Shimo vs acote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shimo
This app provides the Book of Daily Prayers for the Syriac Orthodox Church, based on the "Shimo" rite. It includes audio playback of prayers to help users learn the melodies.
- Daily Prayers Book
- Syriac Orthodox Rite
- Audio Prayer Playback
- Melody Learning
- Offline Access
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The Book of the Daily Prayers as the rite in the syriac orthodox church, according to the same named book "Shimo". Additional functions are Playing each qolo to learn every melody of the book. Special thanks are going to the patriarchate for recording the complete book with Abun Mhalyo Philoxenos Mattias Nayis and to Samir Zako for providing us the whole book. If theres something missing, please report by Mail.
acote
Stay connected with your church community through this app. Access past messages, receive push notifications for updates, and share content easily. Download messages for offline listening.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Receive push notifications
- Share messages via social media and email
- Download messages for offline listening
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email; and download messages for offline listening.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shimo at every 3 weeks against acote's every 2 months. Shimo also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 13.4). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shimo ships an update every 3 weeks, acote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shimo | acote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norbert Gabriel | Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East |
Customer experience
Shimo
acote
In-app purchases
Shimo
No in-app purchases
acote
No in-app purchases
