Comparison

Refining Fire vs Sellah

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Refining Fire

This app delivers encouraging Bible verses to your device, with options to refresh for a new passage, save favorites, and set daily reminders. Explore the full chapter for deeper study on iPhone and enjoy on-the-go access with its Apple Watch companion.

Highlights
  • Encouraging Bible verses
  • Daily reminder notifications
  • Save favorite verses
  • Read full chapters (iPhone only)
  • Apple Watch app
  • Verse sharing
Features
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Refining Fire provides encouraging Bible verses when and where you need them. Hit "refresh" to display a new verse, add the current verse to your Favorites, or set up a daily reading reminder. Additionally, you may deepen your study by reading the full chapter for any scripture excerpt (iPhone only). Refining Fire for Apple Watch allows you to read, favorite, and refresh verses on the go without needing your phone. Features: - Apple Watch app - Daily reminder notifications - Favorites - Sharing - Hundreds of verses Refining Fire allows you to choose between the King James Version (KJV) and the English Standard Version (ESV).

About

Sellah

This app generates personalized prayers based on your feelings, incorporating Bible verses and offering lifelike narration. It supports various Christian traditions and allows sharing prayers as videos or images. Gentle reminders help you pause and connect.

Highlights
  • Personalized prayers for any mood
  • Bible verses woven into prayers
  • Daily Bible verse with sharing options
  • Support for Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, Pentecostal traditions
  • Lifelike voice narration
  • App-pausing gentle reminders
  • Shareable prayer videos and images
Features
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Sellah is a daily prayer app that writes a personal prayer just for you. Tell Sellah how your heart is, whether grateful, anxious, tired, or hopeful, and receive a prayer in your own tradition, woven with real Bible verses and read aloud in a calm, lifelike voice. • Personal prayers for any moment: morning, night, anxiety, gratitude, family, healing • Real Scripture woven naturally into every prayer, with the verse shown • A new daily Bible verse, beautifully designed to read and share • Five traditions: Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, Pentecostal, and just-the-Bible • Lifelike voices to listen and pray along • Gentle reminders that pause your distracting apps at the times you choose • Share prayers and verses as calming videos and images Whether you pray every day or are just beginning, Sellah helps you pause, breathe, and meet God in the middle of an ordinary day. Pray in English, Portuguese, or German. Sellah Pro unlocks unlimited personalized prayer voices, lifelike narration and more. Free to use every day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://sellah.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://sellah.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Refining Fire4 screens
Sellah4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Refining Fire at none against Sellah's 2. Refining Fire also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Sellah's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 15 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sellah sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Refining Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Refining Fire ships an update every 15 months, Sellah every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Refining Fire versus Sellah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefining FireSellah
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRebecca HansmeyerMelo Designer GmbH

Customer experience

Refining Fire

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sellah

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Refining Fire

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sellah

Subscriptions2
  • Sellah Pro - Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Sellah Pro - Annual14 Days trial$69.001 Year

Questions

Is Refining Fire free?
Refining Fire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sellah free?
Sellah is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Refining Fire or Sellah have ads?
Neither Refining Fire nor Sellah shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Refining Fire or Sellah?
Refining Fire ships an update every 15 months, and Sellah every 3 days. Most recently, Refining Fire was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sellah on October 31, 2026.

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