Laudate - #1 Catholic App

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Description of App

The most popular and most comprehensive free Catholic App. Daily Mass Readings (with Saint of the Day and Reflections). Liturgy of Hours, New American
Bible, interactive Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Seven Sorrows Rosary, Chaplet of St. Michael, Franciscan Crown Rosary, Latin Rosary, Latin Chaplet
of Divine Mercy, Servite Rosary, Chaplet of Sacred Heart, multiple Stations of the Cross, searchable prayers and latin prayers with English translation.
Douay-Rheims Bible for offline use. Multiple podcasts for daily meditations and Rosary. Catechism of Catholic Church with ability to bookmark and share.
My Prayers lets you store your own prayers and move them between iPad and iPhone. Confession guides through sacrament of reconciliation. Vatican documents:
2nd Vatican Council, Code of Canon Law and more.

Version

2.19

Free or Paid

Free

Apple Watch Support

Not Known

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

8.0.2

Accessibility Comments

There is only one unlabeled button in the entire app, the settings button. The interactive rosaries and chaplets are not accessible, but I do not think they can be made accessible because you have to follow an order around the screen and the bead buttons change accordingly. However, there are audio podcasts available that you can follow along with and use your own physical beads.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

Most buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

There are some minor accessibility issues with this app, but they are easy to deal with.

Other Comments

This is a great tool for Catholics and potential converts alike. I had been looking for an app that had the readings for the day, audio rosaries, and a prayers database. This app provides those things and a lot more. This has become one of my favorite apps. When you attend Confession, you can also make a general list to be said in the confessional. I could go on about how great this app is, but I'll let you try it yourself.

Recommendations

1 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by John Moore 10 years 1 month ago

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Comments

By John Gassman on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 15:21

I agree with the comments on this wonderful ap. I've been using it for a couple of years. The update I would give is that when you first install or update it from the app store, some of the icons don't work when you double tap. there is a pop up that evidently occurs when you first update. I don't know what it does but there is a close button in the upper left hand portion of the screen. Once you double tap that button all icons work as they should. I do use the podcast for the rosaries and chaplets. the developers are very good about giving us options when the normal buttons cannot be made usable with Voice Over.

By John Moore on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 15:21

I was not aware of that pop-up. When I installed it, nothing like that happened. I'm guessing it tells you what is new in the app. THanks for the tip.

By Jenni Kent on Friday, April 21, 2017 - 15:21

I installed the app last night because a friend recommended it to me. well when i open just about anything in the app it crashes I have contacted the developer my friend is not having this issue so i have no idea what gives. I had no idea about the enteractive rosaries needing to follow the beads and thats why they were inaccessible. there has got to be a way to make them accessible somehow i told the developer i was going to put the app out here if someone hadn't all ready.