# Coptic Reader

> Coptic Orthodox Church liturgical texts, rites, and services generator. (iPhone/iPad app by Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern USA.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coptic-reader/id649434138 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern USA](https://appshunter.io/developer/649434141)
- Category: Reference
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 10,237 App Store ratings · 533 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 217 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-06-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coptic-reader/id649434138/reviews.md

## What is Coptic Reader?

Coptic Reader is a mobile application that contains the liturgical texts, rites, psalmodies, hymns, melodies, services, and sacraments of the Coptic Orthodox Church. It is not simply a static reader; it dynamically assembles each service according to the rites of the current day or any selected feast or date. Each document is generated on the fly with the appropriate hymns, rubrics, and instructions, removing uncertainty in the order of services.

Coptic Reader supports English, Arabic, and Coptic, and allows flexible combinations of languages within the same document. The interface is available in both English and Arabic. The application is highly customizable, enabling you to show or hide liturgical roles (Priest, Deacon, Congregation), inaudible prayers, rubrics, and language layers according to your needs.

The application has been rebuilt from the ground up using modern technology, enabling improved performance, maintainability, and future expansion. In addition to mobile platforms, Coptic Reader is now available on Windows, Mac OS, and the web at copticreader.org.

A presentation mode allows projection of content for use in church services. Additional customization options include themes, text scaling, and control over commemorations for saints and archangels in doxologies, hymns, responses, and prayers.

Navigation throughout the app is calendar-aware, allowing seamless movement between readings, commemorations, and service documents while maintaining context.

Key Features
-Dynamic Service Generation
-Bookmarks: Organize frequently used documents for quick access
-Advanced Search: Search across Bible text, liturgical documents, Synaxarion, Antiphonary, and seasonal content with categorized results
-Synaxarion Calendar: Browse the full liturgical year, search by saint name, and jump directly to entries
-Presets: Save and switch between complete configuration profiles for different churches or services
-Bible Navigation: Quickly move between chapters using an expandable navigation control without disrupting layout
-Copy passages from Bible chapters and Katameros readings for sharing or reference
-Auto Rotate Support: Interface adapts to device orientation where supported


Content List
-Complete Bible including Coptic New Testament and Deuterocanonical books
-Book of Hours (Agpeya)
-Holy Psalmody including Midnight Praises, Vesper Praises, Morning Praises (Standard, Koiahk, Nativity, Theophany, Great Fast, Pentecostal, including all festal and saint psalies)
-Antiphonary (Difnar)
-Divine Liturgies with integrated Service of the Deacons (St. Basil, St. Gregory, and St. Cyril, including Vespers and Matins)
-Katameros (Sundays, weekdays, Great Fast, Pentecostal period, and feasts)
-Synaxarion
-Distribution Melodies
-Unction of the Sick
-Baptism Prayers
-Crowning and Engagement Prayers
-Pascha Prayers
-Prostration Prayers
-Liturgy of the Waters (Lakkan)
-Veneration services
-Funeral services (Men, Women, Boys, Girls, Monks, Memorials, Prayer at the Tomb)
-Consecration services (Church, Vessels, Censers, Icons, Baptistery, -Ordinations, Reception of a New Priest, Home Blessing)

For more information or to submit feedback, visit copticreader.org.

## Key features

- Liturgical text and rites
- Dynamic service generation
- Multilingual support (English, Arabic, Coptic)
- Customizable liturgical roles
- Adjustable themes and text size
- Presentation mode for projection
- Complete Bible and Coptic texts

## What do users think of Coptic Reader?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🙏 God-given effort
- 🙌 Comprehensive coverage of prayers and services
- 🤩 Excellent resource for Coptic Orthodox Christians
- 🙏 Blessed service
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🙌 Helpful for church and personal use

**Cons**

- 🤔 Missing Coptic transliteration to English
- 🤔 Some issues with Arabic spelling and translation
- 🤔 Lack of copy/paste and bookmark features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Incorrect handling of feast day readings on Sundays
- Removal of portions of the Creed during Holy Week

**Most requested features**

- Add Coptic transliteration to English and Arabic
- Improve Arabic translation accuracy
- Implement copy/paste and bookmark features
- Add audio playback for readings and hymns
- Improve search functionality
- Provide option to rotate screen orientation

## Recent user reviews (10 of 533)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coptic-reader/id649434138/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Decean

*2026-08-21, version 3.7*

Thank you so much for this great service- God bless you

### 5/5 — Screen

*2026-08-21, version 3.7*

Please fix the screen position vertical and sideways, May the lord bless your service, thank you  .

