Tewahedo vs The Orthodox App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tewahedo
Access a curated collection of spiritual resources from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Features include a detailed calendar, extensive audio content, prayer books, a church directory with navigation, and news updates. Stay connected to your faith with this intuitive application.
- Ethiopian-Gregorian calendar with Bahire Hasab and Gitsawe
- Hundreds of songs, sermons, and radio transmissions
- Prayer books (Wudasie Amlak, Mariam, etc.)
- Church directory with navigation
- Holiday and fasting reminders
- News and articles
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Tewahedo is an app designed for your iPhone and iPod Touch devices that gives you access to a vast collection of carefully curated spiritual resources from one of the most ancient churches of the world - the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church! The beautiful and intuitive user interface makes using this app a delight! Tewahedo brings you: • A well detailed, easy to follow Ethiopian-Gregorian calendar combo integrated with Bahire Hasab and Gitsawe. Finding the liturgical reading for any day in any year is just a tap away. - Bahire Hasab is a complex counting system used to calculate the dates of feasts and fasts of the EOTC. - Gitsawe is an intricate index system used as a guideline to refer to which Divine Liturgy is to be performed including gospel readings, hymns and preaching topics for each day of the year. • Hundreds of songs, sermons, narration of literary works, and a vast archive of radio transmissions from Mahibere Kidusan's radio stations to listen to • Prayer books -- Wudasie Amlak, Wudasie Mariam, Yezewotr Tselot, Yiwiedswa Mela'ekt. • Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church directory - This feature allows you to locate the nearest church and with just one tap you'll get driving directions. - You can also search churches by viewing the state by state directory - Basic information on all churches • Holiday reminders -- never forget the start of fasting seasons and major holiday with this feature of the app. • News and other articles -- read news and other articles related to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church right from the app.
The Orthodox App
This app provides daily fasting rules, saints, and scripture readings. It features a liturgical calendar, a collection of Orthodox prayers, and Orthodox news updates to keep users connected to church life.
- Daily fasting rules
- Saints and scripture readings
- Liturgical calendar
- Orthodox prayers
- Orthodox news updates
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The Orthodox App helps you stay rooted in the life of the Church. See each day’s fasting rules, saints, and Scripture readings. Explore the full liturgical calendar. Pray with a curated collection of Orthodox prayers. Stay up-to-date with Orthodox news. Everything you need, in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Orthodox App at 5.0 against Tewahedo's 4.7. The Orthodox App also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Tewahedo's advantage is ratings volume (163 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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.
The Orthodox App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tewahedo has 163 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Tewahedo's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Orthodox App's.
Tewahedo ships an update every 6 weeks, The Orthodox App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tewahedo | The Orthodox App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (163 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 163 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mahibere Kidusan | All Things Creative LLC |
Customer experience
Tewahedo
The Orthodox App
In-app purchases
Tewahedo
No in-app purchases
The Orthodox App
No in-app purchases
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