Comparison

Catholic Novenas vs Rosary Offline

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

Rosary Offline

Learn the scriptural rosary with this offline text-based guide. It helps you meditate on key events in salvation history, with options to track your progress on virtual beads and access bonus prayers.

Highlights
  • Offline scriptural rosary guide
  • Meditate on 20 mysteries
  • Virtual rosary beads
  • Bonus prayers included
  • Text-to-speech function
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The text version of the rosary available for you to learn it. Learn to pray the scriptural rosary anywhere, because it works even offline. Choose the mystery for the correct week day and tap the plus button as if you were pulling the real rosary beads. If you accidentally tapped twice, tap on the back button to move back. The purpose of the Scriptural Rosary is to help keep in memory certain principal events in the history of our salvation. There are twenty mysteries reflected upon in the Rosary, and these are divided into the five Joyful Mysteries (said on Monday and Saturday), the five Luminous Mysteries (said on Thursday), the five Sorrowful Mysteries (said on Tuesday and Friday), and the five Glorious Mysteries (said on Wednesday and Sunday). As an exception, the Joyful Mysteries are said on Sundays during Christmas, while the Sorrowful Mysteries are said on the Sundays of Lent. Make the Sign of the Cross and say the “Apostles’ Creed” Say the “Our Father” Say three “Hail Marys” for Faith, Hope, and Charity Say the “Glory Be” Announce the First Mystery and then say the “Our Father” Say ten “Hail Marys” while meditating on the Mystery Say the “Glory Be” (Optional: Say the “O My Jesus” prayer requested by Mary at Fatima) Announce the Second Mystery; then say the “Our Father” and repeat these steps as you continue through the remaining Mysteries. Say the “Hail Holy Queen” and verse Say the “Final Prayer” Make the “Sign of the Cross” Bonus prayers added: Deliverance prayer against Evil, Saints John Vianney, Seraphim of Sarov, Charbel Makhlouf, How to receive the Holy Spirit, Stations of the Cross, St. Bridget prayers, basic prayers like The Apostle's and Nicene Creed, Hail Holy Queen, Ten Commandments, St. Michael the Archangel and many more. Version 1.15: Text to speech function added. Open prayer and tap on play button in the top right corner.

Screenshots

Catholic Novenas4 screens
Rosary Offline4 screens

Verdict

The call

Catholic Novenas and Rosary Offline both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Catholic Novenas's written reviews are positive against 50% of Rosary Offline's. Catholic Novenas also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rosary Offline's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 9 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Rosary Offline 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Catholic Novenas against 5.0 for Rosary Offline. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Catholic Novenas's written reviews are positive against 50% of Rosary Offline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catholic Novenas ships an update every 9 months, Rosary Offline every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and July 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Catholic Novenas versus Rosary Offline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatholic NovenasRosary Offline
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBil KimesAndrej Hriciga

Customer experience

Catholic Novenas

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

Rosary Offline

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Catholic Novenas

No in-app purchases

None

Rosary Offline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catholic Novenas free?
Catholic Novenas costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rosary Offline free?
Rosary Offline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Catholic Novenas or Rosary Offline?
Catholic Novenas and Rosary Offline are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Catholic Novenas or Rosary Offline have ads?
Rosary Offline shows ads; Catholic Novenas does not.
Which is updated more often, Catholic Novenas or Rosary Offline?
Catholic Novenas ships an update every 9 months, and Rosary Offline every 9 days. Most recently, Catholic Novenas was updated on September 5, 2026 and Rosary Offline on July 16, 2026.

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