Scout Record Book vs Synaxis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scout Record Book
A digital reference for Scout badge requirements, featuring diagrams for knots. This app complements the traditional record book, offering quick access to essential information for leaders and scouts.
- Digital badge requirement lookup
- Knot diagrams
- Quick reference for leaders
- Quick reference for scouts
- iPad specific diagrams
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The Scout Record Book - for iPod/iPhone/iPad. The complete contents of the record book with additional information such as diagrams of knots on the iPad. This application does not replace the paper book but serves as a quick reference for Leaders and Scouts to look up the requirements for badges.
Synaxis
This app provides digital Coptic liturgical books for congregations to follow along during services. It features a dedicated presenter mode for seamless slide control and understands the structure of liturgical units for streamlined navigation. It supports multiple languages and is designed for easy expansion.
- Presenter/Presentation mode
- Streamlined liturgical navigation
- Multi-language support
- Bluetooth presenter control
- Supports various liturgical services
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Synaxis is the modern digital resource for Coptic liturgical books. Specifically designed for presenting slides for your congregation to follow along. Presenter/Presentation mode, a first-class citizen: - No black-bars on the sides, regardless which device you use to mirror - Control presentation without distracting your viewers - Support for Bluetooth presenters/clickers Liturgical content and structure: - Synaxis understands the structure of liturgical units, whether they are variable, optional, or composite, containing several other prayers/hymns. - This means navigation is streamlined for each occasion/season. Made for all the languages of the world: - Synaxis is built to be easily expandable to any number of languages in the diaspora. - More languages are coming soon. Get in touch if you want your language added. Current services and language supported: - Bible: English, Arabic, Coptic, Greek. - Agpia: English (US), English (AU), Coptic, Arabic, French. - Offering of Incense: English (US), English (AU), Coptic, Arabic. - Eucharist: English (US), English (AU), Coptic, Arabic. - Psalmody: English (US), English (AU), Coptic, Arabic. - Pascha: English, Coptic, Arabic. - Basin (Lakane): English, Coptic, Arabic. - Kneeling Prayers: English, Coptic, Arabic. - Unction: English, Coptic, Arabic. - Baptism: English, Coptic, Arabic. - Matrimony: English, Coptic, Arabic. - Funeral: English, Coptic, Arabic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Scout Record Book at Free against Synaxis's $9.99. Scout Record Book also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). Synaxis's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Scout Record Book is free to download; Synaxis costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scout Record Book holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Synaxis has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Scout Record Book's written reviews are positive against 100% of Synaxis's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Scout Record Book ships an update every 3 months, Synaxis every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scout Record Book | Synaxis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 228 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Control Technologies Pty Ltd | COPTIC SYNAXIS |
Customer experience
Scout Record Book
Synaxis
In-app purchases
Scout Record Book
No in-app purchases
Synaxis
No in-app purchases
