Comparison

Logos Bible vs Verses

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

Head to head
About

Logos Bible

This app offers a comprehensive Bible study experience with free Bibles, commentaries, and theological resources. It provides tools for in-depth research, offline access, and note syncing. An optional subscription unlocks advanced features and additional content.

Highlights
  • Over 40 free Bibles and books
  • Commentaries and sermon prep tools
  • Search Scripture and books
  • Compare texts side-by-side
  • Offline study capabilities
  • Sync notes and outlines
  • Built-in reading plans
Features
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What if your Bible app helped you better understand the Bible for yourself? Most Bible apps give you the verse. Logos helps you understand it with over 40 free Bibles and books including powerful commentaries, sermon prep tools, and writings from renowned theologians. Create a free account and start exploring: • Reading Plans—build a habit with plans you can customize and share • Study Assistant—ask a question, get answers drawn only from your Logos books (limited free uses) • Smart Search—search your Bible by verse, topic, or the question you actually have (limited free uses) • Factbook—instant background on the people, places, and ideas you run into • Notes—take notes that travel with you everywhere Every tool is free to try. If you want to keep going, a subscription gets you more use of AI features like Study Assistant and Smart Search, access to more books, and even subscriber-exclusive free books and discounts. This app offers optional subscription plans called Logos Plus and Premium. If you choose to subscribe, • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least twenty-four hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within twenty-four hours prior to the end of the current period and will identify the cost of renewal. • You can manage your subscriptions or turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://www.logos.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.logos.com/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Verses

This app helps users memorize and retain scripture through engaging memory games. It offers progress tracking, adaptive learning, and topical passage lists to make learning scripture efficient and enjoyable. Multiple Bible translations are available.

Highlights
  • Scripture memorization games
  • Progress tracking
  • Adaptive learning
  • Topical passage lists
  • Multiple Bible translations
  • Memory health tracking
  • Group memorization
Features
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Start memorizing more Scripture with Verses! Join others who have played over 10 million memory games to learn passages perfectly over 500,000 times! Memorize quickly and easily with simple memory games, then stay motivated by tracking your progress over time using Verses memory health tracking. Discover helps you find the right passages to memorize with topical passage lists written by pastors, teachers, and authors. You can start memorizing with KJV for free! NIV, NLT, ESV, NKJV, Reina Valera, NASB, and HCSB available with Verses Basic or Verses Pro. Verses helps you memorize and retain scripture using a series of memory games: 1...ABSORB the verse 2...MEMORIZE the verse 3...RECALL the verse That's it! The games in Verses make Scripture memory engaging and fast-paced. Start playing and, before you realize it, you've memorized your passage! Use Verses for... + General Scripture memory + Small group Scripture memory + Topical memory lists + Class memory + Bible studies + Competitive memorization (Bible Quizzing, Quiz Bowl, etc.) Verses helps you track your memorization work using a one-of-a-kind progress indicator for every verse, chapter, and book. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS as you work through a lifetime of Scripture memory and see how much you have memorized! Then, after memorizing a passage, Verses tracks your MEMORY HEALTH to help you maximize retention while minimizing workload. Translations KJV, NIV, NLT, ESV, NKJV, Reina Valera, NASB, HCSB Key Features: + DISCOVER passages to memorize with topical lists by pastors, authors, and teachers + 6 powerful MEMORY GAMES (with more to come!) + (Pro) Memorize CREEDS & CATECHISMS + ADAPTIVE LEARNING that increases the difficulty based on your progress + Create verses COLLECTIONS to track your progress as you memorize a group of passages + Memorize with FRIENDS and track each others’ progress in GROUPS + Memorize any verse in any included translation + Track MEMORY HEALTH over time + Review verses when the memory health gets low + TRACK PROGRESS in verses, chapters, and books + Sync your memorization progress across all your devices + SAVE your memory progress so you will never lose your work + Memorize with KJV, NIV, NKJV, NLT, ESV, Reina Valera, and NASB + Track your STREAKS to see your commitment over time + (Pro) FOCUS MODE helps you focus on learning new content + (Pro) LIGHT MODE offers an alternate style to fit your preference Made with <3 in Lexington, Kentucky. (c) 2014-2019 Verses, Ltd. Co. Subscriptions (Verses Basic & Verses Pro) will be applied to your iTunes account on purchase confirmation. Verses Basic is a 1 year auto-renewing subscription that provides unlimited access to memorizing in any translation. Verses Pro is a 1 year auto-renewing subscription to adds creeds and catechisms support. Account will be charged for renewal ($4.99 for Verses Basic, $9.99 for Verses Pro) within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes/App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our Terms of Service (https://termsfeed.com/terms-service/80f9512174de35447275e251854301a5) and Privacy Policy (https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/privacy/view/c1eba33e60353ff3b03b6868e7cf2663).

