Every Reference vs Oakseed Bible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Every Reference
Access a vast collection of Bible commentaries, dictionaries, and encyclopedias with over 20,000 linked Bible references. This app includes multiple Bibles in various languages and offers customizable text display. All content is available offline after download.
- 9000+ Dictionary/Encyclopedia entries
- 20,000+ Bible reference links
- Multiple Bibles included
- Offline access to all content
- Customizable text size and color
- Search and browse tools
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9000+ Dictionary and Encyclopedia entries are supported by over 20,000 links to Bible references. Each reference can be read from the dozens of Bibles in many languages that's included. Includes search and complete browse tools. You can edit the size and color of the text to suite your needs. All texts and tools are included in the download, there are no hidden extras you have to buy.
Oakseed Bible
Access a vast library of classic theological commentaries and devotionals alongside multiple Bible translations. Study scripture with side-by-side insights from renowned teachers, track your reading progress with daily plans, and personalize your study with notes and highlights. This free resource offers a comprehensive approach to biblical understanding.
- Classic commentaries side-by-side
- Multiple Bible translations
- Daily devotional readings
- 49 reading plans
- Greek/Hebrew word lookup
- Verse notes and highlights
- Private prayer journal
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Oakseed Bible puts the great teachers of the church on every page. Tap a verse and read what Matthew Henry, Calvin, Spurgeon, Charles Hodge, J.C. Ryle, Poole and Trapp said about it — side by side, in a study Bible that is genuinely free. No ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. Everything below is included. STUDY WITH THE CLASSICS • Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the whole Bible • John Calvin's Commentaries — Genesis to the Gospels, Acts, and the Epistles • Charles Hodge on Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, and Ephesians • J.C. Ryle's Expository Thoughts on the Gospels • Matthew Poole's Annotations and John Trapp's Commentary • Spurgeon's Treasury of David on the Psalms, plus thousands of his sermons as a free in-app download • Over 67,000 commentary entries, cross-references on every verse A WORD FOR EVERY DAY • Spurgeon's Morning & Evening — two readings a day, all year • F.B. Meyer's Through the Bible Day by Day • The Upper Loft — Dr. Ed Bradley's daily devotional • 49 reading plans — M'Cheyne, chronological, the Gospels, the Psalms, the Horner system and more — with a gentle daily reminder if you want one READ AND DIG DEEPER • 11 Bible translations built in, including KJV, WEB, ASV and the Berean Standard Bible — plus ESV, NIV, NLT and NKJV streamed from their publishers • Touch any word for its Greek or Hebrew — Strong's lexicon, 14,000 entries • Search every verse and every commentary in an instant • Clean, book-like pages: adjustable type, serif or sans, and warm, white, dark or match-your-device themes MAKE IT YOURS • Highlights in four colors, bookmarks, and verse notes • A private prayer journal with categories and answered-prayer tracking • A free account backs up your notes and syncs across your devices — export everything, or delete your account and data, any time IN YOUR LANGUAGE Read in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hindi, Bengali, Burmese, or Amharic — each with its own Bible, and the commentaries and devotionals translated too (Hodge is English-only). Oakseed Bible is built by Oakseed Ministries and supported by donors so it can stay completely free. No ads today, no ads ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Oakseed Bible at 100% against Every Reference's 23%. Oakseed Bible also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.6). Every Reference's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Oakseed Bible is free to download; Every Reference costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Oakseed Bible holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Every Reference's written reviews are positive against 100% of Oakseed Bible's.
Every Reference ships an update every 2 months, Oakseed Bible fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Every Reference | Oakseed Bible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 365 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sand Apps Inc. | Oakseed Ministries International |
Customer experience
Every Reference
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In-app purchases
Every Reference
No in-app purchases
Oakseed Bible
No in-app purchases
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