Truth For Life vs Chronological Bible Teaching
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Truth For Life
Access daily Bible teaching and devotionals from Alistair Begg. Explore a free sermon library, follow a Bible reading plan, and read articles on various topics. The app also includes the ESV Bible with audio playback.
- Daily Bible teaching programs
- Daily devotional readings
- Bible reading plan
- Free searchable sermon library
- ESV Bible with audio
- Save favorite content
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The Truth For Life app brings you daily Bible teaching from Alistair Begg. Learn how to apply God’s Word to your everyday life by listening to the daily program, reading or listening to the daily devotional, and learning from the free sermon library. Features: • Easily listen to today’s program from Alistair Begg. • Begin or end your day reading or listening to Alistair Begg’s daily devotional. • Follow the daily Bible reading plan to read or listen to the entire Bible in one year. • Read articles from Alistair Begg that explore what Scripture teaches on a wide variety of topics. • View or listen to nearly 3,000 sermons in the free searchable sermon library. • Access the complete ESV Bible, and even choose to have the text read to you. • Save your favorite devotions or sermons in your personal library. For more information about Truth For Life or Alistair Begg, please visit https://www.tfl.org/about. To submit a bug or feature request, visit https://www.tfl.org/contact.
Chronological Bible Teaching
Explore the Bible chronologically with daily devotionals, articles, and audio resources. This app helps you understand and share the biblical narrative, offering a structured reading plan for individuals and groups.
- Daily Devotional
- Understand the Story Articles
- Podcasts
- Audio recordings
- Chronological Reading Plan
- Study helps
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Discover the greatest story ever told with The One Year Chronological Study Bible by Tyndale House Publishers and the Chronological Bible Teaching team. Access hundreds of free study helps as you follow the Chronological Reading Plan on your own or with a group. Connect with the CBT Team through resources offered exclusively through the CBT App. Once you DISCOVER the Story, then learn how to UNDERSTAND the Story so you can TELL the Story. Join us on the most incredible journey through the Bible. Key Features: - Daily Devotional - Understand the Story Articles - Podcasts - Audio recordings of past workshops - The CBT Store Coming Soon: - Zoom Equip (CBT Training Events) - Maps and Charts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Truth For Life at monthly against Chronological Bible Teaching's every 8 months. Truth For Life also leads on ratings volume (424 vs 16) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Truth For Life against 4.5 for Chronological Bible Teaching. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Truth For Life has 424 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Truth For Life's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chronological Bible Teaching's.
Truth For Life ships an update monthly, Chronological Bible Teaching every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Truth For Life | Chronological Bible Teaching |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (424 ratings) | 4.5 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 424 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Truth For Life | Chronological Bible Teaching Ministries Inc |
Customer experience
Truth For Life
Chronological Bible Teaching
Bugs and requests
Truth For Life
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes when resuming previously played sermons
- Blank white screen when selecting sermons
- Favorites page freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Audio playback stops after a few minutes of listening
- App loops back to archive when selecting wallpaper types
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- Landscape mode not functioning properly on iPad
- Downloads won't play offline
- App won't connect to downloads using cellular data
- Audio continues playing over Bluetooth after app closure
- Lock screen causes audio to pause unexpectedly
- App crashes on older iOS versions
Requested features
10 requests- Playback speed options (1.5x, 2x speed)
- Play all option for sermon series
- Listening history/resume feature
- Landscape mode support for devotionals
- Audio narration for daily Bible readings
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- Easier access to downloaded sermons
- Continuous playback without returning to devotional page
- Ability to go back to previous app version
- Improved search and filter functionality
- Offline access to past daily programs
Chronological Bible Teaching
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Truth For Life
No in-app purchases
Chronological Bible Teaching
No in-app purchases
Questions
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