FastBible vs Vyrse.App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FastBible
This app provides a fast and simple Bible concordance without requiring an internet connection. It allows users to easily navigate to any verse, search for word combinations, and access cross-references. It also includes commentary and a harmony of the Gospels.
- Offline Bible concordance
- Search any word combination
- Jump to any verse
- Cross-references
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Gospel Harmony index
- Dark Mode and Dynamic Type support
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A simple, no-frills bible concordance - easy to use, fast and no wireless connection needed! Designed to be quick and easy to use without all the complexity of more feature rich offerings. Easily jump to any verse in the bible and search for any combination of words. Cross-references to related verses are easy to find, just touch the verses with an asterisk (*). Includes the Matthew Henry Concise Commentary - gain valuable insight and a concise overview of each chapter of the bible with just a simple touch. Also includes Gospel Harmony - a handy index to 185 events, teachings, miracles and parables found in the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The events are organized in sequential order and you can easily search for any term in the list. The list shows you the event description, category (miracle, parable, etc.) and the bible references for that event which you can quickly jump to simply by touching the bible reference. Supports Dark Mode as well as Dynamic Type so the font size changes to match the Dynamic Type settings on your device. The bible texts are stored on your device, no need for a wireless connection. Contains two versions of text, the King James Version (KJV) and the World English Bible (WEB). The World English Bible is a public domain Modern English update of the American Standard Version of 1901 and can be found at http://ebible.org/web/
Vyrse.App
This app provides the full text of the Bible with sourced notes addressing contradictions, scientific issues, moral concerns, and failed prophecies. It presents both apologist rebuttals and skeptic counter-arguments for each point, allowing users to explore evidence and form their own conclusions.
- Full Bible text (Berean Standard Bible)
- Sourced 'Receipts' on difficult verses
- Apologist rebuttals and skeptic counter-arguments
- Deep dives into church history
- Debates with other readers
- Verse, receipt, and topic search
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Vyrse is the Bible for people who ask hard questions. Read the full text (Berean Standard Bible), and on every verse that has a tension — a contradiction, a scientific problem, a moral horror, a failed prophecy — you'll find a Receipt: a short, sourced note that lays out the issue and links to where it's documented. No hand-waving, no "you just have to have faith." Every claim is cited. > And because one side is never the whole story, Receipts thread into a debate: the strongest apologist rebuttal, and the skeptic's counter — each cited too. You decide who's convincing. WHO IT'S FOR • Skeptics and atheists who want the actual sources, not memes • People deconstructing their faith who are tired of being told to stop asking • Believers who'd rather face the hard questions than dodge them • Anyone who just wants to understand the Bible honestly WHAT'S INSIDE • The full Bible, readable and clean • Cited "Receipts" on the hard verses — contradictions, history, science, morality, prophecy • Both sides: apologist rebuttals and skeptic counters, all sourced • Holy Hell — long-form, heavily-cited deep dives into the darkest chapters of church history • Debates — argue it out with other readers, receipts in hand • Search across verses, receipts, and topics OUR ONE RULE Cited sources only. We bust inflated myths in both directions and use the conservative, defensible number — because the truth is more damning than the exaggeration, and a single bad citation hands the other side a free win. The gate is the product. Vyrse isn't here to tell you what to believe. It's here to show you the evidence, both ways, and get out of the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vyrse.App at Free against FastBible's $0.99. Vyrse.App also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). FastBible's advantage is ratings volume (111 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Vyrse.App is free to download; FastBible costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for FastBible against 5.0 for Vyrse.App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FastBible has 111 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FastBible ships an update every 5 months, Vyrse.App weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FastBible | Vyrse.App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (111 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | George Dimidik | Brandon James |
Customer experience
FastBible
Vyrse.App
Bugs and requests
FastBible
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot copy individual verses
- Copy function sometimes appears on second try
- Accidental chapter switching in older versions
Requested features
6 requests- New King James Version
- NIV version
- Alphabetical sort option for books
- More translations
- Spelling check
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- Bookmark feature
Vyrse.App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FastBible
No in-app purchases
Vyrse.App
No in-app purchases









