Comparison

Populi vs Biblical Languages

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

Head to head
About

Populi

This app connects to a college management system, allowing faculty and students to manage coursework, attendance, and communication. It offers features for grading, submitting assignments, checking grades, and accessing course materials.

Highlights
  • Automatic attendance via Bluetooth beacon
  • Grade assignments and run discussions
  • Submit assignments and take tests
  • Check grades and view course bulletin boards
  • Manage admissions leads
  • View and pay balances, show ID card
  • Search library and place holds
Features
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For use with the Populi college management system. * Uses the same Populi login you use at your school. * Use your iPhone’s Bluetooth beacon to automatically take attendance. * Faculty can grade assignments, run discussions, take attendance, and post to course Bulletin Boards. * Students can check grades, submit assignments, take tests, contribute to discussions, and check in for attendance. * Faculty and students can join course conferences. * Add new admissions leads. * View and pay your balance, show your ID Card, view your calendars, look up school contacts, and keep up with To-Dos. * Search your Library and place holds on resources. * Browse, join and interact with groups. As a group administrator you can also manage group members and content.

About

Biblical Languages

Learn to read biblical Greek and Hebrew fluently through interactive lessons and engaging journeys through biblical stories. Deepen your understanding of Scripture with a curriculum covering university-level content, designed for all ages.

Highlights
  • Interactive alphabet, vocab, and grammar lessons
  • Graded reading material
  • Grammar videos
  • Personalized daily vocab review
  • Greek/Hebrew Bible arranged by difficulty
  • Pattern drills for grammar mastery
  • Textbook and Bible book vocab decks
Features
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Learn Koine Greek, Biblical Hebrew, & Latin Learn the biblical languages with Biblingo - the only language-learning app that provides everything you need to go from zero knowledge of Koine Greek (New Testament), Biblical Hebrew (Hebrew Bible), and Latin (Vulgate) to reading the Bible in its historic languages — all in one place. Imagine rediscovering the Torah like Josiah in his day. Or reading Paul's letter to the Galatians like it just arrived in the mail. Embark on your biblical language learning journey today! You'll learn Greek/Hebrew/Latin vocabulary and grammar through interactive lessons that immerse you in the biblical world. As your fluency develops, you will be able to read more and more texts from Scripture in your language of choice. The Bible reading tab of Biblingo gives you the full Hebrew Bible or Greek New Testament (Latin Vulgate coming soon) indexed by the percentage of words you know in each book or chapter. This allows you to identify which sections of the Bible are most readable so you can dive in. Biblingo's proven methodology is based on the latest research in linguistics and second language acquisition. Students can learn to not only read the Bible, but to interpret God's Word more faithfully through developing exegetical skill. The curriculum covers four semesters worth of university content, including: Biblical Greek 1 & 2 Greek Exegesis 1 & 2 Biblical Hebrew 1 & 2 Hebrew Exegesis 1 & 2 Latin 1 & 2 Latin Exegesis 1 & 2 (coming soon) Biblingo is as academically rigorous as it is fun to use! WHO IS BIBLINGO FOR? Biblingo is perfect for: * Seminary/university students who want to succeed in their studies * Biblical language teachers who want their students to benefit from the best, cutting-edge second-language acquisition methods * Pastors who want to learn/retain the biblical languages for use in ministry * Lay teachers who want to glean better insights * Self-learners who want to experience the Bible at a deeper level * Homeschool families who want to give their children a world-class biblical education FEATURES INCLUDED: * Alphabet Lessons — Videos explaining the names, sounds, and characteristics of the letters in whatever pronunciation you choose, paired with custom flashcard decks. * Super-Powered Flashcards — Decks for popular Greek, Hebrew, and (soon) Latin textbooks (see below), personalized daily review, and generated decks of Bible chapters; many words include pictures and audio. * Video Lessons — Many hours of video content explaining insights into Greek and Hebrew grammar. * Lesson Activities — Interactive drills pairing practice sentences with thousands of reconstructed ancient scenes. * Lesson Guides — Short guides giving an overview of the grammar you'll learn in each lesson. * Graded Reader — Reading comprehension texts on your level as you progress toward the biblical text. * Paradigm Drills — Develop fluency with the different forms by practicing paradigms in the context of a sentence. * Tagged Biblical Text — Morphologically-tagged Bible in Greek, Hebrew, and (soon) Latin. * Personalized Biblical Graded Reader — View all the books and chapters in the Bible according to how well you know the vocabulary. * Built-in Dictionary — Dictionary of every word in the Greek New Testament and Hebrew Bible tagged with semantic domains. *Available textbook vocabulary flashcard decks: Greek: Mounce, Black, Plummer, Lawall and Balmer, Black, Machen and McCartney, Campbell and Gibson, Decker, and Duff. Hebrew: Seow, Pratico and Van Pelt, Futato, Kelley, Barrett and Bell, Ross, and Simon, Motzkin and Resnikoff, PLUS Aramaic vocab decks. https://biblingo.org/terms/

