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Actually, I have seen the Baronius missal. Asthetically speaking, it's bigger, (e.g. it doesn't carry easily) and the corners are square. The binding seems loose (*though it could have just been that one copy that was that way, I'd concede to that)...but on to the nitty-gritty:

Their advertisement on their website reads "Roman Catholic Daily Missal" but it is not; it is actually The Roman Missal. They also seem to claim "The only complete Roman Missal according to the typical edition of 1962 approved by the Church!" which - I really am not sure what that means - is actually not quite true, as they do host the Luminous Mysteries.

When you ask "Is there a big difference?" In quantity, no; in quality, yes. Both in content and layout: Baronius missal almost felt "cheap" / and flipping through its pages that thought struck home more than once...and it's more expensive than the Roman Catholic Daily Missal published by the Angelus Press!

I hope that helps!

Hello, I normally do not get involved in such matters, but after reading this post, I felt the urge to reply. First of all, let me begin by stating I have absolutely no affiliation with Baronius Press (unlike the author of the previous message, who does have a clear interest in the missal s/he helped publish). The writer states that the Baronius missal felt "cheap." I respectfully disagree. Here is what the publishers say about the paper, it is printed on the "finest cream bible paper. It will not yellow or disintegrate with time as the paper is acid free and due to its strength, you will not need to worry about tearing the paper as you turn pages!" More importantly, Baronius Press has not cut any costs and has actually bound this missal in real morocco leather (unlike the Angelus press missal which is made in faux leather, or as Angelus Press itself states, "Smythe Sewn, rounded back binding with durable, leather-like Skivertex polymer gold-embossed flexible cover.") I have no idea what "Skivertex" is, but I'll take real leather anyday over it! Additionally, it is absolutely true that Baronius' may claim to have "the only complete Roman Missal . . . approved by the Church." As Blessed Pius IX stated in Quantus Supra, most men will agree that it is up to the Holy See to decide who is and who is not a Catholic. Despite the mental and canonical gymnastics performed by the SSPX in order to prove they are not excommunicated and not schismatic, the Holy See (the See that may not be judged by any man) has clearly pronounced its judgment and, unfortunately, Msgr. Lefebvre and the four consecrated bishops had/have never even attempted to go through the formal canonical procedures to contest the excommunications. Lastly, it is absurd to think that supporting the Luminous Mysteries is a sign of not being in the Church. Baronius Press seems (again, I do not definitively know because I have no connection with them) to be an honest publishing press devoted to traditional Catholicism within and faithful to Holy Mother Church. I see on their website that they will soon be publishing two different pocket editions of the Douay-Rheims bible (one with the OT and NT and one with the psalms and NT). I commend them and pray God will bless their efforts. I continue to pray for the well-meaning, but fundamentally flawed members of the SSPX that they will return to the Barque of Peter. God bless you.