Universalis Downloads & RevenueUniversalis · App Store & Google Play
Universalis gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Universalis by Universalis Publishing is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 44 events
- 🚀Universalis: now shown next to Breviarium Meum, Catholic Mega App, Sanctifica: #1 Catholic Daily +1 moreiOSthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- ✏️Universalis: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 26 countries
- ✏️Universalis: new screenshotsiOS5 screenshots (was 5) · 26 countries
- ✏️Universalis: new iPad screenshotsiOS· NL
- ✏️Universalis: new screenshotsiOS5 screenshots (was 5) · NL
- 📦Universalis updated to version 3.171iOSWe have added calendars for the dioceses of southern California.
The app on some people’s Apple Watches was stuck on the wrong date. This has been corrected. - 📈Universalis entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · AE
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · SE
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · PL
- 📈Universalis hit #1iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · ZA
- 📈Universalis hit #1iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · ES
- ✏️Universalis: new iPad screenshotsiOS· MX
- ✏️Universalis: new screenshotsiOS5 screenshots (was 5) · MX
- ✏️Universalis: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 26 countries
- ✏️Universalis: new screenshotsiOS5 screenshots (was 5) · 26 countries
- 📦Universalis updated to version 3.170iOSImproved appearance on the iPhone Duo!
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · FR
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · TW
- 📈Universalis hit #1iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · IT
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10AndroidTop Paid · Books & Reference · NL
- 📈Universalis hit #1 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · MY · Top Paid · Lifestyle · PH
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Books & Reference · MX · Top Paid · Books & Reference · TH
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10 in 3 chartsiOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · MY · Top Paid · Lifestyle · PH · Top Paid · Lifestyle · ZA
- 📈Universalis hit #1AndroidTop Paid · Books & Reference · GB
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Books & Reference · TR · Top Paid · Books & Reference · VN
- 📈Universalis charting in a new country in 5 chartsAndroidMexico · Netherlands · Thailand · Turkey · +1 more
- 📦Universalis updated to version 3.169iOSOutside the USA, we have added the Revised New Jerusalem Bible to the list of translations available for the readings in the Liturgy of the Hours. There has been no change to the translations used for the readings at Mass.… more
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · MX
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · VN
- 📈Universalis new best rank in the overall chart: #139AndroidTop Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈Universalis new best rank in the overall chart: #15AndroidTop Paid · All Apps · GB
- 📈Universalis entered the top 100AndroidTop Paid · All Apps · GB
- 📈Universalis new best rank in the overall chart: #168AndroidTop Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈Universalis new best rank in the overall chart: #167AndroidTop Paid · All Apps · ID
- 📈Universalis hit #1iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · IN
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · IT
- 📈Universalis entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · CA · Top Paid · Lifestyle · ID
- 📈Universalis hit #1iOSTop Paid · Lifestyle · TH
- 🆕Universalis first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidSaudi Arabia
- 🆕Universalis first spotted by AppInsideriOS#46 in Top Paid · All Apps · Australia
- 📦Universalis version 2.221AndroidA few corrections and calendar adjustments.
- 📦Universalis version 3.168iOSNo release notes
- 🆕Universalis released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Universalis released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Lifestyle PaidUniversalis at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Universalis is a comprehensive, offline-capable Catholic liturgical app providing the Liturgy of the Hours and daily Mass texts for laypeople and clergy. The app holds the #1 position in paid Lifestyle charts in Singapore and the Philippines, while maintaining strong top-10 rankings in major markets like Australia, the UK, Malaysia, Vietnam, Canada, and the US.
Similar apps: Divine Office, iBreviary, Catholic Daily Readings
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Universalis downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 50k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Universalis's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Universalis makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | All Hours subscription | |
| 2 | Daily Mass Readings subscription | |
| 3 | All Hours subscription | |
| 4 | Daytime Hours subscription | |
| 5 | Daily Mass Readings subscription | |
| 6 | Sung Latin Compline | |
| 7 | Add-on translation: RSV Hours | |
| 8 | Daytime Hours subscription | |
| 9 | Revelations of Divine Love | |
| 10 | Journey into Light |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #1 Lifestyle Paid | 25 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #6 Books & Reference Paid | 12 of 23 countries | – | #179 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (7)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 40 | 39% | ▼ -35% |
 United Kingdom | 35 | 34% | steady |
 Australia | 18 | 18% | ▲ +6% |
 Canada | 2.5 | 2% | ▼ -29% |
| India | 2.5 | 2% | ▲ +40% |
 Malaysia | 2.2 | 2% | – |
 Philippines | 2.2 | 2% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.9 ★ | 9.8k |
| Google Play | 4.8 ★ | 5k 313 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.9 ★ weighted by ratings | 15k |
What users say about Universalis
From the 61 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly praise the app as an essential daily tool for Catholic prayer, specifically highlighting the Liturgy of the Hours and Mass readings. However, a minority expresses frustration with recent UI changes that reduce usability compared to competitors and confusion regarding audio subscription costs.
