Stundenbuch vs eGohm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stundenbuch
This app transforms your iPhone into a portable prayer book, allowing you to explore the ancient tradition of the Liturgy of the Hours. It's designed for both experienced users and beginners, offering offline access to texts and a reading aid for focused prayer.
- Offline access to prayer texts
- Daily texts loaded in advance
- One-finger reading aid
- Prayer time reminders
- Accessible for beginners
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Diese App macht Ihr iPhone zum praktischen Brevier für unterwegs und lädt ein, den uralten Gebetsschatz der Tageszeitenliturgie neu zu entdecken, wie ihn die Priester und Ordensleute seit Jahrhunderten beten. Ideal auch für Anfänger, da kein Zusammensuchen der Texte notwendig ist. Die Texte werden jeweils für zehn Tage im Voraus auf das Gerät geladen, so dass man anschließend das Brevier auch ohne Netzempfang beten kann. Eine Ein-Finger-Lesehilfe erlaubt eine diskrete Bedienung und hilft, sich auf die einzelnen Verse zu konzentrieren. Über den eingebauten "Glockenturm" kann man sich regelmäßig an die Gebetszeiten erinnern lassen. Herausgegeben vom Katholischen Hub für Innovation und Medien e.V. in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Deutschen Liturgischen Institut. Der Inhalt entspricht dem "Großen Stundenbuch" in gedruckter Form.
eGohm
Access prayers, books, and texts from the Coptic Orthodox Church in Coptic, German, and Arabic. Explore Coptic culture and learn about its rich spiritual heritage.
- Coptic Orthodox prayers
- Church books and texts
- Coptic, German, and Arabic languages
- Official texts from South German Diocese
- Explore Coptic culture
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eGohm is the app of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Southern Germany. The Coptic word Gohm means "book" — and that is what eGohm is: the books of the Coptic Orthodox Church, in your pocket, at any time, without an internet connection. THREE LANGUAGES SIDE BY SIDE German, Coptic and Arabic appear in parallel columns — verse by verse, paragraph by paragraph. If you follow the service in Coptic and want to read along in German, you no longer have to turn pages. You choose which languages are shown, and in which order. TODAY'S READINGS, AUTOMATICALLY The home screen shows what is read today: Vespers, Matins and the Divine Liturgy readings, with every reference from the Katameros and Synaxarium. Nothing to look up — the app knows the Coptic calendar and the liturgical season and assembles the texts accordingly. For another day, just tap the date. THE LIBRARY • Agpeya — the book of hours with all canonical hours • Euchologion — Vespers and Matins incense, the anaphoras of St Basil, St Gregory and St Cyril, the fraction prayers • Readings — Katameros for the entire church year • Psalmody — doxologies, hoos, psalies • Sacraments — baptism, chrismation, unction of the sick, matrimony, ordination • Feasts and Fasts — the propers of the church year, ordered by season • Hymns — over 10,000 Arabic taraneem, indexed by first letter, plus special prayers for feasts and occasions LITURGICAL CALENDAR Coptic and Gregorian dating side by side, with feasts, fasts and the turning of the seasons. The eve begins the evening before, as tradition has it — you decide from what hour. WHO IS CELEBRATING WITH US Many prayers name the bishops who are present — in the printed book there is only a gap. In eGohm you set once who is at the altar today: number, rank, name and the correct form of address are then right throughout the text, in German, Coptic and Arabic at the same time. If no one is present, those passages simply do not appear. BUILT FOR THE SERVICE Projection view sends the text to a projector or screen while you keep navigating on your device. Font size, colour scheme and light or dark mode are a second away — even in the middle of a prayer. COMPLETELY OFFLINE Every text ships with the app. No account, no sign-in, no advertising. What you install works in the church basement and on a plane. The interface language can be set to German, Arabic or English independently of the text languages. Several German Bible translations are available. Published by the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church Frankfurt fir the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Southern Germany.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: eGohm at 100% against Stundenbuch's 37%. Stundenbuch's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Stundenbuch ships an update fortnightly, eGohm every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stundenbuch | eGohm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Katholischer Hub fur Innovation und Medien e.V. | St. Markus Koptisch Orthodoxe Kirche Frankfurt |
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Stundenbuch
eGohm
In-app purchases
Stundenbuch
No in-app purchases
eGohm
No in-app purchases









