Comparison

Grace Gems Devotionals vs Read & Remember the Bible

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

Head to head
About

Grace Gems Devotionals

Access a vast collection of timeless devotional writings from renowned authors. Receive daily notifications for new posts and easily find content categorized by topic. This app aims to challenge, console, and encourage Christian pilgrims on their spiritual journey.

Highlights
  • Extensive collection of devotional writings
  • Timeless authors included
  • Daily new devotional notifications
  • Devotionals categorized by topic
  • Displays latest 4 devotionals on main screen
Features
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This devotional app contains the excellent collection of devotional writings from gracegems.org. These choice writings range from many timeless authors such as C.H. Spurgeon, A.W. Pink, John Newton, Martin Luther, Octavius Winslow, George Everard and many more! Receive daily notifications when new devotionals are posted! The complete database of "Gems" have been categorized by topic for quick reference and the main app screen displays the latest 4 "Gems", so you can easily catch up! "Our desire is that the Holy Spirit, who is the Divine Revealer and Interpreter of Christ and His truth, may impart to your hearts a sober, spiritual and sanctifying receptivity of His Word — abasing self, and exalting Christ! Our intention is to unfold and illustrate the Lord Jesus Christ in the relation in which He stands to His people — to unveil His glory, beauty, and fullness — to define the close bond of union that unites to Him all His people — and to bring you into a more personal realization of what Christ is to you, and of what you are to Christ." (Octavius Winslow) Our objective is to set before the Christian pilgrim some reflections which may prove challenging, consolatory and encouraging — as he journeys up from this bleak, arid, wilderness world, leaning on his Beloved. May God's blessing attend our humble effort to minister comfort to the downcast, strength to the weak, and courage to those who have set their faces towards their glorious eternal home.

About

Read & Remember the Bible

This app guides users beyond daily Bible reading, focusing on understanding, retention, and application. It offers daily reading plans with recaps, thematic summaries, and reflection prompts to deepen comprehension and connection with scripture.

Highlights
  • Daily Bible reading plans
  • Scripture recaps and summaries
  • Thematic connections
  • Reflection prompts
  • Commentary insights
  • Hymn connections
  • In-depth learning section
Features
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Read & Remember the Bible is designed to help you do more than finish your daily Bible reading. It helps you understand what you read, remember it, see how Scripture connects, and carry God’s Word with you throughout the day. Follow a simple three reading daily plan through Scripture. Before you read, short recaps help you understand where you are and what to watch for. After you read, Remember brings the day’s passages together around a central theme and helps you see how they connect. Go Deeper helps you slow down and consider what the day’s Scripture is showing you. Quick Recall separately helps you remember what you actually read through simple questions and answers. You can also read insights from Matthew Henry and John Gill, carry one central truth into your day, respond personally to what you have read, and discover a hymn connected to the day’s Scripture. The Learn section gives you a place to continue learning beyond the daily reading plan, with studies designed to help you understand Scripture, see Christ throughout the Bible, know its books and story, and apply biblical truth to everyday life. Read the Word. Remember what you read. Carry it with you.

Screenshots

Grace Gems Devotionals3 screens
Read & Remember the Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Read & Remember the Bible at weekly against Grace Gems Devotionals's every 3 months. Grace Gems Devotionals's advantage is ratings volume (207 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Grace Gems Devotionals against 5.0 for Read & Remember the Bible. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grace Gems Devotionals has 207 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grace Gems Devotionals ships an update every 3 months, Read & Remember the Bible weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grace Gems Devotionals versus Read & Remember the Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrace Gems DevotionalsRead & Remember the Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (207 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings207 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB257 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMaranatha TechnologiesBENJAMIN WILLIAM TAPARAUSKAS

Customer experience

Grace Gems Devotionals

All ratings207 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

Read & Remember the Bible

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Grace Gems Devotionals

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No longer supported / unable to connect to server
  • Won't open / error loading notification
  • Jittery scrolling

Requested features

3 requests
  • Random gems section
  • Archive option to scroll through past gems
  • Update for newer iPhone models (e.g., iPhone X)

Read & Remember the Bible

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Grace Gems Devotionals

No in-app purchases

None

Read & Remember the Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grace Gems Devotionals free?
Grace Gems Devotionals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read & Remember the Bible free?
Read & Remember the Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grace Gems Devotionals or Read & Remember the Bible?
Read & Remember the Bible is rated higher. Grace Gems Devotionals averages 4.9 out of 5 from 207 ratings, while Read & Remember the Bible averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Grace Gems Devotionals or Read & Remember the Bible have ads?
Neither Grace Gems Devotionals nor Read & Remember the Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grace Gems Devotionals or Read & Remember the Bible?
Grace Gems Devotionals ships an update every 3 months, and Read & Remember the Bible weekly. Most recently, Grace Gems Devotionals was updated on November 2, 2026 and Read & Remember the Bible on November 10, 2026.

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