Comparison

Alkitab vs Kamusku

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

Head to head
About

Alkitab

Read the Indonesian Bible alongside its English translation on your iPhone and iPad. This app offers fast navigation, search, and tools to bookmark and annotate verses. Enjoy a completely free and ad-free scripture experience.

Highlights
  • Dual language Bible reading
  • Fast verse and keyword search
  • Verse bookmarking
  • Annotation and highlighting
  • Reading history
  • Completely free and ad-free
Features
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Alkitab Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Bible) with English Translation for iPhone and iPad Experience the Alkitab Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Bible) seamlessly paired with an English translation, designed for quick access and easy reading on your iPhone and iPad. Key Features: Fast Navigation & Search: Instantly locate verses and keywords. Bookmarks, Annotations & History: Save, highlight, and revisit your favorite verses. Completely Free: No ads, no trackers, no sign-up—just pure scripture at your fingertips. Helpful Tip: Tap the verse number to add notes, highlights, or bookmarks and personalize your study. I hope this app serves as a blessing to you and those you share it with.

About

Kamusku

This offline dictionary app provides extensive English-Indonesian and Indonesian-English word translations. It features fast searching, sentence translation, and the ability to bookmark favorite words. The database is regularly updated for improved accuracy and word count.

Highlights
  • Offline English-Indonesian dictionary
  • Fast word search
  • Online sentence translation
  • Bookmark favorite words
  • Regular database updates
Features
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Kamusku is an offline English-Indonesia dictionary and vice versa. The features of this app: - Offline dictionaries with tons of words available. The database will be updated regularly to make it even better. - Fast word search. - Online translation when you need to translate a sentence. - Words bookmark to marks your favorite words.

Screenshots

Alkitab4 screens
Kamusku3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alkitab at 92% against Kamusku's 56%. Alkitab also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Kamusku's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Kamusku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alkitab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kamusku holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Alkitab's written reviews are positive against 56% of Kamusku's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alkitab ships an update every 3 weeks, Kamusku every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Alkitab versus Kamusku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlkitabKamusku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (36 ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperharKodelokus Cipta Aplikasi, CV

Customer experience

Alkitab

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.2%

Kamusku

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral16.7%
Negative27.8%

Bugs and requests

Alkitab

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Verse 36 missing in Luke 17
  • Daily reflection section disappeared after update
  • Indonesia to English translation not opening
  • Reflection page crashes
  • Cannot open Reflection after downloading iOS 12.4.4
Show 15 more
  • Micah chapter 4 only goes up to verse 13
  • Incomplete word in 2 Kings 17:37
  • Typo in Isaiah 5:4
  • Highlighted tools don't work properly (page goes back to first verse)
  • Reflection page not updated for 2 years
  • Reflection feature crashes
  • Daily reflection keeps crashing
  • Bug in down button
  • Some verses cannot be clicked for bookmarking or highlighting
  • App not running on OS 4.2.1
  • Some chapters crush (e.g., Matthew 18:19)
  • Lukas chapter 23 search issue (verse 17 missing, subsequent verses not in brackets)
  • Invalid verses (e.g., John 5:4-end)
  • App crashing when trying to open daily reflection feature
  • Cannot download the Bible anymore

Requested features

13 requests
  • Fix missing verses
  • Add deuterocanonika
  • Add Indonesian Literal Translation (ILT)
  • Add Indonesian Modern Bible (IMB)
  • Add plain English version
Show 8 more
  • Add audio Bible in Indonesian
  • Add tafsir alkitab
  • Change app icon to align with iOS flat design
  • Make app icon more colorful
  • Add iPad version
  • Add song apps
  • Add dark mode option
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard

Kamusku

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Alkitab

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kamusku

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Alkitab free?
Alkitab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kamusku free?
Kamusku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alkitab or Kamusku?
Kamusku is rated higher. Alkitab averages 4.6 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Kamusku averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Alkitab or Kamusku have ads?
Kamusku shows ads; Alkitab does not.
Which is updated more often, Alkitab or Kamusku?
Alkitab ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kamusku every 8 months. Most recently, Alkitab was updated on September 30, 2026 and Kamusku on June 11, 2026.

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