Comparison

IV KJV vs Restoration Scripture

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

Head to head
About

IV KJV

Compare the King James Version and Joseph Smith's Inspired Version of the Bible side-by-side. This app highlights differences with bold and underlining, and includes Greek and Hebrew interlinear texts for deeper study.

Highlights
  • Side-by-side comparison of IV and KJV
  • Highlights word differences with bold/underlining
  • Includes Greek New Testament interlinear
  • Includes Hebrew Old Testament interlinear
  • Cross-references KJV numbering to IV
  • Detailed Greek word explanations
Features
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This app is hosted for JacksResearch.com. ---- The parallel version allows the reader to quickly distinguish the differences and the similarities between the King James Version and Joseph Smith’s Inspired Version. In addition an accompanying Greek New Testament text and the Hebrew Old Testament is added for reference and further study. This scholarly work is to benefit the reader in four ways. 1. The majority of Bible reference books are geared to the King James Version of the Bible. Concordances, Bible dictionaries, and commentaries all use numbering systems (chapter and verse) which is also the same used by the King James Version. Joseph Smith’s Inspired Version has its own numbering system, making it very difficult to use many of the references available. With this parallel study, a verse directed to the numbering system of the King James Version could quickly be cross referenced in the Inspired Version and read in the context of other verses. 2. It is a tedious task to compare the differences between the Inspired Version and the King James Version. This reference highlights the change in words using bold and underlining to show words that appear in one version but do not appear in the other version. 3. The Berean Interlinear Bible is an additional tool to allow the non-Greek reader to check out the meaning of Greek words used for various Bible translations today. Each Greek word is followed by an English translation. The English is hyperlinked to a more detailed explanation of the Greek word. For those not knowing Greek, one could also copy the Greek word and have the Internet interpret the word. The same applies to the Hebrew interlinear. 4. This reference has the advantage of being able to read any of the versions (IV, KJV, and Greek/Hebrew) in the order available in any hard copy. Previously, there was one excellent reference book (Joseph Smith’s “New Translation” of the Bible) showing only the verses with differences between the King James Version and the Inspired Version. The verses that did not have differences were not printed, making reading a continuous narrative difficult. Also, sometimes the passages of Joseph Smith’s work were reorganized from what is found in the King James Version. The text of a chapter might have verses 5 and 8 switched with the order found in the other version.

About

Restoration Scripture

Access and study key religious texts offline with powerful search, tagging, and bookmarking tools. This app offers a clean, distraction-free reading experience with customizable text and modes.

Highlights
  • Offline access to scriptures
  • Fast scripture search
  • Quick navigation
  • Passage tagging
  • AI for similar passages
  • Bookmark favorite verses
  • Highlight important passages
  • Adjustable text size
Features
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Study the Inspired Version, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine & Covenants in one fast, easy-to-use app. Restoration Scripture is designed to help you focus on studying God's word with a clean, distraction-free reading experience that works completely offline. Whether you're reading daily, preparing a lesson, or studying a specific topic, Restoration Scripture provides the tools you need to quickly find and organize the scriptures that matter most. Features • Complete offline access to the Inspired Version, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine & Covenants • Fast, powerful scripture search • Quick navigation by book and chapter • Helpful tagging to group passages by keyword • Use AI to find similar passages • Bookmark your favorite verses for quick access • Highlight important passages as you study • Clean, intuitive reading experience with light and dark mode support • Adjustable text size for comfortable reading

Screenshots

IV KJV4 screens
Restoration Scripture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Restoration Scripture at every 4 days against IV KJV's every 34 months. IV KJV's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IV KJV against 5.0 for Restoration Scripture. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IV KJV ships an update every 34 months, Restoration Scripture every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IV KJV versus Restoration Scripture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIV KJVRestoration Scripture
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB106 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJonathan SandeJoshua Stevenson

Customer experience

IV KJV

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Restoration Scripture

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IV KJV

No in-app purchases

None

Restoration Scripture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IV KJV free?
IV KJV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Restoration Scripture free?
Restoration Scripture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IV KJV or Restoration Scripture?
IV KJV and Restoration Scripture are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do IV KJV or Restoration Scripture have ads?
Neither IV KJV nor Restoration Scripture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IV KJV or Restoration Scripture?
IV KJV ships an update every 34 months, and Restoration Scripture every 4 days. Most recently, IV KJV was updated on October 24, 2026 and Restoration Scripture on October 13, 2026.

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