Screenshots

Logos Bible4 screens
Verses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Logos Bible at 175K against Verses's 3.9K. Logos Bible also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (83% vs 73%). Verses's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Logos Bible sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Verses sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Logos Bible holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Logos Bible has 175K ratings behind it against 3.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Logos Bible's written reviews are positive against 73% of Verses's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logos Bible ships an update fortnightly, Verses weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Logos Bible versus Verses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogos BibleVerses
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (175K ratings) — better4.7 (3.9K ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better73.4% of reviews
Number of ratings175K — better3.9K
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#52 — better#181
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size319 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaithlife CorporationVerses, Ltd. Co.

Customer experience

Logos Bible

All ratings175,214 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews1,369 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.2%

Verses

All ratings3,932 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative18.4%

Bugs and requests

Logos Bible

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Incorrect Bible verse display
  • Syncing issues between mobile and desktop
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Inability to delete or edit notes
  • Slow performance on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved note-taking capabilities
  • Ability to customize fonts and layouts
  • Offline access to all resources
  • Seamless integration with presentation software
  • More intuitive navigation and tab management

Verses

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Logos Bible

Subscriptions5
  • Logos Plus (Monthly)1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Faithlife Connect Mobile$8.991 Month
  • Logos Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Logos Plus (Yearly)1 Month trial$49.991 Year
  • Logos Premium (Yearly)1 Month trial$99.991 Year
One-time12
  • Faithlife Study BibleFree
  • Connect the TestamentsFree
  • English Standard Version (ESV)$9.99
Show 9 more
  • New American Standard Bible$9.99
  • New King James Version Bible$9.99
  • The Message Bible$9.99
  • The Amplified Bible (AMP)$9.99
  • Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)$9.99
  • NRSV Bible$10.00
  • First and Second Chronicles (W$13.99
  • Philippians (The Crossway Clas$15.99
  • Christ, Our Righteousness$19.99
10 purchases

Verses

Subscriptions4
  • Verses Basic1 Month trial$4.991 Year
  • Verses Basic - Legacy1 Year trial$4.991 Year
  • Verses Pro1 Month trial$9.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Verses Pro - Legacy1 Year trial$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • RVR$3.99
  • HCSB$4.99
  • ESV$5.99
Show 3 more
  • NLT$5.99
  • NIV$6.99
  • NASB$6.99

Questions

Is Logos Bible free?
Logos Bible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Verses free?
Verses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Logos Bible or Verses?
Logos Bible is rated higher. Logos Bible averages 4.9 out of 5 from 175K ratings, while Verses averages 4.7 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Logos Bible or Verses have ads?
Neither Logos Bible nor Verses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logos Bible or Verses?
Logos Bible ships an update fortnightly, and Verses weekly. Most recently, Logos Bible was updated on October 7, 2026 and Verses on October 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Logos Bible or Verses?
Logos Bible currently peaks at #52 in the App Store charts, and Verses at #181. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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