Comparison

Bible Reading Plan vs Bible Reading Plan

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

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About

Bible Reading Plan

This app offers daily, in-depth devotions and Bible study guides designed to help users deepen their faith. It features interactive reading, trusted teachers, and various reading plans to suit different needs and schedules.

Highlights
  • Daily devotional content
  • Interactive Bible study structure
  • Trusted teacher insights
  • Multiple reading plans (full Bible, thematic)
  • Side-by-side Bible text and notes
  • Dark Mode for reading comfort
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Explore offers deep, thought provoking, beautifully crafted daily devotions written by trusted teachers, but brief enough to fit into your busy life. Explore makes forming a daily devotion habit easier. Whether you’re a new Christian or have followed Jesus for decades, Explore meets you where you are at and helps you go deeper. REVEALING JESUS IN ALL OF SCRIPTURE Explore is Gospel-rooted, cross-centered and Christ-focussed — revealing Jesus in all of Scripture. Each interactive Explore Bible study follows the same special structure unique to Explore, helping you reflect, apply and pray. Every Explore teacher is trusted for faithfully handling the Word of God, including well-known teachers such as Timothy Keller, Dr R. Albert Mohler and Ligon Duncan. Each Bible study helps you meditate on the profound truths of scripture through expositional teaching and sound commentary. Explore offers you a whole Bible journey through a plan that covers the entire Bible in six years. Alternatively, Explore offers 100+ thematic and Bible book based plans. FEATURES DESIGNED FOR REAL LIFE ■ Interactive Reading Experience Two-column reading on your iPhone and iPad keeps the Bible text and daily notes side-by-side for seamless Bible study. ■ Dark Mode for Comfort Enjoy reading day or night with Dark Mode to reduce eye strain as you dig into scripture. ■ Sync Across Devices Keep your purchases linked across your Apple devices. ■ Flexible Options Pay-as-you-go for each reading plan, or start with a free 28-day introduction (Time with God). With dated plans released every month, and new plans added periodically, there’s always fresh material to explore. WHAT APP STORE USERS ARE SAYING "Stellar God-Centered Devotional App!!" — Chowd (US) "I find the Bible hard to read on a good day, but this app is a lifeline." — Daniel (AU) "For the fallen… this turned my life around." — Anyumouse2360 (US) "Solid gospel teaching in functional form." — Mo33i3 (US) START TODAY Download Explore and join countless believers who've trusted Explore to shape their daily devotions and their Christian journey. Let this devotional serve you as you make every day an opportunity to grow in faith, encounter God’s truth, and enjoy a richer, deeper relationship with Him. ---------------------------------------- ABOUT THE PUBLISHER ---------------------------------------- All of us at The Good Book Company are passionate about the Lord Jesus, His Word, His church and His gospel of grace. Motivated by this passion and our involvement in local churches, it is our privilege to produce biblical, relevant and accessible resources that will encourage you and your church family to keep going, keep growing and keep sharing your faith. As an international Christian publisher, our Bible studies, books, devotionals, videos, tracts, evangelistic courses and training materials are used throughout the English-speaking world, and in translation to over 35 languages worldwide. BROTHERS & SISTERS SERVING ALONGSIDE YOU The Good Book Company started in 1991, and has grown to be an international provider of Christian resources, with offices in Charlotte, USA and London, UK as well as partner offices in Sydney, Australia. We're a diverse collection of believers with Anglican, Baptist, Presbyterian, Congregational and Free Church backgrounds who are united in our aim to support and encourage the spread of the gospel by providing resources that help Christians grow in their understanding and love of the Lord Jesus Christ. We also support gospel ministry further afield.

About

Bible Reading Plan

Create and share personalized Bible study plans. Organize readings, add personal notes, and engage in group discussions. Includes the ESV Bible text for easy reference.

