Coptic Synaxarium vs St Pishoy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Daily Synaxarium readings
- Spiritual reflection
- Sacred text access
- User-friendly interface
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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.
St Pishoy
This church app provides members with easy access to church announcements, confession schedules, and upcoming events. It serves as a central resource for the St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church community in Nashville, TN.
- Church announcements
- Confession schedules
- Event calendars
- Member resources
- Church community access
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Church app for St Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church located in Nashville, TN. This app is meant to be a resource for church members to easily access announcements, confession, event schedules, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: St Pishoy at 5.0 against Coptic Synaxarium's 4.8. St Pishoy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Coptic Synaxarium's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
St Pishoy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Coptic Synaxarium's written reviews are positive against 100% of St Pishoy's.
Coptic Synaxarium ships an update every 2 months, St Pishoy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coptic Synaxarium | St Pishoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mina Hanna | Hany Abdo |
Customer experience
Coptic Synaxarium
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In-app purchases
Coptic Synaxarium
No in-app purchases
St Pishoy
No in-app purchases
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