Comparison

Russian Orthodox Calendar vs Богослужебные указания 2026

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

Head to head
About

Russian Orthodox Calendar

This app provides a comprehensive church calendar with daily date reviews, moon phases, and fast types, automatically adjusting for movable holidays. It also includes a prayer book, Easter date calculations, and lists of fasts for the selected year.

Highlights
  • Church calendar with Gregorian and Julian dates
  • Moon phases and fast types
  • Automatic holiday and fast adjustment
  • Prayer book with over seventy prayers
  • Easter date calculation
  • List of multi-day and single-day fasts
  • iMessage stickers
Features
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The Russian Orthodox Calendar comprises: - The church calendar, for the period between 2012. and current year, with daily date review according to Gregorian and Julian calendar, the moon phases and fast types. The church calendar automatically adjusts moveable holidays and fasts for every year according to Easter as well as the moon phases. - Prayer book, with more than seventy prayers. - Easter date calculation, as well as Catholic Easter date, by simply entering the year. - List of multi-days and single-day fasts for the selected year, with dates, according to the new and the old calendar. - "Today Widget" - Stickers for iMessage App Application is in Russian language.

About

Богослужебные указания 2026

This app provides daily liturgical instructions, a complete cycle of Orthodox services, a calendar, and Gospel readings. It serves as a liturgical assistant for clergy, choir directors, singers, and laity, functioning offline.

Highlights
  • Daily liturgical instructions
  • Full cycle of Orthodox services
  • Smart calendar with holidays and fasts
  • Daily Apostle and Gospel readings
  • Offline functionality
  • Liturgical instruction builder
Features
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Ежедневные богослужебные указания, полный круг православных служб, календарь и Евангельские чтения. Приложение для священнослужителей, регентов, певчих и мирян. Работает оффлайн. Ваш литургический помощник Приложение «Богослужебные указания» — это современный цифровой спутник для всех, кто участвует в православном богослужении или глубоко интересуется его структурой. Мы объединили Типикон, Месяцеслов, Евангельские и Апостольские чтения и календарь в одном удобном инструменте, который всегда под рукой. Ключевые функции: Полный круг богослужения • Ежедневные указания: богослужебные указания к совершению богослужений на каждый день 2026 года. • Умный календарь: Православный церковный календарь с праздниками, постами и днями памяти святых. • Чтения дня: Тексты Апостола и Евангелия, рядовых и праздничных чтений с параллельными переводами/толкованиями (при наличии). • Конструктор указаний: Возможность составления богослужебных указаний на любой день по Типикону, если вариант службы не совпадает с предложенным. Для профессионального использования • Оффлайн-работа: Все функции доступны без интернета. Для кого это приложение? • Священнослужители, регенты и певчие: Быстрая подготовка к службе, сверка чтений. • Учащиеся духовных школ: Изучение Устава, литургики. • Активные миряне: Глубокое понимание смысла и структуры ежедневных служб.

Screenshots

Russian Orthodox Calendar4 screens
Богослужебные указания 20264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Богослужебные указания 2026 at none against Russian Orthodox Calendar's 3. Богослужебные указания 2026 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Russian Orthodox Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Russian Orthodox Calendar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Богослужебные указания 2026 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Russian Orthodox Calendar against 5.0 for Богослужебные указания 2026. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Russian Orthodox Calendar's written reviews are positive against 62% of Богослужебные указания 2026's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Russian Orthodox Calendar ships an update every 2 months, Богослужебные указания 2026 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Russian Orthodox Calendar versus Богослужебные указания 2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRussian Orthodox CalendarБогослужебные указания 2026
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews61.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan MarinkovicТарас Kaniuka

Customer experience

Russian Orthodox Calendar

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative25.0%

Богослужебные указания 2026

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative23.8%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Russian Orthodox Calendar

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Full calendar$2.99
  • Full version$3.99
None

Богослужебные указания 2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Russian Orthodox Calendar free?
Russian Orthodox Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Богослужебные указания 2026 free?
Богослужебные указания 2026 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Russian Orthodox Calendar or Богослужебные указания 2026?
Russian Orthodox Calendar and Богослужебные указания 2026 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Russian Orthodox Calendar or Богослужебные указания 2026 have ads?
Russian Orthodox Calendar shows ads; Богослужебные указания 2026 does not.
Which is updated more often, Russian Orthodox Calendar or Богослужебные указания 2026?
Russian Orthodox Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and Богослужебные указания 2026 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Russian Orthodox Calendar was updated on November 1, 2026 and Богослужебные указания 2026 on November 6, 2026.

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