Beth Gazo Portal vs One Coptic Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beth Gazo Portal
Access the primary reference for West Syriac liturgical music with texts and audio recordings. This database-driven app allows for continuous updates of new content without requiring app updates, offering customizable chanter and script preferences.
- West Syriac liturgical music reference
- Syriac text of Beth Gazo
- Audio recordings by various chanters
- Database-driven content updates
- Customizable chanter selection
- Garshuni script preferences
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The Beth Gazo book is the primary reference to West Syriac liturgical music. The Beth Gazo Portal provides the text of the Syriac book of Beth Gazo along with recordings by various chanters. A database back-end allows adding new texts and audio recordings without the need to update the app. The settings allow the user to choose a default chanter and to set Garshuni preferences. The app is database-driven from a server and will only work with access to the Internet. To avoid cellular data charges, use when Wi-Fi is available.
One Coptic Library
Access a comprehensive collection of Coptic church rituals, liturgical readings, and hymns on your mobile device. This app brings your church's essential texts together in one convenient place, eliminating the need to carry multiple books.
- Coptic church rituals
- Liturgical readings
- Hymns collection
- All-in-one digital library
- On-the-go access
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Being able to take your church wherever you go is something that we have all wanted to do but the inconvenience of carrying all our Coptic church’s rituals, liturgical readings, hymns and so on has made it impossible. Now with this application you now have everything gathered in one place and on one single device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: One Coptic Library at every 4 days against Beth Gazo Portal's every 5 months. Beth Gazo Portal's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Beth Gazo Portal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Beth Gazo Portal's written reviews are positive against 80% of One Coptic Library's.
Beth Gazo Portal ships an update every 5 months, One Coptic Library every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beth Gazo Portal | One Coptic Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bethmardutho | St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church |
Customer experience
Beth Gazo Portal
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In-app purchases
Beth Gazo Portal
No in-app purchases
One Coptic Library
No in-app purchases
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