SmartGroups | Bible Study vs Partaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartGroups | Bible Study
Facilitate and manage small group Bible studies with an all-in-one platform. Features include group leadership tools, worship integration, and a space for prayer and discussion.
- Group leadership tools
- Worship integration
- Prayer facilitation
- Discussion space
- All-in-one platform
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What people are saying: “It has everything in one place.” “It makes it easy to lead a group.” “___ prayed for the first time.” “I like the fact that we can do worship in the group.”
Partaker
Connect with your Christian student club, stay updated on events and schedules, and access Bible study resources. Includes a built-in Bible, reading plans, audio Bible, and multimedia content to deepen your faith.
- Club event and meeting updates
- Bible reading schedules and progress tracking
- Audio Bible playback
- Club song book with chords and recordings
- Podcast library access
- Personal prayer life development tools
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Partaker keeps you connected to your Christian student community, read God's word with friends, and grow in the Lord. The Partaker Christian student clubs app keeps you connected to your Christian student club. Form your own Bible reading groups and read the Bible along with friends using a shared Bible reading schedule. Learn and grow in the Lord with Bible study podcasts and discipleship materials. Worship with our extensive database of songs and hymns. Listen to Christian music. And never miss an event! Stay on top of your clubs meeting schedule and events. It is used by Christian student clubs on many different campuses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Partaker at 4.8 against SmartGroups | Bible Study's 4.6. Partaker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). SmartGroups | Bible Study's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Partaker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of SmartGroups | Bible Study's written reviews are positive against 100% of Partaker's.
SmartGroups | Bible Study ships an update every 2 weeks, Partaker monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | SmartGroups | Bible Study | Partaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LIFEPLUS TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Centennial Software Inc. / MGBR USA |
Customer experience
SmartGroups | Bible Study
Partaker
In-app purchases
SmartGroups | Bible Study
No in-app purchases
Partaker
No in-app purchases
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