### 5/5 — Super duper good

*2026-08-17, version 3.7*

Easy to use and accessible too so god bless that we got this for the church!!!!😀

### 4/5 — Freezing

*2026-08-16, version 3.7*

App is great, however it keeps freezing on the Mac. Please fix asap. thank you

### 5/5 — Psali Edits

*2026-08-13, version 3.7*

Please in the psali of this day for Wednesday Aug 13 it says the Holy spirit will dwell upon you regards to our Virgin Mother the preference is the original format: the holy spirit with “come” upon you. Also the Virgins reply to the angel saying “Oh… detracts from the holiness of the appearance to her as the Mother of God. Please put the original.

### 5/5 — Gods word

*2026-08-12, version 3.7*

Amazing so holy love it so much

### 5/5 — The app is very good

*2026-08-02, version 3.7*

The app is very good and very easy to use

### 5/5 — It’s very helpful

*2026-08-02, version 3.7*

It’s very helpful I use it every day

### 5/5 — Best app

*2026-07-31, version 3.7*

Wonderful app , very precise love it

### 5/5 — Great effort.

*2026-07-29, version 3.7*

Thank you sincerely for all the great effort. You are putting to make this app. The best prayer app ever not only for the Coptic community but for the rest of the world.

## Frequently asked questions about Coptic Reader

### What does Coptic Reader do?

Coptic Reader is a mobile application that provides the liturgical texts, rites, psalmodies, hymns, melodies, services, and sacraments of the Coptic Orthodox Church. It dynamically generates each document or service according to the rites of the current or selected day, including all appropriate hymns, rites, and instructions.

### What kind of content is included in Coptic Reader?

The app includes a comprehensive list of content such as the complete Bible (including Coptic New Testament and Deuterocanonical books), Book of Hours (Agpeya), Holy Psalmody, Antiphonary, Divine Liturgies, Katameros, Synaxarion, various prayer books for sacraments like Baptism and Unction, and funeral services.

### Is Coptic Reader free to use?

Yes, Coptic Reader is available for free. The application does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements, making it a completely free resource for users.

### What languages does Coptic Reader support?

Coptic Reader can generate documents in a combination of English, Arabic, and Coptic. The application interface itself supports both English and Arabic languages, allowing users to choose their preferred language for navigation.

### Can I customize the display of Coptic Reader?

Yes, the application is fully customizable. You can show or hide different liturgical roles (Priest, Deacon, Congregation), inaudible prayers, rubrics/comments, and languages. You can also choose between different graphical themes and change the document text size.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.7 — 2026-07-14

