Comparison

Bible Discovery vs Rotherham Emphasized Bible

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

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About

Bible Discovery

This app offers in-depth Bible study tools, allowing users to explore original meanings, analyze word occurrences, and cross-reference verses. It provides features like dictionaries, a word occurrence analyzer, and cross-reference systems to deepen understanding of biblical texts.

Highlights
  • Dictionary lookup for original meanings
  • Word occurrence analyzer
  • Cross-reference system
  • Offline Bible study
  • Customizable notes and bookmarks
  • Search with wildcards
Features
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Study the Bible in depth – not only for specialists! Bible-Discovery is a comprehensive Bible study application for anyone who wants to go beyond superficial reading. It is ideal for those who want to understand the original meaning of the Scriptures in a clear and practical way. English Christian books are waiting for you here too: biographies, sermons, healing stories, and daily readings, if you are looking for an answer to your faith’s questions today. The true riches of the Bible lie beneath the surface. With Bible-Discovery, you can explore the biblical text in depth using Greek and Hebrew dictionaries, along with Strong’s numbers, which help reveal the original meaning of words and their nuances. The application includes several English Bible translations with integrated Strong’s numbers: "English Standard Version with Strong’s Numbers (ESV)" "Bible in Basic English (1949/1964) with Strongs and Morphology (BBE)" "American King James Version with Strongs and Morphology (AKJV)" "American Standard Version (1901) with Strong's numbers (ASV)" "Darby Bible (1889) with Strong's numbers (Darby)" "King James Version (1769) with Strongs Numbers and Morphology (KJV)" "Revised Webster Version (1833) with Strong's numbers (RWebster)" "New American Standard Bible with Strong's Numbers (NASB+)" Deepen your study with the complete Matthew Henry Bible Commentary in English, providing verse-by-verse explanations of the entire Bible. With the word search and analysis tool, you can quickly search for biblical terms, analyze frequencies, study Strong’s numbers, and organize your results. Save time and study more efficiently. Cross-reference systems help you find related verses by topic, making it easier to understand the biblical context without long searches. Parallel reading allows you to compare different Bible translations side by side, helping you better understand the text and its variations. Explore integrated biblical maps and view historical locations directly while reading the Bible. The app includes around 1000 biblical and historical locations. Christian books alongside the Bible They are here so you can find an answer to what you are looking for. Healing and the return of Christ Aimee Semple McPherson: Divine Healing Sermons. Hold on to healing by faith even when the symptoms return. The Second Coming of Christ asks you to see your days in the light of Christ’s return. When the road runs out Aimee Semple McPherson: In the Service of the King shows how to go on after loss and a famous kidnapping. Revival up close The Journal of the Rev. John Wesley shows that behind revival there is doubt, failure, and an honest turning point. Prayer, money, humility D. L. Moody: Prevailing Prayer and Secret Power. If your prayer has stalled, see what may block an answer, and where strength comes from when enthusiasm runs out. Andrew Murray: Humility and Money. They set your heart and your money before you. Service and today F. B. Meyer: John the Baptist. Let your service point to Christ. A. B. Simpson: Days of Heaven Upon Earth. A short thought for every morning. Bible-Discovery – study the Bible, and read English books alongside it that speak to your questions today. Keywords: Bible study, Bible with Strong’s, Bible dictionary, biblical Greek, biblical Hebrew, Bible commentary, offline Bible, word analysis, cross references, parallel reading, Christian books, prayer, revival English Bible translations without Strong numbers: A Conservative Version (ACV) Bible in Worldwide English (BWE) Jewish Publication Society Old Testament (JPS) The Lexham English Bible (LEB) New English Translation - NET Bible with full notes (NET) William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530) (Tyndale) Updated King James Version (UKJV) Young's Literal Translation (1898) (YLT)

About

Rotherham Emphasized Bible

This app offers a unique Bible translation that helps readers understand original Greek and Hebrew contexts. It features a user-friendly interface, daily verses, topical scriptures, and study tools like bookmarks and notes. Back-up options are also available.

