# Orthodox Synaxarion

> Compilation of biographies of saints arranged by date used by Eastern Orthodox

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bstr.app1beta](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bstr.app1beta)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.bstr.app1beta`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zapp\_Dev
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 18,580
- **Rating:** 4.87 / 5 (145 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-13
- **First published:** 2020-11-07
- **Publisher country:** CA
- **Size:** 69 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bstr.app1beta)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://bstergio.wixsite.com/orthodoxsynaxarion](https://bstergio.wixsite.com/orthodoxsynaxarion)

## Description

Orthodox Synaxarion is an Android app designed to enrich your personal prayer life by providing a comprehensive Orthodox calendar. It features detailed lives of the saints, major feast days, saint icons, and hymns including Troparions and Kontakions, all accessible without an internet connection after installation.

Users can switch between the Julian (Old Calendar) and Revised Julian (New Calendar) in real time. The app includes a powerful search function to quickly find specific saints and feast days, a text-to-speech feature for daily readings, options to share biographies, and management of favorites for easy access. Compatible with Android 5.1 and above, it is a valuable spiritual tool for the faithful seeking daily inspiration and guidance.

## Rankings

- #446,336 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.bstr.app1beta.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Orthodox Synaxarion is highly praised for its comprehensive, spiritually enriching content and useful features like voice reading and easy navigation. It caters well to both new and practicing Orthodox users with offline access. Users appreciate the developer's responsiveness to technical issues. However, some users experienced voice reader malfunctions, app crashes, errors in saint biographies, and minor UI settings problems. Overall, it is considered one of the best resources for daily learning about saints with thoughtful updates and support.

### Pros

- Comprehensive and thorough content about the lives of saints, including many recent and worldwide saints.
- App is spiritually enriching and helpful for both inquirers and cradle Orthodox.
- Useful features such as voice reading and hidden gestures (swiping right) to navigate to the next saint.
- Good offline capabilities making it convenient for daily use.
- Prompt and helpful developer responses to bug fixes and user issues.

### Cons

- Voice reader feature stopped working for some users.
- App has occasional crashes or glitches, though these are addressed by developers.
- Inconsistencies or errors in some saint's biographies (e.g., mismatch in stories for October 8 saints).
- User interface setting for old calendar doesn’t stay fixed and reverts after reading.

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