Added Arabic support for the Select Date/Time dialog
Fixed text wrapping issue in Select Date/Time dialog
Added foundational support for future language packs by separating UI, document, saint, and season translations; additional languages are not included yet
Improved checkbox and arrow alignment in Settings
Improved stability when rotating the app on iOS
Corrected Coptic, Arabic, and English praise texts in Aripsaleen, the Ode, Koiahk Amen Alleluia, the Fourth Explanation, Holy Trinity, and the Adam Psali before the Second Hoos
Updated Hosanna Sunday and General Funeral content: revised the Hosanna expositions and Sunday insights; corrected Vespers, Matins, and Liturgy Psalm references; and updated Acts 28:11-31, Hebrews 9:11-28, John 12:1-19, Matthew 21:1-17, Luke 19:29-48, Mark 11:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:1-25, and John 5:19-29
Updated Pascha readings in English, Arabic, and Coptic for the Sunday 9th and 11th Hours; all five Monday Eve and Tuesday Eve hours; the Monday 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 11th Hours; the Tuesday 1st Hour prophecies; and all five Wednesday Eve and Thursday Eve hours
Corrected recurring Pascha prayers and conclusions, including the Pauline Epistle Introduction, Ethve Ti Anastasis verse, Gospel conclusions, Zephaniah prophecy introduction, I Ask You O Good One, Ke Eperto, O God Have Mercy, Psalm of David, Let Us Bow, Short Blessing, Bow Down Before the Holy Gospel, and Abba Shenouda homily conclusion
Updated Arabic text in the Pascha doxologies, daytime and evening litanies, and repeated Lord Have Mercy responses
Corrected Good Friday rites and text: the priest now begins the 6th- and 9th-Hour litanies and the people give the responses; corrected the 6th-Hour Agpeya litany, 9th-Hour Arabic text, the ending of Psalm 3 in the 12th Hour, and the priest's inaudible We Worship You, O Christ prayer
Corrected Agpeya Psalm 45 in the 3rd Hour, Psalm 97, and Psalm 140 in the 12th Hour in Arabic, and corrected English text in the 1st-Hour morning prayer
Corrected Holy Week and Resurrection hymns and readings, including Judas Who Has Broken the Law, the Resurrection Watos Psali, Asomen, Afrek Etve, Their Voice Went Forth/Ondos, the Hosanna Sunday melody titles, the Joyous Saturday doxology, the Coptic stone numbering in Revelation 21, and the Arabic Habakkuk reading for Joyous Saturday
Updated Great Lent Katameros text and references for Tuesday-Friday of Week 1; Monday-Friday of Weeks 2, 3, and 6; and Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday of Week 7
Added and corrected the Arabic Tobit readings used on Friday of the sixth week of Great Lent, covering Tobit 1-14
Added a Gregorian Liturgy Watos Aspasmos (Hosanna in the highest) and a new third standard Watos Aspasmos, with the previous third Aspasmos renumbered as the fourth
Added St. Karas Verses of the Cymbals and Praxis Response
Corrected Psalmody and doxology text in the Great Fast Watos Psali, Agios Agios Agios, the Commemoration, Resurrection Doxology, St. Monica and St. Augustine conclusion, St. Demiana Doxology, and St. Cyril of Alexandria's Arabic name
Corrected saint and clergy text: St. Isidore the Priest's Coptic Hiten, St. George the Zahimian's name, the Departed Patriarchs names and numbers, and the Archangel Michael Synaxarion conclusion
Corrected Bible and Synaxarion text: changed Judas to the brother of James in Luke and Acts, corrected the Sirach translation to refer to a mother without honor, and corrected Arabic text in the Pashons Synaxarion

### 3.6 — 2026-05-11

BUG FIX: When searching for text found in a Coptic Reading, and that language was invisible, it was not forcing it visible.
BUG FIX: Improved Arabic rendering in menus.
BUG FIX: Fixed issue where sometimes the left menu and Table of Contents drawers would not open after switching presentation modes.
BUG FIX: Fixed date issue that can arise due to daylight savings time.
BUG FIX: Fixed Antiphonetic text colors in Slide Show mode when using Book Theme.
FEATURE: Added an alternative way to set the date in the Select Date/Time dialog using a calendar instead of the horizontal scrolling bars.
Improved full-screen optimization based on device type and navigation bar visibility
Improved auto-rotate behavior in iOS slideshow mode
Corrected Arabic text and diacritics in Psalms, Gospel introductions, Agpeya prayers, litanies, and readings.
Corrected text in Antiphonarium entries for multiple Coptic months.
Corrected selected Pascha, Acts, and Bright Saturday readings and references.
Corrected the Hosanna Sunday Theotokia conclusion instruction.
Corrected indentation in the Monks/Nuns Consecration psalms.

### 3.5 — 2026-05-03

- BUG FIX: Sometimes unnecessary languages would be enabled when opening a search result of a different language
- BUG FIX: Antiphonetic text colors were not being applied in Slide Show mode with Book Theme
- Improved Coptic Unicode text and search
- Keep text in documents from cutting off at the bottom of the screen.

### 3.4 — 2026-04-29

- FEATURE: Added full Coptic Unicode copy and search.
- BUG FIX: The app now renders correctly even when DPI/Text Scaling is in use.
- BUG FIX: Fixed bug where the back arrow would not appear when viewing the Melodies from inside the Distribution.
- BUG FIX: Fixed crash that can happen after returning from Synaxarion Calendar invoked from document
- BUG FIX: Move the preset create/rename dialog up to avoid the software keyboard on mobile in both landscape and portrait modes
- BUG FIX: Fixed bug where you can bookmark the same document from 2 different paths thus causing a crash when opening bookmark dialog.

### 3.2 — 2026-04-25

- BUG FIX: In certain areas of the world, readings would appear incorrectly or not at all.
- Improved Arabic font and made uniform across the whole app.
- When searching for an Arabic word, results now appear in Arabic.
- Deferred loading search index until app is idle to avoid sluggish startup.

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