Bible Heroes vs Colophon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible Heroes
Explore key figures from the Old and New Testaments with this easy-to-use reference tool. Simply spin a picker wheel to select a Bible Hero and learn about their story. The app works offline and is ad-free.
- Bible hero picker wheel
- Detailed hero biographies
- Offline functionality
- Ad-free experience
- Old and New Testament book lists
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Have you ever wanted to look up the different Bible Heroes? Looking for a tool to teach a little about some of the important people of the Old and New Testament? Bible Heroes was made to help in these situations. It was created from a Christian's perspective. Just use the picker wheel to find a Bible Hero you want to know more about and click the Select Hero button! That's it! You will get to read about that specific Bible Hero. What's even better is the ability to scroll on every area of text in this application including on the second tab which lists all of the books of the Old and New Testament in order. It's that easy and fun! Best of all - Updates are FREE! There are NO Ads in this application! Bible Heroes works OFFLINE which means you do NOT have to be connected to the internet. Also, this application does not take up much space on your iPod or iPhone. We are very interested in continually enhancing this application and we value your reviews and e-mails so please keep them coming! keywords: new testament, old testament, christian, bible, catholic, orthodox, islam, study, reference, Jesus, Christ, god, david, eve, adam, prophet, healer, salvation, relationship, spiritual, prayer, jewish, passover, religious, repent, saved, born again, pentecostal, evangelist, methodist, assemblies, assembly, church, forgive, daily, christianity, judaism, lent, mary, cross, christmas, easter, pope, reformation, cannon, priest, revelation, trinity
Colophon
Explore the original Greek and Hebrew words behind English Bible translations offline. Study word meanings, cross-references, and save your notes and highlights locally. Enhance your understanding with advanced tools available through a one-time purchase.
- Offline Bible translations (KJV, BSB, WEB)
- Interlinear word study (Greek/Hebrew)
- Scripture search and notes
- Cross-references
- Lexicon search
- Offline audio narration
- Study Desk for verse comparison
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Colophon is an offline study Bible built on one idea: there are older words under your English. Read the King James Version (KJV), Berean Standard Bible (BSB) and World English Bible (WEB) offline. No account, no feed, no ads. Keep your notes and highlights on your device. INCLUDED WITHOUT A PURCHASE • All three Bible translations, fully offline • Scripture search, notes, highlights, bookmarks, tags and Markdown note export • The plain reading page, with your device's text size • Word of the Day widget: an English headword and verse reference COLOPHON PRO — ONE-TIME IN-APP PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION The following featured tools require Colophon Pro: • Word Study: tap tagged words in KJV or BSB for the Greek or Hebrew behind them — Strong's entries, Abbott-Smith (Greek) and Brown–Driver–Briggs (Hebrew) entries where available, roots and word families, translation renderings and occurrences. Resize the study sheet while keeping the text above it. WEB has no word tagging; open the same verse in KJV or BSB to study its words. • Lexicon search: English, Strong's number, transliteration, Greek or Hebrew • Cross references: ranked connections between Bible passages • Your Words: a local history of the words you have studied • Listen: BSB narration by Barry Hays, downloaded per book from GitHub and kept for offline playback. KJV and WEB use your device's speech voice. The page follows the reading. • Word of the Day widget: Greek or Hebrew, transliteration and a link into Word Study; verse text on supported larger widgets • Study Desk: compare two translations, verse by verse; side by side on wider screens • Notebooks and backlinks, print-ready PDF Study Sheets, and note import from Markdown or CSV • Backup & Restore: your study in a portable file you control • Additional reading backgrounds and the in-app text-size control. Previously retained background and text-size choices remain available to eligible existing readers; word study has no such exception. YOUR STUDY, ON YOUR DEVICE Notes, highlights and word history stay on your device unless you export them. Colophon runs no servers and includes no analytics or advertising SDK. Optional BSB audio downloads contact GitHub, which can see your IP address and requested files. During continuous listening, the next book can download automatically. Installed speech voices work on your device. Purchases are handled by the App Store. The texts and study sources are public-domain or openly licensed, with credits in the app. The words under the words.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Colophon at 5.0 against Bible Heroes's 3.1. Colophon also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 25%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 60 months). Bible Heroes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Colophon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Bible Heroes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Colophon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bible Heroes has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Bible Heroes's written reviews are positive against 67% of Colophon's.
Bible Heroes ships an update every 60 months, Colophon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible Heroes | Colophon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yummy and Yummy, LLC. | Mustafa Salim Erek |
Customer experience
Bible Heroes
Colophon
In-app purchases
Bible Heroes
No in-app purchases
Colophon
- Tip: Ink$1.99
- Tip: Quill$4.99
- Colophon Pro$9.99
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- Tip: Patron$9.99
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