# Giỗ Chạp - Vietnamese Lunar — Death Anniversaries & Prayers

> Death Anniversaries & Prayers (iPhone/iPad app by Tuan Nguyen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gio-chap-vietnamese-lunar/id6816360192 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tuan Nguyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/6813607788)
- Category: Lifestyle, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-16
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Giỗ Chạp?

A death anniversary book and prayer guide for Vietnamese families anywhere. No ads, no subscription, no account.

- Lunar death anniversaries (ngày giỗ) with yearly reminders on the right solar date.
- Traditional prayers (văn khấn) filled in with your names, plus the offerings list.
- Lunar/solar date converter, festivals and Tết on the month view, a month widget.
- Send the anniversary card to relatives on Zalo, Messenger, WhatsApp.

For Vietnamese families at home and abroad.

FAMILY ANNIVERSARY BOOK
- Enter a death anniversary (ngày giỗ) by lunar date, or by solar date and let the app convert it. Every year the app finds the right solar date, leap months included.
- Reminders 1, 3 or 7 days ahead.
- Lunar birthdays and other family dates too.
- Synced with your iCloud. No account needed.

TRADITIONAL PRAYERS (VĂN KHẤN)
- The traditional wording in common use, checked against several independent sources.
- Multi-part rites in the proper order: the land spirits first, then the ancestors.
- Your name, address, the date and the name of the deceased are filled in. Large, adjustable text.
- Offerings checklist and how to pray for each rite. Two days before an anniversary the app reminds you what to buy.
- No ads on prayer pages, ever.

LUNAR CALENDAR AND FESTIVALS
- Month view with lunar dates, festivals and Tết marked by name.
- Convert lunar dates to solar and back.
- Notes on any day, repeating every lunar month or year, with a 7 am reminder.
- All the major festivals: Tết, Thần Tài, Thanh Minh, Vu Lan, Ông Công Ông Táo and more.
- Home screen and lock screen widgets with today's lunar date, plus a month widget you can page through.

SHARE WITH THE FAMILY
- Send a red and gold anniversary card to the family group chat.
- Send any day to the family: solar and lunar date and your note.
- Share the whole anniversary book with one link. Relatives without the app can still read it.

FREE, NO ADS
- No ads, no subscriptions, nothing to buy.
- No account. Your book stays on your phone and your iCloud.

## Is Giỗ Chạp safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Giỗ Chạp.

## Is Giỗ Chạp legit?

Giỗ Chạp - Vietnamese Lunar has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Giỗ Chạp is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-24

- Month view: tap a day with a saved event to jump straight to it; the selected day's events now sit on the calendar page.
- Past dates now read "3 days ago" or "Yesterday" instead of a negative count.
- All 11 traditional prayers can be previewed at giochap.com/van-khan.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-19

- Festivals and Tết marked in red on the month view, with the name when you pick a day.
- New month widget: tap ‹ › to change months right on the home screen.
- Lunar to solar date converter, both ways.
- Offerings checklist for each anniversary, with a reminder 2 days ahead.
- My notes: every note you added in one list.
- New pickers and inputs, larger and easier to tap.
- Fixed the month view showing some months on the wrong weekday.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-16

No release notes.

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All apps by Tuan Nguyen: https://appshunter.io/developer/6813607788

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