Read Scripture vs Bible Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Read Scripture
This app guides users through a year-long Bible reading plan, enhanced by explanatory videos. It aims to help individuals discover the truth and beauty of God's Word through a curated experience.
- Year-long Bible reading plan
- Creative explanatory videos
- Book of the Bible explanations
- Gospel theological themes
- Tips for Bible reading
- Community or solo experience
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The goal of Read Scripture is that everyone would read the Bible for themselves and discover the truth and beauty of God’s Word. To this end, we are curating a year-long Bible reading plan and supplementing the reading with amazingly creative videos (produced by our friends at the Bible Project) that explain every book of the Bible, major theological themes of the gospel, and tips on how to read the Bible. We house all of this content in a beautifully designed app that is available to download in the App Store. We encourage you to experience Read Scripture in community but it is set up so that you can go through it on your own. Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Bible Companion
This app offers AI-powered Bible study tools, including verse summarization, application guidance, and original text breakdowns. It also features an AI Christian counselor for spiritual guidance and support.
- AI Bible verse summarization
- Application of scripture
- Creation of Bible studies
- Generation of worship songs
- Original text verse breakdown
- AI Christian counselor
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Bible Companion is the ultimate app for Bible study and Christian counseling. With this one app, you can read the Bible with AI assistance on your iOS device. Our AI tools can help you summarize, apply, create bible studies, generate worship songs, and break down specific verses into the original text. But that’s not all! Bible Companion also features an AI Christian counselor. We understand the importance of spiritual guidance, and are proud to provide our users with the opportunity to get that guidance right from their iOS device. Our AI Christian counselor is easy to use, and is there to help you find answers to your tough questions. Whether you’re looking for a deeper understanding of God’s word, or just need a listening ear, Bible Companion has you covered. Download now and join us on our mission to bring the Bible and spiritual guidance to everyone. Experience the power of Bible study and Christian counseling at your fingertips with Bible Companion!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bible Companion at every 2 days against Read Scripture's every 5 weeks. Bible Companion also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Read Scripture's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bible Companion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read Scripture has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Read Scripture ships an update every 5 weeks, Bible Companion every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read Scripture | Bible Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crazy Love Ministries | Sam Brewer |
Customer experience
Read Scripture
Bible Companion
Bugs and requests
Read Scripture
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos sometimes fail to load or play
- App crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Reading position not always saved correctly
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to highlight, take notes, and bookmark passages
- Incorporate audio narration of the Bible text
- Provide a dark mode option for easier reading
- Allow syncing of reading progress across devices
- Integrate more Bible Project theme videos
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- Add option to select different Bible translations
Bible Companion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Read Scripture
No in-app purchases
Bible Companion
No in-app purchases
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