The Best Orthodox Prayer Apps in 2026

What to look for in an Orthodox app

A genuinely Orthodox app should center the Jesus Prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner"), support praying it on a chotki, and follow the Orthodox calendar — feasts and fasts — rather than the Western one. Many apps that advertise "Orthodox" content are really Western apps with an Orthodox label.

Bosko — an interactive chotki and the Jesus Prayer

Bosko is unusual because it treats Orthodoxy as a first-class tradition rather than an afterthought. Choose Eastern Orthodox at setup and you get a digital chotki that counts the Jesus Prayer knot by knot, the Trisagion and "Lord, have mercy," the Orthodox calendar with its fasts, and an AI companion that answers from within the Orthodox tradition. It is available in Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, and 15 other languages, with a free tier that includes the chotki and daily prayer.

Other options

Beyond Bosko, most Orthodox apps are single-purpose: calendar apps that track feasts and fasts, plain prayer-book apps that reproduce the text of the daily prayers, and reading apps for the daily Scripture. They are useful and often free, but none combines an interactive prayer rope, the calendar, and guidance the way a modern app can. This is the emptiest corner of the faith-app world — which is exactly why it's worth choosing carefully.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an app for the Jesus Prayer?

Yes. Bosko includes a digital chotki (prayer rope) that guides and counts the Jesus Prayer, along with the Trisagion and other Orthodox prayers.

What is a chotki?

A chotki (also called a prayer rope or komboskini) is the Eastern Orthodox aid for praying the Jesus Prayer — traditionally one knot per repetition.

Do these apps follow the Orthodox calendar?

The Orthodox-first apps do. Bosko follows the Orthodox calendar with its feasts and fasts when you choose the Eastern Orthodox tradition.