Seraph vs Venite
Morning Prayer, already assembled, from an Episcopal office whose US download price is zero, and a quieter flame that never asks for an account. This page is written by the maker of Seraph — read it knowing that — and it will be generous to Venite, because the office is real and the price on that listing is zero.
Our bias, declared: we make Seraph. The linked Venite sources support the specific download price, store descriptions, account wording, and privacy wording identified below; this is not an independent review of either app. Our product details describe Seraph’s current published offering. If we've got something wrong, tell us and we'll fix it.
The main difference
Consider Venite if you want Morning Prayer, Noonday Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Compline, on iPhone or Android. The US listing (id1502034358) on this check is titled “Venite.app,” subtitle “Daily Office and Prayer,” seller Gregory Johnston, category Lifestyle, age 4+, copyright © 2020-2022 Greg Johnston, bundle id app.venite. JSON-LD Offer on that page is price 0, currency USD. Offer data sets isFree to true, hasInAppPurchases to false, and hasExternalPurchases to false. The offer title is “Get.” The lockup attributes line reads “Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.” The same description calls it “a bulletin creator and Daily Office prayer app rooted in the Anglican tradition of the Episcopal Church,” and names bulletins for the Eucharist or Daily Office for any date, saved favorites, an in-app meditation timer, custom reminders, praying the Office or listening to it read aloud or exporting it to a Word document, liturgy “spoken in a variety of voices,” optional background tracks, Bluetooth controls, Rite I, Rite II, and Enriching Our Worship, the Coverdale Psalter, the 1979 BCP Psalter, and the Inclusive Psalter, and “NRSV, ESV, KJV, and more Bible translations.” The Play listing is a different paragraph: it does not include the bulletin bullet, and it does include “Customize the Office and share a permanent link with your friends, small group, or congregation.” Its closing line is “Venite.app is a Daily Office and prayer app rooted in the Episcopal tradition.” We do not collapse those two sentences into one tradition line. We do not have Android, bulletins, a spoken liturgy, or those psalters.
Choose Seraph if you want something quieter: one flame kept daily, the whole King James Bible readable free, guided prayer paced by breath — and a hard privacy line: no account to create, no ads, and a public vow of no prayer analytics. Your prayer life stays on your device. Seraph+ is $6.99/mo or $59.99/yr on our US App Store listing and on our pricing page. The daily office is free. Sacred Seasons, including Advent, are not. There is no Seraph+ trial. Venite’s US listing does not name a paid plan. We are a silent office with a paid season. This page is Venite, not Divine Office and not Universalis. That is the fork.
Side by side
| Feature | Seraph | Venite |
|---|---|---|
| Annual price | $59.99/yr | The US listing’s JSON-LD Offer is price 0, currency USD. There is no annual line on that page. hasInAppPurchases is false. We do not invent a $59.99 Venite year. Their about page says the app costs about $75/month to host and operate. That $75 is a hosting sentence, not a plan price, and it is not the $59.99 in the other column. The same page names a Patreon account and prints no dollar in the support sentences this check read. The Play listing prints no dollar. |
| Monthly price | $6.99/mo | No monthly SKU on the US listing. We do not invent a $6.99 Venite month. The about page’s “about $75/month” is the hosting sentence above, not a customer month. The Play listing prints no dollar. This check did not read a Patreon tier dollar. |
| Family plan | — | None published on the pages cited here. The Play description names a permanent link you can share with friends, a small group, or a congregation. A shared link is not a family SKU. We do not invent a family plan. |
| Free trial | None — the free tier is the trial | The US description does not print a number of days. The Play description does not print a number of days. The about page does not print a trial. We do not invent a trial. The download they price at 0 is the offer titled “Get.” |
| Free, forever | Daily verse · 2 guided sessions · the whole KJV Bible (1,189 chapters) · every reading plan · streak flame · reminders | The download they price at 0, with hasInAppPurchases false. The US description names the office, the bulletins, the timer, the reminders, the voices, and the psalters, and it does not name a payment. The Play description names the same office and a shared link, and it does not name a payment. We do not invent that Morning Prayer sits behind a payment. Those sentences do not name a complete Bible you can read apart from the office. |
| Subscription opens | Full guided-prayer library (12 sessions) · Sacred Seasons (Advent & Lent) | Nothing on the US listing is labeled as a subscription unlock. hasInAppPurchases is false, and this check did not find an in-app purchase list. Their about page says Apple and Google policies “prevent linking to my Patreon from within their apps, and take an unsustainable cut of money that's given through their in-app donations,” and it shows “Become a Patron!” The support sentences print no dollar. We do not invent a donation SKU from that sentence, and we do not treat hasInAppPurchases false and that donations sentence as the same claim. |
