There is no single best free Catholic app, only the best one for what you want to pray.
- Hallow: guided audio; its free version includes the Daily Rosary.
- Laudate: the readings, the Liturgy of the Hours and many devotions in one app.
- iBreviary: the Liturgy of the Hours and the Missal.
- Ascension: the Bible and the Catechism, with the full Rosary recordings free.
- Pray As You Go: a short daily prayer with Scripture.
- Orabimus (we make it): the Rosary prayed live with other people, in a browser.
The twelve apps at a glance
| App | Best for | Free, and the upgrade (US) |
|---|---|---|
| Hallow | Guided audio prayer | A free version with hundreds of prayers, including the Daily Rosary. Subscription $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year (help center). |
| Laudate | Many devotions in one app | All free; no in-app purchases listed (US App Store). |
| iBreviary | The Liturgy of the Hours | All free; no in-app purchases listed (US App Store). |
| Ascension | Learning the faith | The Bible, the Catechism, the readings and the full Rosary free. Full Access $8.99 a month or $59.99 a year (US App Store). |
| Amen | Meditation and a scriptural Rosary | All free; no in-app purchases listed (US App Store). |
| Pray As You Go | A short daily prayer | All free, no subscription (US App Store). |
| Click To Pray | The Pope's monthly intention | All free; no in-app purchases listed (US App Store). |
| Relevant Radio | Catholic radio and a live daily Rosary | All free, no subscriptions (US App Store). |
| EWTN | EWTN's TV and radio | Live TV and radio free. Optional purchases from $0.99 to $14.99 (US App Store). |
| Rosario | A Living Rosary of five | All free; no in-app purchases listed (US App Store). |
| iRosary | Rosary beads you move, on iPhone | The Rosary free. Ultra $2.99 for three months or $5.49 a year (US App Store). |
| Orabimus | Praying the Rosary live with others | Everything for praying free. Optional support from $29.99 a year. |
| US prices from each app's own store listing or help center, verified October 31, 2026. Prices change and vary by store and region, so check before you buy. | ||
The apps, one by one
Hallow
Hallow is a guided audio prayer app with a 4.9 rating from about 382,000 ratings on the US App Store. Its free version is generous, and the subscription opens the rest of a large library.
- Free: hundreds of prayers, among them the Daily Rosary, Bible in a Year, Catechism in a Year, the Daily Gospel, the Examen and Divine Mercy.
- Paid upgrade (US): $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year, for all of its Rosaries, every Daily, the Pray25 (Advent) and Pray40 (Lent) challenges, the full Sleep section, audiobooks and music radio. A Friends and Family plan covers up to six people for $119.99 a year.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Amazon devices, and a web app.
- Best for: a large library of guided Catholic audio.
Laudate
Laudate puts a whole shelf of Catholic prayer into one free app, and the US App Store lists no in-app purchases for it.
- Free: the daily Mass readings with the saint of the day, the Liturgy of the Hours (also in Latin), an interactive Rosary and the Latin, Seven Sorrows, Franciscan Crown and Servite Rosaries, many chaplets, the Stations of the Cross, confession guides, the New American Bible and the Douay-Rheims, and Vatican documents.
- Paid upgrade: none listed.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad, Macs with Apple silicon, and Android. The US App Store lists English and 18 more languages.
- Best for: one free app for nearly every Catholic devotion.
iBreviary
iBreviary is a breviary in your pocket, made for the prayer of the Church through the day.
- Free: the Liturgy of the Hours, the Missal and the Lectionary in ten languages, rituals for the sacraments, and days you can save to pray without an internet connection.
- Paid upgrade: none listed.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad, Macs with Apple silicon, Android, and online at ibreviary.org.
- Best for: the Liturgy of the Hours and the texts of the Mass. Its store description does not mention the Rosary, so it is not on our Rosary list.
Ascension
The Ascension app is the home of the Bible in a Year, Catechism in a Year and Rosary in a Year podcasts, with a 4.9 rating from about 92,000 ratings on the US App Store.
- Free: the full text of the Bible and the Catechism, the daily Mass readings and reflections, the full Rosary with all of its recorded voices, and most Ascension podcasts.
- Paid upgrade (US): Full Access, $8.99 a month or $59.99 a year on the US App Store and Google Play, for all of its content and programs, such as its study plans.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad, Android, and a web browser.
- Best for: learning the faith from well-known Catholic teachers.
Amen
Amen is a free prayer app from the Augustine Institute.
- Free: Christian meditations and sleep recordings, guided lectio divina, prayers such as the Morning Offering, and the Rosary in standard, meditative and scriptural formats.
- Paid upgrade: none listed.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad, Macs with Apple silicon, and Android, in English.
- Best for: free guided meditation and a scriptural Rosary.
Pray As You Go
Pray As You Go is a work of the Jesuits in Britain, rooted in the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
- Free: all of it. A new guided prayer comes every day, 10 to 13 minutes of Scripture, music and reflection, and its listing says all of its content is always free, with no subscription.
- Paid upgrade: none.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad, Android, and its website, prayasyougo.org, which plays each day's prayer.
- Best for: a short daily prayer with Scripture.
Click To Pray
Click To Pray is the app of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network.
- Free: three brief moments of prayer each day, and a community that prays together for the intentions the Pope proposes each month, in seven languages.
- Paid upgrade: none listed.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad, Macs with Apple silicon, and Android.
