# Fonts Reference vs Holy Bible

The clearest difference is rating: Holy Bible at 4.7 against Fonts Reference's 3.4. Holy Bible also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 40%) and ratings volume (14K vs 8). Fonts Reference's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Holy Bible sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Fonts Reference asks for nothing beyond the download.

Holy Bible holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Holy Bible has 14K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Fonts Reference's written reviews are positive against 80% of Holy Bible's.

Fonts Reference ships an update every 6 months, Holy Bible every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Fonts Reference | Holy Bible |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.4 (8 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fonts-reference-touchfonts/id289282456/reviews) | **[4.7 (14K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/holy-bible/id291877741/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 8 | **14K** |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | **79.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 4 MB | 29 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Bayhoff Software](https://appshunter.io/developer/289279527) | [Paul Avery](https://appshunter.io/developer/291864162) |

## What reviewers say

### Fonts Reference

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fonts-reference-touchfonts/id289282456)

Explore all fonts installed on your iPhone or iPad. View each font with various character sets, organized by family. Ideal for designers and developers.

**Highlights:** Lists all available device fonts, Organized by font family, View fonts with different character sets, Supports iPhone and iPad

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Holy Bible

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/holy-bible/id291877741)

Access dozens of Bible translations with powerful search and study tools. Customize your reading experience with features like parallel reading, verse markup, and notes. Stay organized with daily reading plans and secure syncing.

**Highlights:** Dozens of Bible translations, Parallel reading, Powerful searching, Study tools, Daily reading plans, Verse markup and notes, iCloud syncing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Study Tools | $0.99 | one-time |
| NET Notes | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great Bible App
- 🚀 Best Bible on iOS
- 👍 My go to bible app
- 👍 Love it!
- 👍 The Best

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 John Calvin Commentary Missing
- 🐛 Settings tab closes out the app completely
- 🐛 Crashes
- 🐛 Needs bug fix
- 🐛 Crashes

**Reported bugs**

- The chronological daily reading and the calendar where you check off the completed reading are out of sync by one day
- The app keeps telling me it can't connect to the server to download my study aids
- The scripture list displayed to read are out of synch with the scriptures listed above calendar
- All my previous notes and highlights disappeared after the update
- The 'jump to verse' feature does not work after updating on my iPhone 6 Plus

**Requested features**

- Highlighting of selected text, in addition to whole verses
- Add NIV version
- Dark Mode
- Better bookmarking
- Reading plans


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Fonts Reference free?

Fonts Reference is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Holy Bible free?

Holy Bible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Fonts Reference or Holy Bible?

Holy Bible is rated higher. Fonts Reference averages 3.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Holy Bible averages 4.7 from 14K ratings.

### Do Fonts Reference or Holy Bible have ads?

Neither Fonts Reference nor Holy Bible shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Fonts Reference or Holy Bible?

Fonts Reference ships an update every 6 months, and Holy Bible every 6 weeks. Most recently, Fonts Reference was updated on October 23, 2026 and Holy Bible on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*