| Account required | No — no sign-up exists | Their about page, in a section titled Venite 2.0: “If you’re used to logging in with an email and password, you’ll need to create a new account.” The privacy policy on that page defines Account as “a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service,” lists personally identifiable information as “Email address” and “Usage Data,” and names Google, Facebook, and Twitter as ways to create an account and log in. The US description does not say Morning Prayer requires an account. This check did not find a sentence that the daily office requires an account. We do not invent that requirement, and we do not invent that a saved account, favorites, and bulletins work with no sign-in. |
| Spoken Scripture | None as a spoken Bible product. Breath-paced guided prayer. Full KJV readable, not narrated as a catalogue of voices. | The US description and the Play description both say “Listen to the liturgy spoken in a variety of voices” and “Pray the Office, listen to it read aloud, or export it to a Word document.” That is the office read aloud. We do not invent a voice catalogue of Bible translations. |
| Prayer analytics | None — a public vow. Prayer data never leaves your device | The labels disagree. Apple’s privacy header on the US listing: “The developer, Gregory Johnston, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below.” Data Linked to You: Contact Info, Identifiers. Under See Details, one purpose: App Functionality — Contact Info (Email Address, Name) and Identifiers (User ID). Data Not Linked to You: Analytics — Usage Data (Product Interaction). This check did not find a Data Used to Track You shelf. The Play Data safety block, which says the developer provided it and may update it: “No data shared with third parties.” “This app may collect these data types” — “Personal info.” “Data is encrypted in transit.” “You can request that data be deleted.” This check did not find a “No data collected” line, and did not find a Contains ads chip. Their privacy policy, “Last updated: March 13, 2020,” says Google Analytics “tracks and reports website traffic,” that “This data is shared with other Google services,” and that “Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.” The same policy names Firebase as “an analytics service provided by Google Inc.” and says they may share personal information with service providers “to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to show advertisements to You,” among other purposes in that sentence. It also says “Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals.” We print those pages. We do not invent that they describe the same collection. We do not turn the missing Contains ads chip into a claim that the US listing says the app contains ads, and we do not turn that absence into a claim that the app is ad-free. We do not restate rating or ranking marketing from the store listings. |
| Scripture | Full KJV bundled; offline on iPhone | An office, not a Bible reader we found described as one. The US description and the Play description both name “NRSV, ESV, KJV, and more Bible translations,” with the psalters named above. Their about page: “The app now works mostly offline, with the exception of Biblical readings.” What’s New on the US listing is Version 2.5.11 (Thu Sep 03 2026): “Fixes lectionary citation for August 16, and other minor fixes.” The Play page says “Updated on Aug 13, 2026.” We quote both dates. We do not invent a bundled whole Bible, and we do not treat 2.5.11 and Aug 13 as one release. |
| Platforms | iPhone and web | The US listing Information section names iPhone (Requires iOS 15.0 or later), iPad (Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later), iPod touch (Requires iOS 15.0 or later), Mac (Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later), and Apple Vision (Requires visionOS 1.0 or later). JSON-LD availableOnDevice on that page is “iPhone, iPad, iPod.” JSON-LD operatingSystem is “Requires iOS 15.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.” The lockup attributes line says “Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.” Lockup data for this adamId sets isIOSBinaryMacOSCompatible to true. We print all of those. We do not invent that they are the same claim. The Play listing is Android, package app.venite, header name Greg Johnston, content rating Everyone, category Lifestyle, and “Updated on Aug 13, 2026.” This check did not find an In-app purchases chip on that page. Their privacy policy defines Website as Venite, accessible from www.venite.app. This check did not find a Developer Website row in the US Information section. |
| Tradition | Broadly Christian, KJV | Seller on the US listing is Gregory Johnston. The copyright line is “© 2020-2022 Greg Johnston.” The Play header name is Greg Johnston, and the Play developer block names Gregory Johnston. Their about page names “The Rev. Greg Johnston,” Founder, and says “This app is sponsored by Forward Movement. The content is controlled by Greg Johnston.” The US description says “the Anglican tradition of the Episcopal Church.” The Play description says “the Episcopal tradition.” We do not collapse Greg and Gregory, and we do not collapse those two tradition lines. Not Divine Office, and not Universalis. We do not restate chart position or review marketing from those store pages. |
| If you cannot pay | No scholarship or sponsorship path published. Advent and most guided sessions require Seraph+. | The app download is price 0. Their about page names three supports before Patreon: “Pledge to your local parish, and participate fully in its worship and community life,” pray for the founder and the community, and share the app with a friend. Patreon is named, and the sentences this check read print no dollar. We found no scholarship sentence. We do not invent one. The $75 hosting sentence is their cost, not a fee this check found for the reader. |
Venite’s download on the US listing is price 0, with hasInAppPurchases false. Seraph+ is $59.99/yr or $6.99/mo, auto-renews, cancel anytime. Those are not a matched pair. The about page’s $75 is what they say hosting costs. Seraph+ opens guided sessions and Sacred Seasons.
