BibleScope vs Moon Phases
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BibleScope
Explore diverse Bible translations and commentaries with this study tool. Organize your thoughts with notes and bookmarks, and enhance your reading with highlighting and powerful search capabilities. Available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.
- Multiple Bible translations
- Commentaries and dictionaries
- Verse and general notes
- Organized bookmarks
- Verse highlighting
- Keyword search
- Customizable display settings
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BibleScope is a Bible study application designed exclusively for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Other version of BibleScope available in the App Store: · BibleScope with the NIV, The Message, and ERV · BibleScope with the MSG and ERV BibleScope includes these translations: - King James Version (KJV) - New Simplified Bible (NSB) - World English Bible (WEB) - Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary, - Spanish Reina Valera Antigua - Easton's Bible Dictionary Also available for free download from within BibleScope are the following translations and commentaries: - NET Bible - KJV with Strongs - ASV - Young's Literal Translation - Darby Translation - Darby's Commentary - Spanish Sagradas Escrituras - Portuguese Translation - German Luther Translation - Russian Translation - Chinese Union Simplified and Traditional - Latin Vulgate - Turkish Translation - Korean Revised Version - Byzantine Greek New Testament with accents - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Adam Clarke Commentary - Italian La Nuova Diodati - Japanese Colloquial Bible - John Gill Commentary and more... NOTE: I have some translations available for purchase from within BibleScope: - New International Version (NIV and NIrV) - English Standard Version (ESV) - New American Standard Bible (NASB) - La Palabra de Dios Para Todos (PDT) - Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) NOTES: · Notes can be entered for any verse by selecting the verse # as you are reading, or in the main Notes screen · General notes can be used for capturing sermon or teachings that are not directly related to a single verse reference · Add folders to your general notes to keep them organized · Email the notes to a friend or somewhere else to share · Sync your notes with my server so you always have a backup in case of a reinstall · Edit your notes from a browser so you can add notes from other Bible sources and sync them back to your iPhone or iPod Touch BOOKMARKS: · Bookmarks can be entered for any verse by selecting the verse # as you are reading · Organize your bookmarks by folders if you prefer to group some together · Assign a name to each bookmark · Sync your bookmarks with the server so you always have a backup in case of a reinstall HIGHLIGHTING: · Add highlights to any verse by pressing the verse # and selecting highlighting mode. · Choose from many different colors to highlight verses SEARCH · Keyword or phrase search to find key passages in the Bible · Options to search in current book, OT, or NT · Search the Easton's dictionary for many common Bible definitions MORE FEATURES: · Landscape mode for viewing the text widescreen including a split-screen view. · Navigate all books and chapters of the Bible using either a "wheel dial" selector, a table selection with a shortcut bar to the right side, or single page with buttons for the book,chapter, and verse. · Settings screen inside BibleScope includes background, font, font size, colors and many more options to customize your experience. · No Internet connection needed. All Bible content is locally within the app · Bars at the top and bottom slide in/away with a press of the screen · Split-screen display that shows two Bible versions simultaneously · Words of Christ in red for the KJV, WEB, NIV, ESV, and NASB translations · Verse history that keeps track of all navigated verses, and can easily navigate between them · Daily devotional texts include Charles Spurgeon's Morning and Evening, Daily Path devotional, and a Daily Bible Reading selection. An additional screen is available for a daily reading plan to read through the Bible in a year. More screenshots and information available at http://www.biblescopeapp.com
Moon Phases
Track upcoming lunar events with precise countdowns to full moons, new moons, and quarter phases. This app allows you to add phases to your calendar, share them, and detect special occurrences like blue moons. It works offline and supports various Apple devices.
- Countdown to moon phases
- Add moon phases to calendar
- Share moon phase information
- Blue moon and black moon detection
- Offline functionality
- Apple Watch app and glance
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Countdown to the exact time of the next moon phases: full moon, new moon and first and last quarter. Features: - add moon phases to calendar - share moon phases - blue moon and black detection - shows current moon cover - shows the last phase for 1 day after the event - no internet connection required - support for the iPhone 6 and 6+ - support for the iPad multitasking (split view..) Apple Watch Features: - current moon cover - countdown to next moon phases - blue moon and black detection - shows the last phase for 1 day after the event - watch app and glance interface for a quick lookup
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BibleScope at 79% against Moon Phases's 15%. BibleScope also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). Moon Phases's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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
BibleScope costs $0.99 and Moon Phases $0.99 up front. BibleScope sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Moon Phases asks for nothing beyond the download.
BibleScope holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BibleScope has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of BibleScope's written reviews are positive against 15% of Moon Phases's.
BibleScope ships an update every 4 months, Moon Phases every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BibleScope | Moon Phases |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 15.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | haMedia | Piet Jonas |
Customer experience
BibleScope
Moon Phases
Bugs and requests
BibleScope
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes after recent updates
- Verses not displaying correctly
- Bookmarks and notes not working as expected
- Search results not showing all relevant verses
Requested features
6 requests- Add more Bible translations (NIV, ESV, etc.)
- Improve search functionality
- Enhance note-taking capabilities (organization, search, etc.)
- Implement landscape mode
- Add highlighting and verse memorization features
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- Integrate audio playback of Bible readings
Moon Phases
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BibleScope
- PDT for BibleScope$4.99
- NET complete translation$4.99
- CSB Translation$9.99
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- NASB for BibleScope$11.99
- HCSB for BibleScope$11.99
- NLT for BibleScope$11.99
- HCSB Study Bible$14.99
- NASB with Strongs$14.99
- NIV for BibleScope$15.99
- ESV for BibleScope$15.99
Moon Phases
No in-app purchases







