Intercede

A Catholic prayer app focused on novenas and other traditional devotional practices.

Organisation: Devoted Coders, LLC Official website App Store

Who it serves

Catholics seeking to follow multi-day novenas and prayer intentions.

An editorial summary of publisher positioning. Source

App facts

Platform: iOS
Store category: Reference
Store version at lookup: 4.5.9
First store release: 14 May 2016
Store ratings: 35,944 in US at lookup

Ratings are not downloads or active users. App Store facts checked 25 October 2026.

Revenue and reach

App-specific revenue and active user numbers have not been verified in the sources reviewed. See the organisation profile for separately scoped figures where available.

Ingredients and design

Features and patterns visible in the reviewed captures. How they work matters: a subscription, streak or AI feature alone is not an ethical verdict.

Related patterns in these captures

First use
Intercede introduces Catholic novena prayer through sacred-heart artwork and account-entry options. An onboarding slide illustrates novena search with Saint Joseph results. An onboarding slide illustrates inviting a friend to a shared novena and shows a sample organizer profile.
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Prayer
Intercede introduces Catholic novena prayer through sacred-heart artwork and account-entry options. An onboarding slide illustrates novena search with Saint Joseph results. An onboarding slide illustrates inviting a friend to a shared novena and shows a sample organizer profile. An empty Today area invites selecting a novena above public recommended community prayers. A locked Saint Martin de Porres page combines historical information with a public community testimonial.
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Each is an example relevant to the pattern’s design question; it does not show every option in its spectrum.

No overall app grade assigned. Other dimensions remain unassessed. How we assess design · Checked 25 October 2026.

What reviewers report

Store reviews offer useful questions to investigate. These retrieved samples are self-selected, vary by platform and do not establish the experience of every user.

Illustrative reading

Simple novena support is praised; the no-tracking assertion is a reviewer claim. The selected negative insult supplies little actionable detail.

Based on 2 selected review excerpts, which may be historical; not a full thematic analysis. Review source

Google PlayEnglish / US requested

50 written reviews within the 180 days ending 25 October 2026.

4–5 stars: 473 stars: 01–2 stars: 3

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Google PlayGerman / DE requested

2 written reviews within the 180 days ending 25 October 2026.

4–5 stars: 23 stars: 01–2 stars: 0

Small sample: fewer than 20 recent reviews.

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Apple App StorePublic review page · default order

10 selected excerpts returned; these may be older and are not a recent or random sample.

Returned dates: 16 November 2022 – 23 June 2026.

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Collected 25 October 2026. Up to 50 newest Play reviews per requested language/storefront before the date filter. Requested locale does not establish residence; streams may overlap and must not be added together. Star counts describe ratings, not text sentiment or ethical quality. Methods and limitations.

App Store screenshots

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Publisher-supplied images from the US App Store, checked 25 October 2026. Promotional artwork may include captions or composites; it shows how the publisher presents the app.