Upper Room Media vs Twaf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upper Room Media
Access a wealth of spiritual resources, including sermons, music, videos, blogs, and readings. This app makes the Word of God easily accessible anytime, anywhere, bringing timeless faith into your daily life.
- Sermons by Speaker, Topic, and Series
- Music library
- Video content
- Blogs
- Daily readings (Quiet Time, Books, Commentaries)
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Upper Room Media – Christian Orthodox Sermons, Worship Music & Daily Spiritual Nourishment Upper Room Media offers a rich treasury of Christian Orthodox resources — Christian Orthodox sermons, worship music, videos, blogs, and daily spiritual readings — thoughtfully presented to help you encounter the living Word of God in your daily life. Whether you belong to the Christian Orthodox Church or are simply seeking to deepen your Christian faith, our content is designed to nourish your soul and draw you closer to Christ, anytime and anywhere. What’s New in This Version • CarPlay support — now listen to Christian Orthodox sermons and sacred music safely while driving • Profiles & Personalisation — create your profile to continue exactly where you left off and receive thoughtful recommendations • Downloads & Playlists — save content for offline listening and build your own collections • Simplified navigation — everything now easily accessible under the “More” tab • Performance improvements and bug fixes App Features Sermons by Speaker, Topic & Series from respected Christian Orthodox teachers worldwide Soul-stirring Worship Music Inspiring Teaching Videos Edifying Blogs Daily Readings (Quiet Time, Books & Commentaries) Content is lovingly refreshed every day to support your ongoing spiritual journey. Follow Us Instagram: @upperroommedia Facebook: Upper Room Media YouTube: @upperroommedia4268 For more information visit: www.upperroommedia.org Mobile app version: 6.23.8
Twaf
This app provides daily guidance for the Ge'ez calendar and Orthodox Tewahedo traditions. It automatically calculates fasting and feast days, offers a visual year wheel, and includes prayers, saint profiles, and scripture readings. It also features a church directory and wedding planning tools, all available offline.
- Automatic Ge'ez calendar calculations
- Circular Year Wheel for fasts and feasts
- Interactive candlelit prayers
- Saint profiles linked to feast days
- Fasting Guide and scripture references
- Ethiopian and Eritrean church directory
- Offline functionality
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Twaf is a daily companion for the Ge'ez calendar and the Orthodox Tewahedo tradition — for the Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora, and for anyone walking this path of fasting and prayer. Know today's fast, automatically. Great Lent, Nineveh, Advent, Wednesdays and Fridays, and named fasts and feasts — computed from the Ge'ez calendar and Orthodox Easter. See the year on the Year Wheel — tap to explore fasting seasons and feasts. Pray by candlelight. Open a prayer and a twaf lights the page as you read — morning, midday, and evening. Follow Sunday readings in English, Tigrigna, and Amharic, with a focused reading view and opening and closing responses. Weekly readings refresh online when available from the readings service; an internet connection is needed for new readings. Keep today's calendar and fasting information close with the medium Home Screen widget. Meet the saints woven into your calendar through short, sourced profiles. Read Scripture, prepare for confession, and explore the Fasting Guide. Find a church. Browse Ethiopian and Eritrean congregations by city. Plan a wedding. Explore Saturdays and Sundays outside fasting periods. Switch between English, Tigrigna, and Amharic anytime. Core calendar and bundled prayer content are available offline. No account is required. Your saved preferences and private notes are stored on your device. Online readings and external links require network access. Dates are provided for reference. Please confirm observance-critical details with your parish priest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Twaf at daily against Upper Room Media's every 2 months. Upper Room Media's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Upper Room Media against 5.0 for Twaf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upper Room Media has 80 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Upper Room Media ships an update every 2 months, Twaf daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upper Room Media | Twaf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (80 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH ST MARK | robel abraha |
Customer experience
Upper Room Media
Twaf
In-app purchases
Upper Room Media
No in-app purchases
Twaf
No in-app purchases
