Footsteps vs Enduring Word Commentary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Footsteps
Easily log your progress through Bible readings. Track your advancement with a percentage dashboard and revisit favorite chapters. Features popular verses, notes sections, and a date selection tool for completed chapters.
- Bible chapter progress logging
- Percentage dashboard (Overall, OT, NT)
- Notes and favoriting for chapters
- Date selection for completed chapters
- Popular verses included
- iCloud compatible
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Relax, let Footsteps track your journey through the Bible. Simply click on a completed chapter and Footsteps will catalog your advancement. View your progression in the percentage bar. May Footsteps guide you closer to Him. Within the App: Popular verses from every book of the Bible Percentage Dashboard with Overall, Old Testament, and New Testament percentages Includes notes sections and a favoriting option for each chapter Provides a date selection tool to select previous dates of completed chapters Soothing graphics Feedback and sharing options iCloud compatible iPhone and iPad Compatibility Support for Dark Mode Search for books and notes
Enduring Word Commentary
Access a comprehensive Bible commentary from Genesis to Revelation, incorporating historical theologians for deeper understanding. This free resource is available in multiple languages and can be used online or offline, with options to bookmark and share passages.
- Full Bible commentary (Genesis to Revelation)
- Incorporates historical theologians
- Available in multiple languages
- Online and offline access
- Bookmark and share passages
- No sign-in required
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Enduring Word promotes the work of Christian discipleship and evangelism worldwide. Bible teachers, pastors, and everyday Christians around the world find David Guzik’s Enduring Word Commentary helpful for themselves and for those they share it with. The commentary incorporates many historical theologians like Spurgeon adding depth and clarity to the study. Always free, no subscriptions, no sign-in required. The Enduring Word Commentary app provides access to the entire commentary - from Genesis to Revelation in multiple languages. Available on most mobile devices, the app can be used online or downloaded for offline use. Meaningful passages can be bookmarked and shared with others. Watch the tutorial to get started. Blessings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Enduring Word Commentary at Free against Footsteps's $0.99. Enduring Word Commentary also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Enduring Word Commentary is free to download; Footsteps costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Enduring Word Commentary holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Enduring Word Commentary has 703 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Footsteps's written reviews are positive against 84% of Enduring Word Commentary's.
Footsteps ships an update every 5 months, Enduring Word Commentary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Footsteps | Enduring Word Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (22 ratings) | 4.7 (703 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 703 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #116 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ben McGee | Enduring Word |
Customer experience
Footsteps
Enduring Word Commentary
Bugs and requests
Footsteps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Enduring Word Commentary
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch or during use
- Inability to get past language selection screen
- Certain books/chapters not populating
- Offline mode not working as expected
Requested features
6 requests- Highlighting and note-taking capabilities
- Offline mode for use without internet
- Dark mode for easier night reading
- Bookmarking and saving progress
- Audio commentary integration
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- Cross-device syncing and account system
In-app purchases
Footsteps
No in-app purchases
Enduring Word Commentary
No in-app purchases
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