Shamas Coptic vs One Coptic Library
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
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 review sentiment: One Coptic Library at 80% against Shamas Coptic's 17%. One Coptic Library also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Shamas Coptic's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 4). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. One Coptic Library asks for nothing beyond the download.
One Coptic Library holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Shamas Coptic's written reviews are positive against 80% of One Coptic Library's.
Shamas Coptic ships an update every 3 weeks, One Coptic Library monthly. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Shamas Coptic | One Coptic Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (15 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| 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, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John William | St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church |
Customer experience
Shamas Coptic
One Coptic Library
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
One Coptic Library
No in-app purchases
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