Mostly positive (90% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and being hard to use. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “Loaded with useful features”
- Ease of use: “The app is so easy to use”
- Features & content: “Loaded with useful features”
- Price & subscription: “With a very affordable subscription”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “That wasn’t clear to me upon paying the $10”
- Ease of use: “So very much easier to scroll”
About Universalis
Tens of thousands of people use Universalis daily. Come and join them!
• Single purchase: the app lasts for ever. It does not need a subscription to make it work.
• No Internet needed: everything you need is already built in.
• No cleverness needed: each day, Universalis works out exactly what you need to see.
• View any date: past, present and future.
• Use your own local calendar: USA, Canada, Singapore, Ireland, and every diocese in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
• Easy to read and use: a choice of fonts; big or small type; dark or light theme; page-turning or scrolling.
• Optional add-on: spoken audio read by real human beings (this needs a subscription: see below).
• Latin if you want it: by itself or alongside the English.
• Help and support: tips and instructions are included; or press “Contact Us” to send us a message, and we will reply.
EXTRA MATERIAL
• The “About Today” page tells you what saints are being celebrated today, worldwide. It includes reflections, biographies and illustrations.
• “Mass Today” gives you the Order of Mass and today’s readings and prayers, all in one page. Bishops have been known to use it to say Mass from their iPads!
• “Spiritual Reading” gathers the patristic and hagiographic readings for all the saints and feasts of the day.
• “The Rosary” has a verse of Scripture for every Hail Mary of every Mystery. Spoken audio is included.
• Daily Books takes selected spiritual classics and presents them in daily instalments to focus and enrich your prayer life.
• Commentaries on the day’s Mass readings from a leading biblical scholar.
And more – Home Screen widgets; liturgical events for your iOS calendar; daily email service; copy and paste into other apps; reminders and alarms; Mass readings on your Apple Watch.
LITURGY OF THE HOURS (Divine Office)
The complete official Liturgy of the Hours of the Catholic Church, as used worldwide. Morning (Lauds), daytime (Terce, Sext and None), evening (Vespers), night (Compline) and the deeply reflective Office of Readings. Do as many or as few of them as you like.
• The psalms and canticles match the official English and American books. Scripture readings – United States: RSV. Elsewhere: Jerusalem Bible (with RSV as an optional add-on).
READINGS AT MASS
The exact prayers and readings at Mass for each day.
• England, Wales, Scotland: the official ESV version.
• United States: the official NAB version.
• Elsewhere: Jerusalem Bible readings and Grail psalms, as used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world.
OPTIONAL ADD-ON AUDIO (in-app purchase required)
Just press the button and listen! If you want to see what you are hearing, the text is highlighted to follow the sound. After an initial download, no Internet is required. Works with CarPlay too.
• Spoken English Liturgy of the Hours
Universalis App Store
Universalis gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Universalis is #2 in Lifestyle Paid in United Kingdom and charting in 25 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Lifestyle PaidUniversalis at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Universalis is a comprehensive, offline-capable Catholic liturgical app providing the Liturgy of the Hours and daily Mass texts for laypeople and clergy. The app holds the #1 position in paid Lifestyle charts in Singapore and the Philippines, while maintaining strong top-10 rankings in major markets like Australia, the UK, Malaysia, Vietnam, Canada, and the US.
