Best Catholic Lent Apps for 2026

Lent is forty days, and most of us start strong and fade by the second week. The right app helps with the part that’s hardest to keep up: praying a little every day, not just giving up chocolate.

These are the Catholic Lent apps we recommend this year. Each one is live on the App Store, free to download, and checked in September 2026. Where the best features need a subscription, we tell you up front.

Hallow, Inc. · Free on the App Store · ★ 4.9 from 377,157 ratings (Sept 2026)

Hallow’s Lenten prayer challenge has become a yearly tradition for a lot of Catholics, and for good reason. Each day is a short guided session you can do in the car or before bed, and you’re praying along with a huge number of other people. Most content needs Hallow Premium, but the Lent challenge usually comes with a free trial that covers the season.

Ascension Publishing Group, LLC · Free on the App Store · ★ 4.9 from 90,445 ratings (Sept 2026)

If this is the Lent you finally read the Bible, start here. Ascension’s reading plans come with real commentary, so you understand what you’re reading instead of just getting through it. You can also pray the Rosary with Fr. Mike Schmitz and friends. The core app is free.

Andrzej Krawczyk · Free on the App Store · ★ 4.0 from 3,747 ratings (Sept 2026)

Laudate is the Swiss Army knife of Catholic apps, and it’s completely free. For Lent, the ones you’ll use most are the Stations of the Cross, the Seven Sorrows Rosary, the daily readings, and the confession guide with an examination of conscience. It isn’t pretty, but everything is there.

The Word Among Us, Inc. · Free on the App Store · ★ 4.9 from 12,332 ratings (Sept 2026)

The Word Among Us gives you each day’s Mass readings plus a short, down-to-earth meditation you can read or listen to. Following the Lenten readings day by day, all the way into Holy Week, is one of the best ways to stay on track. Free trial, then a subscription.

Surgeworks, Inc. · Free on the App Store · ★ 4.9 from 8,296 ratings (Sept 2026)

If you want to add something this Lent instead of only giving something up, try praying Morning or Evening Prayer with the Church. Divine Office lays out each day’s psalms and readings for you and has audio to pray along with, so you don’t need to know how the books work.

Augustine Institute, Inc. · Free on the App Store · ★ 4.9 from 14,033 ratings (Sept 2026)

Formed has a whole Lent section: talks, studies, films, and programs for kids. It’s ideal for a weekly family night or a small group. Many parishes give members free access, so ask before you pay for it.

Word on Fire Catholic Ministries · Free on the App Store · ★ 4.9 from 2,221 ratings (Sept 2026)

Bishop Barron’s video series are a great Lenten project if you’d rather watch than read. Pick one series, like CATHOLICISM, and take an episode a week through Easter. The app needs a subscription.

Pablo Licheri · Free on the App Store · ★ 4.9 from 7,619 ratings (Sept 2026)

Lent is when parishes add extra confessions, Stations of the Cross, and penance services. Catholic Mass Times finds the churches near you and their schedules, which is handy when your own parish’s times don’t work, or when you’re travelling. It’s free.

Have a Lent app you love that isn’t here? Let us know in the comments. For year-round picks, see our list of the best Catholic apps for 2026.