Daily Dose of Scripture vs Lifeway Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Dose of Scripture
This app offers daily, two-minute video lessons on Biblical Greek, covering grammar, syntax, and translation of New Testament verses. Access a library of past lessons and introductory lectures at your convenience.
- Daily two-minute video lessons
- Grammar, syntax, and translation focus
- New Testament verse analysis
- Video reminders
- Browseable archives
- Introductory lectures
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Daily Dose of Greek has grown into Daily Dose of Scripture. Continue learning Greek with the Daily Dose you already know, and explore Daily Dose lessons in Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin, and the Septuagint—all in one free app. Use Today to continue with the newest available lesson in every language you follow. Work through ordered Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic courses in Learn, browse expandable books and chapters, or search the lesson archive by passage or topic. Passage searches put lessons in chapter and verse order. Watch lessons in a clean video view, continue through an ordered playlist, and mark lessons complete with a tap. Read the associated passage when verified text is available, explore word details where provided, and share a lesson with others. Tools also includes Read & Listen, which opens the website Reader. An optional local reminder can let you know around your chosen time Monday through Saturday. No account is required, reminders are off until you enable them, and your preferences and completion marks remain on your device. Your most recent Today results and up to 20 recently opened lesson details remain available offline while cached. Videos and uncached content require an internet connection. Readers are not saved for offline use across app restarts.
Lifeway Reader
Access and study your Lifeway-purchased eBooks, including Bibles and devotionals. Annotate content with notes, highlights, and bookmarks. Easily fill in workbook blanks and view scripture references in pop-up windows.
- Read Lifeway eBooks and eBibles
- Annotate with notes, highlights, bookmarks
- Fill-in-the-blank workbook support
- Scripture reference pop-ups
- Search within books and library
- Includes free Bible versions
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Use Lifeway Reader to read and interact with any Lifeway-purchased eBook including eBibles. Study the Bible with the included free copies of the Christian Standard Bible, King James Version, and many more. Annotate your eBooks with notes, highlights, and bookmarks. Read and study your Lifeway-purchased devotionals, short-term, and ongoing Bible studies; easily "fill in the blanks" for any workbook questions. Simply tap on any scripture reference and see the verse(s) displayed in a pop-up window. Search within a single book by keyword, phrase, and more; or search all the books in your library by content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Daily Dose of Scripture at 85% against Lifeway Reader's 3%. Daily Dose of Scripture also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (121 vs 24). Lifeway Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Daily Dose of Scripture holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Dose of Scripture has 121 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Daily Dose of Scripture's written reviews are positive against 3% of Lifeway Reader's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Dose of Scripture | Lifeway Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (121 ratings) — better | 2.2 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 3.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Plummer | Lifeway Christian Resources |
Customer experience
Daily Dose of Scripture
Lifeway Reader
Bugs and requests
Daily Dose of Scripture
Reported bugs
19 issues- Autoplay goes backward
- Chapter reviews and reading overviews not loading
- Some videos are reverse sorted
- Autoplay goes backwards
- Videos sorted in reverse chronological order
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- Autoplay feature not usable
- Videos aren't showing
- No notifications
- Pronunciation is SUPER INCORRECT
- Crashes on opening
- App not working
- App closes itself
- Se cierra (closes)
- Crashes on iPhone X
- Needs help
- Cannot use the app
- Missing a search option
- No notifications
- Crashes
Requested features
10 requests- Bring back Septuagint week
- Add Septuagint books for vocab
- Marker to show watched videos
- Search option for videos/topics
- Daily push notification
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- Add Latin content
- Cover more tenses
- Add speed playback function
- Bookmark where you're up to
- Turn on autoplay update
Lifeway Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Daily Dose of Scripture
No in-app purchases
Lifeway Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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