Orthodox Bible & CalendarOrthodox life, day by day, as your own church keeps it.
The Orthodox calendar of your own church, with its saints, fasts and daily readings. The Septuagint Bible. The daily prayers, read aloud.
Free on iPhone. Every text, for good.
The Orthodox calendar of your own church
Choose your church, and the app keeps the Church year as your parish keeps it: the saints and their lives, the troparia and kontakia, the fasts and the daily readings.
- Orthodox Church in AmericaOCA
- Russian Orthodox Church Outside of RussiaROCOR
- Greek Orthodox ArchdioceseGOARCH
New Calendar or Old Calendar
Follow the Revised Julian or the Julian Calendar, whichever your parish keeps. The month view shows both dates side by side, and you can change your church or calendar at any time in Settings.
The calendar comes from each church’s own calendar, used with their permission, and covers every day through 2036.
The Church day, first thing
Open the app and the day is there, in the colour of the Church year: the feast, the tone and the fast, the saint of the day with their icon, and the Epistle and Gospel.
What can I eat today?
The fast in plain words: strict, wine and oil, fish, dairy, or fast-free. With a countdown to the next fast and the next feast.
The daily readings
The Epistle and Gospel for the day, opening the Bible at the exact verses.
All of the day's saints
With their icons, lives, troparia and kontakia.
A verse and a word from the saints
A verse of the day, and a word from the saints. Each church’s own saints are quoted more often, such as St Innocent of Alaska, St John Maximovitch, St Paisios and St Nektarios.
Name days
For you and your family, remembered every year.
Share the day
Send the day or a verse as a beautiful image card.
Lives of the saints, from three synaxaria
Thousands of lives from the churches’ own synaxaria, each credited to its source.
- Orthodox Church in America
- about 2,900 lives
- Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
- about 2,200 lives
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
- about 570 lives
The Septuagint, the Old Testament the Church reads
The Orthodox Bible: the Septuagint Old Testament in Brenton’s translation, with the King James New Testament.
Search
By words, or by reference, such as “John 3:16”.
Save and write
Save verses and write your own notes.
Share a verse
As an image card, in the style you choose.
The text size adjusts to suit your eyes.
The Lord tends me as a shepherd, and I shall want nothing. In a place of green grass, there he has made me dwell.
The daily prayers, read aloud
Morning and evening prayers, prayers at mealtime, and the prayers before and after Holy Communion, from the Jordanville Prayer Book. Each is its own prayer, with a contents list, search and pinned favourites.
Read by a person
The morning and evening prayers, the prayers before and after Holy Communion, and the New Testament were recorded by a person, not generated by text-to-speech. Some are free to hear; listening to all of them is part of Premium. The Gospels are read from the New King James Version, the rest of the New Testament from the King James.
The prayer for this hour
Suggested on the Prayers home screen, and the Communion prayers on Saturday evening.
Commemorations
The names of your living and departed, shown inside the prayers, with reminders for the memorial Saturdays.
Your prayer rule
Mark the days you kept it with “Amen”.
The Jesus Prayer on a prayer rope
Tap anywhere on the screen. You feel a gentle touch on every knot and a stronger one on every bead. Pray 33, 50 or 100, a number of your own, or for a set time. The screen stays awake while you pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Gentle reminders for morning and evening prayers, Scripture reading, the word of the day, name days and the memorial Saturdays. They are set on your phone, with no account.
On your wrist and your Home Screen
The Church day and the Jesus Prayer, a glance away. Apple Watch and widgets are part of Premium.
Apple Watch
The Church day on your wrist. The Jesus Prayer rope with the Digital Crown and gentle haptics, synced with your phone. Complications, Orthodox watch faces, and “Amen” right from a prayer reminder.
Widgets
For the Home Screen and the Lock Screen: the Church Day, the Verse of the Day, From the Saints, and the Jesus Prayer rope.
Every text is free, for good
The Bible, the calendar, the saints and the prayers. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to watch, nothing sold.
- No account
- No ads
- No tracking
What you save stays on your phone. Premium is support that keeps the texts free for everyone.
Premium, if you would like to help
Premium never locks a text. It is support that keeps the texts free, and it adds a few things for those who want them.
Listen
The daily prayers and the New Testament read aloud (the Gospels from the New King James Version, the rest from the King James), with the screen locked. Speed from 0.75 to 1.5x, a sleep timer, read along, and a player that follows you through the app.
Offline
Download recordings for church or for travel.
Apple Watch
The Church day, the prayer rope, complications and Orthodox watch faces.
Widgets
The Church Day, Verse of the Day, From the Saints and the Jesus Prayer rope, on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen.
Reading plans
The New Testament in 90 days, the Gospels in 40, Proverbs in a month, the Bible in a year.
Prayer rope history
Your prayers by week and by month.
Alternative app icons and every share card style
Free to hear, without Premium: the first three morning and evening prayers, and the first chapter of each Gospel.
Yearly
$19.99 a year
With Family Sharing
Monthly
$4.99 a month
3 days free for new subscribers
For life
$89.99 once
Premium for life
US prices. Prices vary by country. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage them in your Apple Account settings.
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Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. Every text is free, for good: the Bible, the calendar, the saints, their lives and the prayers. Premium is optional. It adds listening, offline recordings, Apple Watch, widgets, reading plans and alternative icons, and it never locks a text.
Which churches and calendars does it follow?
The Orthodox Church in America (OCA), the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese (GOARCH), on the New (Revised Julian) or the Old (Julian) Calendar. You can switch at any time in Settings.
Which Bible translation does it use?
The Old Testament is the Septuagint, in Sir Lancelot Brenton’s English translation. The New Testament is the King James Version. In the recordings, the New Testament is read from the King James Version, except the four Gospels, which are read from the New King James Version.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no account, no ads and no tracking. What you save stays on your phone.
Is there an Android version?
Not for now. Orthodox Bible & Calendar is for iPhone and Apple Watch.
How do I restore a purchase?
Open Settings, then Premium, and tap Restore purchases, signed in with the same Apple Account you bought it with.
How do I get help?
Write to filiptr@yahoo.com, or use Settings, then Send feedback, in the app. If your question is about a purchase, include the support ID shown at the bottom of Settings.
The Church day, in your pocket
The calendar, the Septuagint and the prayers. Every text free.