# Bible App vs threadOS

The clearest difference is chart position: Bible App at #126 against threadOS's unranked. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Bible App sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and threadOS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Bible App ships an update fortnightly, threadOS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bible App | threadOS |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (324K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bible-app-read-and-study-daily/id332615624/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **324K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#126** | — |
| Size | 114 MB | 21 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **16.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Gospel Technologies LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1531548977) | [tumiOS LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1878247001) |

## What reviewers say

### Bible App

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bible-app-read-and-study-daily/id332615624)

**Currently charting:** #126 Top Grossing · Reference, #137 Top Free · Reference (US App Store)

This app provides a comprehensive Bible study experience, integrating commentaries, original language tools, and expert resources directly with scripture. It offers features for understanding text, building study habits, and accessing content offline, with options to listen to audio Bibles and watch educational videos.

**Highlights:** Integrated commentaries and study notes, Parallel translation comparison, Original language tools (Greek/Hebrew), Customizable reading plans and reminders, Offline Bible and resource access, Audio Bible playback, Highlighting, bookmarking, and note-taking

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starter Pack Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| ESV Study Pack Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| NIV Study Pack Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| NKJV Study Pack Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| NIV Bible | Free | one-time |
| New Living Translation - NLT | $9.99 | one-time |
| NASB 1995 | $11.99 | one-time |
| The Message Bible | $11.99 | one-time |
| Olive Tree Bible Maps | $17.99 | one-time |
| ESV Study Bible | $47.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🚀 Convenient for carrying a whole library
- 💡 Excellent for Bible study and research
- 👍 Customizable and flexible
- 👍 Seamless syncing across devices

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 💰 Resources can be expensive
- 🔒 Limited ability to share resources across accounts
- 🔒 Personal notes and highlights tied to one account
- 👎 Unintuitive navigation for some features

**Reported bugs**

- Incorrect linking of footnotes in NABRE translation
- Verse selection process is cumbersome
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices

**Requested features**

- Add ability to export notes and highlights
- Improve note-taking functionality with rich text formatting
- Implement side-by-side Bible version comparison
- Add more free Bible translations and resources
- Enhance search capabilities within open resources


### threadOS

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/threados-forensic-artifacts/id6795112958)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Complete Library | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bible App free?

Bible App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is threadOS free?

threadOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Bible App or threadOS have ads?

Neither Bible App nor threadOS shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bible App or threadOS?

Bible App ships an update fortnightly, and threadOS every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bible App was updated on October 21, 2026 and threadOS on October 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*