Athmaraksha vs TheSinging.Bible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Athmaraksha
Access a comprehensive collection of Catholic resources in Malayalam and English. Explore audio Bibles, catechism, saint biographies, devotional songs, sermons, and prayer guides. This app is designed for Malayalee Catholics worldwide, offering spiritual enrichment for daily life.
- Malayalam POC Audio Bible with Text
- Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Catholic Saints life and importance
- Malayalam Christian Devotional Songs
- Theme-wise audio for Word of God and Sermons
- Audio for Japamala, Novena, and Way of the Cross
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Athmaraksha app developed by Kerala Catholic Media, USA for Malayalees around the world. ------------------------------------------------------------- Features ------------------------------------------------------------- * Malayalam POC Audio Bible with Text. * Catechism of the catholic church * English Bible Reading * Marian Apparitions. * Catholic Saints life and their importance. * Malayalam Christian Devotional songs category wise * Word of God theme-wise audio * Sermons video/audio theme-wise * Audio for Japamala, novena and way of the cross. * Play list, Favorite songs and audio for prayers. * Prayers reading category wise. This app is very useful at the time of driving, travelling, walking and doing any kind of other activities. For more information please visit: www.athmaraksha.org
TheSinging.Bible
Experience the Bible through music with every chapter sung word-for-word in various styles and voices. Listen offline, read along, and enjoy continuous playback with features like sleep timers and shuffle.
- 16 musical styles
- Male and female voices
- English and Spanish audio
- Offline listening
- Read along text
- Continuous playback
- Sleep timer
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TheSinging.Bible (say "The Singing Dot Bible") lets you experience God's Word through music: every chapter of the Bible, Genesis to Revelation, sung word for word, with the words on screen. CHOOSE HOW YOU LISTEN • More than 20 music styles: Praise, Gospel, Country, Jazz, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B/Soul, Latin, Contemporary Pop, Hard Rock, Barbershop Quartet, Sea Shanty, Adult Choir, Children's Choir, Choir of Angels, Gregorian Echoes, Dramatic/Opera, Calming/Lullaby, African Dance, and two Spanish-language styles • Male and female voices in every style • English and Spanish (La Biblia cantada en español: Reina-Valera 1909) • More than 50,000 chapter-length recordings and thousands of hours of music, with new styles added regularly READ ALONG AS IT'S SUNG • The words follow the singing, verse by verse, in Scroll, Chapter or Verse view • Tap any verse to start there; make the text larger or fill the screen • English: the Singing Bible Edition, based on the Berean Standard Bible. Spanish: Reina-Valera 1909 MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Plays on with the screen locked, in the car, on a walk, while you work • Lock-screen and headphone controls • Chapters play continuously, book after book • Listening Plans: guided journeys through the Psalms, the Gospels and more, with daily streaks • Favorites: keep the songs and styles you love one tap away • Playback speed, sleep timer, loop a chapter, shuffle, and pick up where you left off • A Song of the Day by email, if you like • Share any chapter with a link OFFLINE LISTENING — FREE DURING OUR LAUNCH • Save chapters or whole books and listen anywhere, with no signal • Everyone who installs during the launch keeps offline listening free through December 31, 2026 Everything you can hear on thesinging.bible is free in the app too. Our purpose is simple: to help people experience, enjoy, remember, and engage with God's Word through music. "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you..." — Colossians 3:16
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TheSinging.Bible at every 2 days against Athmaraksha's every 3 weeks. TheSinging.Bible also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and chart position (#155 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
TheSinging.Bible holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 170 and 70 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Athmaraksha's written reviews are positive against 100% of TheSinging.Bible's.
Athmaraksha ships an update every 3 weeks, TheSinging.Bible every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Athmaraksha | TheSinging.Bible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (170 ratings) | 5.0 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 170 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #155 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Thomas | TheSinging.Bible, LLC. |
Customer experience
Athmaraksha
TheSinging.Bible
Bugs and requests
Athmaraksha
Reported bugs
11 issues- App is stuck
- App not working
- Audio bible not playing verses in order
- Online songs (Malayalam) not playing
- Selected song will not play
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- Not working on iPhone 6s Plus
- Tracks not playing in order
- Consuming more battery
- Background activity
- Delay in getting internal content
- Bug issues
Requested features
10 requests- Color pages as read
- Copy favorite lines for posting
- Customizable audio speed
- 100 days New Testament reading plan
- Skip tracks using steering wheel controls
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- Add Chromecast integration
- Audio for English version of the bible
- Fix bugs with online songs (Malayalam)
- Fix audio bible order issues
- Fix playback issues on iPhone 6s Plus
TheSinging.Bible
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Athmaraksha
No in-app purchases
TheSinging.Bible
No in-app purchases
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