Comparison

Accordance Bible Software vs Colophon

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

Colophon

Explore the original Greek and Hebrew words behind English Bible translations offline. Study word meanings, cross-references, and save your notes and highlights locally. Enhance your understanding with advanced tools available through a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Offline Bible translations (KJV, BSB, WEB)
  • Interlinear word study (Greek/Hebrew)
  • Scripture search and notes
  • Cross-references
  • Lexicon search
  • Offline audio narration
  • Study Desk for verse comparison
Features
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Colophon is an offline study Bible built on one idea: there are older words under your English. Read the King James Version (KJV), Berean Standard Bible (BSB) and World English Bible (WEB) offline. No account, no feed, no ads. Keep your notes and highlights on your device. INCLUDED WITHOUT A PURCHASE • All three Bible translations, fully offline • Scripture search, notes, highlights, bookmarks, tags and Markdown note export • The plain reading page, with your device's text size • Word of the Day widget: an English headword and verse reference COLOPHON PRO — ONE-TIME IN-APP PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION The following featured tools require Colophon Pro: • Word Study: tap tagged words in KJV or BSB for the Greek or Hebrew behind them — Strong's entries, Abbott-Smith (Greek) and Brown–Driver–Briggs (Hebrew) entries where available, roots and word families, translation renderings and occurrences. Resize the study sheet while keeping the text above it. WEB has no word tagging; open the same verse in KJV or BSB to study its words. • Lexicon search: English, Strong's number, transliteration, Greek or Hebrew • Cross references: ranked connections between Bible passages • Your Words: a local history of the words you have studied • Listen: BSB narration by Barry Hays, downloaded per book from GitHub and kept for offline playback. KJV and WEB use your device's speech voice. The page follows the reading. • Word of the Day widget: Greek or Hebrew, transliteration and a link into Word Study; verse text on supported larger widgets • Study Desk: compare two translations, verse by verse; side by side on wider screens • Notebooks and backlinks, print-ready PDF Study Sheets, and note import from Markdown or CSV • Backup & Restore: your study in a portable file you control • Additional reading backgrounds and the in-app text-size control. Previously retained background and text-size choices remain available to eligible existing readers; word study has no such exception. YOUR STUDY, ON YOUR DEVICE Notes, highlights and word history stay on your device unless you export them. Colophon runs no servers and includes no analytics or advertising SDK. Optional BSB audio downloads contact GitHub, which can see your IP address and requested files. During continuous listening, the next book can download automatically. Installed speech voices work on your device. Purchases are handled by the App Store. The texts and study sources are public-domain or openly licensed, with credits in the app. The words under the words.

Screenshots

Accordance Bible Software4 screens
Colophon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Accordance Bible Software at 13K against Colophon's 1. Accordance Bible Software also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Colophon's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Accordance Bible Software sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Colophon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colophon 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Accordance Bible Software's written reviews are positive against 67% of Colophon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accordance Bible Software ships an update every 2 months, Colophon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Accordance Bible Software versus Colophon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccordance Bible SoftwareColophon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB204 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOakTree Software, Inc.Mustafa Salim Erek

Customer experience

Accordance Bible Software

All ratings13,408 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews393 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.1%

Colophon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Colophon

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
4 purchases

Colophon

One-time4
  • Tip: Ink$1.99
  • Tip: Quill$4.99
  • Colophon Pro$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Tip: Patron$9.99

Questions

Is Accordance Bible Software free?
Accordance Bible Software is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Colophon free?
Colophon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Accordance Bible Software or Colophon?
Colophon is rated higher. Accordance Bible Software averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Colophon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Accordance Bible Software or Colophon have ads?
Neither Accordance Bible Software nor Colophon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Accordance Bible Software or Colophon?
Accordance Bible Software ships an update every 2 months, and Colophon every 3 weeks. Most recently, Accordance Bible Software was updated on November 3, 2026 and Colophon on October 31, 2026.

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