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4.9
iOSApp Store

What 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).

70%Marketing ≈ reality80%Stability97%Live project

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!»

Where to install