Tohitapu vs Open Bible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tohitapu
Access the Bible and other scriptures in the Tongan language. Features include chapter selection, favorite lists, word search, customizable display, and verse copying. The app offers an ad-free and purchase-free experience.
- Select any book and chapter
- Create favorite verse lists
- Search for words within scriptures
- Adjust typeface and font scaling
- Copy verses to other apps
- Verse formatting options
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Tohitapu – lea fakatonga The bible and other scripts in the Tongan (South Pacific) language. • select any book, optionally at any chapter • make a list of your own favourites • search for a word in any book • display in selected typefaces at any fontscaling • copy verses into any text app • start every verse on a new line or continue from the previous • no costly in-app purchases, no advertisements • available languages (interface): Tonga, English • can force use of Tongan language only, whatever settings
Open Bible
Access the complete Open Translation Bible (OTB) with a modern and clean interface. This resource offers a copyright-free version of the Bible, first released in July 2025.
- Complete Open Translation Bible (OTB)
- Modern reading experience
- Clean interface
- Copyright-free content
- Available for iPhone
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Open Bible brings you a modern, clean reading experience with the complete Open Translation Bible (OTB) - the first Bible released in July 2025 without copyright restrictions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Open Bible at Free against Tohitapu's $4.99. Open Bible also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Tohitapu's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On update cadence 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
Open Bible is free to download; Tohitapu costs $4.99 up front. Tohitapu sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Open Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tohitapu holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Tohitapu ships an update every 10 months, Open Bible every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tohitapu | Open Bible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tau'olunga komipiuta | CONRAD FRANCIS BATE |
Customer experience
Tohitapu
Open Bible
In-app purchases
Tohitapu
- New revised Thomas West bibleFree
- Tongan Moulton bibleFree
- Taulua bibleFree
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Open Bible
No in-app purchases
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