Laudate vs Orabimus (2026): All-in-One App or Rosary App?

Choose Laudate if you want one free app for nearly everything Catholic: the readings, the Liturgy of the Hours, many Rosaries and chaplets.
Choose Orabimus if the Rosary is what you pray most: guided, with studio audio and word-by-word read-along, or prayed live with others in a Group Rosary room.

Written by the makers of Orabimus; not affiliated with Aycka Soft, which makes Laudate. Facts about Laudate come from its US App Store and Google Play listings, verified October 31, 2026, and are linked in each row.

Laudate and Orabimus, side by side

Compared	Laudate	Orabimus
Price in the US	Free. The US App Store lists no in-app purchases. 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 it covers	The daily Mass readings with the saint of the day, the Liturgy of the Hours, Rosaries and chaplets, the Stations of the Cross, confession guides, the New American Bible and the Douay-Rheims, Vatican documents and the Code of Canon Law. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026.	The Rosary: guided, with audio, intentions and live Group Rosary rooms, and the liturgical day with its color and the Pope's monthly intention.
Kinds of Rosary	An interactive Rosary, the Latin Rosary, and the Seven Sorrows, Franciscan Crown and Servite Rosaries. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026.	The Rosary with all four sets of mysteries: Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful and Glorious.
Chaplets	Divine Mercy (also in Latin), St. Michael, the Sacred Heart, the Holy Spirit, St. Joseph and St. Mary Magdalene, among others. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026.	Orabimus is built for the Rosary itself.
Audio	Podcasts for daily meditation and the Rosary, and podcasts of the daily readings with read-along text. Source: US App Store, Google Play, verified October 31, 2026.	Studio narration in seven languages, each word highlighted as it is spoken.
Languages	The US App Store lists English and 18 more. Source: US App Store, verified October 31, 2026.	Prayer text in nine languages: English, Latin, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Polish and Ukrainian.
Where it runs	iPhone, iPad, Macs with Apple silicon, Apple Vision, and Android. Source: US App Store, Google Play, 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.
Praying with others	Its US store listings describe no group or live prayer features. Source: US App Store, Google Play, verified October 31, 2026.	Live, synchronized 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	App Store: Data Not Collected. Google Play: no data shared with third parties. Source: US App Store, Google Play, verified October 31, 2026.	No ads, no investors, no tracking.

Where Laudate is better

Laudate is a full toolbox of Catholic prayer, and it costs nothing.

Breadth. A whole library in one free app: readings, the Hours, Rosaries, chaplets, the Stations of the Cross, prayers and documents.
The Liturgy of the Hours, in English and in Latin, with the Latin Mass as well.
More kinds of Rosary. The Seven Sorrows, Franciscan Crown and Servite Rosaries, and a Latin Rosary, besides the interactive Rosary.
Chaplets. Divine Mercy, St. Michael, the Sacred Heart, the Holy Spirit, St. Joseph, St. Mary Magdalene and more.
Confession. Five guides through the sacrament of reconciliation, for different groups.
Study on the go. The Douay-Rheims Bible for offline use, the New American Bible, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law.
Many languages. The US App Store lists English and 18 more.
Widely used. More than a million downloads on Google Play, with a 4.7 rating.

Sources: US App Store · Google Play, verified October 31, 2026.

Where Orabimus is different

Orabimus does one thing: the Rosary, prayed well and prayed together.

A Rosary that prays with you. Studio narration in seven languages, including English, Spanish and Latin, with each word highlighted as it is spoken, so you can follow, learn and pray along.
Prayed live, together. 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, and joined by link, six-character code or QR code.
Intentions from other people. A community intentions feed where you can offer a Rosary for someone's intention.
In any browser. No store, nothing to download; it installs to the home screen and works offline after the first load.
A weekly garland. Three Rosaries in a week make one, a quiet way to keep the habit.

More: how Group Rosary rooms work · all the Rosary prayers

What each costs

Laudate is free, and its US App Store listing shows no in-app purchases (US App Store, verified October 31, 2026).

Orabimus is free as well. Supporting it is optional: $29.99 a year, or $119 once as a Founding Supporter, limited to 100. Supporters can host spoken rooms and carry a quiet mark beside their name.

Pray today's Rosary, with audio.

The Rosary read aloud in seven languages, word by word, and a Group Rosary room whenever you want to pray with others.

Open Orabimus

Free · Nothing to download · No account needed to pray

Questions people ask

Is Laudate free?

Yes. Laudate is free on the US App Store, and the listing shows no in-app purchases (US App Store, verified October 31, 2026). Orabimus is free too, with optional supporter plans.

Does Laudate have the Liturgy of the Hours?

Yes, in English and in Latin, along with the daily Mass readings and the saint of the day (US App Store, verified October 31, 2026). If the Hours are what you pray most, iBreviary is another free choice; see the best free Catholic apps.

Which app has the Seven Sorrows Rosary?

Laudate does, with the Franciscan Crown and Servite Rosaries (US App Store, verified October 31, 2026). Orabimus prays the Rosary of the four sets of mysteries, following the day of the week.

Can I pray the Rosary live with others in Laudate?

Laudate's US store listings describe no group or live prayer features (verified October 31, 2026). In Orabimus you can open or join a Group Rosary room, where the whole group is on the same prayer at the same moment, step by step under one host. A free account is needed to host or join.

Can I use Laudate and Orabimus together?

Yes, and they fit well together: Laudate for the readings, the Hours and the chaplets, Orabimus for the Rosary, especially when you pray it with others. Orabimus needs no installing; it opens in your browser.

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Written by the makers of Orabimus. Not affiliated with Aycka Soft. Orabimus is built by Teo, on his own. Last updated October 31, 2026.

Sources (US listings and help pages, verified October 31, 2026): Laudate, US App Store · Laudate, Google Play