Comparison

Darby Bible · vs Webster1844

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Darby Bible ·

Access the Darby translation of the Holy Bible for daily spiritual inspiration. Features include verse bookmarking, highlighting, sharing capabilities, daily inspirational verses, and customizable fonts and backgrounds for an enhanced reading experience.

Highlights
  • Bookmark favorite verses
  • Highlight important passages
  • Share verses on social media
  • Daily inspirational Bible verse
  • Customizable fonts and backgrounds
  • Darby Bible translation
Features
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Darby Bible translation of the Holy Bible for daily use as a child of the Most High God. Excellent features include - Bookmark You can bookmark your favorite Bible verses - Highlight Highlighting helps you to remember the specific message God spoke to you - Share on social media You can become an online Bible evangelist by sharing verses everything - Daily Bible verse Be inspired by daily Bible verses when you are on your way to work - Special font Choose background and fonts that help you read well.

About

Webster1844

Access Noah Webster's 1844 American Dictionary offline on your iPhone and iPad. Quickly search headwords, browse definitions, and etymology. Compare historical entries with modern glosses and utilize Siri or Shortcuts for definitions.

Highlights
  • Offline dictionary lookup
  • Browse definitions and etymology
  • Share extension for lookup from other apps
  • Compare 1844 entries with modern glosses
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Webster 1844 brings Noah Webster’s 1844 American Dictionary to your iPhone and iPad. SEARCH ON DEVICE Find headwords fast. Browse structured definitions, etymology, and citations. Core lookup works offline. LOOK UP FROM OTHER APPS Select a word while you read (Safari, Books, Mail, and more), open the share sheet, and choose Webster 1844 under Actions. Don’t see it? Tap Edit Actions and turn it on. THEN & NOW (OPTIONAL) Compare an 1844 entry with a modern Merriam-Webster gloss, then—when Apple Intelligence is available—read an on-device note about how the sense may have changed. The 1844 text stays primary and is never replaced. Uses the network only when you tap Compare. SIRI & SHORTCUTS Ask Siri or use Shortcuts to define a word with Webster 1844. PRIVACY No accounts. No ads. No tracking. 1844 lookups stay on your device. Optional Then & Now sends the word to Merriam-Webster. Details: https://webster1844.morganize.com/privacy SUPPORT Webster 1844 is free. Optional donations help Morganize LLC keep it that way: https://webster1844.morganize.com/donate 1844 text from Akai Tsurugi’s Webster’s Dictionary 1844 project (CC BY-SA 4.0). Modern glosses via Merriam-Webster when you use Then & Now.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Webster1844 at none against Darby Bible ·'s shown. Webster1844 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Darby Bible ·'s advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Webster1844 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Darby Bible · has 57 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Darby Bible · versus Webster1844: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarby Bible ·Webster1844
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (57 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatchdis Group B.VMorganize LLC

In-app purchases

None

Darby Bible ·

No in-app purchases

None

Webster1844

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Darby Bible · free?
Darby Bible · is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Webster1844 free?
Webster1844 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Darby Bible · or Webster1844?
Webster1844 is rated higher. Darby Bible · averages 4.8 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Webster1844 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Darby Bible · or Webster1844 have ads?
Darby Bible · shows ads; Webster1844 does not.

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