Comparison

Wild Symphony vs Abide Bible

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

Head to head
About

Wild Symphony

This augmented reality app transforms a picture book into a musical adventure. Point your device at illustrations to hear corresponding orchestral music, bringing stories to life with a unique soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality musical experience
  • Plays music from picture book illustrations
  • Orchestral music inspired by nature
  • Enhances story time
  • Features original compositions
Features
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Wild Symphony is an augmented reality experience that takes you on an exciting musical adventure with Maestro Mouse and his symphonic friends! Just download the app and point it at any illustration in the picture book, and you’ll hear the corresponding song. Travel through the trees and across the seas as you listen to orchestral music inspired by big blue whales and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Transform your reading and story time with this AR-based musical accompaniment. A unique picture book experience like none you've ever heard! Wild Symphony is designed for imaginative children of all ages. The app: • Allows readers to listen to the picture book’s musical accompaniment. • Plays audio recordings of orchestral music composed by author Dan Brown • Features beautiful illustrations from artist Susan Batori Bring a fun new dynamic to the picture book with this intuitive AR app that adds an exciting soundtrack and encourages newfound love and appreciation of music.

About

Abide Bible

This app provides a focused and distraction-free environment for reading and engaging with the Bible. It offers a clean interface for chapter-by-chapter reading, with features for bookmarking, highlighting, and exploring related content. Users can also export and restore their notes without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free reading experience
  • Chapter-by-chapter navigation
  • Bookmark and highlight verses
  • Explore cross-references
  • Curated devotionals
  • Note export and restore
Features
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There's a difference between reading the Bible and abiding in it. Abide is built for the second kind — a space to slow down, open the Word, and sit with God. No noise. No distractions. Just you and Scripture. Read chapter by chapter with a clean, beautiful interface that gets out of the way. Bookmark what moves you. Highlight what speaks to you. Explore cross-references and curated devotionals when you want to go deeper. Your notes are yours — export and restore them anytime, no account needed. Abide. Dwell in the Word.

Screenshots

Wild Symphony4 screens
Abide Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Abide Bible at 100% against Wild Symphony's 38%. Abide Bible also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Wild Symphony's advantage is ratings volume (120 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Abide Bible holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wild Symphony has 120 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Wild Symphony's written reviews are positive against 100% of Abide Bible's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wild Symphony ships an update every 2 months, Abide Bible weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wild Symphony versus Abide Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWild SymphonyAbide Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (120 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStellata, LLCJesus Vargas

Customer experience

Wild Symphony

All ratings115 ratings
Positive59.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative26.1%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive37.7%
Neutral17.4%
Negative44.9%

Abide Bible

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

Bugs and requests

Wild Symphony

Reported bugs

66 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Camera function not working
  • Songs skip to random tracks
  • App gets stuck on specific animal (cheetah)
  • App doesn't recognize pages
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  • App drains battery excessively
  • App makes phone very hot
  • App closes immediately upon opening
  • No interactive elements
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14
  • Cannot close app easily
  • No way to go back to main menu once music starts
  • Secret video plays instead of app features
  • Camera feature not working on multiple devices
  • Augmented reality not working as promised
  • App doesn't work at all
  • Music plays but no clues show up
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14.2
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14.0
  • App crashes every time trying to open
  • App crashes on iOS14
  • Camera feature did not work
  • App won't even open, keeps crashing
  • Not working with iOS14
  • App doesn't work currently
  • Augmented Reality isn't working
  • Camera does not work
  • App is not using my camera
  • Not workingT.T
  • Lieder springen
  • Glitches galore
  • Приложение глючит
  • The app doesn’t work as advertised
  • I want to love the app
  • Not work with camera
  • Doesn’t work at all
  • I don’t think the camera function is working
  • Camera does not work
  • Musiktierfan
  • Augmented reality fehlt
  • Немного глючит
  • Just needs some fixing
  • Doesn’t work on iOS 14.2
  • Great music but makes my phone hot
  • It doesn’t work. What a shame.
  • Didn’t take the time to release a working app
  • Die Kamerafunktion fehlt, App stürzt oft ab
  • App crashes constantly
  • Love the book not the app
  • Crazy energy Drain/Runs Hot
  • The music is great, book is amazing
  • Decepcionante
  • App doesn’t work
  • Shuts down as soon as it opens
  • 2mins on this app, and I regret downloading
  • This update helped. Still a little glitchy but better
  • Book is great but app Augmented Reality isn’t working
  • Not working on iOS 14.0
  • Crashes
  • Crashes on iOS14
  • NEEDS TO BE FIXED. DOES NOT EVEN OPEN.
  • Not working with iOS14
  • No symphony
  • No magic happens
  • A disappointment
  • Doesn’t work

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add individual instrument sounds
  • More books and interfaces like this
  • Fix camera recognition issues
  • Add poem for the dragon
  • Improve interactivity

Abide Bible

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wild Symphony

No in-app purchases

None

Abide Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wild Symphony free?
Wild Symphony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Abide Bible free?
Abide Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wild Symphony or Abide Bible?
Abide Bible is rated higher. Wild Symphony averages 3.7 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while Abide Bible averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Wild Symphony or Abide Bible have ads?
Neither Wild Symphony nor Abide Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wild Symphony or Abide Bible?
Wild Symphony ships an update every 2 months, and Abide Bible weekly. Most recently, Wild Symphony was updated on October 27, 2026 and Abide Bible on October 20, 2026.

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