The M'Cheyne Plan vs Spoken Psalter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The M'Cheyne Plan
This app provides a structured daily Bible reading schedule, guiding users through the New Testament and Psalms twice annually, and the Old Testament once. It allows for importing existing progress by selecting a start date.
- Daily Bible reading plan
- New Testament and Psalms twice yearly
- Old Testament once yearly
- Import progress by start date
- Approximately 4 readings per day
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The M'Cheyne Plan app helps guide readers through the New Testament and Psalms twice a year, and the Old Testament once. Import your progress by selecting your plan start date. 19th Century Scottish minister, Robert Murray M’Cheyne, (sometimes spelled McCheyne), developed a daily Bible reading plan for readers to work through the New Testament and Psalms twice a year, and the Old Testament once. There are approximately 4 reading selections per day in this plan. Contributions welcome at https://github.com/willswire/mcheyne
Spoken Psalter
This app provides a text-first experience for listening to and memorizing the Psalms of David from the 1650 Scottish Psalter. It offers clear spoken readings, customizable playback, and tools for tracking memorization progress without any musical accompaniment or visual distractions.
- Browse all 150 Psalms
- Search by psalm number or text
- Select specific stanzas
- Listen to spoken audio
- Adjust playback speed
- Build practice playlists
- Mark psalms as favorites/memorizing
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The 1650 Spoken Psalter is a simple, text-first app for hearing and memorizing the Psalms of David from the 1650 Scottish Psalter. There is no music, tune selection, or visual clutter. Choose a psalm, select the verses or stanzas you want to hear, and listen to a clear spoken reading. The app is designed for repeated listening, careful reading, and steady memorization. Features include: Browse all 150 Psalms Search by psalm number or full text Select a whole psalm or a specific stanza range Listen to spoken audio readings Repeat selections for memorization Adjust playback speed Build playlists for regular practice Mark psalms as Favorites, Memorizing, or Memorized Sign in to sync progress across devices Read in light or dark mode Copy selectable psalm text This app was made for those who want the Psalter close at hand: readable, listenable, repeatable, and free from distraction.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spoken Psalter at 5.0 against The M'Cheyne Plan's 4.6. Spoken Psalter also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). The M'Cheyne Plan's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spoken Psalter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The M'Cheyne Plan has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | The M'Cheyne Plan | Spoken Psalter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 368 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Walker | Romesh Prakashpalan |
Customer experience
The M'Cheyne Plan
Spoken Psalter
In-app purchases
The M'Cheyne Plan
No in-app purchases
Spoken Psalter
No in-app purchases
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