Catholic apps
Catholic prayer apps compared
Hallow, Ascension, Laudate, Universalis, Divine Office, iBreviary and Liturgical Living do different jobs. This page lines them up from their own App Store listings, read on November 5, 2026, so you can pick the one that fits how you pray.
Disclosure: Liturgical Living is our app. Ratings and prices are as each listing showed them, including our own small rating count. Check the listing before you buy; prices and features change.
Pick by how you pray
- Guided audio prayer and meditationHallow (subscription).
- The Bible, studied with audio and study plansAscension (subscription).
- The Liturgy of the HoursDivine Office (free, with audio), Universalis (one-time purchase, works offline), iBreviary (free, many languages).
- Everything free in one appLaudate (free).
- Traditional prayers and the calendar, free, with the 1962 Missal and BreviaryLiturgical Living (free; optional Plus for extras).
At a glance
| App | Price (App Store listing) | Rating (count) | What the listing offers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallow: Prayer & Meditation Hallow, Inc. | Free; subscription $9.99–$10.99/mo or $69.99/yr | 4.9 (382K) | Guided audio prayer: daily prayers, Rosary, Lectio Divina, Examen, chant, novenas and challenges, Bible stories; Night Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours; offline downloads. |
| Ascension: Catholic Bible Ascension Publishing Group | Free; full access $8.99/mo or $59.99/yr | 4.9 (92K) | Audio Rosary (English or Latin), daily Mass readings with reflections, Bible audio and 80+ study plans, saint of the day, novenas and litanies. |
| Laudate Andrzej Krawczyk | Free | 4.0 (3.8K) | Daily Mass readings, Liturgy of the Hours (also in Latin), Latin Mass, interactive Rosary and chaplets, Stations of the Cross, offline Douay-Rheims Bible, podcasts, Catechism, live-streamed Mass. |
| Universalis Universalis Publishing | $9.99 one-time, plus optional add-ons | 4.9 (9.8K) | Liturgy of the Hours and Mass readings, built in with no internet needed; saints of the day; Rosary with Scripture; widgets and reminders. |
| Divine Office Surgeworks, Inc. | Free | 4.9 (8.4K) | The Liturgy of the Hours, official text and audio, downloaded for each office of the year. |
| iBreviary TS Plus Paolo Padrini | Free | 4.2 (1.1K) | Breviary, Missal and Lectionary in 10 languages, Latin Vetus Ordo texts, rituals for the sacraments, saints, and up to 14 days stored offline. |
| Liturgical Living Elco Dev, LLC (ours) | Free; optional Plus $1.99/mo, $14.99/yr or $24.99 lifetime | 5.0 (5) | Mass readings set in the liturgical calendar, the Rosary bead by bead, Stations, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Lectio Divina, Examen, eleven novenas, the Daily Office, the 1962 Missal propers and Breviary, a bundled Catholic Bible, works offline. |
Apps like Hallow
Hallow's strength is guided audio. If you want that without a subscription, Ascension's free tier includes the full recorded Rosary and the daily Mass readings with reflections; Divine Office is free with audio for the Liturgy of the Hours; and Liturgical Living includes three recorded Rosaries, Catholic podcasts and live Catholic radio at no cost. If you want guided meditations and sleep content specifically, Hallow is the one built for that.
Free Catholic apps
Free to download with no in-app purchases listed: Laudate, Divine Office and iBreviary. Free with optional paid tiers: Hallow and Ascension (subscriptions) and Liturgical Living (every prayer free; Plus adds games, themes and unlimited reminders). Universalis is a one-time $9.99 purchase.
About this comparison
We restated each listing's own description rather than reviewing the apps, and we didn't use user reviews. Corrections are welcome at austin@elcodev.com. See also about this site and its sources.
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