Coptic Readerv3.7
Released July 14, 2026Major
The latest major update delivered a strongly positive impact, evidenced by a +0.17 star rating increase. High user satisfaction with expanded liturgical content and improved iOS stability outweighed minor friction caused by increased UI density. The release successfully balanced deep content expansion with platform-specific performance gains.
What changed
- LocalizationAdded Arabic support for the Select Date/Time dialog
- UXFixed text wrapping and alignment in dialogs and Settings
- LocalizationAdded foundational support for future language packs by separating UI and document translations
- PerformanceImproved stability when rotating the app on iOS
- ContentCorrected and updated extensive Coptic, Arabic, and English praise texts and hymns
- ContentUpdated Hosanna Sunday and General Funeral content, insights, and Psalm references
- ContentUpdated Pascha readings across multiple hours and days in English, Arabic, and Coptic
- ContentCorrected Good Friday rites, litanies, and priest/people responses
- ContentUpdated Great Lent Katameros text and references for multiple weeks
- ContentAdded new Gregorian Liturgy Watos Aspasmos and St. Karas verses
Reception
Content
Expanded liturgical content and updated readings drove a +0.17 star rating increase across platforms.
Performance
Stability improvements on iOS contributed to a significant +0.26 rating delta on that platform.
UX
backfiredUsers report that dialog and settings adjustments resulted in increased layout density and reduced navigation speed.
How it played out
The latest update drove a positive rating shift of +0.17 stars, primarily fueled by high user satisfaction with expanded liturgical content and updated readings. While the majority of feedback remains positive, a small segment of users reports that the interface feels more crowded and less responsive compared to the previous version. Momentum appears stable as the app maintains high engagement across both platforms.
Marlvel takeaways
- Prioritize UI density adjustments in the next build to address user reports of crowded navigation menus.
- Maintain the current cadence of liturgical content updates as these drive the highest positive sentiment shifts.
- Monitor iOS stability metrics to ensure the recent gains in rating performance persist beyond the initial post-update window.
Original release notes
Added Arabic support for the Select Date/Time dialog Fixed text wrapping issue in Select Date/Time dialog Added foundational support for future language packs by separating UI, document, saint, and season translations; additional languages are not included yet Improved checkbox and arrow alignment in Settings Improved stability when rotating the app on iOS Corrected Coptic, Arabic, and English praise texts in Aripsaleen, the Ode, Koiahk Amen Alleluia, the Fourth Explanation, Holy Trinity, and the Adam Psali before the Second Hoos Updated Hosanna Sunday and General Funeral content: revised the Hosanna expositions and Sunday insights; corrected Vespers, Matins, and Liturgy Psalm references; and updated Acts 28:11-31, Hebrews 9:11-28, John 12:1-19, Matthew 21:1-17, Luke 19:29-48, Mark 11:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:1-25, and John 5:19-29 Updated Pascha readings in English, Arabic, and Coptic for the Sunday 9th and 11th Hours; all five Monday Eve and Tuesday Eve hours; the Monday 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 11th Hours; the Tuesday 1st Hour prophecies; and all five Wednesday Eve and Thursday Eve hours Corrected recurring Pascha prayers and conclusions, including the Pauline Epistle Introduction, Ethve Ti Anastasis verse, Gospel conclusions, Zephaniah prophecy introduction, I Ask You O Good One, Ke Eperto, O God Have Mercy, Psalm of David, Let Us Bow, Short Blessing, Bow Down Before the Holy Gospel, and Abba Shenouda homily conclusion Updated Arabic text in the Pascha doxologies, daytime and evening litanies, and repeated Lord Have Mercy responses Corrected Good Friday rites and text: the priest now begins the 6th- and 9th-Hour litanies and the people give the responses; corrected the 6th-Hour Agpeya litany, 9th-Hour Arabic text, the ending of Psalm 3 in the 12th Hour, and the priest's inaudible We Worship You, O Christ prayer Corrected Agpeya Psalm 45 in the 3rd Hour, Psalm 97, and Psalm 140 in the 12th Hour in Arabic, and corrected English text in the 1st-Hour morning prayer Corrected Holy Week and Resurrection hymns and readings, including Judas Who Has Broken the Law, the Resurrection Watos Psali, Asomen, Afrek Etve, Their Voice Went Forth/Ondos, the Hosanna Sunday melody titles, the Joyous Saturday doxology, the Coptic stone numbering in Revelation 21, and the Arabic Habakkuk reading for Joyous Saturday Updated Great Lent Katameros text and references for Tuesday-Frid…