Comparison

St Mary DFW vs Coptic Synaxarium

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

St Mary DFW

Stay connected with church news, events, and media. Access daily readings, podcasts, and livestream services. Receive important announcements and service schedules directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Latest church news
  • Upcoming events calendar
  • Livestream services
  • Podcasts and Coptic Radio
  • Daily readings
  • Servant resources
  • Push notifications
Features
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Official App for St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church DFW offers latest church news, upcoming events, livestream, podcasts, Coptic Radio, daily readings, servant resources, and much more. Download and enable notifications and get the latest service schedule information, announcements, daily messages, and access to our YouTube channel.

About

Coptic Synaxarium

Access daily readings from the Coptic Synaxarium. This application provides a convenient way to engage with the sacred texts for daily spiritual reflection and study.

Highlights
  • Daily Synaxarium readings
  • Spiritual reflection
  • Sacred text access
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Discover the saints, martyrs, and feasts commemorated each day in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Coptic Synaxarium brings the daily readings together in a quiet, native reading experience. Open the app to today's Coptic date, expand a story, or explore another day of the year. READ ANYWHERE The complete annual reading library is included in the app and available offline. Reading updates can be downloaded when you are online, while your saved library remains available without a connection. FIND A SAINT OR STORY Search across reading titles and full stories. Filter results by title match or story match to narrow your search. EXPLORE THE COPTIC CALENDAR Move between days or choose a Gregorian date to see its corresponding Coptic date and readings. Return to today with a tap. TODAY ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the daily Synaxarium widget to see the Coptic date and reading titles at a glance. Tap it to open that day's readings. The widget follows your phone's light or dark appearance. SHARE AND REMEMBER Share or copy a reading, or add the next occurrence of an observance to your calendar as a one-time, all-day event. Calendar access is optional. MADE FOR READING Enjoy light and dark appearances and text that follows your preferred reading size. No account is required. The current reading collection is in English.

Screenshots

St Mary DFW3 screens
Coptic Synaxarium4 screens

Verdict

The call

St Mary DFW and Coptic Synaxarium both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of St Mary DFW's written reviews are positive against 88% of Coptic Synaxarium's. Coptic Synaxarium's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for St Mary DFW against 4.8 for Coptic Synaxarium. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of St Mary DFW's written reviews are positive against 88% of Coptic Synaxarium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

St Mary DFW ships an update every 5 months, Coptic Synaxarium every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
St Mary DFW versus Coptic Synaxarium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSt Mary DFWCoptic Synaxarium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (21 ratings)4.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSt.Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church of Dallas and fort worthMina Hanna

Customer experience

St Mary DFW

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Coptic Synaxarium

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

St Mary DFW

No in-app purchases

None

Coptic Synaxarium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is St Mary DFW free?
St Mary DFW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coptic Synaxarium free?
Coptic Synaxarium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, St Mary DFW or Coptic Synaxarium?
Coptic Synaxarium is rated higher. St Mary DFW averages 4.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Coptic Synaxarium averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.
Do St Mary DFW or Coptic Synaxarium have ads?
Neither St Mary DFW nor Coptic Synaxarium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, St Mary DFW or Coptic Synaxarium?
St Mary DFW ships an update every 5 months, and Coptic Synaxarium every 2 months. Most recently, St Mary DFW was updated on November 3, 2026 and Coptic Synaxarium on November 3, 2026.

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