Orthodox Bible
An Orthodox Christian Bible reader with daily readings, prayers and a feast-and-fast calendar.
For Orthodox Christians and others exploring Orthodox Scripture and prayer practices.
App StoreOfficial websiteAudience source
- Platform
- iOS
- Category
- Reference
- First release
- 14 March 2023
- Store ratings
- 12,874 (US)
- Research captures
- 11
Design review
Observed choices, what they mean, and what still needs checking.
Access & cost
The Unlimited Access offer has a Free Trial Enabled switch on and preselects a 3-day free trial, then USD8.99 every 6 months, alongside USD19.99/year and USD4.99/month plans.
Captured flow · 28 October 2026Attention & control
Reminder defaults, pause and missed-day recovery have not been verified.
Controls not yet verifiedTrust & care
Source boundaries, privacy and safeguards need further review. No app-wide assurance is implied.
Evidence incompleteOffers are dated iOS observations in USD where captured. Eligibility, country and platform can differ. Existing settings are not installation defaults.
Where the observed choices sit
Each row is one scoped observation of a specific flow, not a grade for the whole app.
No practice has been placed on the scale yet.
1 area reviewed, not yet placed7 areas not reviewed yetReview notes
Works against: a choice subverts the person’s agency. Respects: it respects people and safeguards. Restores: a practice restores at a cost freely borne by the builder. Price, Christian branding or a free tier alone do not place an area. How we review.
Screens
11 reviewed screensCaptured app states, distinct from the publisher’s promotional images. Dates and versions belong to each screen; this is not a complete app walkthrough.
Features and patterns
What the reviewed screens show this app doing. A missing entry does not mean a feature is absent.
Bible audio
Orthodox Bible groups a daily Psalm pair, listening plans and emotion-based Psalm discovery. Orthodox Bible highlights Psalm 17 in a two-Psalm list above playback and continuous-play controls. Orthodox Bible combines book filtering, testament tabs, bookmark filters and reading or audio actions. Orthodox Bible arranges daily readings on a vertical date timeline with individual read, play and Play All actions.
Bible audioOther apps with bible audio (20)4 supporting screens
Finding a passage
Orthodox Bible combines book filtering, testament tabs, bookmark filters and reading or audio actions. Orthodox Bible displays Philippians 2:17–23 in separated verse paragraphs with a bottom passage navigator.
Finding a passageOther apps with finding a passage (26)2 supporting screens
First use
The Unlimited Access offer has a Free Trial Enabled switch on and preselects a 3-day free trial, then USD8.99 every 6 months, alongside USD19.99/year and USD4.99/month plans. No option or trial action was taken. On the second open within a minute, an in-app card asks before the system dialog: "Never miss a daily inspiration. Get a short uplifting message each day." with Allow notifications and Maybe Later, over a home screen with an icon of Christ, Daily Readings and Bible.
First useOther apps with first use (89)2 supporting screens
Notifications and reminders
Orthodox Bible offers daily inspirational messages with Allow notifications and Maybe Later actions. On the second open within a minute, an in-app card asks before the system dialog: "Never miss a daily inspiration. Get a short uplifting message each day." with Allow notifications and Maybe Later, over a home screen with an icon of Christ, Daily Readings and Bible.
Notifications and remindersOther apps with notifications and reminders (61)2 supporting screens
Numbers, headings and notes
Orthodox Bible displays Philippians 2:17–23 in separated verse paragraphs with a bottom passage navigator.
Numbers, headings and notesOther apps with numbers, headings and notes (43)
Prayer
Orthodox Bible presents an icon of Christ above prayer, daily-reading, Bible and Psalter destinations. Orthodox Bible groups a daily Psalm pair, listening plans and emotion-based Psalm discovery. Orthodox Bible highlights Psalm 17 in a two-Psalm list above playback and continuous-play controls.
PrayerOther apps with prayer (34)4 supporting screens
Also observed
- Download
- Free download · US store
- Access
- Access requirements unverified
Cost, access & publisher model Sources and details
Practical facts, separate from the design assessment. Checked 25 October 2026. A free download does not establish free access to all content.
- App download
- Free download · US · Store source
- Subscriptions
- Subscription status unverified
- Store in-app products
- In-app products listed
- Donations
- Not verified
- Advertising
- Not verified
What access does payment cover?
