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★ 4.9What it actually doesAn app for Orthodox Christians featuring a calendar of holidays and fasting periods, prayer texts, the Bible, and a function to order church services (memorials and intercessory prayers).
Actually does
- ✓Calendar80% of reviews
- ✓Молитвослов (правосланые молитвы)15% of reviews
- ✓E-book reader10% of reviews
- ✓Timer / alarm15% of reviews
- ✓Subscription10% of reviews
- ✓Russian localization5% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Заказ церковных треб (молебны, панихиды)
- ⚠Помянник (запись имён о здравии и упокоении)
- ⚠Offline-first
- ⚠Widgets
Common complaints
- ✗Aggressive monetization with constant reminders about prayer requests and subscription15% of mentions
«Constantly reminds about prayer notes or PAID SUBSCRIPTION 🙈»
- ✗Inflated prices for prayer requests compared to direct orders at churches and monasteries10% of mentions
«prices are many times higher than if you order on the websites of monasteries or churches»
- ✗Accessibility issues for people with vision impairments (difficult to navigate dates)5% of mentions
«I am blind and cannot select the date I need»
- ✗Errors and duplication in liturgical texts (repeating troparia and kontakia)10% of mentions
«Same blocks of troparia and kontakia repeat 3 times(?!) Often troparia are missing»
- ✗Main calendar does not display all holidays (Parent Day shown separately)10% of mentions
«The calendar on its main display does not include Parent Days and major holidays»
What people praise
- ★Convenient and clear calendar with reminders about holidays and fasts
«Wonderful app, useful information, reminds about holidays and fasts»
- ★Convenient navigation and intuitive interface
«Excellent app, convenient navigation, lots of useful features»
- ★Assistant for spiritual life and connection with faith
«I always use this app to the glory of God»
- ★Prayers in Russian language (different from Church Slavonic)
«+ prayers in Russian language sound completely different and that's good»
- ★Convenient for family use
«We use it as a whole family. Thank you!»