Synaxis vs Vigil PMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Vigil PMS
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Vigil is the first parish management system built from the ground up for Orthodox Christian communities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vigil PMS at none against Synaxis's 1. Vigil PMS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Synaxis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vigil PMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Synaxis | Vigil PMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (64 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vytautas Jazbutis | Vigil PMS LLC |
In-app purchases
Synaxis
- Synaxis Pro$24.99
Vigil PMS
No in-app purchases