Highlights
  • Emphasized Bible translation
  • Greek and Hebrew context insights
  • User-friendly interface
  • Daily Bible verses
  • Topical scripture search
  • Bookmarks, notes, and highlights
  • Data backup functionality
Features
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Are you looking for a good emphasised Bible for your iPhone, iPad or iPad. Then you are in the right place. Reading the Word of God is vital and basic to our daily Christian walk. It is the food for our soul and the shield that protects and guards our mind and heart against the works of the flesh and of the devil. God’s Word is the Father’s love letter to all His children revealing His promises, His will and the keys to the Kingdom of God. Therefore, it is very important that as Christians, we should read God’s Word daily and meditate on it day and night and EBR Bible App is a must have on your cellphone or gadget. The Emphasized Bible (EBR) is one of the versions that you should acquire on your gadget for God’s Word daily. Created by Joseph Bryan Rotherham, the EBR is one of the unique translations of the Bible helping the readers parallel God’s Word in Greek and Hebrew contexts which were lost in the translations. This is beneficial for students of the Word who would like to study God’s Word deeper in line with the original Greek and Hebrew meanings and language. Some of the features of the EBR Bible App include: • A user friendly interface which is easy to select and find Old and New Testament books, chapters and verses. There are also options for full-screen and night mode. You can select full screen for easy reading and night mode which is best to use when reading the Scriptures during night time. • EBR Bible app also includes daily bible verses to encourage and feed you of God’s Word. You can also opt to share the bible verse for the day to share the Word of God to your family and friends in Facebook, Gmail, Message Text, etc. • There are also Topical bible verses for you to easily find Scriptures pertaining to the topic you desire to know such as Hope, Love, Peace, Praise, Adversity, Comfort, Time, and more. • You can also organize your study of God’s Word through bookmarks, notes and highlights. You can see all the list of your notes, highlighted and bookmarked Scriptures in separate categories which makes it easier for you to back track your selected Scriptures. • You also don’t need to worry about your app settings, notes, highlighted and bookmarked Scriptures, because the EBR Bible App has the option to create a back-up file of your data in your phone or SD card memory. Moreover, the EBR Bible App can also be optimized on bigger screen resolution which is beneficial for those who want to read on bigger screen. Download the EBR Bible App now and be filled with the Holy Spirit through the Word of God daily.

Screenshots

Bible Discovery4 screens
Rotherham Emphasized Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rotherham Emphasized Bible at none against Bible Discovery's 10. Rotherham Emphasized Bible also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Bible Discovery's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (90% vs 60%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Bible Discovery sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Rotherham Emphasized Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Bible Discovery against 4.6 for Rotherham Emphasized Bible. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 85 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Bible Discovery's written reviews are positive against 60% of Rotherham Emphasized Bible's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Discovery ships an update every 3 weeks, Rotherham Emphasized Bible every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bible Discovery versus Rotherham Emphasized Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible DiscoveryRotherham Emphasized Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (90 ratings)4.6 (85 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings90 — better85
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSQL Uniform Kft.Watchdis Group B.V

Customer experience

Bible Discovery

All ratings90 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.6%

Rotherham Emphasized Bible

All ratings61 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bible Discovery

One-time10
  • Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (A.Clarke)$5.99
  • John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible (J.Gill)$5.99
  • New English Translation - NET Bible with full notes$6.99
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  • Program extension for iOS$7.99
  • English Standard Version (ESV)$9.99
  • Cross Reference System module$10.99
  • Commentary package discount$11.99
  • Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)$14.99
  • NASB with Strong's Numbers$21.99
  • 4 modul csomag kedvezmény$32.99
None

Rotherham Emphasized Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bible Discovery free?
Bible Discovery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rotherham Emphasized Bible free?
Rotherham Emphasized Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bible Discovery or Rotherham Emphasized Bible?
Rotherham Emphasized Bible is rated higher. Bible Discovery averages 4.6 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Rotherham Emphasized Bible averages 4.6 from 85 ratings.
Do Bible Discovery or Rotherham Emphasized Bible have ads?
Rotherham Emphasized Bible shows ads; Bible Discovery does not.
Which is updated more often, Bible Discovery or Rotherham Emphasized Bible?
Bible Discovery ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rotherham Emphasized Bible every 4 months. Most recently, Bible Discovery was updated on November 2, 2026 and Rotherham Emphasized Bible on November 2, 2026.

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