Comparison

المكتبة القبطية vs Coptic Reader

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

Head to head
About

المكتبة القبطية

Access three Coptic prayers and a selection of spiritual hymns in Arabic. This reference app provides religious texts for personal devotion and spiritual enrichment.

Highlights
  • Coptic prayers
  • Spiritual hymns
  • Arabic language
  • Religious texts
Features
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هذا التطبيق يحتوي على الصلوات القبطية الثلاثة ومجموعة مختارة من التراتيل الروحية باللغة العربية

About

Coptic Reader

This app provides the liturgical texts, rites, hymns, and sacraments of the Coptic Orthodox Church. It dynamically generates services based on the current or selected day, offering customizable content and presentation modes.

Highlights
  • Liturgical text and rites
  • Dynamic service generation
  • Multilingual support (English, Arabic, Coptic)
  • Customizable liturgical roles
  • Adjustable themes and text size
  • Presentation mode for projection
  • Complete Bible and Coptic texts
Features
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Coptic Reader is a mobile application that contains the liturgical texts, rites, psalmodies, hymns, melodies, services, and sacraments of the Coptic Orthodox Church. It is not simply a static reader; it dynamically assembles each service according to the rites of the current day or any selected feast or date. Each document is generated on the fly with the appropriate hymns, rubrics, and instructions, removing uncertainty in the order of services. Coptic Reader supports English, Arabic, and Coptic, and allows flexible combinations of languages within the same document. The interface is available in both English and Arabic. The application is highly customizable, enabling you to show or hide liturgical roles (Priest, Deacon, Congregation), inaudible prayers, rubrics, and language layers according to your needs. The application has been rebuilt from the ground up using modern technology, enabling improved performance, maintainability, and future expansion. In addition to mobile platforms, Coptic Reader is now available on Windows, Mac OS, and the web at copticreader.org. A presentation mode allows projection of content for use in church services. Additional customization options include themes, text scaling, and control over commemorations for saints and archangels in doxologies, hymns, responses, and prayers. Navigation throughout the app is calendar-aware, allowing seamless movement between readings, commemorations, and service documents while maintaining context. Key Features -Dynamic Service Generation -Bookmarks: Organize frequently used documents for quick access -Advanced Search: Search across Bible text, liturgical documents, Synaxarion, Antiphonary, and seasonal content with categorized results -Synaxarion Calendar: Browse the full liturgical year, search by saint name, and jump directly to entries -Presets: Save and switch between complete configuration profiles for different churches or services -Bible Navigation: Quickly move between chapters using an expandable navigation control without disrupting layout -Copy passages from Bible chapters and Katameros readings for sharing or reference -Auto Rotate Support: Interface adapts to device orientation where supported Content List -Complete Bible including Coptic New Testament and Deuterocanonical books -Book of Hours (Agpeya) -Holy Psalmody including Midnight Praises, Vesper Praises, Morning Praises (Standard, Koiahk, Nativity, Theophany, Great Fast, Pentecostal, including all festal and saint psalies) -Antiphonary (Difnar) -Divine Liturgies with integrated Service of the Deacons (St. Basil, St. Gregory, and St. Cyril, including Vespers and Matins) -Katameros (Sundays, weekdays, Great Fast, Pentecostal period, and feasts) -Synaxarion -Distribution Melodies -Unction of the Sick -Baptism Prayers -Crowning and Engagement Prayers -Pascha Prayers -Prostration Prayers -Liturgy of the Waters (Lakkan) -Veneration services -Funeral services (Men, Women, Boys, Girls, Monks, Memorials, Prayer at the Tomb) -Consecration services (Church, Vessels, Censers, Icons, Baptistery, -Ordinations, Reception of a New Priest, Home Blessing) For more information or to submit feedback, visit copticreader.org.

Screenshots

المكتبة القبطية4 screens
Coptic Reader1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coptic Reader at 4.9 against المكتبة القبطية's 3.5. Coptic Reader also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 67%) and ratings volume (10K vs 2). المكتبة القبطية's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). 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

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

Coptic Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coptic Reader has 10K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of المكتبة القبطية's written reviews are positive against 92% of Coptic Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

المكتبة القبطية ships an update every 6 weeks, Coptic Reader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
المكتبة القبطية versus Coptic Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterالمكتبة القبطيةCoptic Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.9 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings210K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmad AttiaCoptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern USA

Customer experience

المكتبة القبطية

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Coptic Reader

All ratings10,234 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews576 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.4%

Bugs and requests

المكتبة القبطية

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Coptic Reader

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect handling of feast day readings on Sundays
  • Removal of portions of the Creed during Holy Week

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Coptic transliteration to English and Arabic
  • Improve Arabic translation accuracy
  • Implement copy/paste and bookmark features
  • Add audio playback for readings and hymns
  • Improve search functionality
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  • Provide option to rotate screen orientation

In-app purchases

None

المكتبة القبطية

No in-app purchases

None

Coptic Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is المكتبة القبطية free?
المكتبة القبطية is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coptic Reader free?
Coptic Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, المكتبة القبطية or Coptic Reader?
Coptic Reader is rated higher. المكتبة القبطية averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Coptic Reader averages 4.9 from 10K ratings.
Do المكتبة القبطية or Coptic Reader have ads?
Neither المكتبة القبطية nor Coptic Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, المكتبة القبطية or Coptic Reader?
المكتبة القبطية ships an update every 6 weeks, and Coptic Reader fortnightly. Most recently, المكتبة القبطية was updated on October 1, 2026 and Coptic Reader on October 4, 2026.

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