Shamas Coptic vs Youth Catechism
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shamas Coptic
This reference app provides Coptic Orthodox liturgy prayers and hymns in Arabic, transliterated Coptic, and Coptic. It covers services like the Basil Liturgy, Midnight Praise, and Kehak Praise. Future updates aim to correct linguistic errors and add missing prayers.
- Liturgy prayers and hymns
- Midnight Praise
- Kehak Praise
- Arabic language support
- Transliterated Coptic
- Coptic language
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تطبيق شماس هو تطبيق مرجعي لمعظم صلوات و مردات القداس و التسبحة مثل القداس الباسيلي او تسبحة نصف الليل او تسبحة كيهك. تعرض الصلوات بثلاث لغات عربي، قبطي معرب و قبطي. قد يحتوي التطبيق على بعض اخطاء لغوية او صلوات غير موجودة و سوف يتم توفيرها في التحديثات المقبلة
Youth Catechism
Explore the basics of Christianity through over 1400 questions and answers compiled from Church Fathers' teachings. This app simplifies complex doctrines for young people, offering daily spiritual guidance and insights into Orthodox Church traditions.
- Over 1400 questions and answers
- Based on Church Fathers' sayings
- Simplified for youth
- Daily spiritual questions
- Insights into Orthodox Church teachings
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Catechism is the explanation of Christianity basics in the form of questions and answers. This application has +1400 questions answered by the Church Fathers' sayings, compiled by Fr. Tadrous Yakoub Malaty in 7 books. These questions include Christian faith, knowledge of God, and His church. The answers have been simplified for youth to learn, and live according to the teachings and thoughts of Orthodox Church Fathers! Also, the application can send you a daily question that will help you along your spiritual path. For any comments or modifications please contact us through this email catechism.youth@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Youth Catechism at 4.8 against Shamas Coptic's 2.6. Youth Catechism also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Shamas Coptic's advantage is review sentiment (17% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and device support 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. Shamas Coptic sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Youth Catechism asks for nothing beyond the download.
Youth Catechism holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Shamas Coptic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Youth Catechism's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shamas Coptic ships an update every 3 weeks, Youth Catechism monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shamas Coptic | Youth Catechism |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John William | Saint George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting |
Customer experience
Shamas Coptic
Youth Catechism
In-app purchases
Shamas Coptic
- القداس الغريغوري$2.99
- Remove ads$2.99
- الإبصلمودية المقدسة$4.99
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- Holy Week Prayers$5.99
- السنكسار$5.99
- الكتاب المقدس$5.99
Youth Catechism
No in-app purchases
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