# Holy Bible vs GraceTBC

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GraceTBC at none against Holy Bible's 2. GraceTBC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Holy Bible's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 3). 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. GraceTBC asks for nothing beyond the download.

GraceTBC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Holy Bible has 14K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Holy Bible ships an update every 6 weeks, GraceTBC every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Holy Bible | GraceTBC |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (14K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/holy-bible/id291877741/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gracetbc/id1321690317/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **14K** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 weeks** | Every 38 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 29 MB | 21 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Paul Avery](https://appshunter.io/developer/291864162) | [Finalweb Corporation](https://appshunter.io/developer/520255912) |

## What reviewers say

### 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


### GraceTBC

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gracetbc/id1321690317)

Access church event calendars, read the latest blog posts, and view recent media. Download important documents directly from your device. Stay connected with your church community.

**Highlights:** Event calendars, Blog posts, Recent media, Document downloads, Church community connection

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Holy Bible free?

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

### Is GraceTBC free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Holy Bible or GraceTBC?

GraceTBC is rated higher. Holy Bible averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while GraceTBC averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Holy Bible or GraceTBC have ads?

Neither Holy Bible nor GraceTBC shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Holy Bible or GraceTBC?

Holy Bible ships an update every 6 weeks, and GraceTBC every 38 months. Most recently, Holy Bible was updated on October 31, 2026 and GraceTBC on October 19, 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.*