iPray BCP vs Daily Office Lectionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPray BCP
This app offers a simplified way to engage in traditional prayer book worship. It guides users through daily scripture readings and prayers according to the liturgical calendar, including feasts and fasts. Access four daily prayer offices based on the time of day and church calendar.
- Daily prayer offices
- Liturgical calendar integration
- Scripture readings
- Feasts and fasts
- Morning, Midday, Evening, and Compline prayers
- Coverdale Psalter translation
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The iPray app was developed by users of the traditional Book of Common Prayer who desired an easy-to-use application of prayer book worship. iPray simplifies negotiating Scripture readings and the appropriate daily prayers following the liturgical calendar of the church, including feasts and fasts, into one, easy-to-understand application. The app was designed with the user in mind, placing the day's lessons at the user's fingertips. Four daily prayer offices are brought to you based on the liturgical calendar and the time of day: Morning Prayer, Midday Prayers, Evening Prayer and Compline. Morning and Evening Prayer are from the English 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Midday Prayers and Compline are from the Canadian 1962 Book of Common Prayer. Daily scripture readings are from the 1922 lectionary revision of the English Prayer Book, and are in the Authorized (King James) Version. The Psalter is the beautiful and memorable Coverdale translation. For those who are unaccustomed to this kind of spiritual discipline, the iPray app provides an easy introduction to structured daily prayer and Bible reading, based on the ancient practice of the Church as refined by the English Reformation. Download this app and enjoy the rich heritage of daily devotion from the Book of Common Prayer. Our thanks to the Anglican Foundation of All Souls' Church of Oklahoma City and David Hill for their support in the development of this app. For introduction videos and more, check out our YouTube page http://bit.ly/iprayBCP
Daily Office Lectionary
Access daily scripture readings from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. This app provides complete lectionary scriptures, eliminating the need to look up passages individually. Enjoy a convenient way to engage with daily scripture.
- Daily scripture readings
- 1979 Book of Common Prayer
- Complete lectionary scriptures
- Passage lookup eliminated
- Episcopal Church resources
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This app is based upon the 1979 Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church). The purpose of this App is to provide the complete Daily Office Lectionary scriptures that are normally only listed by their passages. This enables the reader from having to look these scriptures up. I hope you and your family enjoy this App as much as I have enjoyed creating it for use with my own family.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iPray BCP at 4.6 against Daily Office Lectionary's 4.3. iPray BCP also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.6). Daily Office Lectionary's advantage is chart position (#200 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
iPray BCP costs $1.99 and Daily Office Lectionary $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iPray BCP holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of iPray BCP's written reviews are positive against 61% of Daily Office Lectionary's.
iPray BCP ships an update every 11 months, Daily Office Lectionary every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPray BCP | Daily Office Lectionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better | 4.3 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 61.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iPray, Inc. | Jim Coates Computer Programming |
Customer experience
iPray BCP
Daily Office Lectionary
User reviews
iPray BCP
From 22 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- ✨ Beautiful and well-presented
- 📖 Comprehensive BCP 1662 content
- 🗓️ Integrated liturgical calendar
- 🙏 Helpful for daily prayer and devotion
Room to improve
- ⚠️ Inconsistent or incorrect readings
- 📖 Incomplete BCP content (Litany, Creeds, etc.)
- ❌ Psalter not always accurate to 1662 BCP
- 🐛 Minor transcription errors
- ↔️ Swiping interface can be frustrating
Daily Office Lectionary
From 26 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great resource for daily readings
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 App is functional and clean
- 👍 Good for daily devotions
- 👍 Customizable font size and style
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 App does not load
- 🐛 Blank pages
- 🐛 Not working on iPad
- 🐛 Layout is eclectic and goofy
Bugs and requests
iPray BCP
Reported bugs
20 issues- Occasional technical glitches
- Incorrect Collect for Feast Days
- Psalter disappears during Easter Week
- Wrong readings populate sometimes
- Mistakenly used readings from previous weeks
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- Incorrect readings or collects for holy days
- Interface resets to top on accidental swipe
- Last three verses of Venite incorrect
- Psalm 95 incorrect version
- Psalm 106 refers to 'reed sea'
- Cantillation mark treated as colon
- Proper Psalms for certain feasts not given
- Announcement of Lessons incorrect
- Athanasian Creed not provided
- Collect of the Day incorrect for First Evensong
- Texts of several prayers ending Offices differ
- Prayer for Parliament not printed
- Weekday names in Lent incorrect
- Frustrating bugs (swipe issue)
- No iPhone 5 support (older reviews)
Requested features
25 requests- Update prayers for the King
- Include 1928 BCP version
- Offer both 1662 and 1922 calendars
- Include the Litany
- Adjust psalms for feast days
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- Include Athanasian Creed on correct days
- Fix Venite verses
- Add six collects after Communion Service
- Add rest of Prayers and Thanksgivings
- Remove outdated prayers (Duke of Edinburgh)
- Provide audio for prayers/readings
- Allow switching between Rite 1 and Rite 2
- Provide choice of Bible version
- Add prayers and thanksgivings from the back of BCP
- Include the 39 Articles and Catechism
- Modern translation option
- Improve interface aesthetics
- Fix transcription errors
- Clarify or provide choice on lectionary
- Table of contents to access whole BCP
- iPad specific version (older reviews)
- Detect iPad orientation
- Fix swipe bug (don't reset to top)
- Allow turning off swiping
- Include art credit
Daily Office Lectionary
Reported bugs
18 issues- Lectionary Index not displaying
- App not loading/crashing on startup
- App closes immediately after opening
- Database installation fails
- New calendar year not loading
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- App quits after database download attempt
- Update does not work
- App closes after installing database
- Blank pages after installation
- App does not display current dates
- App does not open
- App freezes during opening process
- App stuck with New King James translation
- App stopped working at beginning of new church year
- App crashes before loading
- App crashes when opening
- Year 2 download incomplete before crash
- App requires iOS 6
Requested features
6 requests- Include 30-day psalm cycle option
- Allow for font color and background color customization
- Create an app with the entire Book of Common Prayer
- Combine 4 BCP apps into one
- Add evening prayers/scriptures
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- Option to choose which readings to concentrate on
In-app purchases
iPray BCP
No in-app purchases
Daily Office Lectionary
No in-app purchases
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