Comparison

Catholic Novenas vs Tempi

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

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About

Catholic Novenas

This app offers a collection of prayers and novenas to guide your spiritual observance during the Advent and Christmas seasons. It provides specific novenas for various feast days, encouraging reflection and enrichment of your holiday practices.

Highlights
  • Advent and Christmas novenas
  • 33 days of prayers
  • Saint Andrew Christmas Novena
  • Immaculate Conception Novena
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena
  • Christmas Novena
  • Holy Family Novena
  • Mary, Mother of God Novena
Features
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Enter the sacred season of Advent and Christmas-tide with a complete collection of traditional Catholic Novenas, accompanied by the most beautiful masterpieces of sacred art. From the Feast of Saint Andrew (November 30) through the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (January 1), this app gathers the classic Novenas of the season in one reverent place: • Saint Andrew Christmas Novena (the beloved Christmas Anticipation Prayer) • Novena to the Immaculate Conception • Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe • Christmas Novena with the O Antiphons • Novena to the Holy Family • Novena to Mary, Mother of God Each Novena is presented day by day. Daily prayers unlock only on their proper dates, marked by a gold indicator so you always know where you are in the season. A full Calendar, Dates Index, and Prayers Index remain available at all times. The app is enriched by carefully chosen sacred images: – Thomas Cole’s monumental “The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds” – Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s radiant Immaculate Conception, Adoration of the Magi, Holy Family, and Madonna and Child – Carlo Crivelli’s Saint Andrew – The miraculous tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe A plenary indulgence, granted by Pope Pius VII, is attached to the faithful observance of these Novenas under the usual conditions. Designed for quiet, focused prayer — free of ads, subscriptions, and distractions. May these Novenas and the beauty of sacred art draw you more deeply into the mystery of the Incarnation. Download now, then set a reminder in the App so you are ready the moment each Novena begins. St. Clement ePress Traditional Catholic Apps

About

Tempi

This app connects to a Bluetooth device to accurately measure and display temperature and humidity on your smartphone. Track your environment at home or on the go, monitor multiple locations, and receive alerts for custom limits. Data can be exported for analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time temperature and humidity readings
  • Map tracking for outdoor activities
  • Monitor unlimited locations
  • Graph history up to one month
  • Export data to CSV
  • Customizable temperature/humidity alerts
Features
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Tempi is a cool Bluetooth device (available on http://mytempi.com/order/) that accurately measures temperature and humidity and displays the information on your smartphone. Download this App and connect your Tempi to your iOS device using Bluetooth Smart. Simply pair Tempi with your device using Bluetooth and begin tracking your environment at home, on the go or anywhere you want. You can connect several Tempis to one iOS device to get a snapshot of your personal environment. Some of Tempi’s features are: >> Check temperature and humidity in your immediate surroundings (by your baby, plants, musical instrument, elderly, pets, etc.) >> Tracks on a map while on the go (running, hiking, biking, etc.) AND even export geodata with Temperature and Humidity – VERY COOL!! >>Monitor unlimited locations using as many Tempis as you want >>Graph history of up to a month of data >>Export temperature and humidity data to CSV file and analyze away (you know who you are) >>Receive notifications if the temperature of humidity goes above or below your set limits- Uses Bluetooth Smart (BLE) Technology >>High accuracy temperature and humidity sensing >> Stores up to a month of temperature and humidity data >> Monitors unlimited locations >>Sends notifications and alerts >>Long life and replaceable low cost battery How will you use Tempi? Tempi is a very useful device that connects you to your immediate environment. Place Tempi in your garden, attic, basement, car, baby’s room, by an exotic pet, your wine cellar or musical instrument and monitor away. Tempi is also a wearable device. Clip Tempi to your clothes, belt or shoes and monitor temperature and humidity on a map – yes, you heard us – on a map.

Screenshots

Catholic Novenas4 screens
Tempi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Catholic Novenas at 100% against Tempi's 22%. Catholic Novenas also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Tempi's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Tempi is free to download; Catholic Novenas costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Catholic Novenas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Catholic Novenas's written reviews are positive against 22% of Tempi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catholic Novenas ships an update every 9 months, Tempi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Catholic Novenas versus Tempi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatholic NovenasTempi
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better2.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings310 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBil KimesTahmo, Inc.

Customer experience

Catholic Novenas

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tempi

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Catholic Novenas

No in-app purchases

None

Tempi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catholic Novenas free?
Catholic Novenas costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempi free?
Tempi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Catholic Novenas or Tempi?
Catholic Novenas is rated higher. Catholic Novenas averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Tempi averages 2.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Catholic Novenas or Tempi have ads?
Neither Catholic Novenas nor Tempi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catholic Novenas or Tempi?
Catholic Novenas ships an update every 9 months, and Tempi every 2 months. Most recently, Catholic Novenas was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tempi on November 2, 2026.

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