- Best for: praying with the Pope's monthly intention.
Relevant Radio
Relevant Radio is a Catholic radio network with 224 stations, and its app has a 4.9 rating from about 57,000 ratings on the US App Store.
- Free: everything; its listing says "No subscriptions. No fees." It carries talk radio, sacred music, podcasts, and daily devotions including the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Mass readings and novenas. Google Play lists the app as containing ads.
- Paid upgrade: none.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad, Macs with Apple silicon, and Android.
- Best for: Catholic radio, and a Rosary prayed live on the air every day, the Family Rosary Across America, which the network's video app lists live at 7:00 PM CT.
EWTN
The EWTN app brings the network's television and radio to your phone, in English and Spanish.
- Free: the live TV and radio streams, radio programs on demand, and the RSV-CE Bible text with the Gospel of Mark in audio.
- Paid upgrade: optional in-app purchases, listed from $0.99 to $14.99 on the US App Store.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Android.
- Best for: watching and listening to EWTN.
Rosario
Rosario, from the Hozana association, brings back the Living Rosary that Pauline Jaricot began in 1826.
- Free: everything. Five people each commit to one decade a day, and every day the app gives each member a different mystery of the day, so together the group prays a whole Rosary. You can add an intention for your group and get a notification when a member has prayed.
- Paid upgrade: none listed.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad, Macs with Apple silicon, and Android.
- Best for: a daily decade shared with four people you know.
iRosary
iRosary is a Rosary for iPhone and iPad whose beads move like a physical rosary, with a 4.9 rating from about 9,800 ratings on the US App Store.
- Free: the Rosary, with studio-recorded male and female voices, paintings for the mysteries, a speed control, and a tool to design the look of your rosary.
- Paid upgrade (US): Ultra, $2.99 for three months or $5.49 a year, adds always-new audio, many more designs and paintings, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and CarPlay.
- Works on: iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision.
- Best for: a beautiful bead-by-bead Rosary on Apple devices.
Orabimus
Orabimus is the free Rosary web app we make. It is on this list for what it is built around: Group Rosary rooms that are live and synchronized, so a whole group is on the same prayer at the same moment, step by step under one host, each person on their own phone or computer.
- Free: everything for praying. The full guided Rosary with all four sets of mysteries, prayer text in nine languages and studio audio in seven (including English, Spanish and Latin) with word-by-word read-along, the community intentions feed, Group Rosary rooms, Fellows (the people you follow), the weekly garland (three Rosaries in a week make one), Rosary reminders, and the liturgical day.
- Paid upgrade: none needed. Optional supporter plans are $29.99 a year, or $119 once as a Founding Supporter (limited to 100), and supporters can host spoken rooms.
- Works on: any modern browser on iPhone, Android or a computer. It installs to the home screen and works offline after the first load. It is not in the App Store or Google Play.
- Best for: praying the Rosary live with family, friends or a parish group, wherever they are.
How we chose and checked
The comparisons in this guide
- The best Rosary apps in 2026, sorted by how you like to pray.
- Free alternatives to Hallow for praying the Rosary, starting with what Hallow's free version already includes.
- Hallow vs Orabimus: price, the free Rosary and praying together.
- Ascension vs Orabimus: learning the Rosary or praying it together.
- Laudate vs Orabimus: an all-in-one Catholic app or a Rosary app.
- iRosary vs Orabimus: beads in your hand or a room full of people.
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Questions people ask
What is the best free Catholic app?
It depends on how you pray. For guided audio, Hallow's free version, which includes the Daily Rosary. For many devotions in one app, Laudate. For the Liturgy of the Hours, iBreviary. For a short daily prayer with Scripture, Pray As You Go. For the Rosary prayed live with other people, Orabimus.
Are there Catholic apps with no subscription at all?
Yes. On the US App Store, Laudate, iBreviary, Amen, Click To Pray and Rosario list no in-app purchases. Relevant Radio's listing says "No subscriptions. No fees." Pray As You Go says all of its content is always free. All verified October 31, 2026. Orabimus is free too, and its supporter plans are optional.
Is Hallow free?
Partly. Hallow is free to download, and its free version includes hundreds of prayers, the Daily Rosary among them. The subscription adds all of its Rosaries, Pray25, Pray40, Sleep and audiobooks, and costs $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year in the US (Hallow help center, verified October 31, 2026).
Which Catholic app lets us pray together?
For a daily decade shared by five people, Rosario. For praying along with a Rosary broadcast live, Relevant Radio. For a Rosary prayed live by a whole group, everyone on the same prayer at the same moment on their own device, an Orabimus Group Rosary room (a free account is needed to host or join). Hallow offers groups, shared intentions and chat.
Which of these work on a computer?
Hallow has a web app, the Ascension app can be viewed in a web browser, iBreviary can be prayed online at ibreviary.org, Pray As You Go plays each day's prayer on its website, and Orabimus runs in any modern browser. Many of the iPhone apps also run on Macs with Apple silicon.
Can I install Orabimus if it is not in the App Store?
Yes. Orabimus is a web app: open orabimus.com in any modern browser and it works. You can install it to your home screen from there, where it opens like any other app and works offline after the first load. There is nothing to download from a store.
On Orabimus: Group Rosary · Pray the Rosary together online · How to pray the Rosary · Which Rosary today · About Orabimus
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