Coptic Bible vs Coptic Commentaries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coptic Bible
Access the complete Coptic Bible in various dialects, alongside Greek and English translations. This reader app allows for easy navigation, searching, and annotation of ancient religious texts, preserving and promoting Coptic literature.
- Read Coptic Bible texts
- Navigate Coptic texts
- Bookmark and highlight verses
- Take notes and copy verses
- Search and filter Bible
- Includes Greek and English texts
- Supports light/dark mode
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The Coptic Bible app is a Reader App comprised of all the surviving Coptic texts in all known dialects. It represents the work of the St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society to digitize and promote the use of the Coptic Bible, the basis for all Coptic literature. For reference, Greek and English texts have been added. App features • Read and navigate the Coptic texts of the Bible • Bookmark, highlight, take notes, copy or share any verse • Search and filter through the entire Bible • Dynamic settings • Saved profile data • Supports light/dark mode • Never before published texts
Coptic Commentaries
Explore biblical explanations from the ancient Coptic Orthodox Church. This app provides verse-by-verse insights, including commentary from St. Markos Church and Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, making Scripture accessible. Read, listen to, and understand the Bible with ease.
- Verse-by-verse Bible explanations
- Commentary from Coptic Church scholars
- Read Bible with deuterocanonical books
- Listen to Bible chapters with audio
- Highlight verses and add notes
- Search Bible books
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*English and French Bible Explanation by the Coptic Church* Discover the timeless wisdom of the 2000-year-old Coptic Orthodox Church, rooted in deep biblical understanding and unwavering faith through centuries of trials. This app offers verse-by-verse explanations, featuring insights from the renowned St. Markos Church commentary in Cairo and the works of Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, making Scripture easy to understand and explore. Features: - Read the Bible, including the deuterocanonical books. - Listen to any chapter in the Bible with high quality audio. - View simple explanations for any verse you select. - Switch between Bible reading and commentary modes. - Highlight favorite verses or add personal notes. - Search quickly across all Bible books. For feedback or issues, please use the 'Report' button in the side menu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Coptic Commentaries at every 2 weeks against Coptic Bible's every 4 months. Coptic Commentaries also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Coptic Bible's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 4.9 for Coptic Bible against 5.0 for Coptic Commentaries. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 194 and 400 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Coptic Bible's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coptic Commentaries's.
Coptic Bible ships an update every 4 months, Coptic Commentaries every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coptic Bible | Coptic Commentaries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (194 ratings) | 5.0 (400 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 194 | 400 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mina D. Makar | George Moussa |
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Coptic Bible
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Coptic Bible
No in-app purchases
Coptic Commentaries
No in-app purchases
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