Comparison

Accordance Bible Software vs SourceView Together Bible

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Accordance Bible Software

This app offers a powerful and fast way to study the Bible. It allows users to read, search, and explore scripture with features like side-by-side translation comparison, in-depth word lookups, and note-taking. Expand your library with a vast collection of Bibles and study tools available for purchase.

Highlights
  • Read Bible with commentaries
  • Compare Bible translations side-by-side
  • Search Bible for words or verses
  • Instant word definitions and parsing
  • Take notes, highlights, and bookmarks
  • Search Greek and Hebrew Bibles
Features
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Accordance® is a fast and powerful Bible study app that lets you read, search, and explore the Bible. Read • Read the Bible and follow along with a commentary or your own study notes • Compare two Bible translations side by side that will scroll in sync with one another • Follow a Bible reading plan • Take notes, create highlights, and add bookmarks that will sync with the desktop version of Accordance Search • Search the Bible for words or verses • Search the Bible using powerful tags and commands • Search Greek and Hebrew Bibles (samples included) by lemma, inflected form, or root Explore • Press and hold when reading to bring up the magnifying glass, then select a word to view Instant Details (definition and/or parsing if available) • Look up unfamiliar words in Bible dictionaries and lexicons • Tap on hyperlinked verse references to view the full passage in the Instant Details popover The following resources are included in your initial download of Accordance: • ESV Bible with Strong’s numbers (ESVi) • World English Bible (WEB) • Samples of the Greek New Testament and Hebrew Bible • Easton’s Bible Dictionary • Outlines of each book of the Bible • Margin notes and cross-references • Bible Lands PhotoGuide Sampler • Kohlenberger/Mounce Concise Hebrew–Aramaic Dictionary • Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary • BiblicalTraining.org If you register an Accordance account, you will also be able to download a iOS Starter collection including: • The 1901 American Standard Version (ASV) • French: Louis Segond Bible • German Elberfelder 1905 • German Lutherbibel 1912 • Greek and Hebrew Strong's Dictionaries • Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names • Nave's Topical Bible • Portuguese Bible: João Ferreira De Almeida Atualizada (ALMEIDA) • Spanish 1909 Reina Valera with Strong's numbers • Dr. J's Bible Study Methods • Maps Sampler • Timeline Sampler • Chronological Readings • Devotional Readings • Classic Passages • Parables & Miracles If you would like to add more resources to your library, Accordance has an extensive collection of Bibles and study tools available for purchase. These materials range from Christian classics to Jewish publications to high-end reference works to the Dead Sea Scrolls in Hebrew. Whatever your Bible study needs may be, Accordance has you covered. Questions or comments? Come join the discussion in our support forums at https://accordance.bible/forums/

About

SourceView Together Bible

Engage with scripture through an interactive speech bubble format, perfect for group discussions and personal reflection. Features include study questions, notes with emoji reactions, and multiple reading plans. Available in English and French.

Highlights
  • Speech bubble Bible format
  • 400+ study questions
  • Personal notes with emoji reactions
  • Group reading sessions
  • Multiple reading plans
  • Progress tracking & achievements
  • Offline access
Features
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SourceView Together turns Scripture into a thread you can actually follow. Every line is colored by who is speaking - narrator, divine speech, named principals, and everyone else - the same way you already read a group text. At a glance, you know who's talking and how the conversation moves, across 774 distinct voices and 365 stories. The Bible is laid out as 365 complete narrative stories, not chapter-and-verse fragments. Each story is a whole arc - Creation read start to finish in one sitting, about fifteen to twenty minutes, with nothing lost to an artificial chapter break. Follow the year on a visual thread, open a division, pick a story, and keep going. Meet the cast of voices as you go - Cast tracks who you've heard, how often, and where. Read alone, or gather a few people and read it like a script: each person takes a source color and reads that voice aloud, so the story plays out as a conversation. After the story, Talk about it offers discussion questions for family, a class, or a small group. Keep a daily streak, react and leave notes on the words that land, and see your reading history as a heatmap on the You tab. Search by verse when you need a specific place in Scripture. Follow a catalog plan or a shorter challenge, or open Your Plans and build your own reading plan as a playlist of stories. English. New Living Translation. Reading progress, notes, and reactions stay on your device. Optional daily reminders are scheduled on this device only. French returns in a later update.

Screenshots

Accordance Bible Software4 screens
SourceView Together Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SourceView Together Bible at none against Accordance Bible Software's 16. Accordance Bible Software's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Accordance Bible Software sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. SourceView Together Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SourceView Together Bible holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Accordance Bible Software has 13K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accordance Bible Software ships an update every 2 months, SourceView Together Bible every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Accordance Bible Software versus SourceView Together Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccordance Bible SoftwareSourceView Together Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB84 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperOakTree Software, Inc.SourceView Publishing LLC

Customer experience

Accordance Bible Software

All ratings13,408 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews391 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative17.6%

SourceView Together Bible

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Accordance Bible Software

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Purchases not showing up
  • Scrolling issues and loss of place
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more translation options
  • Improve note-taking and annotation capabilities
  • Implement better sync between mobile and desktop
  • Enhance search and browsing functionality
  • Add support for Apple Pencil and handwriting

SourceView Together Bible

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Accordance Bible Software

One-time16
  • Geneva Bible$9.99
  • Amplified Bible$14.99
  • The Message$14.99
Show 13 more
  • New Living Translation-Second Edition$14.99
  • HCSB tagged with Strong's numbers$19.99
  • Tanakh (The Jewish Bible) with Strong's numbers$19.99
  • NKJV tagged with Strong's numbers$19.99
  • NRSV with Strong's numbers$19.99
  • The Mounce Reverse-Interlinear New Testament and Dictionary$29.99
  • Scofield Study Bible Notes$29.99
  • New International Version 2011 with G/K numbers$39.99
  • PhotoGuide-Overview$39.99
  • Reformation Study Bible 2 Notes$39.99
  • Greek New Testament (tagged, based on NA28)$59.99
  • Biblia Hebraica with Westminster Hebrew Morph 4$69.99
  • Greek Starter-Collection 13$99.99
None

SourceView Together Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Accordance Bible Software free?
Accordance Bible Software is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SourceView Together Bible free?
SourceView Together Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Accordance Bible Software or SourceView Together Bible?
SourceView Together Bible is rated higher. Accordance Bible Software averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while SourceView Together Bible averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Accordance Bible Software or SourceView Together Bible have ads?
Neither Accordance Bible Software nor SourceView Together Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Accordance Bible Software or SourceView Together Bible?
Accordance Bible Software ships an update every 2 months, and SourceView Together Bible every 4 months. Most recently, Accordance Bible Software was updated on October 26, 2026 and SourceView Together Bible on October 24, 2026.

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