Comparison

Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools vs Verses

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

Head to head
About

Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools

Access a vast collection of Baha'i prayers and writings in over 116 languages. This app offers powerful search tools, study resources, and practical features to support your Baha'i life, including a calendar and fasting aids.

Highlights
  • Prayers and Writings in 116+ languages
  • Extensive library for studying Baha'i Writings
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Tools for the Baha'i Fast
  • Feast & Holy Day Calendar
  • Sunrise/Sunset times
  • Adjustable text size and color
Features
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116 languages, hundreds of categories, and thousands of Baha'i Prayers & Writings complemented by a wide assortment of tools and features. Officially translated prayers in over 116 languages. Study the Writings in the huge library. Messages from the Universal House of Justice Simple and powerful search tools. Lots of helpful and easy-to-use tools for your Baha'i life. A wide range of tools to help you during the Fast. Search the entire Writings Holy Days Writings Ridvan Messages Kitab-i-Aqdas Explorer Kitab-i-Aqdas Matrix Kitab-i-Iqan Gleanings Matrix Hidden Words Matrix Some Answered Questions Prayers and Meditations Days of Remembrance Tablets of Baha'u'llah Baha'i World News Service 95 Taps Feast & Holy Day Calendar Email Sharing Sunrise / Sunset Text size and color YouTube performances of Prayers Prayer Lists Discussions Bahji Arrow

About

Verses

This app serves as a spiritual companion for Bahá’í devotional practices. It offers a curated collection of prayers, guided tools for reflection, and features to track daily spiritual exercises. Users can also find the Qiblih, manage a devotional calendar, and organize favorite content.

Highlights
  • Bahá’í prayers and Hidden Words
  • Daily practice tracking
  • Guided devotional generator
  • Qiblih compass
  • Built-in calendar
  • Content bookmarking and organization
Features
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Verses is a Bahá’í companion for prayer, reflection, and daily devotional life. Read prayers, Hidden Words, and selected Writings in a calm, focused experience designed for daily use. Verses brings together sacred texts, daily practice support, reminders, Qiblih, collections, devotional tools, and the Bahá’í calendar in one private, accessible app. With Verses, you can: • Read Bahá’í prayers, Hidden Words, and Tablets in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Persian • Read selected long-form Writings and compilations • Continue longer readings with progress tracking and resume support • Receive Daily Verses from the Hidden Words or a selected Writing • Follow daily practices for morning and evening reading, reflection, Greatest Name recitation, and obligatory prayer • Use Pray For to find prayers based on what is on your heart and how much time you have • Create guided devotionals around a theme and assign readers for each passage • Start counted recitation sessions for prayers and Hidden Words, or follow the dedicated Prayer for the Dead guide. • Find the Qiblih with a built-in compass • Bookmark passages and organize them into collections • Share readings, collections, and devotionals with others • Search across content with helpful excerpts and highlighted matches • Follow Feasts, Holy Days, and other important dates in the built-in calendar • Adjust reading preferences, including appearance, background, and focus tools • Use the app in light mode or dark mode Verses is built to be readable, respectful, and easy to use throughout the day. It supports a quiet reading-first design, accessible text, and thoughtful tools for personal prayer, family use, devotional gatherings, and study. Verses is privacy-first. No sign-in is required. Your information stays on your device and is never sold, shared with third parties, or sent to the developer.

Screenshots

Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools4 screens
Verses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools at 2.4K against Verses's 32. Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools against 5.0 for Verses. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools has 2.4K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools's written reviews are positive against 100% of Verses's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools ships an update weekly, Verses every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools versus Verses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBahá'í Prayers,Writings,ToolsVerses
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better32
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB126 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSand Apps Inc.Shamim Imani

Customer experience

Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools

All ratings2,364 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.5%

Verses

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Prayer list displaying all prayers instead of selected category
  • Prayer list not scrolling properly
  • Paragraph double-ups in Tablets of Baha'u'llah section
  • Qiblih arrow not adjusting orientation correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add prayer for daughters and sons
  • Ability to create custom prayer categories
  • Bookmarking and resume reading functionality for writings
  • Notifications for upcoming holy days and feasts

Verses

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools

No in-app purchases

None

Verses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools free?
Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Verses free?
Verses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools or Verses?
Verses is rated higher. Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Verses averages 5.0 from 32 ratings.
Do Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools or Verses have ads?
Neither Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools nor Verses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools or Verses?
Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools ships an update weekly, and Verses every 10 days. Most recently, Bahá'í Prayers,Writings,Tools was updated on October 29, 2026 and Verses on October 28, 2026.

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