The Blessing Devotional vs March 16
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Blessing Devotional
Access daily Bible encouragements and prayers to strengthen your faith and build an intimate relationship with God. Search for specific topics, set personal notifications, and customize your reading experience with adjustable text size and dark mode.
- Daily encouragements and prayers
- Search by keywords
- Personalized notifications
- Adjustable text size
- Dark mode
- Home screen widget
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“The Blessing Devotional” is the key to a victorious life of faith. Through the daily encouragements and prayers you discover the treasures and riches from God’s Word. It opens the door to a wonderful life with Him, hidden in God. Get strengthened in your faith every day by the daily encouragements of David Maasbach. Pray along the prayers and develop an intimate relationship with the living God. Search on keywords for specific topics. Do not miss any encouragement and set a personal notification. Change the text size as desired. Also enjoy reading in the evening with the automatic dark mode. Add a beautiful widget to your home screen and be encouraged daily. “The Blessing Devotional” is based on the daily devotionals “A prayer for every day” and “Every day with God” by David Maasbach. David Maasbach is president of the Johan Maasbach World Mission Foundation, senior pastor of The Blessing Churches and author of many books, among which the bestseller “Every day with God”. Through his powerful ministry in sermons, broadcasts and books, many people have been encouraged and changed. He is the first Dutch pastor that obtained weekly airtime on one of the Netherlands’ best known nationwide commercial television channels. Today he reaches countless people with his broadcasts and in all kinds of other modern ways.
March 16
Discover daily inspiration with a thoughtfully selected Bible verse presented in a serene and beautiful interface. This app offers a peaceful way to start your day with a word of hope, accessible through home screen and lock screen widgets.
- Daily Bible verses
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- Verse bookmarking
- Calming interface
- Control Center access
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Find peace and inspiration in your daily life. March 16 brings you a thoughtfully chosen Bible verse every day, wrapped in a calm, beautiful design made for quiet reflection. Start each morning with a word of hope, and carry it with you throughout the day. [Key Features] - Daily Verses: A new, inspiring scripture waits for you every morning. - Home Screen Widgets: Keep God's word close with beautiful widgets that blend naturally into your home screen. - Bookmarks: Save the verses that touch your heart and return to them anytime. - Calming Design: A clean, serene interface that helps you focus on the Word. - Lock Screen Widgets: Glance at today's verse right from your Lock Screen. - Control Center: Jump to today's verse with a single tap. Let today's verse be a quiet moment of peace in your day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Blessing Devotional at 13.0 against March 16's 17.0. On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Blessing Devotional ships an update every 2 months, March 16 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Blessing Devotional | March 16 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (73 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johan Maasbach World Mission | Sijun Yang |
Customer experience
The Blessing Devotional
March 16
In-app purchases
The Blessing Devotional
No in-app purchases
March 16
No in-app purchases
Questions
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