Bible Matters vs BiblicalTraining
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.
BiblicalTraining
Access world-class biblical education on your smartphone. This app offers comprehensive courses, flexible learning, and diverse content from respected scholars. Download courses for offline access and sync your progress across devices.
- Hundreds of expert-led biblical courses
- Study at your own pace
- Diverse content (theology, history, ministry)
- Downloadable courses for offline access
- Multi-platform learning sync
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Deepen Your Faith, Anytime, Anywhere Discover Biblical Training's Mobile App – Your Pocket Seminary Transform your spiritual journey with world-class biblical education at your fingertips. Our mobile app brings rigorous, accessible, and engaging biblical training directly to your smartphone, making profound theological learning convenient and inspiring. Key Features: Comprehensive Courses: Access hundreds of hours of expert-led biblical instruction from respected Christian scholars and pastors Flexible Learning: Study at your own pace, whether you have 5 minutes or an hour Diverse Content: Explore theology, biblical studies, church history, pastoral ministry, and practical Christian living Offline Access: Download courses to learn without an internet connection Multi-Platform Sync: Seamlessly continue your learning across devices Perfect for: Pastors seeking continued theological education Small group leaders wanting deeper biblical insights Christians passionate about understanding God's Word Students of theology and biblical studies Anyone committed to spiritual growth and biblical literacy Free. Accessible. Transformative. Download now and start your journey of biblical discovery – because growing in Christ is a lifelong adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bible Matters at 100% against BiblicalTraining's 46%. Bible Matters also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Bible Matters holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bible Matters's written reviews are positive against 46% of BiblicalTraining's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible Matters | BiblicalTraining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (29 ratings) — better | 4.2 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 45.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Pcc Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Helen, Bishopsgate | BiblicalTraining Org |
Customer experience
Bible Matters
BiblicalTraining
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.)
BiblicalTraining
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bible Matters
No in-app purchases
BiblicalTraining
No in-app purchases
Questions
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