Comparison

Cultivate Devotion vs Bible Study Companion

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

Head to head
About

Cultivate Devotion

This app helps teens and young adults build a consistent Bible reading practice. It offers daily devotions with scripture, insights, prayers, and challenges. Users can connect with friends, share, comment, and chat, and find content based on their feelings.

Highlights
  • Daily devotional content
  • Scripture passages and insights
  • Community features (sharing, chat)
  • Feeling-based content search
  • Daily prayer and challenges
Features
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but you struggle to make it a consistent practice. If this sounds like you, then the Cultivate App was created for you!  Our vision is to empower teens and young adults to CULTIVATE the practice of reading the Bible by helping them grow in passion, understanding, and application of the Word.  FEATURES * Daily Content: Every morning you'll receive a notification of a new devotion written with you in mind. * Short and Relevant: Each devotion contains a short passage of scripture and a few paragraphs of thought-provoking insight to help you apply the passage to your life. It concludes with a short prayer and a challenge to carry with you throughout the day.  * Community: Invite your friends, share and comment on posts, and use our chat feature to talk to friends about life and what you are learning. * Feelings Section: Search for posts relevant to how you’re feeling. If you wake up in the morning feeling anxious, simply go to the "How Are You Feeling?" section and click on "Anxious" to be guided to posts that will help you with anxiety. Download the Cultivate App now to begin experiencing the strength, peace, and joy that comes from cultivating a daily practice of reading the Bible and doing it with your friends.

About

Bible Study Companion

This app helps users create personalized Bible reading plans based on themes, durations, and specific publications. It tracks reading progress and provides context for biblical events, offering reminders and access to scripture on JW.ORG.

Highlights
  • Customizable reading schedules
  • Thematic and chronological reading options
  • Adjustable reading durations
  • Reading reminders
  • Contextual bible information
  • JW.ORG integration
Features
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This is a Bible study app made to assist students of the bible to make Bible reading schedules based on different themes and durations, as well as helping to keep track of placement of events in the stream of time and reminders of the context of bible accounts. Features: - Create bible reading schedules for different themes. Sequential: From Genesis to Revelation. Chronological: The order in which events occurred. Thematic: Read a different portion of the bible each day of the week. - All Bible reading schedules can be automatically generated to last a desired duration 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, even half a year if you desire. You pick the pace you want to read at. - Create custom schedules based on a current publication you may be reading. - All schedules appear on the home screen displaying which portions need to be read for the day. - Reading reminders before you start. - Tap on a day's reading to see information about the bible book, tap on a link to take you to the selected verse on JW.ORG. - Weekly bible reading schedule according to the Meeting Workbook. All bible books as well as their chapter and verse ordering is according to "The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures" published by Jehovah's Witnesses. All chronological information is derived from the book "All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial" Please visit JW.ORG for more information and bible based publications Future Plans: - More Translations - User defined settings for weekly reading days - Progress tracker and reading goals for motivation - Timeline of Biblical events - Personal Study and Family Worship plans If you have any suggestions, would like to contribute to development of the application or translations please contact me, a real human, at humanappmaker@gmail.com

Screenshots

Cultivate Devotion4 screens
Bible Study Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cultivate Devotion at 5.0 against Bible Study Companion's 4.2. Cultivate Devotion also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (86 vs 23). Bible Study Companion's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, 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

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

Cultivate Devotion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cultivate Devotion's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bible Study Companion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cultivate Devotion ships an update every 11 months, Bible Study Companion every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cultivate Devotion versus Bible Study Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCultivate DevotionBible Study Companion
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (86 ratings) — better4.2 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings86 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCityLight Vineyard Church, Inc.Mark Koenig

Customer experience

Cultivate Devotion

All ratings85 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bible Study Companion

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Cultivate Devotion

No in-app purchases

None

Bible Study Companion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cultivate Devotion free?
Cultivate Devotion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bible Study Companion free?
Bible Study Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cultivate Devotion or Bible Study Companion?
Cultivate Devotion is rated higher. Cultivate Devotion averages 5.0 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Bible Study Companion averages 4.2 from 23 ratings.
Do Cultivate Devotion or Bible Study Companion have ads?
Cultivate Devotion shows ads; Bible Study Companion does not.
Which is updated more often, Cultivate Devotion or Bible Study Companion?
Cultivate Devotion ships an update every 11 months, and Bible Study Companion every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cultivate Devotion was updated on November 3, 2026 and Bible Study Companion on November 3, 2026.

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