Interlinear Bible vs The Discovery Bible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interlinear Bible
Explore the Bible in its original languages. This app provides interlinear Greek and Hebrew texts with transliteration for pronunciation. Navigate the scriptures with scrollable and zoomable displays, offering a deep dive into biblical texts.
- Interlinear Greek and Hebrew texts
- Transliteration for pronunciation
- Scrollable and zoomable display
- New Testament from Berean Greek Bible
- Old Testament in Hebrew and Septuagint
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Learn Greek and Hebrew by reading the Bible with interlinear English completely offline. Here are many of the features included: - Greek New Testament - Hebrew Old Testament (see below for more info) - Interlinear English translation - Interlinear transliteration (pronunciation) - Options to show, hide or reverse help texts - Strong's Reference: tap a word to open - Copy/Paste: Hebrew and Greek - Advanced Search: hold a word and select, or type to search Hebrew/Greek, translation, transliteration, or Strong's reference in 3 different modes - Save bookmarks to bookmarks page - Scrollable and responsive interface - Font size options - Theme options - Wake lock - Feedback support - Completely offline The New Testament Books are taken from the Berean Greek Bible which is based on Nestle (1904). The Old Testament Books are in Hebrew except for the Books of Tobit, 1-4 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and Judith which were taken from the Septuagint.
The Discovery Bible
Explore the Bible with detailed linguistic analysis, including parts of speech and verb symbols. This app offers in-depth word studies, similar to a popular reference book, to enhance your understanding of scripture. A more comprehensive version is planned for future release.
- Parts of speech labeling
- Verb symbol identification
- In-depth word studies
- Scripture analysis
- Linguistic breakdown
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The HELPS Ministries App that has the words of the Bible labeled with their parts of speech, verb symbols, and has word studies similar to the well-known Discovery BIble book. A more complete version will be released in the future. Total storage after data download is approximately 125MB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Discovery Bible at Free against Interlinear Bible's $9.99. The Discovery Bible also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Interlinear Bible's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#94 vs unranked). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
The Discovery Bible is free to download; Interlinear Bible costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Discovery Bible holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Interlinear Bible's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Discovery Bible's.
Interlinear Bible ships an update every 4 weeks, The Discovery Bible every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interlinear Bible | The Discovery Bible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (69 ratings) | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #94 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Loch | HELPS Ministries Inc |
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Interlinear Bible
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In-app purchases
Interlinear Bible
No in-app purchases
The Discovery Bible
No in-app purchases
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