What Venite does better
The office, the lectionary, the voices, and Android. If “pray Morning Prayer from the prayer book, with the psalms and readings already in order” is the requirement, their US listing and Play listing are built for it. Rite I, Rite II, Enriching Our Worship, three named psalters, and “NRSV, ESV, KJV, and more Bible translations.” Bulletins for any date, on the US description. A permanent link, on the Play description. Their about page puts the aim as “Venite.app is one convenient way to pray; nothing more, and nothing less,” and says the app is sponsored by Forward Movement. They ship Android. We charge for Sacred Seasons and for the rest of the guided library. There is no Seraph+ trial: you never try a paid session before buying it. If you want the Episcopal daily office without paying for the prayers, Venite is the honest recommendation, and we are not in that contest.
They are also not Divine Office (Catholic Liturgy of the Hours, with its own essay), not Universalis (a paid one-time Hours and Mass, with its own essay), and not PrayerMate (prayer cards, with its own essay). This page is Venite, sold on the US listing by Gregory Johnston, bundle id app.venite. The Play package is that same id. The about page’s founder line is The Rev. Greg Johnston. Gregory and Greg are both on the pages cited here. We do not collapse them.
What Seraph does differently
Restraint as a feature, and a Bible you can finish with your eyes. No account between you and prayer — their about page describes a new account for people who used to sign in with email and a password, and the store listings do not say the office requires that sign-in. Ours has no sign-up screen. Prayer data never leaves the device. Their US listing reports contact info and identifiers linked to you, and their policy names Google Analytics, Firebase, and a share of personal information with service providers to show advertisements. Two prices, written in plain numbers: $59.99 a year or $6.99 a month, auto-renew, cancel anytime. The entire KJV free — readable, bundled offline on iPhone, every chapter — rather than office readings the about page excepts from “mostly offline.” A public web office you can open without installing an app. A streak that forgives a missed day instead of shaming it. No ads on free or paid. Guided prayer paced by breath. Their meditation timer is a sentence in the store description. Ours is a guided session. We do not treat those as the same feature. Their paid ask, on the about page, is Patreon and a hosting sentence of about $75/month. Ours is a season of guided prayer.
Three disclosures that belong here. The web subscription and the iPhone subscription are separate purchases and do not unlock each other. The complete offline Bible is the iPhone app; on the web, chapters you have already opened stay readable. And restoring a web subscription in a new browser emails a magic link, so we will not claim “no email ever.” There is no Seraph+ trial.
When each app wins
Venite — if you want the Episcopal office, spoken liturgy, bulletins, or Android
Start from the US listing, the Play listing, or their about page. The US offer is price 0, and hasInAppPurchases is false. The about page still talks about in-app donations and Patreon, and it prints about $75/month as hosting, not as a plan. The Play page prints no dollar. Use Android if that is your phone. Do not assume the lockup’s “Not verified for macOS” and the Information section’s Mac line are one sentence. Do not come here first for a silent one-flame office with no account and a public vow that prayer never leaves the device. The US listing names Gregory Johnston as the seller.
Seraph — if you want a quiet office with no account, a full readable KJV, and a price you can read before you install
Ours, last on purpose. A flame, the KJV, two free guided sessions, reading plans, no sign-up. Paid for the remaining sessions and Sacred Seasons, free for the office. Small, new, iPhone-and-web only. If none of those sentences is what you came for, Venite is the better fit, and we would rather you found it here than felt sold to.
Sources and scope
Checked against the following official Venite pages on . These references do not establish an independent review or endorsement of Seraph. Subjective product fit remains our assessment. We did not quote a rating, a review count, or an install total. This check did not find a customer plan dollar on the US listing, the Play listing, or the about page, and we did not invent one. The Patreon link on the about page was not readable as a tier list on this check. We do not invent a Patreon price from that absence.
