Comparison

Orthodox Psalter vs Synaxis

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

Head to head
About

Orthodox Psalter

This app provides daily prayer and scripture reading with a structured schedule. It offers multiple translations, customizable reading settings, and works offline to help users maintain a consistent spiritual practice.

Highlights
  • Daily reading schedule
  • Multiple translations
  • Parallel translation mode
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable reader settings
  • Bookmarks and history
Features
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Orthodox Psalter is an interactive app for daily prayer and reading. Read all 150 Psalms, Bible and daily prayers, follow schedule-based guidance, and open today's assignment. Core features: - Daily reading schedule (Kathisma, custom cycles, and personal plans) - 31 UI languages and 45 translations - Parallel translation mode for side-by-side reading - Prayers before / after reading and daily prayers - Bookmarks, favourites, and reading history - Rich reader settings (font size/family, line height, theme/colours, orientation) - Works fully offline Whether you read one translation or compare several, Orthodox Psalter helps you keep a consistent daily reading. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Synaxis

This app provides a reverent companion for Orthodox Christians, offering daily fasting rules, saints, readings, and prayers. It supports both New and Old calendars and includes a prayer rope feature. An optional one-time purchase unlocks advanced planning and tracking tools.

Highlights
  • Daily fasting rules and calendar
  • Saints and commemorations
  • Appointed daily readings
  • Daily prayer rule
  • Jesus Prayer rope
  • New and Old Calendar support
  • Home screen widget
Features
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Synaxis is a calm, reverent companion for the Orthodox Christian day, made by an Orthodox developer. No ads and no subscription. Every morning, know where you stand: today's fast, the saints and feast of the day, the appointed readings, and the prayers to keep. Synaxis follows OCA practice with Slavic rubrics, on either the New (Revised Julian) or the Old (Julian) calendar. THE NATIVITY FAST JOURNEY • A page for each of the 40 days of the Nativity Fast: the readings, the saint, the Prologue from Ochrid, a prayer and the day's fast rule • Mark each day you keep, and see how many you have kept • A morning reminder for each day of the fast, and a card to share the day • Listen to the whole page read aloud (Synaxis Pro) • Follows your calendar: November 15 to December 24, or November 28 to January 6 on the Old Calendar THE DAILY FAST • Today's fasting rule at a glance: strict, wine and oil, fish, dairy, or no fast, with the reason • Tap it to see what you can eat today, why, and when the rule changes next • The full fasting calendar: Great Lent, Holy Week, Pascha, the Apostles', Dormition and Nativity fasts, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the fast-free weeks • Rubrics follow the OCA; Greek and Antiochian practice differs on some days • Pascha from the traditional Paschalion, with the whole movable cycle years ahead SAINTS AND THEIR LIVES • The saints and commemorations of every day of the year • The life of today's saint, and today's Hymn of Praise from the Prologue from Ochrid • Name days: find a name's patron saint and when the Church remembers them • Search saints, feasts and prayers from one place • Share the saint of the day as text THE DAILY READINGS • The appointed Epistle and Gospel of the day in full, offline • Listen to today's Gospel and today's saint, read aloud on your device PRAYERS AND THE JESUS PRAYER • A prayer on rising and a prayer before sleep, the Prayer of St Ephrem, and the prayers before and after Holy Communion, in traditional English from public domain sources • The Trisagion prayers, the Creed, and prayers before and after meals • A prayer rope (chotki) counter for the Jesus Prayer YOUR CALENDAR • New Calendar (Greek, Antiochian, OCA) or Old Calendar (Russian, Serbian, Georgian) ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • A widget with today's fast and feast in the liturgical color of the day • Gentle, optional fast-day reminders SYNAXIS PRO, ONE PURCHASE The Nativity Fast Journey beyond your first three days. Read and listen to the whole Prologue from Ochrid, any day. Listen to every reading and every life, even with the screen locked. Read the lives of all the saints, any day of the year. The Fasting Year: countdowns to every fast and feast and what is coming next. Family name-day reminders, a daily prayer reminder, Jesus Prayer history, and app themes. Pay once and it is yours. Glory to God for all things.

Screenshots

Orthodox Psalter4 screens
Synaxis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orthodox Psalter at none against Synaxis's 1. Orthodox Psalter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Synaxis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orthodox Psalter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Orthodox Psalter versus Synaxis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrthodox PsalterSynaxis
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—63 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size348 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtem TaranukhaVytautas Jazbutis

Customer experience

Orthodox Psalter

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Synaxis

All ratings62 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Orthodox Psalter

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Synaxis

One-time1
  • Synaxis Pro$24.99

Questions

Is Orthodox Psalter free?
Orthodox Psalter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Synaxis free?
Synaxis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orthodox Psalter or Synaxis have ads?
Synaxis shows ads; Orthodox Psalter does not.
Which is updated more often, Orthodox Psalter or Synaxis?
Orthodox Psalter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Synaxis every 2 weeks. Most recently, Orthodox Psalter was updated on October 31, 2026 and Synaxis on October 31, 2026.

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