OrthoPrax vs Qadishapp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OrthoPrax
This app is a comprehensive Christian resource for exploring faith and the liturgical cycle. It offers a church calendar, prayer book, and readings to aid spiritual growth for users of all levels. Enjoy daily Bible readings, saints' lives, prayers, and inspiring wisdom.
- Adjustable Church calendar (Julian/Revised Julian)
- Daily Bible readings
- Collection of prayers for various occasions
- Lives of Saints and Church Fathers' wisdom
- High-quality icon images
- Professionally narrated multimedia content
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OrthoPrax® is the ultimate modern Christian resource—a combined Church calendar, prayer book, and collection of readings—designed to help you explore your faith and enjoy the liturgical cycle of the Church. Regardless of your daily pace, OrthoPrax is there for you: to anchor you to things that matter, answer your questions, help your spiritual growth—all at your fingertips, and always with you. The diversity and wealth of information included caters to a broad spectrum of users—from novices eager to learn more about the faith, all the way to the theologically and spiritually seasoned, facing sundry modern-day challenges. The Church calendar is adjustable to follow both the Old (Julian) or New (Revised Julian) versions, as well as to particulars related to traditions and typicons of the Greek, Antiochian, Serbian, Russian, and American Orthodox churches. OrthoPrax is the easiest mobile way to access prescribed daily Bible readings. It is enhanced by a number of harmoniously organized features: the ecclesiastical calendar with saints’ lives (a comprehensive collection of saint feasts for each day), beautiful and moving prayers for any or a special occasion (e.g. morning, evening, pre-communion), a rich selection of high-quality icon images, timeless words of wisdom from Church Fathers and inspiration from ascetic elders. Professionally narrated and enhanced by a rich multimedia content from the famed Prologue of Ohrid, it all comes to life on your mobile device, within a professionally designed and functional application centered around the user experience. Main Features: • Easy access, allowing easy one-hand manipulation on larger screens • 3,500+ high quality images of saints • 2,300+ of audio files • Adjustable background based on the faith and artistic preferences • Calendar with an easily recognizable feast and fast days • Easy and prominent fast day markings • Constantly updated with saints/prayers/readings • In-app purchase for the reach multimedia content Subscription & Pricing Terms Free version: Contains the calendar, a listing of all Saints for every day, daily readings, daily prayers, the hymn of the day, and thoughts of the day. When viewing the calendar, users see fasting and non-fasting days, can change from old calendar to new, and all icons are included as thumbnail images. Basic version ($3.99 per year): Adds the ability to access one icon (per Saint and Feast day where available), and to read summaries of the lives of the Saints from Prologue of Ohrid. Full version ($14.99 per year): Adds the full text of Prologue. In addition, you will have access to our complete icon database (multiple icons per Saint and Feast day where available), and the daily readings from Prologue brought alive with a broadcast voice. Basic terms of purchase: Refunds are not provided for unused portions of any subscription term, you will have access until the end of the current payment period. Subscriptions renew as of the date first enrolled, and users must retain their Basic version subscription in order to have access to the add-on subscriptions of the Full version, and: • Payments will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Unused portions of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
Qadishapp
This app offers a comprehensive digital resource for the Syriac Orthodox Church, featuring a detailed calendar, extensive library of religious texts and media, and interactive spiritual tools. Users can access hymns, lectures, virtual candles, and even educational games with biblical themes.
- Church calendar with readings and feasts
- Digital library of lectures and books
- Hymn library with audio and lyrics
- Virtual candle lighting
- Christian-themed educational games
- Liturgical books with audio and notes
- Daily biblical notifications
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Qadishapp is a Syriac Orthodox Church app that includes: • A complete Church calendar covering Sundays, feasts, fasts, Bible readings, hymns, and more. • A digital library with lectures, books, articles, and other resources. • A hymn library with audio playback, lyrics, translations, and a karaoke-like feature. • A radio station playing hymns around the clock. • Stores where you can order books and other Church products. • The ability to light virtual candles, with corresponding real candles lit by clergy. • The latest posts from official Church social media pages. • Liturgical books organized into sections and parts, with text, audio, and explanatory notes. • Classic and educational games with Christian and biblical themes. • A catalog of shows, videos, and podcasts from Syriac Orthodox online channels. • A catalog of programs from Suboro TV, the official television channel of the Church. • Bible translations in various languages, organized by book and chapter. • A Classical Syriac editor with a built-in keyboard, multiple fonts, document saving, text customization, and image export. • Daily notifications with biblical and Church content. Privacy Policy: https://trabdin.com/qadishapp-privacy-policy.html Terms and Conditions: https://trabdin.com/qadishapp-terms-conditions.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Qadishapp at 100% against OrthoPrax's 51%. Qadishapp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). OrthoPrax's advantage is ratings volume (515 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. OrthoPrax sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year and Qadishapp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Qadishapp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OrthoPrax has 515 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of OrthoPrax's written reviews are positive against 100% of Qadishapp's.
OrthoPrax ships an update every 2 months, Qadishapp every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OrthoPrax | Qadishapp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (515 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 515 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | St. Sebastian Orthodox Press, inc | Andreas Sunal |
Customer experience
OrthoPrax
Qadishapp
Bugs and requests
OrthoPrax
Reported bugs
17 issues- App won't load or open - stuck on splash screen
- Content fails to populate (saints and readings appear blank)
- App crashes after selecting calendar preference
- Scrolling functionality broken - unable to scroll down
- Date navigation shows only today's content regardless of selected date
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- Saints content loads extremely slowly or not at all
- Audio playback doesn't work on some selections
- Subscription verification fails despite valid payment
- Endless loop on subscribe button - subscription never processes
- Developer logs submission feature non-functional
- App shows incorrect liturgical dates (Holy Week vs Bright Week)
- Saints' biographies don't match their names
- Search functionality broken
- Contact developer buttons inaccessible due to UI positioning
- Requires daily reinstallation to maintain functionality
- Missing content for new calendar year (2020 data delayed)
- Incompatibility with iOS 12
Requested features
15 requests- Audio recordings for daily scripture readings
- Audio recordings for additional prayers
- Continuous playback feature for multiple prayers in sequence
- Larger font size option for accessibility
- Dark mode option
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- Push notification reminders for daily content
- iOS home screen widgets
- Fasting calendar integration
- Better navigation between prayers (swipe or arrow buttons)
- Ability to customize which prayers appear in order
- Patriarchate customization options
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription model
- Better VoiceOver support for screen readers
- Restore previous version UI design
- Key guide/legend for fasting symbols
Qadishapp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OrthoPrax
- Full text and audio content$14.991 Year
Qadishapp
- Premium$9.991 Year