The retrieved sources do not establish which capabilities require payment. This is unknown, rather than a claim that the app is free or paid throughout.
Free samples, a free tier and the complete library are different scopes. Store and publisher evidence is separate from the dated captured-flow review in Design review. Coverage varies by offer and platform.
Store-listed products and prices (8)
US App Store · checked 25 October 2026. Names and prices describe listed products, not a personal checkout quote. Other platforms, web offers and eligibility can differ.
- Yearly Premium$19.99
- Monthly Premium$3.99
- 6 Month Premium$8.99
- Monthly Premium$4.99
- Yearly Premium$14.99
- Yearly Premium$24.99
- 3 Month Premium$5.99
- 3 Month Premium$7.99
Publisher funding and business model
No source-backed funding or business-model summary is available in this profile yet.
The organization’s complete current funding mix and revenue are not established here. App payments, donations and capital raised describe different things; they do not determine an ethical assessment.
Organization profile and funding sourcesStore facts checked 25 October 2026 (version 7.3.0). Ratings are not downloads or active users. App-specific revenue and active users have not been verified; see the organization profile for separately scoped figures.
Store reviews
Store reviews offer useful questions to investigate. These retrieved samples are self-selected, vary by platform and do not establish the experience of every user.
Illustrative reading
Orthodox resources are valued; a selected critical account objects to pricing rather than proving deception.
Based on 2 selected review excerpts, which may be historical; not a full thematic analysis. Review source
Review samples, reading and sources
- Google PlayEnglish / US requested
50 written reviews within the 180 days ending 25 October 2026.
4–5 stars: 453 stars: 11–2 stars: 4
View Google Play listing- Google PlayGerman / DE requested
3 written reviews within the 180 days ending 25 October 2026.
4–5 stars: 33 stars: 01–2 stars: 0
Small sample: fewer than 20 recent reviews.
View Google Play listing- Apple App StorePublic review page · default order
10 selected excerpts returned; these may be older and are not a recent or random sample.
Returned dates: 14 May 2025 – 11 September 2026.
View Apple reviews
Collected 28 October 2026. Up to 50 newest Play reviews per requested language/storefront before the date filter. Requested locale does not establish residence; streams may overlap and must not be added together. Star counts describe ratings, not text sentiment or ethical quality. Methods and limitations.
App Store screenshots
View the store listingPublisher-supplied images from the US App Store, checked 25 October 2026. Promotional artwork may include captions or composites; it shows how the publisher presents the app.
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Review notes
Reviewed, not yet placed
Evidence was gathered for these areas, but it does not yet support placing a choice on the frame.
Money and access
The Unlimited Access offer has a Free Trial Enabled switch on and preselects a 3-day free trial, then USD8.99 every 6 months, alongside USD19.99/year and USD4.99/month plans. No option or trial action was taken.
Still to check:Activate an approved Apple in-app trial only with owner authentication; record entitlement, cancellation and expiring state. Distinguish the displayed quote from the Apple confirmation sheet and from actual charges.
Not reviewed yet: Attention and agency, Truth and spiritual authority, Privacy and dignity, Formation and relationships, Care and inclusion, Craft and repair, Stewardship and accountability.
The ten principle questions For your own design review
These questions guide discernment; they are not ten scores for this app.
- Keep the Word distinct, and teach it truly
- Can a reader always tell Scripture from our words, and our words from a machine’s?
- Never speak for God
- Would we put our own name under this sentence, or are we borrowing God’s?
- Design for the most vulnerable first
- Who is the most vulnerable person likely to use this today, and what will they see?
- Welcome before you ask, and guard what is told in confidence
- If a friend read everything we keep about this person, would the person be glad?
- Feed the flock, not on it
- Does this serve growth in faith, or only the usage numbers?
- Make room for rest, and say when it is enough
- Where does our product stop, and does it ever tell someone they have done enough?
- Send people to God and to one another
- When someone closes what we built, are they closer to God and to other people?
- Plant and water; leave the growth to God
- What would we stop measuring if we believed growth is God’s?
- Make it well, as an offering
- Would we offer this to God as it is, and could the person with the least sight, time or reading ease use it?
- Hold it with joy and trembling, before God and others
- Who outside the team holds us to account, and who prays for the people who use this?
Use this in your own work
Start with the observed choice, then ask how your own implementation serves people. The evidence is a design example, rather than an app-wide recommendation.