Screenshots

Populi1 screens
Biblical Languages4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Biblical Languages at 4.3 against Populi's 2.5. Biblical Languages also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 28%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). Populi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Biblical Languages sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Populi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Biblical Languages holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 85 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Populi's written reviews are positive against 67% of Biblical Languages's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Populi ships an update every 7 months, Biblical Languages every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Populi versus Biblical Languages: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopuliBiblical Languages
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (26 ratings)4.3 (85 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.5% of reviews67.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2685 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPopuli, IncBiblingo

Customer experience

Populi

All ratings26 ratings
Positive34.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative65.4%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral20.3%
Negative52.2%

Biblical Languages

All ratings85 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral9.4%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral14.8%
Negative18.0%

Bugs and requests

Populi

Reported bugs

41 issues
  • App stays on 'continue' page
  • App is hacked
  • App does not work on opening
  • Assignments won't submit
  • Files no longer open
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  • App logs out users
  • Cannot open files through the app
  • Application feels stuck at v1
  • App works only half the time
  • App is full of bugs and crashes
  • App frequently loses ability to view lessons and tests
  • Error message: needs to be updated, but no update available
  • App signs out every time it's opened
  • Unable to access posted files
  • Unable to login after iPhone update
  • White screen of death after login
  • App logs out constantly
  • White screen of death when trying to log back in
  • Cannot access lessons page
  • App crashes when scrolling
  • App freezes when navigating
  • Cannot access lessons page on classes
  • Inability to stay logged in
  • Random logouts
  • Developer claims issue fixed, but it's not
  • App keeps logging out 3-4 times a day
  • Problems with staying logged in
  • Last update was 6 months ago
  • Institution does not populate on login screen
  • App is useless, like using a browser
  • App not designed for iPads
  • App uses center of screen on iPad
  • Menu missing after upgrade
  • Files no longer visible, 'unable to connect to Populi'
  • App broke after iOS update
  • App pops open and closes immediately
  • New app update crashes immediately upon opening
  • App doesn't communicate well with Populi server
  • App doesn't offer same features as website
  • App is slow
  • Attendance feature is time consuming

Requested features

27 requests
  • Overhaul UI
  • Add tabs to navigation
  • Enable location and Bluetooth
  • Accessibility support (font/icon size)
  • Dark mode
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  • Upload assignments from OneDrive/Dropbox
  • Integration with online meeting apps
  • Face ID unlock
  • Save payment information
  • Deep link push notifications
  • Comment on assignments from app
  • iPad version
  • Print lessons
  • Submit assignments
  • Take tests
  • Make all website features available on app
  • Update app to include more website features
  • Allow files to be opened in other programs
  • View attendance
  • View grades for all classes
  • View past terms
  • View degree audit
  • View class dashboard
  • Post/respond to class dashboard
  • Save attendance default to 'present'
  • Mail functionality
  • Full complement of Populi features (bill paying, news feed, rosters, calendars)

Biblical Languages

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Populi

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Biblical Languages

Subscriptions16
  • Flashcard Plan - Hebrew7 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • Flashcard Plan - Greek7 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • Flashcard Plan - Greek, Hebrew7 Days trial$5.001 Month
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  • Learner - Hebrew7 Days trial$22.001 Month
  • Learner - Greek7 Days trial$22.001 Month
  • Flashcard Plan - Both (6mo.)7 Days trial$27.006 Months
  • Learner Plan - Both7 Days trial$36.001 Month
  • Flashcard Plan - Hebrew (1yr.)7 Days trial$40.001 Year
  • Flashcard Plan - Greek (1yr.)7 Days trial$40.001 Year
  • Flashcard Plan - Both (1yr.)7 Days trial$48.001 Year
  • Learner Plan - Greek (6mo.)7 Days trial$119.006 Months
  • Learner Plan - Hebrew (6mo.)7 Days trial$119.006 Months
  • Learner Plan - Both (6mo.)7 Days trial$190.006 Months
  • Learner Plan - Hebrew (1yr.)7 Days trial$200.001 Year
  • Standard Plan - Greek (1yr.)7 Days trial$200.001 Year
  • Learner Plan - Both (1yr.)7 Days trial$350.001 Year

Questions

Is Populi free?
Populi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Biblical Languages free?
Biblical Languages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Populi or Biblical Languages?
Biblical Languages is rated higher. Populi averages 2.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Biblical Languages averages 4.3 from 85 ratings.
Do Populi or Biblical Languages have ads?
Neither Populi nor Biblical Languages shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Populi or Biblical Languages?
Populi ships an update every 7 months, and Biblical Languages every 3 weeks. Most recently, Populi was updated on September 21, 2026 and Biblical Languages on September 21, 2026.

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