Bible Matters vs Founders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible Matters
Access thousands of Bible teaching resources to deepen your understanding and love for the Bible. This app focuses on listening to Jesus and knowing His Word more intimately.
- Thousands of Bible teaching resources
- Deepen Bible knowledge
- Focus on listening to Jesus
- Spiritual growth
- Financial partnership options
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Bible Matters from St Helen’s Bishopsgate brings thousands of Bible teaching resources to you. We believe one thing matters: listening to Jesus. This app will help you to know and love the Bible more. If you enjoy using our resources, please consider partnering with us financially. You can do that through the app or by visiting our website for more information.
Founders
Access a comprehensive library of resources for biblical education and personal growth. Explore articles, conference sessions, podcasts, and more to deepen your understanding and application of scripture.
- 1689 Confession in Modern English
- Conference Sessions
- Wield the Sword Episodes
- Podcast Audio and Video
- Articles
- Bible Studies
- Journals
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Everything that Founders Ministries has to offer in one place, on your phone. The Founders library includes resources to educate, encourage, and equip you to use the Bible in your life for the recovery of the gospel and the biblical reformation of local churches. You can access: - The 1689 Confession in Modern English - Conference Sessions - Wield the Sword Episodes - Podcast Audio and Video - Articles - Bible Studies - Journals - and more! Mobile app version: 6.18.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bible Matters at every 5 weeks against Founders's every 4 months. Bible Matters also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for Bible Matters against 4.9 for Founders. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Bible Matters ships an update every 5 weeks, Founders every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible Matters | Founders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (26 ratings) — better | 4.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Pcc Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Helen, Bishopsgate | Founders Ministries, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bible Matters
Founders
Bugs and requests
Bible Matters
Reported bugs
3 issues- Clunky between audio/video
- Downloads sometimes time out and aren't completed
- Downloading stops if you leave the app
Requested features
18 requests- Ability to save/tag/file particular talks
- Ability to submit questions via the app
- Ability to search talks via themes/topics
- Allow multiple downloads
- Sortable lists by categories (speaker, book, etc.)
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- Group sermon series together
- Categorize talks
- Enhance search function
- Sermon series named on the app
- Much bigger collection of sermons available
- Multi-download option
- New library option
- See the talk outline
- Move pause button away from Done button
- Enable talk to resume where left off
- Use iOS audio control for skip back/forward
- Access to older talks via the app
- Filter talks (service, speaker etc.)
Founders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bible Matters
No in-app purchases
Founders
No in-app purchases
