# 1650 Split Leaf Psalter

> Reference

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1198280376](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1198280376)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1198280376`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Romesh Prakashpalan
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (55 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-15
- **First published:** 2017-01-27
- **Size:** 16 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1650-split-leaf-psalter/id1198280376)
- **Website:** [http://charisdevelopment.com](http://charisdevelopment.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://christcodeandkids.com/privacy-policy/](https://christcodeandkids.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Sing the Word of Christ in Worship! (Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 5:19). Music included.

The Digital 1650 Psalter. This edition includes the ability to integrate the words and music together.

Features:
1. The Complete Text of the 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter.
2. All of the tunes in the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Split Leaf Psalter.
3. John Brown of Haddington's Notes.
4. Preface to the 1650 Psalter.

## Rankings

- #165,330 — Overall

## Review summary

Users generally praise 1650 Split Leaf Psalter for its intuitive layout, wealth of content, diverse tunes per psalm, and helpful live recordings that aid congregational singing. Many cite strong offline access and a free, comprehensive resource including commentary. However, recurring complaints center on a recent redesign that many find harder to use, the loss of harmony and the ability to link or search by tune, and low-quality live recordings. Some users also request tempo controls and lyric highlighting to better match words to melodies.

### Pros

- Intuitive, easy-to-use layout.
- Rich content: multiple tunes per psalm with the ability to pair tunes to the lyrics, plus commentary.
- Live recordings help congregational singing and are easy to follow.
- Strong offline functionality for most features (live recordings require internet).
- Free and comprehensive resource for singing the Psalms.

### Cons

- Design update made the app harder to use.
- Loss of harmony and the ability to link favorite tunes or search by tune.
- Poor quality live recordings in some cases.
- Playback tempo issues: tunes can be slow; lack of tempo control/variation.
- Difficulty aligning lyrics with tunes; no lyrics highlighting.

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