Amharic Reader vs Ethiopian Calander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amharic Reader
Easily read Amharic text on your iPhone or iPad, even when it appears as boxes. This app translates unreadable Amharic characters with a single tap, including on the web via a Safari extension. Never miss out on understanding Amharic messages or comments again.
- Read Amharic letters on iPhone/iPad
- Safari extension for web reading
- Translate 'boxes' to Amharic
- Single-tap translation
- Understand Amharic messages and comments
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Ever followed a link only to find out it is just boxes? Are you dying to know what your friends commented in Amharic on Facebook? Or did you get a mail or a message that you can't read because it is all boxes? Amharic reader is an easy to use app that enables you to read Amharic letters on your iPhone and iPad. It also includes a Safari extension that lets you read Amharic letters on the web in Safari. It translates all the boxes to Amharic with a single tap. Install it now and you'll never have to go to your laptop to check what those 4 boxes mean.
Ethiopian Calander
This utility app provides an Ethiopian calendar with support for multiple languages. It allows users to save events and set reminders with a built-in alarm and notification system. It also includes a date converter and home screen widgets.
- Multi-language support (Amharic, Oromiffa, Tigrinya, English)
- Christian, Muslim, and Ethiopian National Holiday display
- Event, reminder, and task saving
- Built-in alarm and notification system
- Home screen widgets
- Ethiopian to Gregorian date conversion
- Works for any year
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This is an Ethiopian Calendar & date converter available in Amharic, Oromiffa, Tigrinya and English. The calendar displays Christian, Muslim and Ethiopian National Holidays. ⊛ It is simple to use and navigate ⊛ It can help you save events, reminders and tasks; and you will get notified on the specified time ⊛ It has built in alarm and notification system ⊛ It incorporates widgets which can be put it on home screen ⊛ It works for any year; including past and upcoming years ⊛ Date Converter to convert days from Ethiopian to Gregorian Calendar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ethiopian Calander at 5.0 against Amharic Reader's 3.9. Ethiopian Calander also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 9 months). Amharic Reader's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.4). 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.
Ethiopian Calander holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amharic Reader has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Amharic Reader ships an update every 9 months, Ethiopian Calander every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amharic Reader | Ethiopian Calander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (55 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anteneh Sahledengel | Brook Gebremedhin |
In-app purchases
Amharic Reader
No in-app purchases
Ethiopian Calander
No in-app purchases
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