PCA BCO vs The M'Cheyne Plan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PCA BCO
Access and search the Presbyterian Church in America's Book of Church Order with ease. Quickly navigate between sections and link directly to your Bible app for a seamless reference experience.
- Searchable Book of Church Order
- Quick navigation between sections
- Direct linking to Bible apps
- Simple user interface
- Offline access to content
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Quickly drill down or search the Presbyterian Church in America's (PCA) Book of Church Order through a simple app interface. Now you can drill down to the information you need quickly. Quickly jump to your Bible app from within the PCA BCO (supports Bible apps that implement the bible:// custom url such as the ESV Bible app). Quickly jump to other BCO sections using internal app hyperlinks. The BCO App is published by the Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, and the contents are copyright 2017©. All rights reserved.
The M'Cheyne Plan
This app provides a structured daily Bible reading schedule, guiding users through the New Testament and Psalms twice annually, and the Old Testament once. It allows for importing existing progress by selecting a start date.
- Daily Bible reading plan
- New Testament and Psalms twice yearly
- Old Testament once yearly
- Import progress by start date
- Approximately 4 readings per day
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The M'Cheyne Plan app helps guide readers through the New Testament and Psalms twice a year, and the Old Testament once. Import your progress by selecting your plan start date. 19th Century Scottish minister, Robert Murray M’Cheyne, (sometimes spelled McCheyne), developed a daily Bible reading plan for readers to work through the New Testament and Psalms twice a year, and the Old Testament once. There are approximately 4 reading selections per day in this plan. Contributions welcome at https://github.com/willswire/mcheyne
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Verdict
PCA BCO and The M'Cheyne Plan both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PCA BCO's written reviews are positive against 75% of The M'Cheyne Plan's. PCA BCO also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). The M'Cheyne Plan's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
PCA BCO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PCA BCO's written reviews are positive against 75% of The M'Cheyne Plan's.
PCA BCO ships an update every 7 months, The M'Cheyne Plan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PCA BCO | The M'Cheyne Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | 4.6 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skye Road Systems, Inc. | William Walker |
Customer experience
PCA BCO
The M'Cheyne Plan
In-app purchases
PCA BCO
No in-app purchases
The M'Cheyne Plan
No in-app purchases
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