Comparison

BibleRef vs SourceView Together Bible

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

Head to head
About

BibleRef

Access verse-by-verse and chapter-by-chapter Bible commentary with extensive cross-references and context explanations. Understand scripture with easy-to-read explanations and multiple Bible translations.

Highlights
  • Verse-by-verse commentary
  • Chapter-by-chapter commentary
  • Extensive cross-references
  • Context explanation
  • Six Bible translations
  • Regularly updated content
Features
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BibleRef - An Online Bible Commentary You Can Understand The BibleRef app contains verse-by-verse and chapter-by-chapter Bible commentary along with extensive cross references and context explanation all written by the GotQuestions.org team. For each verse in the Bible there are six different Bible translations, easy-to-understand commentary, and brief explanations of how the verse fits within its surrounding context. New content is published regularly and can be downloaded via the settings menu in the app.

About

SourceView Together Bible

Engage with scripture through an interactive speech bubble format, perfect for group discussions and personal reflection. Features include study questions, notes with emoji reactions, and multiple reading plans. Available in English and French.

Highlights
  • Speech bubble Bible format
  • 400+ study questions
  • Personal notes with emoji reactions
  • Group reading sessions
  • Multiple reading plans
  • Progress tracking & achievements
  • Offline access
Features
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SourceView Together turns Scripture into a thread you can actually follow. Every line is colored by who is speaking - narrator, divine speech, named principals, and everyone else - the same way you already read a group text. At a glance, you know who's talking and how the conversation moves, across 774 distinct voices and 365 stories. The Bible is laid out as 365 complete narrative stories, not chapter-and-verse fragments. Each story is a whole arc - Creation read start to finish in one sitting, about fifteen to twenty minutes, with nothing lost to an artificial chapter break. Follow the year on a visual thread, open a division, pick a story, and keep going. Meet the cast of voices as you go - Cast tracks who you've heard, how often, and where. Read alone, or gather a few people and read it like a script: each person takes a source color and reads that voice aloud, so the story plays out as a conversation. After the story, Talk about it offers discussion questions for family, a class, or a small group. Keep a daily streak, react and leave notes on the words that land, and see your reading history as a heatmap on the You tab. Search by verse when you need a specific place in Scripture. Follow a catalog plan or a shorter challenge, or open Your Plans and build your own reading plan as a playlist of stories. English. New Living Translation. Reading progress, notes, and reactions stay on your device. Optional daily reminders are scheduled on this device only. French returns in a later update.

Screenshots

BibleRef4 screens
SourceView Together Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SourceView Together Bible at 5.0 against BibleRef's 4.6. BibleRef's advantage is ratings volume (179 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

SourceView Together Bible holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BibleRef has 179 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BibleRef versus SourceView Together Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBibleRefSourceView Together Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (179 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings179 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB84 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperGot Questions MinistriesSourceView Publishing LLC

Customer experience

BibleRef

All ratings179 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.1%

SourceView Together Bible

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BibleRef

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes and won't download updates
  • Crashes after iOS updates
  • Performance issues with certain devices
  • Inconsistent loading of commentary sections

Requested features

10 requests
  • Highlighter and font size adjustment options
  • Audio/text-to-speech functionality for commentary
  • iPad version of the app
  • Bookmark or reading progress tracker
  • Search function for verses and topics
Show 5 more
  • Spanish language version
  • Clickable verse citations in commentary
  • Additional Bible translations (NKJV)
  • Copy and paste text selection capability
  • Favorite/save verses feature

SourceView Together Bible

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BibleRef

No in-app purchases

None

SourceView Together Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BibleRef free?
BibleRef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SourceView Together Bible free?
SourceView Together Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BibleRef or SourceView Together Bible?
SourceView Together Bible is rated higher. BibleRef averages 4.6 out of 5 from 179 ratings, while SourceView Together Bible averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BibleRef or SourceView Together Bible have ads?
Neither BibleRef nor SourceView Together Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BibleRef or SourceView Together Bible?
BibleRef ships an update every 4 months, and SourceView Together Bible every 4 months. Most recently, BibleRef was updated on September 6, 2026 and SourceView Together Bible on September 18, 2026.

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