Gateway Church vs The Basic Bible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gateway Church
Access teaching series, event schedules, and small group details for Gateway Church. Watch or listen to past messages, follow a Bible reading plan, and sign up for events. Stay informed with push notifications and share content via social media or email.
- Watch/listen to past messages
- Follow Bible reading plan
- Sign up for events
- Read articles and blog posts
- Push notifications
- Offline message downloads
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The official Gateway Church App provides easy access to teaching series, event dates, and small group information for Gateway Church in St. Peters, MO. . With this app you can: - Watch or listen to past messages - Follow along with our Bible reading plan - Sign up for events - Read articles and blog posts - Stay up to date with push notifications - Share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email - Download messages for offline listening Mobile app version: 6.24.2
The Basic Bible
This app makes learning scripture engaging for families with animated stories, read-aloud narration, and interactive quizzes. It features AI-powered Bible search and sermon summaries to deepen understanding of God's Word at home or church.
- Illustrated Bible stories for kids
- Read-aloud narration
- Quizzes and memory verses
- AI Bible Search
- Sermon summarizing
- Wholesome games
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The Basic Bible helps families learn Scripture together through simple Bible stories, narration, quizzes, games, sermon summaries, and AI-powered Bible search. Designed for kids and parents, it makes reading, remembering, and talking about God’s Word easier at home or church. - Illustrated Bible stories for kids - Read-aloud narration - Quizzes and memory verses - AI Bible Search for faith questions - Sermon recording, transcribing, and summarizing - Family-friendly design - Games that are wholesome and designed for fun and memory Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gateway Church at none against The Basic Bible's 2. The Basic Bible's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. The Basic Bible sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Gateway Church asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gateway Church against 5.0 for The Basic Bible. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Basic Bible has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Gateway Church ships an update every 3 months, The Basic Bible every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gateway Church | The Basic Bible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gateway Church (MO) | Isaac Barker |
Customer experience
Gateway Church
The Basic Bible
In-app purchases
Gateway Church
No in-app purchases
The Basic Bible
- The Basic Bible Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- The Basic Bible Pro Annual$33.991 Year
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