Comparison

Bible Promises vs Scripture Helps

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bible Promises

Access over 500 popular Bible verses organized by topic to find strength and encouragement. Features daily verses, multiple translations, and sharing options. Submit your own favorite verses for inclusion in future updates.

Highlights
  • Over 500 topical Bible verses
  • Daily inspirational verses
  • Multiple Bible versions and translations
  • Search for specific verses
  • Share verses via email, SMS, and social media
  • Favorite verses for quick access
  • Suggest new verses and topics
Features
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"There are so many occasions when the promise appears on the front of my iPod at just the right time and with the message to give me strength" -- Bible Promises user Bible Promises is the principal Bible topical reference guide on the App Store, containing more than 500 of the most popular verses organized by meaningful topics such as Perseverance, Work, Fear, and Courage to help you in times of need. Regular monthly updates contain new verses and categories, with many submitted by users like you. For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 Complete list of topics: Addiction, Aging, Anger, Belief, Boredom, Charity, Children, Christmas, Contentment, Courage, Death, Depression, Easter, Education, Encouragement, Envy, Faith, Family, Fasting, Fear, Financial Hardship, Forgiveness, Friendship, Gossip, Grace, Grief, Guilt, Healing, Health, Heaven, Hope, Humility, Joy, Loneliness, Love, Lust, Marriage, Meekness, Money, Obedience, Patience, Peace, Perseverance, Praise, Prayer, Pride, Protection, Redemption from Sin, Repentance, Righteousness, Sabbath, Salvation, Seeking God, Self-esteem, Strength, Stress and Anxiety, Success, Suffering, Temptation, Thanksgiving, Tithes and Offerings, Trust, Truth, Wisdom, Work, Worry, Worship == Features == * Universal support for all of your devices: iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad * Daily verse: get a different inspirational verse every day. * Multiple Bible versions and translations: -- New International Version (NIV) -- English Standard Version (ESV) -- King James Version (KJV) -- New King James Version (NKJV) -- New Living Translation (NLT) -- Reina Valera (Spanish) -- La Bible de Jerusalem (French) -- La Bibbia CEI 74 (Italian) -- Luther 1545 (German) * Search: quickly find verses using a keyword. * Sharing options: share verses with your loved ones easily through Email, SMS (requires device that supports SMS), Facebook, Twitter, or copy to the clipboard to use in another application. * Popular section displays the most popular Bible verses for each week. * Star your favourite verses for quick reference later. * Beautiful design and presentation. * New backgrounds * Change the text size * Have a favorite verse or topic you don’t see? Just use our “Suggest a promise” feature to let us know, and we’ll try to include it in a future update. * New Community Pages - follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Tumblr * Join our mailing list: http://biblepromisesapp.com/mailinglist == User testimonials == “Brilliant, simple application – perfect for daily encouragement and ideally suited to the iPhone.” “Great app. I seriously use it every day as a quick reality check.” “This is by far the best app I have downloaded and I don’t know how I lived without it. Awesome says it all. God bless you!” “This is so handy for looking up verses that correspond to God’s promises for us. Being able to share verses readily with others has been a meaningful tool in my life. I highly recommend this!” “This is a blessing for all iPhone and iPod touch users.” == Reviews == “Quick interface to find topics and verses; Great looking background; A good amount of topics.” —- The Gadget Pastor “It is a powerful app to quickly browse through scriptures according to your need on your iPhone/iPod touch.” “Bible Promises gives us a great way to be encouraged daily and stay strong no matter what we might go through.” —- Touch Reviews “The updated application allows users to “favourite” their most inspiring passages from Scripture.” —- Christian Today Australia

About

Scripture Helps

Explore Bible scriptures related to over 210 topics. Discover God's plan of salvation and find relevant verses for personal faith or assisting others. Available on iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • 210+ topic-based scripture searches
  • Detailed scripture views
  • Gospel tab for salvation plan
  • Personal faith guidance
  • Assistance for others' faith journey
Features
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Using your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, discover Bible Scriptures that relate to 220+ assorted topics. Select a topic of interest from the main topics list and you will be presented with a detail view showing Scriptures from the Bible that relate to your choice. There is also a "Gospel" tab that presents God's plan of salvation for those who are interested individually or who want a guide for assisting others to come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Screenshots

Bible Promises3 screens
Scripture Helps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scripture Helps at 4.7 against Bible Promises's 4.1. Scripture Helps also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Bible Promises's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bible Promises sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scripture Helps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scripture Helps holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Bible Promises's written reviews are positive against 93% of Scripture Helps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bible Promises versus Scripture Helps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible PromisesScripture Helps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (54 ratings)4.7 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperReignDesignDoug Miannay

Customer experience

Bible Promises

All ratings54 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews369 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative7.6%

Scripture Helps

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

Bible Promises

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Popular verses section crashes the app
  • Unable to restore ad-free purchase on new devices
  • Daily verse notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more Bible translations
  • Allow customizing background images
  • Implement a search function
  • Enable editing and organizing saved verses
  • Improve sharing options (e.g., SMS, social media)

Scripture Helps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bible Promises

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Scripture Helps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bible Promises free?
Bible Promises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scripture Helps free?
Scripture Helps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bible Promises or Scripture Helps?
Scripture Helps is rated higher. Bible Promises averages 4.1 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Scripture Helps averages 4.7 from 26 ratings.
Do Bible Promises or Scripture Helps have ads?
Neither Bible Promises nor Scripture Helps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bible Promises or Scripture Helps?
Bible Promises ships an update every 3 months, and Scripture Helps every 3 months. Most recently, Bible Promises was updated on October 12, 2026 and Scripture Helps on September 27, 2026.

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