1650 Split Leaf Psalter vs Westminster Reader
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.
Westminster Reader
Access and study the Westminster Standards offline, including the Confession of Faith and Catechisms. Features include chapter browsing, search, flashcards, reading plans, and customizable themes. Enjoy a focused reading experience with included KJV proof texts.
- Offline access to Westminster Standards
- Searchable KJV proof texts
- Study flashcards
- Customizable reading plans
- Adjustable font size and themes
- Bookmark passages
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Westminster Reader is a clean, focused reading app for the Westminster Standards — the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and the Westminster Larger Catechism — with full offline KJV proof texts included. (WCF, WSC, & WLC match the PCA/OPC versions.) Browse by chapter or question, search prooftexts, study flash cards, set up a reading plan, and bookmark passages for quick return. Adjust font size and choose your preferred reading theme for day or night.
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Verdict
1650 Split Leaf Psalter and Westminster Reader both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Westminster Reader's written reviews are positive against 84% of 1650 Split Leaf Psalter's. 1650 Split Leaf Psalter's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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
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 — 4.9 for 1650 Split Leaf Psalter against 5.0 for Westminster Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 1650 Split Leaf Psalter has 52 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of 1650 Split Leaf Psalter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Westminster Reader's.
1650 Split Leaf Psalter ships an update every 2 days, Westminster Reader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1650 Split Leaf Psalter | Westminster Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (52 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| 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 | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Romesh Prakashpalan | BENJAMIN DAVID RATLIFF |
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1650 Split Leaf Psalter
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In-app purchases
1650 Split Leaf Psalter
No in-app purchases
Westminster Reader
No in-app purchases
