Purify: Orthodox Hub
Orthodox prayer and Scripture
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Purify: Orthodox Prayer & Study Library
Purify is an Eastern Orthodox prayer book, Bible reader, and study library, built to open like a traditional prayer book. The whole library is free and uncapped. No ads, no tracking, no account required.
THE DAILY LIFE
* Today at a glance: the day's saint, the fast, and the appointed readings in one place.
* Morning and evening prayers, the Hours, and the akathists.
* The complete prayer book and the Nicene Creed, with fast search.
* A digital prayer rope with a quiet haptic tick on every knot.
* The church calendar: every feast, every fast, and the countdown to Pascha. Old Calendar supported.
THE SCRIPTURES
* Verse by verse commentary from twenty four Church Fathers across twenty six books of the Bible. St. John Chrysostom on Matthew, John and the Epistles. St. Cyril of Alexandria on Luke and John. St. Gregory the Great on the whole of Job. St. Augustine on the Psalms and the Gospels.
* Every voice in the commentary is one the Orthodox Church venerates.
* Read the English beside the original Greek, word by word.
* Multi-passage search and lookup across the whole Bible.
THE LIBRARY
* More than 150 saints, with their lives, and the complete writings of those whose works survive in public domain.
* The Ecumenical Councils and the pre-Nicene councils in their own words.
* Doctrinal topics, theological studies, and the answers the Church gave to the heresies.
* Your reading position is kept for you, so you never lose your place in a long work.
TRUSTED TEXTS
Every text names its source. Translations are public-domain editions of the Fathers and the liturgical books, quoted verbatim. Nothing is paraphrased, and nothing is invented. Where a translator left a passage out, the page says so rather than quietly closing the gap.
PRIVACY
* Your notes, highlights and bookmarks stay on your device.
* Every part of the library opens without an account.
* Sign in only if you want your reading to follow you between devices.
* Delete your account at any time and it is erased from our servers.
PURIFY PLUS AND PURIFY PRO
The library stays free. An optional subscription adds notes, highlights and bookmarks that sync, custom collections and the Florilegium, and Immersive History. Purify Pro adds Studio Audio and EIKON member benefits.
Purify Plus: $4.99 per month, or $38.99 per year.
Purify Pro: $19.99 per month, or $199 per year.
Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation of purchase.
Purify is maintained by a small Eastern Orthodox community. The library is free and will stay free.
Terms of Use: https://purifyapp.net/terms
Privacy Policy: https://purifyapp.net/privacy
What's New in Version 1.3
Navigation & UI Improvements
- Added back buttons to 89 screens to fix navigation loops on mobile devices.
- Streamlined the main tab bar from seven tabs down to six for a cleaner layout.
- Moved account settings into the Discover library to maximize screen space.
- Fixed the Orthodox History section to correctly highlight the active tab.
Community & Moderation
- Added like and dislike interactions for community posts and replies.
- Kept dislike tallies hidden publicly to prevent pile-ons, routing them directly to moderation.
- Optimized count responsiveness to update instantly, even on slow network connections.
Content & Text Fixes
- Added St. Arsenius the Great to the library with his complete biography and sayings.
- Fixed a calendar bug that caused five saints to be listed twice on their feast days.
- Updated planned prayer placeholders to clearly show what content is coming next.
- Added the first half of Communion preparation prayers from the historical Hapgood Service Book.
- Cleaned up eight text scanning artifacts and typos across the library.
The developer, Edgar Augustin, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Edgar Augustin
- Size
- 608.6 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Guns or Other Weapons
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
Social Media
- Copyright
- © 2026 Purify Hub