- Choose iRosary if you pray on an iPhone or iPad and want a Rosary you can almost hold: beads that move like a real rosary, paintings for each mystery, two voices and a speed control.
- Choose Orabimus if you also pray on Android or a computer, want the Rosary in Latin or one of nine languages, or want to pray it live with your family or group.
Why you may have seen two prices for iRosary
There are two iRosary apps on the US App Store, both from Opicury Software (both listings verified October 31, 2026). This page compares the current, free one.
- iRosary, the current app: free, with an optional Ultra subscription (US App Store).
- iRosary Classic, the older app: $2.99, and its own listing asks you to look for the brand-new iRosary, "which is free to use" (US App Store).
iRosary and Orabimus, side by side
| Compared | iRosary | Orabimus |
|---|---|---|
| Price in the US | Free. Ultra: $2.99 for three months or $5.49 a year. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026. | Free. Optional supporter plans: $29.99 a year, or $119 once (Founding Supporter, limited to 100). |
| What paying adds | Always-new audio, more than 180,000 rosary designs, more than twice the paintings with a way to switch between them, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and CarPlay. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026. | Nothing you need for praying. Supporters can host spoken rooms and carry a quiet mark beside their name. |
| Devices | iPhone and iPad (iOS and iPadOS 15 or later) and Apple Vision. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026. | Any modern browser on iPhone, Android or a computer. Installs to the home screen and works offline after the first load. |
| Languages | English and Spanish. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026. | Prayer text in nine languages, including Latin; studio audio in seven. |
| The beads | The rosary moves like a physical rosary and, when you pray without audio, you advance the prayers on it. A design tool sets its look. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026. | A guided Rosary, prayer by prayer, all four sets of mysteries. |
| Voices and audio | Studio-recorded male and female voices, alone or together; a speed control; Lock Screen and AirPods controls. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026. | Studio narration in seven languages, each word highlighted as it is spoken. |
| Praying with others | Its US App Store listing describes no group or shared prayer features. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026. | Live Group Rosary rooms, a community intentions feed, and Fellows, the people you follow. A free account is needed to host or join a room. |
| Privacy | "We do not track your usage of iRosary." "We do not display ads within iRosary." App Privacy: Data Not Collected. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026. | No ads, no investors, no tracking. |
Where iRosary is better
iRosary is a lovingly made app, and for many people praying alone on an iPhone it may be the nicer way to pray.
- It feels like a rosary. Its beads move like a physical rosary, and without audio you move through the prayers on them yourself, bead by bead.
- Art to pray with. High-resolution paintings by artists such as El Greco and Murillo go with the mysteries.
- Two voices, your pace. Male and female voices can be played alone or together, and a speed control sets the rhythm. Ultra mixes several recordings so the audio is fresh each time.
- Made for Apple devices. Lock Screen and AirPods controls, CarPlay with Ultra, and a version for Apple Vision.
- Yours to design. A design tool for the look of your rosary, with more than 180,000 designs in Ultra.
- The Chaplet of Divine Mercy, with Ultra.
- Loved and private. A 4.9 rating from about 9,800 ratings on the US App Store, and, like Orabimus, no ads and no tracking.
Where Orabimus is different
- Any device. Orabimus runs in the browser, so it works the same on an iPhone, an Android phone or a laptop, and it installs to the home screen without an app store.
- Praying with others, live. In a Group Rosary room the host leads and everyone is on the same prayer at the same moment. Rooms can be public, unlisted or private, scheduled with reminders, with no participant cap.
- More languages, and Latin. Prayer text in English, Latin, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Polish and Ukrainian, and studio audio in seven of them, read along word by word.
- Intentions. A community intentions feed where you can offer a Rosary for someone else's intention.
- Nothing to unlock. No upgrade stands between you and any part of the Rosary.
What each costs
iRosary is free on the US App Store. Its Ultra subscription is $2.99 for three months or $5.49 a year (US App Store, verified October 31, 2026).
Orabimus is free. Supporting it is optional: $29.99 a year, or $119 once as a Founding Supporter, limited to 100 people. Supporters can host spoken rooms, which run on a second server.
Pray the Rosary on any device.
Free in your browser, in nine languages, with audio, and with a Group Rosary room when your family wants to pray together.
Open OrabimusiPhone, Android or a computer · Nothing to download · Free
Questions people ask
Is iRosary free?
Yes. The current iRosary is free on the US App Store, with an optional Ultra subscription at $2.99 for three months or $5.49 a year (US App Store, verified October 31, 2026). If you have seen a price of $2.99, that is iRosary Classic, the older app from the same developer (US App Store, verified October 31, 2026).
Is iRosary on Android?
Its developer describes iRosary as a Rosary "for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad" (opicury.com), and its US App Store listing names iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision (verified October 31, 2026). If you pray on Android or a computer, Orabimus runs in the browser on both.
Can I pray the Rosary in Latin?
iRosary's US App Store listing names English and Spanish (verified October 31, 2026). Orabimus has the Rosary in Latin, in text and in studio audio, beside eight other languages for the text. See the Latin Rosary for the prayers and their pronunciation.
Can my family pray the Rosary together on different phones?
Yes, with an Orabimus Group Rosary room. One person hosts, the others join by link, six-character code or QR code, and everyone moves through the same prayers at the same moment, on iPhones, Android phones and computers alike. A free account is needed to host or join.
Does iRosary have the Chaplet of Divine Mercy?
Yes, with the Ultra upgrade, according to its US App Store listing (US App Store, verified October 31, 2026). Orabimus is built for the Rosary itself.
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Sources (US listings and help pages, verified October 31, 2026): iRosary, US App Store · iRosary Classic, US App Store · Opicury Software, opicury.com