JW Conf vs Personal Bible Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JW Conf
This application facilitates participation in interactive meetings hosted by JW Conf, offering both audio and video functionalities. Users can join meetings using a provided meeting ID or a URL. Secure meetings are supported across various devices and browsers.
- Join interactive meetings
- Audio and video capabilities
- Meeting ID or URL joining
- Secure meetings
- Cross-device support
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Client application for JW Conf. This app makes it easier to join JW Conf hosted interactive meetings. It provides both audio and video capabilities. An account can be requested by following the instructions on jwconf.com. This account will allow you to host meetings. Once the meeting is started, anyone using this app can join with the corresponding meeting ID. Meetings can be joined with a URL or by entering the meeting ID. Meetings are secure and supported across many devices and browsers.
Personal Bible Trainer
Enhance your Bible reading with daily challenges, achievements, and reminders. Select from various reading schedules to maintain a consistent pace and track your progress.
- Daily challenges
- Reading schedules
- Progress tracking
- Badges and achievements
- Customizable themes
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Make your Bible reading more fun and engaging with daily challenges, achievements, and reminders to keep reading each day. Choose from different schedules to find a reading pace that suits you. Features include: * Many different schedules * Challenges for each day * Keep track of reading progress and milestones * Earn badges and achievements * Customize your experience using themes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Personal Bible Trainer at 4.9 against JW Conf's 4.3. Personal Bible Trainer also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Personal Bible Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Personal Bible Trainer has 274 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of JW Conf's written reviews are positive against 92% of Personal Bible Trainer's.
JW Conf ships an update every 2 months, Personal Bible Trainer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JW Conf | Personal Bible Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (48 ratings) | 4.9 (274 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 92.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 274 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WATCH TOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY | Marcus Henriksson |
Customer experience
JW Conf
Personal Bible Trainer
Bugs and requests
JW Conf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Personal Bible Trainer
Reported bugs
11 issues- Days in a row counter resets to zero unexpectedly
- Reading schedule preference resets to 1-year default when reopening app
- JW Library selection highlights only single verse instead of full daily portion
- App freezes when attempting to open JW Library
- Progress percentage displays incorrectly
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- Buttons not responding to clicks (done/next buttons)
- iPad version won't open JW Library despite selection
- Days don't sync between users sharing same account
- App not found on App Store after deletion
- JW Library sign language app opens instead of regular app
- Achievements/progress lost when changing reading schedule options
Requested features
15 requests- Home screen widget for quick access and reminders
- Undo/back button to reverse accidental 'done' clicks
- One chapter per day reading option
- Digital note-taking feature for daily questions
- Ability to manually add missed reading days
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- Reset button for Bible reading progress
- More sheep designs and customization options
- Sheep outfit/costume unlocks as rewards
- PDF version of reading schedules for printing
- Ability to sync progress across multiple devices
- Option to disable negative sheep reactions
- Improved notification messages reflecting sheep mood
- Visual display of all books read/progress
- Better linking to NWT Bible specifically
- Reading prompts more aligned with daily passages
In-app purchases
JW Conf
No in-app purchases
Personal Bible Trainer
No in-app purchases
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