Haven vs Amen
Haven vs Amen: a free Catholic prayer library or a small daily ritual?
Amen, from the Augustine Institute, is a free Catholic prayer app built around audio. Haven is built around a short daily routine. Here is an honest side-by-side, with sources.
The short answer
Amen offers a free library of Catholic audio — meditations, the Rosary, daily Mass readings with commentary, and examinations of conscience. Haven focuses on a small daily loop: the Gospel of the day, one verse to carry through the day (on your home screen with a Premium widget), a short reflection and an evening examen. Amen gives you more content for free; Haven gives you a simpler routine to come back to.
Claims about Amen were last checked on September 24, 2026 against its official website and store listings. Features and prices change — please check the source links below. We make Haven, so we have tried hard to be fair; if something here is out of date, tell us at contact@try-haven.app.
Side by side
| Haven | Amen | |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic or general Christian | Catholic, built on the General Roman Calendar | Catholic, from the Augustine Institutesource · checked 2026-09-24 |
| Gospel / daily readings | Gospel of the day with a reflection (free). The other Mass readings are not included. | Daily Mass readings (RSV-2CE), with audio insights on the readingssource · checked 2026-09-24 |
| Verse widget | Verse of the day from today’s Gospel; home-screen widgets on iPhone and Android, lock-screen widgets on iPhone (Premium) | Not listed on the official pages we checkedsource · checked 2026-09-24 |
| Audio | A short daily audio reflection, written with AI and read with text-to-speech (free preview, full audio in Premium). No audio Bible. | Audio-first: meditations of 2 to 15 minutes, audio Rosary, sleep content and Bible in a Yearsource · checked 2026-09-24 |
| Examen | Five-movement evening examen with optional reminder (free) | Not listed on the official pages we checkedsource · checked 2026-09-24 |
| Confession preparation | Guided examination of conscience, 61 questions; nothing you mark is saved (Premium) | Examinations of consciencesource · checked 2026-09-24 |
| Price | Free core app; optional Premium subscription (price shown in the store, varies by country) | Free, with no in-app purchases listedsource · checked 2026-09-24 |
| Platforms | iPhone and Android | iPhone and Androidsource · checked 2026-09-24 |
When to choose Amen
- You want a completely free Catholic app with a lot of audio content.
- You want all the daily Mass readings, in the RSV-2CE, with commentary.
- You enjoy teaching and meditations from well-known Catholic voices.
When to choose Haven
- You want a verse from today’s Gospel on your home or lock screen.
- You want one short, repeatable routine rather than a library to browse.
- You like praying the evening examen in five simple steps, with nothing saved.
See Haven’s practices for yourself: the Gospel of the day, the evening examen and the examination of conscience.
Questions people ask
- Does Amen have an examination of conscience?
- Yes — the Augustine Institute lists examinations of conscience among Amen’s features. Haven has one too, as a Premium guide. They differ in format, not in whether they exist.
- Which one is free?
- Amen is listed as free. Haven’s core — the Gospel of the day, verse, written reflection and evening examen — is free, with an optional Premium subscription for widgets, full audio and the examination of conscience.
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Try Haven’s daily rhythm
The Gospel of the day, a verse and a short reflection, and a free evening examen.