Comparison

Read Scripture vs The Gospels App by AshtonTech

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Year-long Bible reading plan
  • Creative explanatory videos
  • Book of the Bible explanations
  • Gospel theological themes
  • Tips for Bible reading
  • Community or solo experience
Features
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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.

About

The Gospels App by AshtonTech

Features
Read full description

There are many wonderful Bible apps out there, but where do I start? What if I am learning about Christianity for the first time? There's a lot of books and a lot of opinions on where a beginner inquiring into Christianity should start reading. This app focuses particularly on the Four Gospels of Jesus Christ; the first four books of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This is one way to start to learn about Christianity; the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I designed this app to be completely free of cost and free of advertisements. You can highlight and share passages, write notes, and leave a bookmark to come back to later. Even if you have 5 minutes a day to learn about Jesus, you can read one small chapter at a time to learn about Christ and why He is so important to the world. My prayer is that all people across the world read and learn about Jesus Christ and share what they have learned. “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12

Screenshots

Read Scripture4 screens
The Gospels App by AshtonTech4 screens

Verdict

The call

Read Scripture and The Gospels App by AshtonTech are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Read Scripture versus The Gospels App by AshtonTech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead ScriptureThe Gospels App by AshtonTech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrazy Love MinistriesAshton Shah

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

The Gospels App by AshtonTech

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Read Scripture

No in-app purchases

None

The Gospels App by AshtonTech

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read Scripture free?
Read Scripture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Gospels App by AshtonTech free?
The Gospels App by AshtonTech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Read Scripture or The Gospels App by AshtonTech have ads?
Neither Read Scripture nor The Gospels App by AshtonTech shows ads.

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