Comparison

Daily Spurgeon Devotionals vs Scriptura

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

Head to head
About

Daily Spurgeon Devotionals

Access the timeless wisdom of Charles Spurgeon's "Morning and Evening" and "Faith's Checkbook" devotionals. This app offers daily readings, audio playback, personalization options, and sharing features to enrich your spiritual journey.

Highlights
  • Classic devotionals: Morning and Evening, Faith's Checkbook
  • Daily reminders and notifications
  • Audio playback with voice synthesizer
  • Personalization: favorites, notes, font customization
  • Share devotionals and verses
  • Optimized for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Begin and end each day with timeless Christian wisdom. Daily Spurgeon brings the enduring devotional writing of Charles Spurgeon into a peaceful reading experience for today. Reflect on Scripture in the morning, return for evening encouragement, and discover thoughtful words that deepen faith in everyday life. CLASSIC DEVOTIONAL READING - Read Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening devotionals - Explore the promises and encouragement of Faith’s Checkbook - Begin and close the day with morning and evening prayers - Reflect on a daily Bible verse and quotation LISTEN, REMEMBER, AND RETURN - Listen to devotional readings with text-to-speech - Add gentle background music to your quiet time - Set morning and evening reminders around your routine - Save meaningful devotionals and prayers to Favorites - Use the calendar to revisit readings from other days MAKE YOUR READING SPACE YOUR OWN - Choose from available Bible translations, including BSB, NET, and WEB - Personalize fonts, text size, and theme colors - Read comfortably in dark mode - Arrange the Today view around the content you value most - Create and share beautiful images from verses and quotations Whether you have a few quiet minutes before the day begins or time to reflect before sleep, Daily Spurgeon offers trusted pastoral encouragement rooted in Scripture. Make timeless wisdom part of your daily walk. PRIVACY AND TERMS Privacy Policy: https://taptapstudio.com/privacy.html Terms and Conditions: https://taptapstudio.com/terms.html

About

Scriptura

This app helps you keep scripture visible and accessible throughout your day with widgets and a daily verse. It offers tools for reading, note-taking, highlighting, and memorization, including interlinear readers for original languages.

Highlights
  • Read Bible passages
  • Take notes and highlight
  • Save verses for memorization
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Daily Verse of the Day
  • Interlinear Greek and Hebrew readers
  • Word study tools
Features
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Scriptura is designed to keep scritpure visible, accessible, and quietly present throughout your day. With Scriptura, you can read the Bible, take notes, highlight meaningful passages, save verses for memorization, and keep Scripture before you through widgets and a daily Verse of the Day. Whether you are studying deeply, building a habit of memorization, or simply keeping a reminder of truth on your screen; this app is built to make Scripture easier to carry with you. Scriptura also includes interlinear readers for Greek and Hebrew, giving you a closer look at the original biblical languages. Tap into word study tools as you read, compare meanings, and explore the text with greater depth without leaving the passage. The memorization experience is designed to be simple and intentional. Save verses, practice them over time, and return to the passages you are working easily. The Verse of the Day feature gives you a steady rhythm of Scripture, with meaningful passages selected to encourage daily reflection. Scriptura was created with a simple ethos: God’s Word should not be locked behind a subscription. This app will never ask you for money. No subscriptions. No premium tiers. No paid unlocks. No artificial limits. Whether on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or inside the app itself, this is a simple way to keep God’s Word before you throughout the day.

Screenshots

Daily Spurgeon Devotionals4 screens
Scriptura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scriptura at none against Daily Spurgeon Devotionals's 2. Scriptura also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Daily Spurgeon Devotionals's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating 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. Daily Spurgeon Devotionals sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Scriptura asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Daily Spurgeon Devotionals against 5.0 for Scriptura. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Spurgeon Devotionals has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Daily Spurgeon Devotionals's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scriptura's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Spurgeon Devotionals ships an update every 6 weeks, Scriptura every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Daily Spurgeon Devotionals versus Scriptura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Spurgeon DevotionalsScriptura
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVICTOR GOHISAIAH RUSSELL HARVILLE

Customer experience

Daily Spurgeon Devotionals

All ratings1,054 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.2%

Scriptura

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Daily Spurgeon Devotionals

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing when scrolling through devotionals
  • Ads still showing after purchase to remove ads
  • Incorrect date display showing previous day's devotional

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more Bible version options (ESV, NKJV, NASB, NIV)
  • Ability to go back and read previous days' devotionals
  • Add note-taking and highlighting features
  • Include full audio versions of devotionals

Scriptura

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Spurgeon Devotionals

Subscriptions1
  • Support & Go Ad-Free$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads Permanently$9.99
None

Scriptura

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Spurgeon Devotionals free?
Daily Spurgeon Devotionals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scriptura free?
Scriptura is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Daily Spurgeon Devotionals or Scriptura?
Scriptura is rated higher. Daily Spurgeon Devotionals averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Scriptura averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Daily Spurgeon Devotionals or Scriptura have ads?
Daily Spurgeon Devotionals shows ads; Scriptura does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Spurgeon Devotionals or Scriptura?
Daily Spurgeon Devotionals ships an update every 6 weeks, and Scriptura every 5 days. Most recently, Daily Spurgeon Devotionals was updated on November 3, 2026 and Scriptura on October 15, 2026.

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