Comparison

Bible Heroes vs Pew

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bible hero picker wheel
  • Detailed hero biographies
  • Offline functionality
  • Ad-free experience
  • Old and New Testament book lists
Features
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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

About

Pew

Features
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Record the sermon. Read it later. Put the phone face down on the pew and lock the screen. It keeps recording. When you get home there's the audio, a transcript you can search, and somewhere to write down what you actually thought about it. A WHOLE SERVICE An hour. Two hours. Screen off, in a pocket, at the bottom of a bag. The recording doesn't care. TRANSCRIPTS, WITHOUT THE UPLOAD Speech becomes text on the phone itself, in 11 languages. The audio never gets uploaded anywhere, including to us. SCRIPTURE When someone quotes a verse, Pew catches the reference and shows you the passage. Public domain translations for 21 languages are already on the device, so this works with no signal at all. A few translations are still under copyright and we can't include them; those open in bible.com instead. NOTES Yours go right next to the transcript, not in some other app you have to remember to open. SEARCH Everything you've ever recorded. By word, by who was preaching, by church. AI NOTES, IF YOU WANT THEM A summary, an outline, and the lines worth keeping. This is the only part that sends anything off your phone, and what it sends is the transcript text. Not the audio. It stays off until you turn it on, and you get told exactly what happens before you agree to it. Three of these are free. After that it's part of the subscription. FOR PASTORS A second mode for planning ahead: series, passages, and the notes that go with them. WHAT ISN'T IN HERE No account, nothing to sign up for, no ads, nobody else's trackers. We do count which screens get used, with no name on it. That switch is in Settings. The interface is in 35 languages and follows whatever your phone is set to. You can also just pick one in Settings. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bible Heroes2 screens
Pew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bible Heroes at none against Pew's 2. Bible Heroes also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 18.0). Pew's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 60 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pew sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bible Heroes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Heroes ships an update every 60 months, Pew fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bible Heroes versus Pew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible HeroesPew
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 60 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYummy and Yummy, LLC.岚烜 吴

In-app purchases

None

Bible Heroes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pew

Subscriptions2
  • Pew Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pew Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Bible Heroes free?
Bible Heroes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pew free?
Pew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bible Heroes or Pew have ads?
Neither Bible Heroes nor Pew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bible Heroes or Pew?
Bible Heroes ships an update every 60 months, and Pew fortnightly. Most recently, Bible Heroes was updated on October 23, 2026 and Pew on October 7, 2026.

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