Berean Journal vs Scriptured
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Berean Journal
Capture sermon notes, thoughts, and reflections with a streamlined Bible lookup. Easily reference verses within your journal to deepen your understanding and spiritual growth after the service.
- Sermon note taking
- Bible lookup
- Verse referencing
- Reflection tools
- Spiritual growth focus
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Take better sermon notes without losing focus on the sermon. Use Berean Journal to jot notes, thoughts, and reflections while listening to sermons. Bible lookup is highly streamlined so you can listen and reflect rather than fuss with the app. Referencing verses in your journal is as simple as tapping them. Easy as pie. Keep your attention on God's Word—go deeper afterwards. 9 out of 10 dentists say that taking notes during sermons increases memory, understanding, and spiritual growth. Oh, they want you to floss too.
Scriptured
A beautiful and simple application designed to help individuals, families, and small groups memorize scripture. It facilitates learning and spiritual growth through a shared experience.
- Scripture memorization
- Individual learning
- Family study
- Small group growth
- Beautiful design
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Scriptured. A simple, beautiful way to commit Scripture to memory — designed for individuals, families, and small groups to learn and grow together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Berean Journal at 153 against Scriptured's 2. Scriptured's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scriptured holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Berean Journal has 153 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Berean Journal ships an update monthly, Scriptured every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Berean Journal | Scriptured |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (153 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darald Trinka | Lanier X |
Customer experience
Berean Journal
Scriptured
Bugs and requests
Berean Journal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Lost all data
- Slow response times, especially for linking verses
- App can be slow to access notes
Requested features
10 requests- Sync notes across devices (iPhone/iPad)
- More translation options
- Ability to attach notes to email
- Bold, italic, bullet formatting
- Highlighting and Apple Pencil writing
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- Download Bibles offline
- Export notes (private backups)
- Assign journal entry to a scripture passage
- Improve response times and reduce slowness
- Ability to use Apple Pencil for notes
Scriptured
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Berean Journal
No in-app purchases
Scriptured
No in-app purchases
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