Catholic Answers vs Focus TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catholic Answers
Access comprehensive Catholic teachings, articles, and Q&As in a user-friendly interface. Stream or download audio and video content, and engage with popular Catholic apologetics podcasts. This app helps users deepen their understanding and confidence in explaining and defending the Catholic faith.
- Stream and download audio/video
- Searchable articles and Q&As
- Catholic apologetics podcasts
- Offline playback
- Content saving and tagging
- Live call-in for radio show
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Explore the fullness of the Catholic faith, all in one place. The Catholic Answers app is your trusted source for sound Catholic teaching, wherever you are. And now, it’s better than ever. New: • Brand new design, easier to use audio and video for a richer media experience. • Additional content from Catholic.com, Q&As and articles, fully integrated and searchable. • Create Account to save progress, previously viewed. You’ll also enjoy the best podcasts in Catholic apologetics and evangelization: • Catholic Answers Live • The Counsel of Trent • Shameless Popery • The Jimmy Akin Podcast • The Cy Kellett Show • Daily Defense Podcast App features include: • Stream audio and video, or download audio for offline access • Search by guest, topic, or keyword • Call in live during Catholic Answers Live • Bluetooth support • Playback speed control • Stay up to date with upcoming topics and guests • Favorite & tag your content Whether you’re a lifelong Catholic or just curious, the Catholic Answers app helps you grow in knowledge, clarity, and confidence—so you can explain and defend the faith with love.
Focus TV
Access a variety of engaging content, including blogs and prayers. Share your favorite discoveries with friends through popular social media platforms and email.
- Access diverse content
- Read blogs
- View prayers
- Social sharing
- Email sharing
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Welcome to the official Focus TV app! Check out all kinds of interesting content, blogs, prayers and share it with your friends via Facebook, Twitter, or email. For more information about Focus TV, please visit http://www.getfocus.tv/ The Focus TV App was created with the Subsplash App Platform. Mobile app version: 6.22.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Catholic Answers at 4.9 against Focus TV's 3.7. Catholic Answers also leads on ratings volume (2.3K vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Catholic Answers holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catholic Answers has 2.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Catholic Answers ships an update monthly, Focus TV every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catholic Answers | Focus TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.3K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Catholic Answers | Focus Worldwide Network |
Customer experience
Catholic Answers
Focus TV
Bugs and requests
Catholic Answers
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashing on iOS 14 update
- Inability to delete downloaded episodes
- Inconsistent behavior when sorting by date
- App not working on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add Bible Navigator feature
- Ability to view articles like website
- Improved search and filtering options
- Better download management and deletion
- CarPlay support
Focus TV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Catholic Answers
No in-app purchases
Focus TV
No in-app purchases
