Holy Rosary vs Rosary + Divine Mercy Chaplet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Holy Rosary
This app guides users through praying the Holy Rosary with scriptural passages read before each Hail Mary. It automatically loads the correct mysteries for the day, including seasonal variations for Sundays, and allows manual selection. Audio recordings from Catholic University students enhance the prayer experience.
- Scriptural passages before each Hail Mary
- Automatic daily mystery loading
- Seasonal mystery selection for Sundays
- Manual mystery selection
- Audio recordings by Catholic University students
- Pray on-the-go functionality
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Holy Rosary - Scriptural Edition, featuring audio recordings of students from the Catholic Franciscan University of Steubenville. The appropriate mystery is loaded for that particular day when the application launches. For Sundays, the mysteries are chosen based on the current liturgical season. You can also manually choose which mysteries you would like to pray along with by tapping the image on the screen and choosing from the menu. A passage of scripture is read prior to each Hail Mary which helps us to dive deeper into the mysteries of the rosary as we ponder our Lord's birth, life, death and resurrection. Many people use this at night before they go to bed, or listen/pray along while they are in their cars or on-the-go. Just launch, press play and pray!
Rosary + Divine Mercy Chaplet
This app guides users through the Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet with daily mystery selection and accompanying illustrations. It also includes a collection of essential Christian prayers, offering a free and accessible way to deepen faith.
- Automatic daily mystery selection
- Beautiful prayer illustrations
- Divine Mercy Chaplet guide
- Collection of main Christian prayers
- Free to use
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The Holy Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet that automatically selects the mysteries by day with beautiful illustrations that accompany prayer. In the application there are also the main Christian prayers. This app is (and will ALWAYS remain) free: "You received freely, give freely" (Mt 10,8).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Holy Rosary at 4.9 against Rosary + Divine Mercy Chaplet's 4.5. Holy Rosary also leads on review sentiment (99% vs 81%) and ratings volume (569 vs 90). Rosary + Divine Mercy Chaplet's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 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.
Holy Rosary holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Holy Rosary has 569 ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 99% of Holy Rosary's written reviews are positive against 81% of Rosary + Divine Mercy Chaplet's.
Holy Rosary ships an update every 5 months, Rosary + Divine Mercy Chaplet every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Holy Rosary | Rosary + Divine Mercy Chaplet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (569 ratings) — better | 4.5 (90 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.9% of reviews — better | 80.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 569 — better | 90 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joe Meineke | Marcello Pietrelli |
Customer experience
Holy Rosary
Rosary + Divine Mercy Chaplet
Bugs and requests
Holy Rosary
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent wording in some prayers
- Background noise distracting in certain mysteries
Requested features
3 requests- Add the traditional concluding prayer
- Offer the rosary in additional languages
- Provide an option to display the current bead/decade
Rosary + Divine Mercy Chaplet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Holy Rosary
No in-app purchases
Rosary + Divine Mercy Chaplet
No in-app purchases
Questions
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