Tanach Bible vs Literary Rendition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tanach Bible
Study the Hebrew and English Bible with this comprehensive tool. It offers crisp Hebrew text with vowels and cantillation, verse-by-verse synchronization with English translations and Rashi's commentary, and easy navigation. Bookmark, email, and copy text for in-depth study.
- Hebrew and English Bible text
- Rashi's commentary
- Verse-by-verse synchronization
- Vowels and cantillation marks
- Bookmark and copy text
- Easy navigation
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Browse, search, and study the Bible with Tanach Bible, the ideal study tool for the Hebrew and English Bible. Tanach Bible features crisp Hebrew text with precise placement of Hebrew vowels and cantillation marks, and verse-by-verse synchronization between Hebrew, English, and Rashi's commentary. * Includes all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible in Hebrew and English * Hebrew text of Rashi on entire Tanach * Rashi on Chumash includes vowels * Navigate easily between all books and chapters of the Bible * Bookmark, email, and copy and paste text Tanach Bible is a joint project of Redlex and AA Rosenbaum Services.
Literary Rendition
Explore global poetry with audio recitations and word-by-word translations. Understand cultural nuances through language idioms and grammar.
- Global poetry collection
- Audio recitations
- Word-by-word translation
- Cultural nuance exploration
- Idiom and grammar insights
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This app is designed to bring us closer to the beauty of poetry written in other languages. Listening to poems recited while reading the original words and a brief word-by-word translation may not feel immediately understandable, but it may help to demonstrate cultural differences reflected in native language idioms, grammar, and other nuances.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Literary Rendition at Free against Tanach Bible's $3.99. Literary Rendition also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months). Tanach Bible's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
Literary Rendition is free to download; Tanach Bible costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Literary Rendition holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Tanach Bible's written reviews are positive against 100% of Literary Rendition's.
Tanach Bible ships an update every 14 months, Literary Rendition monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tanach Bible | Literary Rendition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AA Rosenbaum Services Ltd. | Jorge Raul Murillo Curasi |
Customer experience
Tanach Bible
Literary Rendition
Bugs and requests
Tanach Bible
Reported bugs
3 issues- Print button causes crash
- Search function stopped working in chapter/part sections
- App freezes initially after update
Requested features
77 requests- Dark mode for iPad version
- Highlighting selected passages
- Bookmark or remember last read position
- English Rashi translation
- English Rashi text
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- Tutorial for app usage
- Explanation for '(K)' notation
- Quicker access to notes
- French Rashi translation
- Dictionary or lexicon integration
- Control font size
- Bookmarks and history
- Notes functionality
- Full screen English translation option
- Automatic daily portion navigation
- Rashi comments inclusion
- Weekday aliot
- Other commentaries/translations
- VGA support for projectors
- Dictionary and parsing capability
- French Bible text translation
- Ability to multi-touch and zoom
- English translation of Rashi
- Add chapter numbers when viewing by parashiot
- Improved browsing for passages
- More than 3 font size options
- Separate font size settings for Hebrew and English
- Enhanced search for phrases/multiple words
- English only display option
- Schedule of Haftorot
- Onkeles translation
- Option for Rashi font
- Add Rashi commentary in English
- Ability to search in English
- Way to increase font size
- Onkelos translation
- Add weekday aliot
- Add other commentaries/translations
- Notes functionality
- VGA support for projectors
- Dictionary and parsing capability
- French Bible text translation
- Ability to multi-touch and zoom
- English translation of Rashi
- Add chapter numbers when viewing by parashiot
- Improved browsing for passages
- More than 3 font size options
- Separate font size settings for Hebrew and English
- Enhanced search for phrases/multiple words
- English only display option
- Schedule of Haftorot
- Onkeles translation
- Option for Rashi font
- Add Rashi commentary in English
- Ability to search in English
- Way to increase font size
- Add Onkeles
- Add weekday aliot
- Add other commentaries/translations
- Notes functionality
- VGA support for projectors
- Dictionary and parsing capability
- French Bible text translation
- Ability to multi-touch and zoom
- English translation of Rashi
- Add chapter numbers when viewing by parashiot
- Improved browsing for passages
- More than 3 font size options
- Separate font size settings for Hebrew and English
- Enhanced search for phrases/multiple words
- English only display option
- Schedule of Haftorot
- Onkeles translation
- Option for Rashi font
- Add Rashi commentary in English
- Ability to search in English
- Way to increase font size
Literary Rendition
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tanach Bible
No in-app purchases
Literary Rendition
No in-app purchases
