Shamas Coptic vs Coptic eBooks
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
Coptic eBooks
Access a collection of eBooks from authors of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Read in English and Arabic, with options to customize font size, search content, and track your reading progress. Get notified about new additions.
- Read Coptic Orthodox Church eBooks
- English and Arabic language support
- Customizable font size
- Searchable book content
- Reading progress tracking
- New book notifications
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The Coptic Church, one of the oldest Christian denominations, traces its origins to St. Mark in Alexandria, Egypt, and follows the Coptic Orthodox faith, maintaining ancient traditions and liturgy. * Read eBooks by authors from the Coptic Orthodox Church on different topics. * eBooks are currently in Arabic and English. Other languages will be added later. * Customize font size, search book contents, and continue reading where you left. * Adjust content based on iPhone or iPad orientation. * Track your reading progress. See what percentages you have read. * Get notified when new books are added.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coptic eBooks at 100% against Shamas Coptic's 17%. Coptic eBooks also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Shamas Coptic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, device support 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. Coptic eBooks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coptic eBooks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Shamas Coptic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coptic eBooks's.
Shamas Coptic ships an update every 3 weeks, Coptic eBooks every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shamas Coptic | Coptic eBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (67 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 67 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John William | KemetTech |
Customer experience
Shamas Coptic
Coptic eBooks
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
Coptic eBooks
No in-app purchases
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