BeADisciple vs Bookshop.org
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeADisciple
This app provides a digital platform for small-group Christian study, offering all necessary materials for personal development and community engagement. It features digital versions of the DISCIPLE Bible Study series, including commentary, Bible text, video resources, and interactive community tools.
- Digital DISCIPLE Bible Study series
- Commentary and CEB Bible text
- Review videos and scholar perspectives
- Private group message board
- Prayer request chain
- One-click live meeting access
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The BeADisciple App is your digital home for small-group Christian study. You have everything you need, in the palm of your hand, to study and develop in small-group community wherever you are. Be one of the first to experience this exciting new tool featuring a fresh new take on the transformational DISCIPLE Bible Study series – Disciple Fast Track has gone digital! All training and study materials are included with your study purchase, including all original Commentary, the CEB Bible, helpful review videos, perspective from leading biblical scholars from around the world, a private group message board and always-available prayer request chain, and one-click live meeting access, plus much more.
Bookshop.org
Read millions of ebooks and support independent bookstores with every purchase. This app offers a customizable reader, extensive browsing, and tools to organize your reading list and notes.
- Customizable ebook reader
- Browse millions of titles
- Organize TBR into custom shelves
- Highlight in five colors
- Add notes to highlights
- Save titles to wishlist
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Bookshop.org’s mission is simple: We help local, independent bookstores thrive by giving more than 80% of our profits back to our network of 3,000+ stores. In our app, you can read millions of ebooks - and every purchase supports an independent bookstore near you! In the Bookshop app you can: - Read your ebooks in our customizable ebook reader. - Browse millions of titles and discover your next favorite read in romance, thrillers, mystery, fiction, non-fiction, memoir, and more. - Organize your TBR into custom shelves. - Highlight in five different colors, and add notes to your highlighted passages. - Sort & filter highlights and notes by date created, book order, and more. - Save titles to your wishlist so you can read them later. - Shop knowing that over 80% of the profit goes directly to local, independent bookstores. We’re a Certified B Corp, and we’ve raised more than $50 million for independent bookstores nationwide since 2020. Download the Bookshop.org app to support bookstores, not billionaires.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bookshop.org at 57% against BeADisciple's 0%. Bookshop.org also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). BeADisciple's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and device support 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. BeADisciple sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Bookshop.org asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bookshop.org holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookshop.org has 2.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BeADisciple's written reviews are positive against 57% of Bookshop.org's.
BeADisciple ships an update every 2 months, Bookshop.org every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeADisciple | Bookshop.org |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (2.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 56.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 2.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #185 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Southwestern College | Bookshop, Inc. |
Customer experience
BeADisciple
Bookshop.org
Bugs and requests
BeADisciple
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bookshop.org
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to remember last page read
- Scrolling issues and unexpected page skipping
- Formatting problems (stripped italics, weird paragraph spacing)
- Settings not persisting between app sessions
Requested features
7 requests- More font and theme options
- Ability to adjust line spacing, margins, and other formatting
- Implement highlighting, annotation, and note-taking features
- Add search functionality
- Improve page turning and navigation
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- Provide better dark mode/night reading experience
- Sync reading progress across devices
In-app purchases
BeADisciple
- Finding Jesus: Nouwen - Participant$20.99
- Disciple I Fast Track - Part$51.99
- Study Fast Track II$51.99
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- Finding Jesus - Nouwen - Leader Pkg$55.99
- Disciple I Fast Track - Leader$86.99
- Study Fast Track II - Leader$86.99
Bookshop.org
No in-app purchases
Questions
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