3lines.org vs Personal Bible Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3lines.org
Convert Chinese ePub files and web pages into a three-line format, adding romanization and translation. The converted documents can be saved as PDFs or copied for further use.
- ePub to three-line conversion
- Add romanization (pinyin, Sidney Lau, Yale)
- Add native language translation (English, Spanish)
- Convert to PDF
- Paste Chinese text
- Import from URL
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Import ePub files that are in Simplified or Traditional Chinese and then have them converted to add a romanization line (pinyin, Sidney Lau, Yale), and a native language line (English, Spanish). The document can then be converted to PDF. It is also possible to copy Chinese text and paste it into the app. In addition, you can copy a URL from the Safari web browser, and paste in the URL to pull up the entire web page in the app and then convert it to 3 lines.
Personal Bible Trainer
Enhance your Bible reading with daily challenges, achievements, and reminders. Select from various reading schedules to maintain a consistent pace and track your progress.
- Daily challenges
- Reading schedules
- Progress tracking
- Badges and achievements
- Customizable themes
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Make your Bible reading more fun and engaging with daily challenges, achievements, and reminders to keep reading each day. Choose from different schedules to find a reading pace that suits you. Features include: * Many different schedules * Challenges for each day * Keep track of reading progress and milestones * Earn badges and achievements * Customize your experience using themes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 3lines.org at every 4 days against Personal Bible Trainer's every 3 weeks. 3lines.org also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Personal Bible Trainer's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (260 vs 66). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Personal Bible Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 260 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of 3lines.org's written reviews are positive against 92% of Personal Bible Trainer's.
3lines.org ships an update every 4 days, Personal Bible Trainer every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | 3lines.org | Personal Bible Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (66 ratings) | 4.9 (260 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66 | 260 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jon Hargett | Marcus Henriksson |
Customer experience
3lines.org
Personal Bible Trainer
Bugs and requests
3lines.org
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Personal Bible Trainer
Reported bugs
11 issues- Days in a row counter resets to zero unexpectedly
- Reading schedule preference resets to 1-year default when reopening app
- JW Library selection highlights only single verse instead of full daily portion
- App freezes when attempting to open JW Library
- Progress percentage displays incorrectly
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- Buttons not responding to clicks (done/next buttons)
- iPad version won't open JW Library despite selection
- Days don't sync between users sharing same account
- App not found on App Store after deletion
- JW Library sign language app opens instead of regular app
- Achievements/progress lost when changing reading schedule options
Requested features
15 requests- Home screen widget for quick access and reminders
- Undo/back button to reverse accidental 'done' clicks
- One chapter per day reading option
- Digital note-taking feature for daily questions
- Ability to manually add missed reading days
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- Reset button for Bible reading progress
- More sheep designs and customization options
- Sheep outfit/costume unlocks as rewards
- PDF version of reading schedules for printing
- Ability to sync progress across multiple devices
- Option to disable negative sheep reactions
- Improved notification messages reflecting sheep mood
- Visual display of all books read/progress
- Better linking to NWT Bible specifically
- Reading prompts more aligned with daily passages
In-app purchases
3lines.org
No in-app purchases
Personal Bible Trainer
No in-app purchases
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