Coptic Commentaries vs Coptic Psalmody
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coptic Commentaries
Explore biblical explanations from the Coptic Orthodox Church, offering verse-by-verse insights and commentary. Read, listen to, and understand Scripture with features like note-taking and quick search.
- Verse-by-verse Bible explanations
- Coptic Church commentary
- Read Bible with deuterocanonical books
- Listen to Bible chapters with audio
- Highlight favorite verses
- Add personal notes
- Quick Bible search
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*English and French Bible Explanation by the Coptic Church* Discover the timeless wisdom of the 2000-year-old Coptic Orthodox Church, rooted in deep biblical understanding and unwavering faith through centuries of trials. This app offers verse-by-verse explanations, featuring insights from the renowned St. Markos Church commentary in Cairo and the works of Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, making Scripture easy to understand and explore. Features: - Read the Bible, including the deuterocanonical books. - Listen to any chapter in the Bible with high quality audio. - View simple explanations for any verse you select. - Switch between Bible reading and commentary modes. - Highlight favorite verses or add personal notes. - Search quickly across all Bible books. For feedback or issues, please use the 'Report' button in the side menu.
Coptic Psalmody
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Coptic Psalmody brings the hymns and responses of the Coptic Orthodox Church to your phone, in Coptic, English and Arabic. EVERY HYMN IN FIVE WAYS Read each hymn in Coptic, Coptic in English letters, English, Arabic in English letters, or Arabic. Put two side by side, verse by verse, to follow the meaning as you chant. THE MIDNIGHT PRAISES (TASBEHA) The whole order of the Midnight Praises: the four Canticles with their Lobsh and Psalis, the Commemoration, the Doxologies, and the Theotokia for every day of the week. DEACON & ALTAR RESPONSES The responses between the priest, deacons and people for Vespers, Matins, the Offering of the Lamb and the Liturgy of the Word, with each speaker shown in their own colour. LEARN THE HYMNS Listen to recordings, slow them down without changing the pitch, and repeat one verse until you know it. The verse being sung lights up as the audio plays. Ideal for deacons' schools, choirs and Sunday school. PROJECTOR MODE Show any hymn on a church screen, one verse at a time, with Coptic, English and Arabic together in large, clear text. THE COPTIC CALENDAR Today's Coptic date, the current season and what's coming next, with home-screen and Lock Screen widgets. Turn on reminders to hear the evening before each feast and fast, then tap to open its hymns. MADE FOR CHURCH • Search titles and words in every language, in Coptic letters or English letters • Share any hymn with a link • Build a playlist and download recordings for offline listening • Adjustable text size, and the screen stays on while you read • Dark and light themes • Full Arabic interface Free to use, with no account and no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Coptic Commentaries at 511 against Coptic Psalmody's 3. Coptic Psalmody's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
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 — 5.0 for Coptic Commentaries against 5.0 for Coptic Psalmody. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coptic Commentaries has 511 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Coptic Commentaries ships an update every 2 weeks, Coptic Psalmody every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coptic Commentaries | Coptic Psalmody |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (511 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 511 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | George Moussa | KYROLLOS BOULES DERYAS |
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Coptic Commentaries
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
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