- US App Store listing (id1502034358)
Supports the title “Venite.app,” subtitle “Daily Office and Prayer,” seller Gregory Johnston, category Lifestyle, age 4+, copyright © 2020-2022 Greg Johnston, bundle id app.venite, JSON-LD Offer price 0 / USD, isFree true, hasInAppPurchases false, hasExternalPurchases false, offer title “Get,” lockup attributes “Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS,” and isIOSBinaryMacOSCompatible true on the lockup for this adamId. JSON-LD applicationCategory is LifestyleApplication. JSON-LD genre lists Lifestyle and Education. The Information section’s Category line is Lifestyle. We do not treat those as one label. Supports the description quoted above, including bulletins, the meditation timer, reminders, Word export, voices, background tracks, Bluetooth controls, Morning Prayer, Noonday Prayer, Evening Prayer, Compline, Rite I, Rite II, Enriching Our Worship, the Coverdale Psalter, the 1979 BCP Psalter, the Inclusive Psalter, and “NRSV, ESV, KJV, and more Bible translations.” Information devices as named above, languages English, size 77 MB, JSON-LD availableOnDevice “iPhone, iPad, iPod,” JSON-LD operatingSystem for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, What’s New Version 2.5.11 (Thu Sep 03 2026) with the August 16 lectionary sentence quoted above, privacy header naming Gregory Johnston, Data Linked to You (Contact Info, Identifiers) with the purpose split above, Data Not Linked to You as split above, and no Data Used to Track You shelf. Privacy Policy on that page is www.venite.app/about#privacy. This check did not find a Developer Website row in Information, and did not find an in-app purchase list. We do not restate rating, review count, or chart rank.
- Venite on Google Play
Supports an Android listing titled “Venite,” package app.venite, header name Greg Johnston, content rating Everyone, category Lifestyle, and “Updated on Aug 13, 2026.” Description supports favorites, the meditation timer, reminders, “Pray the Office, listen to it read aloud, or export it to a Word document,” “Customize the Office and share a permanent link with your friends, small group, or congregation,” voices, background tracks, Bluetooth controls, Morning Prayer, Noonday Prayer, Evening Prayer, Compline, Rite I, Rite II, Enriching Our Worship, the three psalters, “NRSV, ESV, KJV, and more Bible translations,” and “Venite.app is a Daily Office and prayer app rooted in the Episcopal tradition.” This check did not find the US bulletin bullet in that description, and did not find a dollar or an In-app purchases chip. Data safety, attributed to the developer: “No data shared with third parties”; “This app may collect these data types” Personal info; “Data is encrypted in transit”; “You can request that data be deleted.” This check did not find a Contains ads chip or a “No data collected” line. Support email on that page is greg@venite.app. The Privacy Policy control points at the about URL below. The developer block names Gregory Johnston. We do not restate review counts or install totals from that page.
- Venite about page, including the privacy policy
Supports “Venite.app is one convenient way to pray; nothing more, and nothing less,” “This app is sponsored by Forward Movement. The content is controlled by Greg Johnston,” “The Rev. Greg Johnston,” Founder, contact greg@venite.app, the hosting sentence “about $75/month to host and operate,” “I’ve created a Patreon account where people can subscribe to support this work,” “Become a Patron!,” the in-app donations sentence quoted above, the three supports beginning “Pledge to your local parish,” the Venite 2.0 account sentence quoted above, and “The app now works mostly offline, with the exception of Biblical readings.” The about page has a section titled Venite 2.0. The US listing’s current version subtitle is Version 2.5.11. We do not treat 2.0 as 2.5.11. The privacy policy on the same page supports “Last updated: March 13, 2020,” the Account definition, “Email address” and “Usage Data,” Google, Facebook, and Twitter as login paths, the Google Analytics and Firebase sentences, the service-provider sharing sentence that includes “to show advertisements to You,” and “Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals.” It defines Website as Venite, accessible from www.venite.app. The policy links Google’s privacy page and Google’s Analytics safeguarding page. This check did not find a plan dollar in that page. The Patreon control on that page did not yield a tier dollar on this check.
Daily office free, with no account · Seraph+ $6.99/mo or $59.99/yr · auto-renews · cancel anytime
Web and iPhone subscriptions are separate purchases and do not unlock each other