iPray BCP App Reviews

Deo gratias! This is a wonderful app for Anglicans who hold true to the BCP as the official prayer book of the Anglican Church. I love the scripture readings all lined up according to the Church Calendar, and that it is KJV. I am in communion with the Anglican Network in Canada. Thank you and God bless thee +

This app is one of those dusty gems that really needs to be picked up again and shined. No iPhone 5 support, frustrating bugs (dont partially swipe to the next page or you go right to the top!- not to mention no way to turn off swiping.), and a few other things. Beware before you buy. You are not likely to see this app get better.

Although some changes are necessary in presenting the printed page in an app, (remembering, of course, that provision must be made for American users, although I dont know why they would want to use the 1662 BCP rather than their own 1928 edition) there are a number of omissions and outright errors in the text of this app. Aside from minor errors such as spelling and punctuation, there are major errors and omissions which are inexplicable in an app purporting to offer the 1662 Offices and Psalter. 1. The first instance of the Lord’s Prayer in Morning and Evening Prayer is incorrect. It is not 1662, U.S. 1928, or Canada 1962. 2. The translation of the Venite is not 1662. 12. The creator of the app, although not the 1662 BCP, gives a rubric allowing the omission of the Venite on certain days. 3. The psalms are indeed Coverdale, but are the form in the Book of Psalms in the Bible, which includes such words as ‘selah’ that are omitted in the 1662 BCP Psalter. 4. The cantillation mark (the :) in the canticles and Psalms is treated as a colon, with no space before it; this is tedious when trying to read fluently. 5. The Proper Psalms for certain feasts are not given when they are appointed. 6. The form for the announcement of the Lessons is incorrect. 7. None of the alternate Lessons from the Lectionary are given. 8. Although the Athanasian Creed is mentioned in the rubric, it is not given on the days it is to be said. 9. The correct Collect of the Day does not appear in the First Evensong for Sundays and feasts, nor do the correct Lessons for the First Evensong of the feast. 10. The texts of several of the prayers ending the Offices differ from the 1662 versions; these errors are egregious. 11. The Prayer for Parliament is not printed, although two other prayers from the Prayers and Thanksgivings have been added. 12. The names of the weekdays in Lent are mostly incorrect; Wednesday to Saturday after the First Sunday in Lent should be called the SECOND Wednesday in Lent, etc., not the first. 13. The Litany is not provided, although, as it is appointed to be said after the third Collect at Morning Prayer on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, it would be more useful than the Prayers at Mid-day taken from the 1962 Canadian BCP. 14. The Collect of the Day (permissible in the Canadian BCP) is not given. Whatever this app is purported to be, it is not the Office, Lectionary, Psalter, or Kalendar of the 1662 BCP; rather, it is the creation of someone who is not familiar with either the texts involved, or with the rules governing the proper praying of the Office.

Like the app but found minor errors. Went to app support to report but found a nonfunctional website with a static blog post with random cut and paste text instead.

As a clergyman, priest, this traditional BCP App is a true help in helping me with reading the Offices. Daily if I am not at the parish and Christs altar. Dont change, please.

This app clearly had a lot of thought behind it. Love having this information easily with me at all times.

Thank you for making this app. It will be among my most used every day. Fabulous job. I love the art especially.

Seems to be missing prayers and collects. Otherwise, nicely done!

Ditto reviewer who noted prayers and collects seemed to be missing; also the appropriate antiphons and canticles. I have 79 version of BCP on computer, seems to be some discrepancies with daily readings. Like the idea, hope developer continues to improve the app

Great job. Psalter and scripture seamlessly worked into offices. Nice that you added the Thanksgiving for Morning and Evening offices. Charming compromise on Lords Prayer. Superb. Than you.

This is a GREAT app. Ive been looking for something like this for years. Good job! I hope to see a similar version someday when the new Ordinariate liturgy is finalized by Rome.

As a cradle Episcopalian, this app just makes me happy! :) The BCP is such an important part of my world, and to have such an easy-to-use version for my iPhone and iPad truly is a joy! Many thanks to those who took the time to develop this app!

The content is excellent and I like the organization of the offices. The only downside is that a large portion of the screen is used by the menu leaving a post-it sized area for the bcp text. If the menus were hidden it would allow more room for the text.

I love it when reviewers say they have been looking for an app for years...really, have apps even been around that long? This thing is too precious and anachronistic. This is simply trying to be cute by using old instead of best. I am a 28 BCP guy...and there were a lot of good reasons for that revision of this option they used in this app, so why use this version when there are ones whose scripture lessons have you reading more widely through the bible. There are simply better apps out their, this one isnt even iPad specific. As an Anglican priest I can tell you this is not the app you want to be using, and why pay when better is free.

Ive always loved BCP, but all that page turning/finding the days entries was distracting. Now I use it every day--this app lays out the days readings and prayers without any effort, so I can focus on praying instead of the mechanics.

This comprehensive app makes it so much easier to practice the historic and conservative Anglican daily office! The new update makes it handier in these ways: 1) split up the screens so there is less text to scroll down 2) allow screen to remain in last viewed place after turning it to landscape mode and back 3) fixed landscape view so it actually scrolls (need to use two finger swipe, which is a bit cumbersome) But still hoping for some more user friendly changes in the next update, such as: -a table of contents to access the whole BCP Keep up the good work!

The daily offices & ability to jump to a date are a nice feature, for updates it would also be nice to have a table of contents and occasional services as well (matrimony funeral etc.) on the app. for the price. Thanks for developing it.

There is a saying in Zen to the effect that every moment is the universe. One need not fly to far eastern spiritual practices in order to be present to oneself and to world around us. However, this wisdom is something we Christians share with other traditions. Anyway, what better way than the discipline of daily prayer is there for a Christian to consecrate time and grow closer to Christ? The beauty of the BCP transcends any difficulty one might have with the archaic yet elegant language used herein. The Spirit speaks peaceably through this liturgy of the word and prayer. My response is gratitude to the people who have made this available for the iPhone. Blessings!

Glad to see the iPad version; thanks! You all have given a great service to those of us who love classical Anglican cycles of prayer. The presentation is helpful in its layout and automatic selection of lessons. Thanks for your good work in this. I would be even happier with more options among the Anglican liturgies, and perhaps for Bible versions and lectionaries. Good work! Blessings, Geoff Chapman

I would like to see the app be able to detect the iPads orientation at start-up and change its orientation accordingly. The app always starts in portrait mode even when the iPad is in landscape mode, and it will only switch to landscape mode if the user moves the iPad to portrait mode and back again. Other than that, great app!