Comparison

Filament Bible vs Foreword

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

Head to head
About

Filament Bible

Enhance your physical Bible with digital content. Scan any page to instantly access study notes, videos, audio, maps, and more, all connected to your reading.

Highlights
  • Scan print Bible pages for instant digital content
  • Access study notes, articles, and devotionals
  • Stream audio and watch informative videos
  • Explore interactive maps
  • Build daily reading habits with reading plans
Features
Currently charting
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This app is designed to work with Filament-enabled print Bibles. It is not a Bible app—it is a unique print + digital Bible experience. Filament enhances your print Bible with the powerful capabilities of your iPhone or iPad. You get the comfortable reading experience a print Bible can offer along with instant access to more meaningful content than you’ll find in any one study Bible or devotional Bible. Native digital content like streaming audio, informative videos, and interactive maps are directly connected to your Bible reading experience in a way never before possible! With your physical Bible open, use the Filament Bible app to simply scan the page you are reading with your device’s camera. Your iPhone or iPad recognizes the page and instantly connects you to content centered around that passage. You'll get access to in-depth study notes, profiles of key people mentioned on the page, articles about important themes, devotionals, streaming audio, videos, and interactive maps that will help you really get a feel for the world of the Bible. Filament also includes the opportunity to build your daily Bible reading habit with reading plans, designed to give you a simple list of the pages you need to read to keep on track with your Bible reading goals, whether it is to read through the entire Bible or just to get a sense for what the Bible says about a key topic. Our prayer is that Filament will be a faithful companion as you engage with God through the Bible!

About

Foreword

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Know more before page one. Search for a book by title or author, view its details, and explore available content warnings in plain words. Choose the topics you want to know about to personalize your experience. Foreword brings together reader-curated sources including Trigger Warning Database and Does the Dog Die. AI-assisted information is clearly identified where available, and readers can contribute community notes. No account is needed to search and view available notes. Adding community notes requires an account. Coverage varies by title. Missing notes do not guarantee that a topic is absent. Foreword provides information about books, not their full text. MEDIA CREDITS The Pride and Prejudice cover shown in our screenshots and preview is supplied by Open Library (cover 14348537; edition OL47044678M): https://openlibrary.org/books/OL47044678M Content notes shown for Pride and Prejudice are from Trigger Warning Database: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/2021/05/17/pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen/

Screenshots

Filament Bible4 screens
Foreword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Filament Bible at none against Foreword's 3. Filament Bible also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and chart position (#109 vs unranked). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Foreword sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Filament Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filament Bible ships an update every 3 weeks, Foreword every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Filament Bible versus Foreword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilament BibleForeword
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (431 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings431 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#109 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTyndale House PublishersChris Ritchhart

Bugs and requests

Filament Bible

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Camera not recognizing QR code or page numbers
  • App freezing or crashing on launch
  • Incorrect page number mapping
  • Sync issues causing loss of reading progress
  • Inconsistent performance across different devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to take notes and bookmark passages
  • Integrate full Bible text within the app
  • Improve reading experience with customizable text settings
  • Expand audio Bible and worship song options
  • Provide more personalized reading plans and devotionals

Foreword

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Filament Bible

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Foreword

One-time3
  • Coffee$1.99
  • Double Shot$4.99
  • Cover hosting for a month$9.99

Questions

Is Filament Bible free?
Filament Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Foreword free?
Foreword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Filament Bible or Foreword have ads?
Neither Filament Bible nor Foreword shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filament Bible or Foreword?
Filament Bible ships an update every 3 weeks, and Foreword every 3 months. Most recently, Filament Bible was updated on November 6, 2026 and Foreword on October 31, 2026.

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