ReadingPlan vs Read the Word
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReadingPlan
Track your Bible reading progress with customizable plans. Start a plan anytime and read at your own pace or follow a set schedule. Link to online Bibles or launch native apps for daily readings.
- Bible reading progress tracking
- Customizable reading plans
- Flexible pacing options
- Integrated web view for readings
- Launch native Bible apps
- Downloadable and custom plans
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ReadingPlan helps you track your progress as you read through the Bible. You can start a plan at any time, progressing at your own rate or on the schedule dictated by the plan. You can optionally link to an online bible site to see the day's readings in the application's built-in web view, or launch a native bible app (if supported.) Five plans are installed by default; many more are available for download from within the app, or you can create your own.
Read the Word
This app helps users establish a consistent Bible reading habit with a minimalist interface and customizable reading plans. It offers progress tracking, motivational achievements, and daily reminders to make reading enjoyable and sustainable.
- Minimalist intuitive interface
- Customizable reading pace
- Multiple reading plans
- Chronological reading option
- Progress tracking
- Exciting achievements
- Daily schedule reminders
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Do you want to read the Bible, but don’t know where to start? Have you tried in the past but given up? This app will help you build a healthy schedule that makes reading the Bible fun and not a chore. *** A minimalist intuitive interface *** Everything you need to know is at your fingertips. Just tap on the current reading part to open it in your favourite Bible translation. *** Read as much as you want *** This app will make you feel good about Bible reading, encouraging you to read just a little bit every day. It will show you when you will finish at your current pace. Read as fast or slow as you want and keep counting the days you have read the Bible every day. *** Choose from different reading plans *** Do you want to read the Bible in a new way? There are four different plans to choose from. For example try reading the book of books the way things happened chronologically. You will gain a deeper understanding of Bible events and discover astonishing connections. You can participate in all four plans in parallel, your progress will be saved in every one. *** Exciting Achievements *** Keep motivated about reading the Bible with a diverse array of exciting achievements. Do you have what it takes to become an Expert Copyist (Ezra 7:6)? *** Schedule reminders *** You can schedule reminders for a specific time each day to make reading the Bible a daily habit. *** No propaganda *** This app stores data about your reading plans only locally and there are no advertisements. It’s completely free to use. Start reading the worlds most important book today! Please contact me at developer.mmetzger@gmail.com for feature requests or if you want to help with translation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Read the Word at every 2 months against ReadingPlan's every 4 months. Read the Word also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.6). ReadingPlan's advantage is ratings volume (197 vs 15) and review sentiment (93% vs 82%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ReadingPlan against 4.7 for Read the Word. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReadingPlan has 197 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of ReadingPlan's written reviews are positive against 82% of Read the Word's.
ReadingPlan ships an update every 4 months, Read the Word every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadingPlan | Read the Word |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (197 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 82.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 197 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James H. Price | Manuel Metzger |
Customer experience
ReadingPlan
Read the Word
Bugs and requests
ReadingPlan
Reported bugs
2 issues- Resets reading progress
- Compatibility issues on Android
Requested features
3 requests- Sync progress across devices
- Reminder/notification features
- More language support
Read the Word
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ReadingPlan
No in-app purchases
Read the Word
No in-app purchases
