient to have on phone

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Search function issues
  • 🔊 Lack of audio options
  • 📢 Intrusive ads
  • 🔒 Compatibility problems

Bugs and requests

Divine Office

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Previous hour audio restarting when app opens

Requested features

3 requests
  • Page-turn mode instead of swiping
  • Improved audio quality and consistency
  • Option to choose American or British readers

Catholic Prayers

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing/not loading
  • Prayer counter not working
  • Language issues on Apple Watch

Requested features

5 requests
  • Audio playback for prayers
  • Alarm/reminder settings
  • Liturgical year-based prayers
  • Spanish language support
  • Accessibility improvements for blind users

In-app purchases

None

Divine Office

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Catholic Prayers

Subscriptions2
  • Prayers Plus$1.991 Month
  • Prayers Go$14.991 Year
One-time5
  • Faith Coin$0.99
  • Faith Coin$3.99
  • Faith Coin$6.99
Show 2 more
  • Prayers Pro$39.99
  • Prayers Special$49.99

Questions

Is Divine Office free?
Divine Office is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Catholic Prayers free?
Catholic Prayers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Divine Office or Catholic Prayers?
Divine Office is rated higher. Divine Office averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8.4K ratings, while Catholic Prayers averages 4.9 from 25K ratings.
Do Divine Office or Catholic Prayers have ads?
Catholic Prayers shows ads; Divine Office does not.
Which is updated more often, Divine Office or Catholic Prayers?
Divine Office ships an update every 2 weeks, and Catholic Prayers every 5 weeks. Most recently, Divine Office was updated on November 7, 2026 and Catholic Prayers on November 7, 2026.

Other comparisons