O Deacon vs Twaf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
O Deacon
Access the text of hymns chanted by Orthodox Tewahdo Church Deacons during liturgy. This application presents these sacred texts in multiple languages for easy reference.
- Liturgy hymns text
- Orthodox Tewahdo Church
- Deacon chants
- Multiple languages
- Sacred texts
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The App contains text of hymn chanted by an Orthodox Tewahdo Church Deacons during liturgy. It is presented in different languages.
Twaf
This app provides daily guidance for the Ge'ez calendar and Orthodox Tewahedo traditions. It automatically calculates fasting and feast days, offers a visual year wheel, and includes prayers, saint profiles, and scripture readings. It also features a church directory and wedding planning tools, all available offline.
- Automatic Ge'ez calendar calculations
- Circular Year Wheel for fasts and feasts
- Interactive candlelit prayers
- Saint profiles linked to feast days
- Fasting Guide and scripture references
- Ethiopian and Eritrean church directory
- Offline functionality
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Twaf is a daily companion for the Ge'ez calendar and the Orthodox Tewahedo tradition — for the Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora, and for anyone walking this path of fasting and prayer. Know today's fast, automatically. Great Lent, Nineveh, Advent, Wednesdays and Fridays, and named fasts and feasts — computed from the Ge'ez calendar and Orthodox Easter. See the year on the Year Wheel — tap to explore fasting seasons and feasts. Pray by candlelight. Open a prayer and a twaf lights the page as you read — morning, midday, and evening. Follow Sunday readings in English, Tigrigna, and Amharic, with a focused reading view and opening and closing responses. Weekly readings refresh online when available from the readings service; an internet connection is needed for new readings. Keep today's calendar and fasting information close with the medium Home Screen widget. Meet the saints woven into your calendar through short, sourced profiles. Read Scripture, prepare for confession, and explore the Fasting Guide. Find a church. Browse Ethiopian and Eritrean congregations by city. Plan a wedding. Explore Saturdays and Sundays outside fasting periods. Switch between English, Tigrigna, and Amharic anytime. Core calendar and bundled prayer content are available offline. No account is required. Your saved preferences and private notes are stored on your device. Online readings and external links require network access. Dates are provided for reference. Please confirm observance-critical details with your parish priest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: O Deacon at 7 against Twaf's 2. O Deacon also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for O Deacon against 5.0 for Twaf. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | O Deacon | Twaf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yonas Hagos | robel abraha |
Customer experience
O Deacon
Twaf
In-app purchases
O Deacon
No in-app purchases
Twaf
No in-app purchases
