Comparison

Daily Scripture vs The Catholic Thing

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

Head to head
About

Daily Scripture

This app offers daily scripture readings, meditations, and prayers based on the Gospels. It also includes daily readings from Christian books and a searchable archive of past meditations. Users can set daily alarms for reminders and access additional Bible study resources.

Highlights
  • Daily scripture readings from Gospels
  • Meditations written by Don Schwager
  • Daily Christian book readings
  • Searchable meditation archive
  • Daily alarm reminders
  • Bible study resource materials
Features
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Daily Scripture is an aid for daily prayer and meditation on the Scriptures. It provides a short Scripture reading for each day of the year from one of the four Gospel texts, followed by a meditation, written by Don Schwager based on the Scripture passage, along with a prayer and a few verses from the Book of Psalms. The app also has a daily resource, such as a reading selection from a Christian book. In addition, the app provides functionality to browse more than 300 meditation archives, bookmark meditations and reading selections for later reference and access a rich selection of resource materials on Bible study and several other Christian topics. Daily Scripture also allows you to set a daily alarm to remind you to read the meditation. The daily meditations displayed in the app are also available online at www.dailyscripture.net.

About

The Catholic Thing

This app provides a platform for thoughtful Catholic commentary and discussion. It serves as a forum for intelligent perspectives on faith and culture. Access insightful articles and engage with a community of Catholic thinkers.

Highlights
  • Intelligent Catholic commentary
  • Forum for discussion
  • Faith and culture perspectives
  • Insightful articles
  • Community engagement
Features
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The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary.

Screenshots

Daily Scripture4 screens
The Catholic Thing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Daily Scripture at 100% against The Catholic Thing's 0%. Daily Scripture also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Scripture holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Daily Scripture's written reviews are positive against 0% of The Catholic Thing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Scripture ships an update every 7 months, The Catholic Thing every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Daily Scripture versus The Catholic Thing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily ScriptureThe Catholic Thing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (42 ratings) — better4.4 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings42 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Servants of the WordSlynet Communications, Inc

Customer experience

Daily Scripture

All ratings41 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Catholic Thing

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Daily Scripture

No in-app purchases

None

The Catholic Thing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Scripture free?
Daily Scripture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Catholic Thing free?
The Catholic Thing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Daily Scripture or The Catholic Thing?
Daily Scripture is rated higher. Daily Scripture averages 4.8 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while The Catholic Thing averages 4.4 from 16 ratings.
Do Daily Scripture or The Catholic Thing have ads?
Neither Daily Scripture nor The Catholic Thing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Scripture or The Catholic Thing?
Daily Scripture ships an update every 7 months, and The Catholic Thing every 9 months. Most recently, Daily Scripture was updated on June 11, 2026 and The Catholic Thing on July 19, 2026.

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