Comparison

Bible Hub vs Ellie

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

Head to head
About

Bible Hub

Access the Bible Hub search engine and read Bibles offline. Explore commentaries, devotions, topics, and interlinear texts. Requires an internet connection for full functionality.

Highlights
  • Bible Hub search access
  • Offline Bible reader
  • Online Bibles
  • Commentaries
  • Devotions
  • Topics
  • Interlinear
Features
Currently charting
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Official Bible Hub app with quick access to the Bible Hub search, an offline Bible reader, online Bibles, commentaries, devotions, topics, interlinear, and much more. You will need an internet connection to use all the features of this app.

About

Ellie

This AI-powered system enhances Bible study and research through a structured knowledge graph. It allows for conversational exploration of scripture, cross-referencing, and personalized note-taking. Features include a built-in KJV Bible and voice interaction for a deeper understanding.

Highlights
  • Conversational scripture study
  • Proprietary Scripture Graph technology
  • Universal Memory for shared discoveries
  • Built-in King James Bible
  • Voice interaction for study
  • Cross-device data syncing
Features
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Ellie: Scripture Intelligence Ellie is more than an AI Bible chatbot. She is a Scripture intelligence system designed for serious Bible study, research, reading, and conversation. At the heart of Ellie is Arca™, our proprietary Scripture Graph technology. Arca connects Scripture across verses, chapters, cross-references, lexical data, morphology, geography, and broader biblical context — giving Ellie a structured foundation for deeper, context-aware Bible study. Study Scripture conversationally Ask questions naturally, explore difficult passages, compare related verses, trace themes across the Bible, and continue a study without losing your place. Powered by Arca™ Ellie can draw from a structured network of biblical information instead of relying only on ordinary AI responses. Arca helps Ellie examine Scripture in context, follow connections across the Bible, and support deeper research. Universal Memory Ellie can benefit from a growing body of reviewed Scripture research and discoveries. Approved findings can become part of Universal Memory, helping make future studies richer and more useful. Built-in KJV Bible Read the King James Bible directly inside Ellie. Navigate books and chapters, save bookmarks, create notes and highlights, and move naturally between reading Scripture and studying it with Ellie. Voice and Scripture reading Listen to Scripture and interact with Ellie through supported voice features for a more natural study experience. Sync your devices Ellie Sync securely transfers your private data directly between your devices using encrypted peer-to-peer connections. Move conversations, studies, notes, bookmarks, highlights, memories, preferences, and more between your Mac and iPhone. Choose to merge your data with what is already on the receiving device or replace the receiving device's local Ellie data with the transferred copy. Your studies stay with you Ellie supports private conversations, studies, notes, bookmarks, highlights, preferences, and personal memory features designed around your account and devices. Whether you are studying a single verse, researching a doctrine, tracing a biblical theme, preparing a lesson, or simply reading Scripture, Ellie is designed to help you go deeper. More than a chatbot. A Scripture intelligence system. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our Terms & Conditions: https://www.learnaboutGod.app/terms Powered by Arca™ Developed by EION Labs In partnership with learn about God™ Ministry

Screenshots

Bible Hub4 screens
Ellie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bible Hub at none against Ellie's 5. Bible Hub also leads on ratings volume (121K vs 1) and chart position (#129 vs unranked). Ellie's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 months). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Ellie sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bible Hub asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bible Hub against 5.0 for Ellie. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bible Hub has 121K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Hub ships an update every 10 months, Ellie every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Bible Hub versus Ellie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible HubEllie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (121K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings121K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn IsettEION Development, LLC

Customer experience

Bible Hub

All ratings118,891 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews581 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.1%

Ellie

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bible Hub

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App has not been working for a couple months
  • Everytime we try to bring it up it goes into download mode and it sits there spinning
  • Sometimes we get in sometimes we don't
  • The back button is not functioning
  • When a search topic is entered, New Testament results are listed by default, not the whole bible

Requested features

4 requests
  • Reading Chapter of the entire book
  • Dark mode option
  • Offline bibles - wished for
  • Dictionary section for the meanings of the tricky words

Ellie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bible Hub

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Ellie

Subscriptions2
  • Ellie Premium$4.991 Month
  • Ellie Premium+$14.991 Month
One-time3
  • Quick Boost$2.99
  • Study Boost$5.99
  • Deep Study Boost$9.99

Questions

Is Bible Hub free?
Bible Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ellie free?
Ellie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bible Hub or Ellie?
Ellie is rated higher. Bible Hub averages 4.9 out of 5 from 121K ratings, while Ellie averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bible Hub or Ellie have ads?
Neither Bible Hub nor Ellie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bible Hub or Ellie?
Bible Hub ships an update every 10 months, and Ellie every 2 days. Most recently, Bible Hub was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ellie on October 31, 2026.

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