Versify App vs Colophon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Versify App
Easily memorize Bible verses with engaging games and progress tracking. Supports multiple popular Bible versions for a personalized experience.
- Verse selection
- Memorization games
- Progress tracking
- Multiple Bible versions
- ESV, NIV, NASB, NLT, CSB, BSB, LSV, KJV support
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Bible verse memorization made easy. Pick verses, play games to memorize them, and track your progress. Available Bible versions: ESV, NIV, NASB, NLT, CSB, BSB, LSV and KJV.
Colophon
Explore the original Greek and Hebrew words behind English Bible translations offline. Study word meanings, cross-references, and save your notes and highlights locally. Enhance your understanding with advanced tools available through a one-time purchase.
- Offline Bible translations (KJV, BSB, WEB)
- Interlinear word study (Greek/Hebrew)
- Scripture search and notes
- Cross-references
- Lexicon search
- Offline audio narration
- Study Desk for verse comparison
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Colophon is an offline study Bible built on one idea: there are older words under your English. Read the King James Version (KJV), Berean Standard Bible (BSB) and World English Bible (WEB) offline. No account, no feed, no ads. Keep your notes and highlights on your device. INCLUDED WITHOUT A PURCHASE • All three Bible translations, fully offline • Scripture search, notes, highlights, bookmarks, tags and Markdown note export • The plain reading page, with your device's text size • Word of the Day widget: an English headword and verse reference COLOPHON PRO — ONE-TIME IN-APP PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION The following featured tools require Colophon Pro: • Word Study: tap tagged words in KJV or BSB for the Greek or Hebrew behind them — Strong's entries, Abbott-Smith (Greek) and Brown–Driver–Briggs (Hebrew) entries where available, roots and word families, translation renderings and occurrences. Resize the study sheet while keeping the text above it. WEB has no word tagging; open the same verse in KJV or BSB to study its words. • Lexicon search: English, Strong's number, transliteration, Greek or Hebrew • Cross references: ranked connections between Bible passages • Your Words: a local history of the words you have studied • Listen: BSB narration by Barry Hays, downloaded per book from GitHub and kept for offline playback. KJV and WEB use your device's speech voice. The page follows the reading. • Word of the Day widget: Greek or Hebrew, transliteration and a link into Word Study; verse text on supported larger widgets • Study Desk: compare two translations, verse by verse; side by side on wider screens • Notebooks and backlinks, print-ready PDF Study Sheets, and note import from Markdown or CSV • Backup & Restore: your study in a portable file you control • Additional reading backgrounds and the in-app text-size control. Previously retained background and text-size choices remain available to eligible existing readers; word study has no such exception. YOUR STUDY, ON YOUR DEVICE Notes, highlights and word history stay on your device unless you export them. Colophon runs no servers and includes no analytics or advertising SDK. Optional BSB audio downloads contact GitHub, which can see your IP address and requested files. During continuous listening, the next book can download automatically. Installed speech voices work on your device. Purchases are handled by the App Store. The texts and study sources are public-domain or openly licensed, with credits in the app. The words under the words.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Versify App at none against Colophon's 4. Versify App also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 67%) and ratings volume (15K vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Colophon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Versify App asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Versify App against 5.0 for Colophon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Versify App has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Versify App's written reviews are positive against 67% of Colophon's.
Versify App ships an update fortnightly, Colophon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Versify App | Colophon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #176 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Versify LLC | Mustafa Salim Erek |
Customer experience
Versify App
Colophon
Bugs and requests
Versify App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional issues with adding new verses
- Inconsistencies with verse tracking and progress
Requested features
8 requests- Add more Bible translation options
- Ability to edit/customize verses
- Syncing across devices
- Adjust typing accuracy requirements
- Add verse numbers/references
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- Organize verses into folders/categories
- Implement daily reminders/notifications
- Add more memory games and practice modes
Colophon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Versify App
No in-app purchases
Colophon
- Tip: Ink$1.99
- Tip: Quill$4.99
- Colophon Pro$9.99
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- Tip: Patron$9.99
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