The M'Cheyne Plan vs Westminster Reader
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
Westminster Reader
Access and study the Westminster Standards offline, including the Confession of Faith and Catechisms. Features include chapter browsing, search, flashcards, reading plans, and customizable themes. Enjoy a focused reading experience with included KJV proof texts.
- Offline access to Westminster Standards
- Searchable KJV proof texts
- Study flashcards
- Customizable reading plans
- Adjustable font size and themes
- Bookmark passages
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Westminster Reader is a clean, focused reading app for the Westminster Standards — the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and the Westminster Larger Catechism — with full offline KJV proof texts included. (WCF, WSC, & WLC match the PCA/OPC versions.) Browse by chapter or question, search prooftexts, study flash cards, set up a reading plan, and bookmark passages for quick return. Adjust font size and choose your preferred reading theme for day or night.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Westminster Reader at every 4 days against The M'Cheyne Plan's every 2 months. Westminster Reader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). The M'Cheyne Plan's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 8). 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.
Westminster Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of The M'Cheyne Plan's written reviews are positive against 100% of Westminster Reader's.
The M'Cheyne Plan ships an update every 2 months, Westminster Reader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The M'Cheyne Plan | Westminster Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| 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 | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Walker | BENJAMIN DAVID RATLIFF |
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The M'Cheyne Plan
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In-app purchases
The M'Cheyne Plan
No in-app purchases
Westminster Reader
No in-app purchases
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