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iPray app now available for iPad and Android users
OKLAHOMA CITY – iPray, a mobile
phone and tablet application that provides users of the
traditional Book of Common Prayer a convenient and intuitive way
to read the daily prayers and Scripture of the church’s
liturgical calendar, is now available for iPad and Android
users.
Due to high demand and the success of the iPhone version that
launched last April, requests were made to create iPray for the
iPad and Android market. While there are no major functional
differences, the new iPad app will provide users with a
scrolling calendar on the top of the screen along with improved
graphics.
“We are excited to bring iPray into the Android market and
increase on-the-go access to the Book of Common Prayer with the
iPad version,” said Rev. Patrick Bright, rector at All Souls’
Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City. “We have had overwhelmingly
positive reviews of the app and hope to continue making
improvements to increase the ease in which people can access the
appointed lessons of Scripture, psalms and prayers for a
particular day.”
The app costs $1.99 for both iPhone and Android users, and was
developed by Phase2 Interactive of Oklahoma City. The app is
available through the iTunes Store and Android Market.
iPray is modeled after the Church of England’s 1662 Book of
Common Prayer and based on the ancient practice of the Church as
refined by the English Reformation.
iPray presents the Scripture readings and the appropriate daily
prayers referenced in the Book of Common Prayer in one easy to
use format according to the traditional liturgical calendar of
seasons, feast days and commemorations of the saints. In the
course of praying these daily offices through the medium of this
app, one enters into the honored tradition of the sanctification
of time in prayer and the spiritual digestion of God’s word
written.
iPray is not alone when it comes to expanding their presence for
mobile apps. Over the last two years, mobile apps have exploded
onto the scene with many religious organizations looking for
creative ways to bring their missions into the palms of people’s
hands.
“We have seen not only an increase in the demand for
religious-based apps over the last two years, but an increase in
app requests overall,” said Colbey Chittenden, Phase2Interactive
director of robotics. “People are learning just how much we can
do with an app and are constantly looking for creative ways to
get into the market.”