# Holy Bible vs The Holy Scriptures Bible

The clearest difference is price: Holy Bible at Free against The Holy Scriptures Bible's $2.99. Holy Bible also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). The Holy Scriptures Bible's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads there is nothing between them.

Holy Bible is free to download; The Holy Scriptures Bible costs $2.99 up front. Holy Bible sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Holy Scriptures Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Holy Bible | The Holy Scriptures Bible |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | **[4.7 (14K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/holy-bible/id291877741/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **14K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 29 MB | 22 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Paul Avery](https://appshunter.io/developer/291864162) | [matthew mitchell](https://appshunter.io/developer/6811247453) |

## 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 (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Study Tools | $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


### The Holy Scriptures Bible

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-holy-scriptures-bible/id6811247451)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Holy Bible free?

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

### Is The Holy Scriptures Bible free?

The Holy Scriptures Bible costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Holy Bible or The Holy Scriptures Bible have ads?

Neither Holy Bible nor The Holy Scriptures Bible shows ads.

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