Comparison

Grow vs When You Study

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

Head to head
About

Grow

Access thousands of biblical and theological resources for daily discipleship. Read, watch, and listen to teachings from pastors and authors, including Dr. R.C. Sproul. Enjoy free content and offline playback.

Highlights
  • Daily teaching videos and devotionals
  • Podcast library
  • Sermons and conference messages
  • Thousands of biblical articles
  • Free teaching series
  • Offline playback
  • Search by topic, teacher, or Scripture
Features
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Discover the joy of knowing God with the Grow app from Ligonier Ministries. Whether you’re a new Christian or have been one for years, find trusted Bible teaching to read, watch, or listen to each day and grow in your faith. Put down roots in God’s Word and find unchanging truth in an ever-changing world. Quickly access: • Renewing Your Mind and Ligonier’s podcast library • Daily teaching videos and devotional readings • Hundreds of audio and video teaching series • Messages and seminars from Ligonier conferences • Thousands of biblical and theological articles • Curated resource collections to help you grow • And more The Ligonier app lets you: • Read or listen to the Bible right in the app • Stream all of R.C. Sproul’s 170+ teaching series for free • Get answers to your theological questions with the Ask Ligonier intelligent assistant • Discover new teaching from Ligonier Ministries • Search thousands of free articles, devotionals, conference messages, and more • Browse teaching by topic, teacher, or Scripture passage • Sign in to access your purchased teaching series, study guides, and ebooks • Download your favorite messages for offline playback • Receive notifications about the latest teaching and ministry updates • Cast messages to a connected device

About

When You Study

Features
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When You Study is a Bible study log and journal that helps you actually sit down with God's Word — and remember what you read. Log every study session with the passage, your notes, and up to three photos of your Bible page or notebook. Browse a calendar that shows which days you studied, review your full session history, and watch your statistics grow as a habit forms. NEW IN 1.2 — BIBLE REFERENCE SCANNER Point your camera (or pick a photo) at a Bible-study book page. On-device Vision OCR finds every Scripture reference (Eph 5:22-33, John 3:16, 1 Cor 13, chapter ranges, abbreviations) and looks up the verse from the bundled KJV — no network needed for verse text. Tap any highlighted reference for a translucent verse popup with: - Prev/next chevrons on the popup edges - Tri-state format button: paragraph / one-verse-per-line / context (±2 surrounding verses) - One-tap copy - Resizable height NEW IN 1.2 — BOOKS Group scanned pages into a book with a cover photo. Cover OCR auto-fills title and author. The Look-up-online button queries Google Books (with OpenLibrary fallback) and shows you the official cover side-by-side with yours so you can decide which to keep. OTHER FEATURES - One-tap session logging with passage, duration, and notes - Attach up to three photos per session - Built-in offline KJV - Calendar, history, and statistics views - Custom colors, gradient backgrounds, and study reminders - Privacy-first: all data stays on your device - iPhone, iPad, and Mac (via Catalyst) - All features free "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth." - 2 Timothy 2:15

Screenshots

Grow4 screens
When You Study4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Grow at 4 against When You Study's 2. Grow also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grow versus When You Study: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrowWhen You Study
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (582 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings582 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLigonierJames Kinsman

Bugs and requests

Grow

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when scrolling through downloads
  • Inability to access purchased content offline
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching networks

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add search functionality
  • Implement resume playback feature
  • Introduce dark mode and widgets
  • Allow speed control for audio/video
  • Integrate with Apple Vision Pro

When You Study

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Grow

No in-app purchases

None

When You Study

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grow free?
Grow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is When You Study free?
When You Study is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grow or When You Study have ads?
Neither Grow nor When You Study shows ads.

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