Bible vs GospelTabs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible
Access and read the Holy Bible with ease. This app offers offline reading, a reading guide, and quick search functionality. Markup options and auto-scrolling enhance the reading experience.
- Offline reading
- Reading Guide
- Quick Search
- Markup options
- Auto scrolling
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An App for reading the Holy Bible. -Simple -No ads -Read offline -Reading Guide -Choose the book and the chapter to begin your reading. -Quick Search System -When selecting a text, markup options will appear in the lower right corner. -Touch the screen with two fingers to start the auto scrolling. Hope you like it. Terms of Use: This app is governed by Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA), available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
GospelTabs
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GospelTabs is the first gospel chords app world wide with special functions, like save and transpose chords offline. You can also search for chords and download it from our chords gallery for light or dark mode, so you can use in your videos and courses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GospelTabs at 14.0 against Bible's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. Bible sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and GospelTabs sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bible ships an update every 10 days, GospelTabs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible | GospelTabs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dhiogo Brustolin | Melo Designer GmbH |
Bugs and requests
Bible
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect Bible verse formatting
- Inability to switch between translations
Requested features
3 requests- Bible verse highlighting and note-taking
- Daily reading plans and devotionals
- Sharing options for verses and passages
GospelTabs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bible
- Bible+$1.991 Month
GospelTabs
- TabsPro - Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Academy - Monthly$19.991 Month
- Tab Pro - Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year
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- Academy - Quarterly$49.993 Months
- Academy - Semester$79.996 Months
- Academy - Yearly$129.991 Year
