Luther's Small Catechism vs My Episcopal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Luther's Small Catechism
Access the 1986 version of Luther's Small Catechism in a user-friendly app. Explore key Christian doctrines, daily prayers, and guides for Christian living. Share passages easily.
- 1986 Official Version
- Multiple Translations
- Optimized Readability
- Easy Navigation
- Social Sharing
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Reference the official 1986 version of Luther’s Small Catechism wherever you are. This beautifully designed app makes reading and navigating the Small Catechism easy and convenient. • Multiple translations • Optimized for readability • Designed for iOS • Share via Twitter, Facebook, and email About Luther’s Small Catechism Brief, clear summaries of God’s Word allow individuals and families alike to use Luther’s Small Catechism as a powerful tool and prayer book. Though the catechism was written by Martin Luther in 1529, its question and answer format provides Christians with a timeless and easy-to-use guidebook that is applicable to all the various callings we have in life. The Small Catechism explores the Six Chief Parts of Christian Doctrine: the Ten Commandments, the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, Confession, and the Sacrament of the Altar. It also includes daily prayers, a table of duties for Christians, and a guide for Christians to use as they prepare to receive Holy Communion.
My Episcopal
Access daily prayers, scripture, and liturgy online. This app provides the full 1979 Book of Common Prayer, daily verses, and a prayer wall for community support. Explore articles on church history and unique aspects of the faith.
- Daily Office prayers
- 1979 Book of Common Prayer
- Daily verses
- Prayer requests and wall
- Church history articles
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The mission of MyEpsicopal is to engage and support God’s people where they are. Providing prayers, lessons, and access to scripture and liturgy fully online. Features Include Daily Office by Mission St. Clare ● Morning Prayer ● Noonday Prayer ● Evening Prayer ● Compline ● Oracion Matutina ● Oracion Vespertina Complete 1979 Book of Common Prayer Daily Verses Prayer Requests and Prayer Wall Articles ●History of the church. ●Unique aspects of the church ●And more...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Episcopal at none against Luther's Small Catechism's 1. My Episcopal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Luther's Small Catechism's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 31%) and ratings volume (81 vs 10). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Luther's Small Catechism sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Episcopal asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Episcopal holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luther's Small Catechism has 81 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Luther's Small Catechism's written reviews are positive against 31% of My Episcopal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Luther's Small Catechism ships an update every 8 months, My Episcopal every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luther's Small Catechism | My Episcopal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (81 ratings) | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews — better | 30.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Concordia Publishing House | Code Smart |
Customer experience
Luther's Small Catechism
My Episcopal
Bugs and requests
Luther's Small Catechism
Reported bugs
7 issues- Cannot connect to internet to download content
- App purchase will not go away
- Slide to size font has no effect
- App crashes on iPad
- App instantly crashes upon opening
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- Crashes on older iOS versions
- Problem switching between languages
Requested features
8 requests- Memorization aids
- Dark mode option
- Option for earlier English translation (1943/1965)
- Add Korean language
- Specify Bible translation used
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- Add explanation to the app
- Copy and paste functionality
- Details on app updates before downloading
My Episcopal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Luther's Small Catechism
- Catechism Explanation$7.99
My Episcopal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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