Comparison

Coptic Synaxarium vs Pray with St John Chrysostom

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

Head to head
About

Coptic Synaxarium

Access daily readings, stories, and feasts of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Explore the Coptic calendar, search for saints, and view today's commemorations with an offline library and customizable reading experience.

Highlights
  • Daily Coptic Orthodox readings
  • Offline access to annual library
  • Search for saints and stories
  • Explore Coptic calendar
  • Home screen widget for daily readings
  • Share and save readings
  • Customizable text size and appearance
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.

About

Pray with St John Chrysostom

Access 24 prayers attributed to St. John Chrysostom, one for each hour of the day and night. Receive hourly notifications or use a widget to easily view the current prayer.

Highlights
  • 24 hourly prayers
  • Current hour prayer display
  • Hourly silent notifications
  • Home screen widget
  • Today View widget
Features
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"Pray with..." has 24 prayers, one for each hour the day and night, which are attributed to St. John Chrysostom. There are three ways to access these prayers: * Open the app to see the prayer for the current hour * Enable Notifications to receive a silent notification containing the current prayer, every hour * Add a widget, which always displays the current prayer, to your Home Screen or Today View St. John Chrysostom, intercede for us!

Screenshots

Coptic Synaxarium4 screens
Pray with St John Chrysostom3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pray with St John Chrysostom at 5.0 against Coptic Synaxarium's 4.8. Pray with St John Chrysostom also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Coptic Synaxarium's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Pray with St John Chrysostom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Coptic Synaxarium's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pray with St John Chrysostom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coptic Synaxarium ships an update every 2 months, Pray with St John Chrysostom every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Coptic Synaxarium versus Pray with St John Chrysostom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoptic SynaxariumPray with St John Chrysostom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings)5.0 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2032 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMina HannaVDUB Software, LLC

Customer experience

Coptic Synaxarium

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

Pray with St John Chrysostom

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Coptic Synaxarium

No in-app purchases

None

Pray with St John Chrysostom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coptic Synaxarium free?
Coptic Synaxarium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pray with St John Chrysostom free?
Pray with St John Chrysostom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coptic Synaxarium or Pray with St John Chrysostom?
Pray with St John Chrysostom is rated higher. Coptic Synaxarium averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Pray with St John Chrysostom averages 5.0 from 32 ratings.
Do Coptic Synaxarium or Pray with St John Chrysostom have ads?
Neither Coptic Synaxarium nor Pray with St John Chrysostom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coptic Synaxarium or Pray with St John Chrysostom?
Coptic Synaxarium ships an update every 2 months, and Pray with St John Chrysostom every 5 months. Most recently, Coptic Synaxarium was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pray with St John Chrysostom on November 3, 2026.

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