Comparison

Segtho vs Malayalam Study Bible

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

Head to head
About

Segtho

This app serves as a worship resource for Christian believers, featuring a church bell reminder and liturgy based on the Mar Thoma Syrian Church's Book of Common Prayer. It offers prayer requests, participation in worship, and access to historical and faith-related resources.

Highlights
  • Church bell reminder
  • Mar Thoma liturgy
  • Prayer request submission
  • Live worship participation
  • Liturgical chants and songs
  • Historical faith resources
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This mobile application is designed as a worship resource for the Christian believers. It's embedded with a church bell as a reminder for worship. The liturgy is based on the Book of Common Prayer (Namaskaram) of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church that includes, 7 Liturgical watches (Yamangal). It also provides facility to send prayer requests, listen and participate in the liturgy and liturgical chants of the Psalms, Prayers for the special occasions and Liturgical songs. This application is developed by Epiphany Mar Thoma Church Yuvajana Sakhyam under the guidance of Rev. Sibu Pallichira. Features: Radio: Listen and participate in the worship using the radio at seven watches (Yamangal) of the church. Prayer Request: Request for prayer on specific topics will be forwarded to Rev. Sibu Pallichira. Resources: Resources are the worship materials provided for a meaningful participation of the worshipper. This includes, Worship Orders for various occasions, Liturgical chanting of Selected Psalms with Introduction, Selected Liturgical Songs and Notes on various faith and worship elements. Footprints: Footprints are the historical and ecclesiastical marks in the faith journey of the church on a daily basis. It covers the Historical Facts, Figures and Faith Doctrines.

About

Malayalam Study Bible

This app provides a comprehensive study Bible in Malayalam, designed to help followers of Christ understand and apply scripture in their daily lives. It features extensive notes to clarify biblical text and promote deeper understanding.

Highlights
  • Malayalam scripture text
  • Extensive study notes
  • Focus on daily application
  • Theological explanations
  • Biblical inspiration emphasis
Features
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The Scriptures transformed the life of George Robert Crow (1924-2007) in the United States. He then came to India and touched hundreds of lives with God’s amazing grace. He left an important legacy: an indigenous Study Bible, produced with an Indian colleague. Their intention: to help followers of Christ to study and apply the Word in their daily lives. He also started Grace Ministries, to translate and publish this Study Bible into major Indian languages. Malayalam is one such language. The text of the Malayalam Study Bible belongs to the Bible Society of India and is used with their kind permission. GM is thankful to BSI. The producers and publishers of this Study Bible believe in the full divine inspiration of the Bible. That is, we believe that God Himself inspired the original writers of each of the 66 books so that they wrote down, word for word, in the languages they used (Hebrew, Greek, and a little Aramaic), exactly what God wanted them to write. Therefore we have no hesitation in calling the Bible the Word of God. Our highest authority for believing this is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. In Matthew 4:4 He taught us that words found in the Old Testament had come “from the mouth of God”. He said that not the smallest part of a single letter of the law of Moses would pass away until all of it was fulfilled (Matt 5:18). He stated that words written by David were “by the Holy Spirit” of God (Mark 12:36). He said that what was spoken to the leaders of Israel was “the word of God”, and that “the Scripture cannot be broken” (John 10:35). He taught that His own teachings had come directly from God the Father in heaven (John 12:49; 14:24). He stated that the Holy Spirit of God would lead His apostles “into all truth” (John 16:13), and His apostles taught that all the Old Testament Scriptures were given “by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16), and that Old Testament prophecy came though holy men of God who “spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). THE NOTES: Our sole purpose in writing and publishing these notes has been to provide the reader with a help in better understanding the Word of God, and so put it into practice more fully. They represent many years of hard work. Great care has been taken to try to expound what is in the text of the Bible, and not to present any preconceptions or prejudices we may have. It is, of course, quite possible that we have not always succeeded in this, and the reader may sometimes find mistakes in matters of fact or errors in the interpretation of a verse or a passage. If these things are pointed out to us, and we are convinced of our error, we will be most happy to correct any such thing in future editions. Truth is what we constantly aim at, and anything less than the truth in our thinking and speaking and writing is unacceptable and painful to us, as it should be to everyone who reads this. May God alone be praised if those who use our Study Bible come to a better understanding of the truth through it. We are in hearty agreement with the psalmist who wrote, “Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, because of your mercy and because of your truth” (Ps 115:1). In this we will have our joy and satisfaction. We have provided a great many references throughout the notes and in a brief concordance at the end. We hope all these references are accurate, but are aware that mistakes in proof reading are always possible and may be found here and there. If the reader discovers any such mistakes we would appreciate having them pointed out to us. The notes are the sole intellectual property of GM. We pray that these study notes will help you to know God and walk in His ways.

Screenshots

Segtho3 screens
Malayalam Study Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Segtho at every 3 weeks against Malayalam Study Bible's every 9 months. Segtho also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 1). Malayalam Study Bible's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Segtho against 5.0 for Malayalam Study Bible. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Segtho has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Segtho's written reviews are positive against 100% of Malayalam Study Bible's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Segtho ships an update every 3 weeks, Malayalam Study Bible every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Segtho versus Malayalam Study Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSegthoMalayalam Study Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoshan AlexanderJeevan Nair

Customer experience

Segtho

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Malayalam Study Bible

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Segtho

No in-app purchases

None

Malayalam Study Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Segtho free?
Segtho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Malayalam Study Bible free?
Malayalam Study Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Segtho or Malayalam Study Bible?
Malayalam Study Bible is rated higher. Segtho averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Malayalam Study Bible averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Segtho or Malayalam Study Bible have ads?
Neither Segtho nor Malayalam Study Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Segtho or Malayalam Study Bible?
Segtho ships an update every 3 weeks, and Malayalam Study Bible every 9 months. Most recently, Segtho was updated on October 24, 2026 and Malayalam Study Bible on September 25, 2026.

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