Laudate
by Aycka Soft
Catholic Score
4.4/5The short version
Laudate puts the daily readings, the Liturgy of the Hours, two Bibles, the Catechism and hundreds of prayers into one free app, with no ads and no data collected. It isn't pretty, but if you keep only one Catholic app on your phone, this is a strong choice.
We first reviewed Laudate back in 2012, and it's still the app we'd hand to almost any Catholic who asks where to start. It's free, it has no ads, and it holds more Catholic content than nearly any other app we've reviewed: the daily Mass readings, the Liturgy of the Hours, two Bibles, the Catechism and a huge library of prayers in English and Latin. Its users agree. On Google Play it has more than a million installs and a 4.7-star rating from over 31,000 reviews.
What's inside
Laudate opens to a long menu rather than a polished home screen, but everything is there once you start looking. The daily readings come with the saint of the day and a short reflection. You'll also find the Liturgy of the Hours in English and Latin, the Order of Mass, the Latin Mass, the New American Bible and the Douay-Rheims Bible, which you can read offline.
Prayer is where Laudate really shines. There's an interactive Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, along with the Seven Sorrows Rosary, the Franciscan Crown, the Chaplet of St. Michael and many more, plus several versions of the Stations of the Cross. (If the Rosary is your main reason for downloading, see our best Rosary apps.) The prayers are sorted into sensible groups like the Marian and Mass prayers, the Latin prayers come with English translations, and you can keep your favourites in your own My Prayers folder.
Keep scrolling and there's more: the Catechism of the Catholic Church with bookmarks, five guides to Confession written for different groups, the documents of the Second Vatican Council, the Code of Canon Law, daily podcasts and a live stream of daily Mass. The app is available in nearly 20 languages, from Spanish and Polish to Vietnamese and Chinese, which makes it a good fit for multilingual families and parishes.
Where it shows its age
All that content comes at a price in design. Laudate looks much as it has for years, the menus are crowded until you learn your way around, and some sections display web content inside the app, which is harder to read and needs a connection. If you want an app that gently guides you into prayer with audio and beautiful screens, Hallow will feel friendlier.
Ratings reflect that a little. Android users give it 4.7 stars, and iPhone users rate it 4.8 in the UK and 4.3 in Canada, while the US App Store sits lower at 4.0 from about 3,700 ratings.
Free, and private too
Laudate is made by Aycka Soft, a small independent developer, and it has been kept up to date for well over a decade. The latest update arrived in September 2026. There are no ads and no in-app purchases, and the App Store privacy label says the developer collects no data from the app. For an app this size, that's rare, and it's one more reason we're happy to recommend it to families.
Our verdict
Laudate isn't the prettiest Catholic app, but nothing else puts the readings, the Hours, the Bible, the Catechism and hundreds of prayers into one free download. If you keep only one Catholic app on your phone, this is a strong choice. And even if you love a newer app for daily prayer, Laudate is worth keeping for everything else.
Is it faithful?
Laudate uses approved texts, including the New American Bible, the Douay-Rheims Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Some daily reflections come from outside sources, so read them as you would any commentary.
Privacy
The developer reports collecting no data from this app.
From the App Store privacy label, checked October 1, 2026.
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Deleting this app! May your eyes be opened … and soon!
DROP LAUDATE and pick up IBEVIARY
Disgraceful, placing Kamala Harris on the level of our cherished saints!!!!!!!!!!!! Shameful!
I am horrified about the honoring of Kamala Harris — shame!1
Shame on this app for Honoring Kamala Harris next to our Great Saints – who ever did this you are on the devil side !
Please fix the spelling of the new Vice-President’s name. It is KamalA, not Kamal, Harris. Thanks.
do not use this app – they worship kamala harris hillary clinton steve jobs and bill gates not God
I would encourage you to seek the developer on this issue. CatholicApps reviews apps, but we only develop the Saint of the Day for Kids app.
One thing I would suggest though is to always assume the best. Many Catholic developers are working really hard to make their apps successful, as well as provide for themselves and their families. This may have been an oversight from a writer, or even worded in a way that wasn’t the original intent. We all make mistakes, and error in judgements. The developers put their heart and soul into helping others, pray for them. I would also encourage you as a praying Catholic, to take up some of that burden of prayer and to pray for the many internet developers and their families who struggle to fulfill what they see as a calling, trust me, I know the profit margins, and even in the wildly successful apps, there aren’t many going home rich. :(
It seems that much of the content from the app is being pulled from different sources. The page that you are referring to, which references Kamal Harris is content from http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2021/01/1-27.html?m=1
If you read the comments … there are others that are questioning it as well.
I encourage you to reach out to the community with great care and charity, ready and willing to offer assistance if needed to help further conversion to the Gospel message, and deeper conversion of heart to Christ.
Looking on the official app page for Iphone, here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/laudate-1-catholic-app/id499428207
It lists the tech contact as this website: http://ayckasoft.blogspot.com
Cary at Catholicapps.com
Deleted the app. They praised pro-abortion politicians. I definitely do not recommend, and I will let my friends know so they can also delete the app.
Deleted and un-recommended. Posted to all my Catholic chat boards the disgusting decision to honor a pro-abortion politician as a fruit of St. Angela Merici. Trying to sneak that in – thinking real Catholics won’t notice? Shame on you! Does “catholics” for choice run this app?
Deleted app…no way shape or form is baby killer, white person hater, and all round nasty woman, Kamala Harris a fruit of anything but satan
Very disappointed you choose to honor Kamala Harris pro abortion leader!
After mentioning Kamala Harris as a fruit of St. Angela Merici I will be deleting the Laudate App. Amy Coney Barrett would be a much better choice as she graduated from Dominican (a Catholic High School), Notre Dame, is a successful mother, lawyer, and now Supreme Court Justice and she is PRO-LIFE!!!
I am so disappointed to discover that on January 27th, this app gave HONOR to Kamala Harris, the “vice president” who is among the loudest in our country promoting and expanding the murder of unborn human lives!!! She is Catholic in name only and does not share the faith of millions of devout Christian Catholics. SHAME on you! This is a Catholic app – there is no room for mistakes of this magnitude! May God have mercy on you.
Why in the heck is Kamala Harris considered a “fruit” of Saint Angela Merici? She is a baby killer and supports abortion through live birth! Who owns/runs Laudate – I will be deleting this app and UNrecommending this to friends immediately. Why taint an otherwise good app with this garbage?
I use your app everyday. It has helped me become a better, more knowledgeable Catholic. My only suggestion is that some of the rosary and chaplets need their prayers updated ( mostly the apostle’s creed). I would hate to see a newcomer to the faith put that one to memory. Otherwise, I love it. Thank you and God bless you for what you do!
What happened to Pray as you go. Did you drop it if so I will delete the App I really liked the Pray as you go. If you still have it how do I find it again. Where it says all pod casts it does not come up. I really do not like new up date.
“Can someone tell me how to delete a prayer in My Prayers? I accidently entered a prayer twice and I dont know how to do a long” delete.
I have the Laudate app and my husband and I like to listen to the video reflection for the next day’s gospel
But lately, the video reflection will not go up to the following day.
This is aggravating!
I’ve started having trouble viewing the YouTube videos since Tuesday July 28. I can hear it but the video is still and blinking like colors of a 3D movie???. I noticed today’s video, new month, was the same. Sound but blinking still video image. Can someone help me. Sorry this is in Laudate Daily Readings Relection Videos
Regards,
Carmen Joseph