Similar apps: Divine Office, iBreviary, Catholic Daily Readings
Universalis on the App Store
App details
Universalis downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Universalis's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Universalis before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Universalis makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | All Hours subscription | |
| 2 | Daily Mass Readings subscription | |
| 3 | All Hours subscription | |
| 4 | Daytime Hours subscription | |
| 5 | Daily Mass Readings subscription | |
| 6 | Sung Latin Compline | |
| 7 | Add-on translation: RSV Hours | |
| 8 | Daytime Hours subscription | |
| 9 | Revelations of Divine Love | |
| 10 | Journey into Light |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | LifestylePaid | #2 |
| India | LifestylePaid | #1 |
| Australia | LifestylePaid | #1 |
| United States | LifestylePaid | #8 |
| Philippines | LifestylePaid | #1 |
| Canada | LifestylePaid | #5 |
| United States | All AppsPaid | #104 |
| United Kingdom | All AppsPaid | #66 |
 Vietnam | LifestylePaid | #4 |
 Germany | LifestylePaid | #35 |
| Malaysia | LifestylePaid | #3 |
| United Kingdom | LifestyleGrossing | #100 |
| Australia | All AppsPaid | #79 |
| India | All AppsPaid | #111 |
 South Korea | LifestylePaid | #75 |
 Japan | LifestylePaid | #197 |
 Indonesia | LifestylePaid | #37 |
 United Arab Emirates | LifestylePaid | #32 |
 Italy | LifestylePaid | #69 |
 France | LifestylePaid | #119 |
 Brazil | LifestylePaid | #99 |
 Poland | LifestylePaid | #41 |
 Spain | LifestylePaid | #78 |
 Thailand | LifestylePaid | #38 |
 Mexico | LifestylePaid | #107 |
 South Africa | LifestylePaid | #26 |
| Philippines | All AppsPaid | #98 |
 Taiwan | LifestylePaid | #122 |
 Netherlands | LifestylePaid | #104 |
 Sweden | LifestylePaid | #97 |
 Colombia | LifestylePaid | #83 |
Apps near Universalis on the chart
Lifestyle Paid, around #2.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (7)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 39% | ▼ -35% |
| United Kingdom | 35 | 34% | steady |
| Australia | 18 | 18% | ▲ +6% |
| Canada | 2.5 | 2% | ▼ -29% |
| India | 2.5 | 2% | ▲ +40% |
| Malaysia | 2.2 | 2% | – |
| Philippines | 2.2 | 2% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Universalis
From the 61 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly praise the app as an essential daily tool for Catholic prayer, specifically highlighting the Liturgy of the Hours and Mass readings. However, a minority expresses frustration with recent UI changes that reduce usability compared to competitors and confusion regarding audio subscription costs.
Mostly positive (90% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and being hard to use. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “Loaded with useful features”
- Ease of use: “The app is so easy to use”
- Features & content: “Loaded with useful features”
- Price & subscription: “With a very affordable subscription”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “That wasn’t clear to me upon paying the $10”
- Ease of use: “So very much easier to scroll”
About Universalis
Tens of thousands of people use Universalis daily. Come and join them!
• Single purchase: the app lasts for ever. It does not need a subscription to make it work.
• No Internet needed: everything you need is already built in.
• No cleverness needed: each day, Universalis works out exactly what you need to see.
• View any date: past, present and future.
• Use your own local calendar: USA, Canada, Singapore, Ireland, and every diocese in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
• Easy to read and use: a choice of fonts; big or small type; dark or light theme; page-turning or scrolling.
• Optional add-on: spoken audio read by real human beings (this needs a subscription: see below).
• Latin if you want it: by itself or alongside the English.
• Help and support: tips and instructions are included; or press “Contact Us” to send us a message, and we will reply.
EXTRA MATERIAL
• The “About Today” page tells you what saints are being celebrated today, worldwide. It includes reflections, biographies and illustrations.
• “Mass Today” gives you the Order of Mass and today’s readings and prayers, all in one page. Bishops have been known to use it to say Mass from their iPads!
• “Spiritual Reading” gathers the patristic and hagiographic readings for all the saints and feasts of the day.
• “The Rosary” has a verse of Scripture for every Hail Mary of every Mystery. Spoken audio is included.
• Daily Books takes selected spiritual classics and presents them in daily instalments to focus and enrich your prayer life.
• Commentaries on the day’s Mass readings from a leading biblical scholar.
And more – Home Screen widgets; liturgical events for your iOS calendar; daily email service; copy and paste into other apps; reminders and alarms; Mass readings on your Apple Watch.
LITURGY OF THE HOURS (Divine Office)
The complete official Liturgy of the Hours of the Catholic Church, as used worldwide. Morning (Lauds), daytime (Terce, Sext and None), evening (Vespers), night (Compline) and the deeply reflective Office of Readings. Do as many or as few of them as you like.
