Candle — Orthodox Companion
Prayer Book, Bible, Calendar
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Candle is a quiet place for your spiritual life — an Orthodox Christian companion for every day.
PRAYER BOOK
Morning and evening prayers, prayers before Holy Communion, and a personal prayer rule assembled for you with the help of AI. Read at your own pace with a timer, or listen.
BIBLE
The complete Bible in the World English Bible translation — with search, bookmarks, notes, reading progress and a daily Gospel reading. Russian Synodal and Church Slavonic translations are also included.
ORTHODOX ASSISTANT
Ask questions about faith, feasts, fasting and the spiritual life. Answers are grounded in Orthodox teaching and the church calendar — with exact dates of feasts and fasts.
ORTHODOX CALENDAR
Feasts, fasts and saints' days at a glance, following the Russian Orthodox (Julian) calendar.
YOUR PATH
Daily spiritual practices and habits, a mood journal, streaks and gentle reminders that help prayer become a rhythm of life.
AUDIO
Orthodox chants and sung prayers from the choir of the Valaam Monastery.
Candle is completely free: no ads, no subscriptions. Your journal and personal data stay on your device.
Ratings & Reviews
What's new:
• Home screen widgets — verse and prayer of the day, church day. On iPhone: three styles and a lock screen widget. The verse changes daily or hourly, as you choose.
• Move to a new phone — entries, prayers, habits and settings move over with a QR code in a minute, no account needed.
• Your own prayer order — move prayers up and down in your prayer rule and in Saved.
• Habits on a schedule — every other day or every 3 days.
• Memorial dates — name days and dates of repose with reminders.
• Almost 40 fixes from your reviews.
Thank you for your reviews — this update is built on them.
The developer, Roman Suzdalcev, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Roman Suzdalcev
- Size
- 152.1 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Russian
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Suzdaltsev R.O.