Recommendation for liturgy of the hour app

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Universalis is the best one I know of for the OF. It’ll cost you some money, but it’s a good app.
 
Yes, I agree with @Fauken about Universalis. I use their Laudate free app which gives me all sorts of useful Catholic resources including the Liturgy of the Hours in English or in Latin & English side-by-side if I like. (Other language preferences are available.)

I’ve been using it for around two years, mostly when I’m away from home and using a hard copy of the LOTH would be too difficult.
I downloaded mine onto my android phone with no problems.

Good luck with finding one which is right for you, and God bless you.
 
Breviarium Meum for the Traditional Latin Breviary. It is Latin and English. I think it is free but not hundred percent sure. The IMass app also has the Traditional Latin Breviary but there is a small yearly fee.
 
I used iBreviary for years before buying Universalis. iBreviary needs connection to the Internet while Universalis can be used offline. Since I often find myself in places with unreliable Internet connection, being able to use an app offline prevents me from struggling to get the texts I want. Also, I attend Mass in England, Ireland and the US and can get the exact readings for the country I’m in, even if the day in question is a local feast. iBreviary only has the US readings, and the US is the English-speaking country I’m least likely to attend Mass in.

As for the LOTH, I use the Collins breviary (UK) whereas iBreviary only provides the US texts. When in the US, I can use Universalis for the local version if I’m praying in community. In short, Universalis is relevant to whatever situation I’m likely to be in while iBreviary is only accurate if I’m in the US or France. Buying Universalis was therefore a good investment for me.
 
@UpUpAndAway --O never knew that about Universalis - I can see why you would prefer Universalis if you are not in USA. You can download iBreviary without internet for phone that is. Also if you have internet you can download it for the week.
 
Or I could fork over 12€ and thereafter only have to fuss with the occasional app update. 😉

To be honest, I’d probably still be using iBreviary if I were only going to Mass in the US and France. It’s a fine app but doesn’t fully address my particular needs.
 
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The Universalis app actually uses the Grail Psalms, which is the translation that is used in Liturgy of the Hours. Laudete uses a different translation.

So if it’s important to you to have the official translation of the Psalms, I think the Universalis app is the only option. Even the Universalis website doesn’t use the official translation. It’s only available on the app. The copyright holders of the Grail Psalms haven’t given anyone permission to reproduce their translation on the web. So I don’t think you will ever see a free app that uses the official translation.

EDIT: I should add, though, that even though Universalis uses the Grail Psalms in the app, even it is not an exact match to the official Liturgy of the Hours book. There really is no exact match in the digital world. I think the main reason for that is copyright as the different pieces (translation of Psalms, translation of readings, translation of prayers, etc.) do not all share the same copyright holder. Since it was produced before the “digital age”, that wasn’t really something that was foreseen.

I keep hearing that a new translation of the Liturgy of the Hours is in the works. It seems fair to assume that the new translation will include such allowances in their publishing agreements to make it available digitally. But we’re not there yet.
 
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