• The psalms and canticles match the official English and American books. Scripture readings – United States: RSV. Elsewhere: Jerusalem Bible (with RSV as an optional add-on).
READINGS AT MASS
The exact prayers and readings at Mass for each day.
• England, Wales, Scotland: the official ESV version.
• United States: the official NAB version.
• Elsewhere: Jerusalem Bible readings and Grail psalms, as used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world.
OPTIONAL ADD-ON AUDIO (in-app purchase required)
Just press the button and listen! If you want to see what you are hearing, the text is highlighted to follow the sound. After an initial download, no Internet is required. Works with CarPlay too.
• Spoken English Liturgy of the Hours
Latest updates
Store changes
What Universalis changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from Universalis Publishing
Universalis Android
Universalis gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Universalis is #6 in Books & Reference Paid on Google Play in India and charting in 12 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Books & Reference PaidUniversalis at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Universalis is a paid offline Catholic liturgical app providing daily Mass readings, the Liturgy of the Hours, and saint information for users seeking comprehensive religious reference material. The app maintains strong visibility in paid Books & Reference charts across diverse markets including the UAE, Mexico, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Netherlands, Vietnam, South Africa, and India, while showing moderate grossing traction in the UK and US.
Similar apps: Divine Office, Catholic Calendar, iBreviary
Universalis on Google Play
App details
Universalis downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Universalis's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Universalis before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Universalis makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | All Hours subscription | |
| 2 | Daily Mass Readings subscription | |
| 3 | All Hours subscription | |
| 4 | Daytime Hours subscription | |
| 5 | Daily Mass Readings subscription | |
| 6 | Sung Latin Compline | |
| 7 | Add-on translation: RSV Hours | |
| 8 | Daytime Hours subscription | |
| 9 | Revelations of Divine Love | |
| 10 | Journey into Light |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| India | Books & ReferencePaid | #6 |
| Indonesia | Books & ReferencePaid | #6 |
| Mexico | Books & ReferencePaid | #7 |
| Saudi Arabia | Books & ReferencePaid | #8 |
| United Kingdom | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #65 |
| United States | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #179 |
| Netherlands | Books & ReferencePaid | #6 |
 Turkey | Books & ReferencePaid | #6 |
| United Arab Emirates | Books & ReferencePaid | #8 |
| Thailand | Books & ReferencePaid | #7 |
| Australia | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #60 |
| Vietnam | Books & ReferencePaid | #7 |
Apps near Universalis on the chart
Books & Reference Paid, around #6.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Universalis
From the 77 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the app for its comprehensive liturgical content, offline accessibility, and one-time purchase model. The primary feedback focuses on its utility for daily prayer, Mass preparation, and spiritual growth.
Mostly positive (97% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful.
What people like
- Ease of use: “it's simple, to the point!”
- Useful: “Must have for any catholic”
- Features & content: “Excellent content, easy to use”
- Price & subscription: “This subscription voice is awesome”
About Universalis
Feasts and celebrations according to the General Calendar and the local calendars of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Ireland, and others. Features "About Today" pages giving more information about the saint of the day.
Full Universalis content for every day of every year, for ever:
- Readings at Mass: NAB for USA, the latest ESV for Great Britain, Jerusalem Bible in the rest of the world.
- the Mass Today page, combining the daily Mass readings with the Order of Mass.
- the Liturgy of the Hours: Morning Prayer, the three daytime hours, Evening Prayer, Night Prayer, and the Office of Readings. Scripture readings – United States: RSV. Elsewhere: Jerusalem Bible (with RSV as an optional add-on).
This is the same content as in Universalis on Windows, Mac and iOS.
You can purchase or subscribe to audio for Night Prayer (Sung Latin Compline), Morning and Evening Prayer (spoken in English), the Gospel of the day (Jerusalem Bible, spoken in English), or the daytime Hours (Terce, Sext, None) spoken in Latin.
The app is complete in itself. It needs no Internet connection and no downloads.
NOTE: If you have bought a Universalis registration code, don't buy this application. Get the "Catholic Calendar: Universalis" app instead, and enter your registration code in the About screen.
What's new in 2.221
Similar apps
Apps people compare with Universalis: the same core purpose or gameplay, checked one by one.
