Verses for Life vs Scripture Helps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Verses for Life
Memorize Bible verses with this topical tool. It offers verse packs like the Topical Memory System and Prayer, along with a quiz feature for practice. Improve your understanding of scripture through focused memorization.
- Topical verse memorization
- Verse packs (Topical Memory System, Roman Road, Prayer)
- Verse Quiz with show/hide
- Scripture understanding improvement
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Verses for Life is a topical Bible verse memorization tool. It contains packs of verses including the Topical Memory System for you to memorize verses and improve your understanding of scripture. The Verse Quiz feature lets you practice verses one-at-a-time with the familiar show/hide functionality. Included verse packs: Topical Memory System (A to E) and custom Life Packs for Roman Road and Prayer.
Scripture Helps
Explore Bible scriptures related to over 210 topics. Discover God's plan of salvation and find relevant verses for personal faith or assisting others. Available on iPhone and iPad.
- 210+ topic-based scripture searches
- Detailed scripture views
- Gospel tab for salvation plan
- Personal faith guidance
- Assistance for others' faith journey
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Using your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, discover Bible Scriptures that relate to 220+ assorted topics. Select a topic of interest from the main topics list and you will be presented with a detail view showing Scriptures from the Bible that relate to your choice. There is also a "Gospel" tab that presents God's plan of salvation for those who are interested individually or who want a guide for assisting others to come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scripture Helps at 4.7 against Verses for Life's 4.5. Verses for Life's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Scripture Helps holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Verses for Life's written reviews are positive against 93% of Scripture Helps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Verses for Life ships an update every 4 months, Scripture Helps every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Verses for Life | Scripture Helps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (26 ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Calvin Freitas | Doug Miannay |
Customer experience
Verses for Life
Scripture Helps
In-app purchases
Verses for Life
No in-app purchases
Scripture Helps
No in-app purchases
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