Accordance Bible Software vs Exegesis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Exegesis
Explore scripture with historical commentaries, lexicons, and creeds. This app offers tools for deep study, including verse-by-verse analysis and cross-references. Personalize your experience with notes, highlights, and reading plans, all accessible offline.
- Multiple Bible translations
- Original language word study
- Historical commentaries
- Creeds and confessions
- Verse-by-verse analysis
- Offline access
- Personalized notes and highlights
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Exegesis is a Bible study app built on a conviction: Scripture is best read with the church — the Fathers, the Reformers, and the Puritans at the table. READ • Multiple Bible translations, with Strong's-tagged text for original-language word study • Continuous scrolling, serif reading fonts, stained-glass themes, and chapter audio with a synced verse cursor • Greek, Hebrew, and Latin lexicons, plus a classic Bible encyclopedia STUDY WITH THE CHURCH • Classic commentators spanning the 1st to the 19th century — Chrysostom, Augustine, Calvin, Matthew Henry, Spurgeon, and more — keyed to the verse in front of you • Creeds, confessions, and catechisms with side-by-side comparison and narrated audio • Letters from authors across traditions — from Augustine to John Newton — with narrated audio • A hymn library organized by topic and tradition GO DEEPER • Cross-reference maps and topic connections for every verse • Analytical tools that weigh topics, interpretive traditions, and cross-references, with clear visual breakdowns • A study assistant for your questions, grounded in your library MAKE IT YOURS • Notes, highlights, verse marks, and a sermon journal with review quizzes and flashcards • Daily devotional with streaks, reading plans, home-screen widgets, and gentle reminders • Offline-first: your library lives on your device, and sync keeps every device in step Exegesis is free to use. An optional Premium and Max subscription unlocks the analytical suite and AI assistance; manage it anytime in your account settings. Questions? support@exegesisbible.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://exegesisbible.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Exegesis at every 2 days against Accordance Bible Software's every 2 months. Exegesis also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Accordance Bible Software's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 11) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Accordance Bible Software sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Exegesis sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Exegesis 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 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Accordance Bible Software's written reviews are positive against 100% of Exegesis's.
Accordance Bible Software ships an update every 2 months, Exegesis every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Accordance Bible Software | Exegesis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13K ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 298 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OakTree Software, Inc. | CV Concierge A.I., LLC |
Customer experience
Accordance Bible Software
Exegesis
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
Exegesis
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Accordance Bible Software
- Geneva Bible$9.99
- Amplified Bible$14.99
- The Message$14.99
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- New Living Translation-Second Edition$14.99
- 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
- New International Version 2011 with G/K numbers$39.99
- Greek New Testament (tagged, based on NA28)$59.99
Exegesis
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Max (Monthly)$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
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- Max (Yearly)$89.991 Year
- 50 AI Credits$2.99
- Exegesis Study Pass$9.99
- 200 AI Credits$9.99
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- Exegesis Lifetime$49.99
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