1650 Split Leaf Psalter vs Reformed Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1650 Split Leaf Psalter
Access the complete text and music of the 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter. This digital edition integrates words and melodies, including tunes from the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Split Leaf Psalter, along with historical notes and prefaces.
- Complete text of 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter
- Integrated words and music
- Tunes from Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Split Leaf Psalter
- John Brown of Haddington's Notes
- Preface to the 1650 Psalter
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The Digital 1650 Psalter. This edition includes the ability to integrate the words and music together. Features: 1. The Complete Text of the 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter. 2. All of the tunes in the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Split Leaf Psalter. 3. John Brown of Haddington's Notes. 4. Preface to the 1650 Psalter.
Reformed Companion
Access a comprehensive collection of Reformed catechisms, confessions, and creeds. Includes Bible proof texts, a quiz feature for catechisms, and detailed explanations. Customize your experience with preferred texts, translations, and themes.
- Reformed catechisms, confessions, and creeds
- Bible proof texts (ESV/KJV)
- Catechism quiz feature
- Doctrines of Grace and Five Solas
- Contextual 'Learn more' buttons
- Customizable settings (themes, text size, Bible translation)
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The Reformed Companion app is your go-to source for your favorite Reformed catechisms, confessions, creeds, and more. The catechisms include proof texts from the ESV and KJV Bible translations, as well as a quiz feature to test your catechism knowledge. Catechisms: - Westminster Shorter Catechism - Westminster Larger Catechism - Heidelberg Catechism - Keach's Catechism - Catechism For Young Children - An Orthodox Catechism Confessions: - Westminster Confession - Belgic Confession - 1689 Baptist Confession - Canons of Dort - 39 Articles - Second Helvetic Confession Creeds: - Apostles' Creed - Nicene Creed - Athanasian Creed - Chalcedonian Definition The app also includes summary descriptions and proof texts for the Doctrines of Grace (Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints), as well as the Five Solas (Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Solus Christus, and Soli Deo Gloria). The catechisms and confessions have a "Learn more" button for each document to learn more about their context. The settings screen allows users to optimize their experiences with preferred starting catechisms, confessions, creeds, and Bible translation, as well as the theme mode (light/dark) and text size. If you enjoy Reformed theology, then this is the app for you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 1650 Split Leaf Psalter at every 2 days against Reformed Companion's every 2 months. 1650 Split Leaf Psalter also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Reformed Companion's advantage is review sentiment (98% vs 84%). 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 1650 Split Leaf Psalter against 4.9 for Reformed Companion. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 121 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of 1650 Split Leaf Psalter's written reviews are positive against 98% of Reformed Companion's.
1650 Split Leaf Psalter ships an update every 2 days, Reformed Companion every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1650 Split Leaf Psalter | Reformed Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (48 ratings) — better | 4.9 (121 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | 97.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Romesh Prakashpalan | Clayton Larson |
Customer experience
1650 Split Leaf Psalter
Reformed Companion
Bugs and requests
1650 Split Leaf Psalter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Reformed Companion
Reported bugs
3 issues- Error in q 99 point 2 proof text (Lev 19.1 instead of Lev 19.12)
- Athanasian and Nicene Creeds are switched
- Header not adjusting for notch on iPhone 12 Pro
Requested features
7 requests- Color palette selector
- Add 1788 American Westminster Confession
- Audio feature for listening while reading
- Include Scot's confession
- Add audio feature
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- Add copy option for text
- Header adjustment for notch on iPhone
In-app purchases
1650 Split Leaf Psalter
No in-app purchases
Reformed Companion
No in-app purchases
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