Highlights
  • Create custom Bible study plans
  • Organize readings chronologically
  • Add personal study notes
  • Include group study questions
  • Share plans via messages and email
  • Read ESV Bible text within the app
  • Group discussion forums (Interact version)
Features
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The Bible Reading App helps you create your own Bible study plans! Set up a Bible study, input readings, read the ESV Bible, share study notes to the group, write out your own personal study notes on a particular passage, see group study questions and upgrade to the Interact version of the app to get involved in group discussion forums. *CREATE A BIBLE STUDY PLAN* for personal study or to share with a Bible study group or for family worship. - easily add a study by tapping on the “+” function. Give your study a title and add a description to give an overview for group members. - quickly share study plans with other individuals through messages, email, etc. Once shared, group members will be able to see the studies, readings, study questions, and group notes, but they won’t be able to edit any of the information that has been sent to them. - studies can be rearranged in the study menu by dragging and dropping them to a new location in the list and can be deleted by selecting the Reading Plan edit tab. - the study plan “table of contents” screen can be hidden for clearer view of the readings, Bible passage, personal notes, and group study area. - **New easier editing! Swipe right on a reading in a plan to change or update information.*** *SET UP READINGS WITHIN A PLAN* quickly and effectively. - readings in each study are ordered chronologically for easy reference. - once inputted into a study, a reading can be rearranged by the group creator by dragging and dropping the reading to a new location in the list. *THE ESV BIBLE* can be read by tapping on each reading in a plan. - the ESV Bible text is included in the app! Each reading passage can be found right within the Bible study plan. *ADD PERSONAL NOTES* - keep track of what you have learned through your individual study of a passage. - have your own personal notes on hand when arriving to the study group. *ADD STUDY QUESTIONS AND GROUP NOTES* - the study creator can add group notes to pass along helpful information to the group about the passage. - study questions can be provided before group meeting times to enable everyone to come prepared. *GET INVOLVED IN GROUP DISCUSSION FORUMS* - upgrade to the Interact version of the app for a monthly subscription fee and join the conversation. Add comments, inquire about topics and answer study questions in the online discussion forums available within each reading. -**Now you can receive notifications when a new message arrives in a group chat for a reading. Turn on the notification bell to get notification updates on your devices and know when a new comment or question is posted on a chat by a member of the group.** *SHARE STUDY PLANS* - message or email a study to group members, or share group studies through social media links, quickly and easily. - group members will be able to see the studies, readings, study questions, and group notes once the study has been shared with them, but they won’t be able to edit any of the information that has been sent to them. *PUBLIC STUDIES AVAILABLE* that can be used for individual, group or family study times *DARK MODE* functionality is available for ease of reading at night or in low-light settings. *USE AN APPLE PENCIL* to write in readings, questions, and notes in app text boxes. *UPDATED OFTEN* to provide more features! MANY MORE FEATURES TO COME! Get the app for free in the App Store OR join the conversation by upgrading to the Interact version of Bible Reading Plan in the app for a subscription fee of $1.99(CAD)/month! ———- Privacy Policy: https://alivetoworship.org/support/privacy Help & Support Page: https://alivetoworship.org/support

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bible Reading Plan at 86% against Bible Reading Plan's 33%. Bible Reading Plan also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Bible Reading Plan sells 37 one-off in-app purchases and Bible Reading Plan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bible Reading Plan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bible Reading Plan has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Bible Reading Plan's written reviews are positive against 33% of Bible Reading Plan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Reading Plan ships an update every 3 weeks, Bible Reading Plan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bible Reading Plan versus Bible Reading Plan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible Reading PlanBible Reading Plan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (22 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB66 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Good Book CompanyDavid Cadinouche

Customer experience

Bible Reading Plan

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative11.4%

Bible Reading Plan

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Bible Reading Plan

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch for some users
  • Bible verse links not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to save progress and resume studies
  • Provide more free content or trial options
  • Implement syncing across devices
  • Include audio/narration for devotions
  • Add more Bible translation options

Bible Reading Plan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

37 purchases

Bible Reading Plan

One-time37
  • Explore Ruth$0.99
  • Explore April 2012$1.99
  • Explore August 2012$1.99
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  • Explore September 2012$1.99
  • Explore Isaiah$1.99
  • Explore Galatians$1.99
  • Explore January 2013$1.99
  • Explore Judges$1.99
  • Explore James$1.99
  • Explore Romans$2.99
  • Explore (February 2024)$2.99
  • Explore (May 2024)$2.99
  • Explore (September 2026)$2.99
  • Explore (August 2026)$2.99
  • Explore (July 2026)$2.99
  • Explore (June 2026)$2.99
  • Explore (May 2026)$2.99
  • Explore (March 2026)$2.99
  • Explore (December 2025)$2.99
  • Explore (August 2025)$2.99
  • Explore (July 2025)$2.99
  • Explore (May 2025)$2.99
  • Explore (April 2025)$2.99
  • Explore 1 Corinthians$2.99
  • Explore (March 2025)$2.99
  • Explore (February 2025)$2.99
  • Explore (January 2025)$2.99
  • Explore (December 2024)$2.99
  • Explore (November 2024)$2.99
  • Explore (October 2024)$2.99
  • Explore (September 2024)$2.99
  • Explore (August 2024)$2.99
  • Explore Psalms: Book 1$2.99
  • Explore (July 2024)$2.99
  • Explore (June 2024)$2.99
  • Explore Revelation$3.99
  • Explore John$5.99
2 purchases

Bible Reading Plan

Subscriptions1
  • Interact Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
One-time1
  • Bible Reading Plan Create$5.99

Questions

Is Bible Reading Plan free?
Bible Reading Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bible Reading Plan free?
Bible Reading Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bible Reading Plan or Bible Reading Plan?
Bible Reading Plan is rated higher. Bible Reading Plan averages 4.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Bible Reading Plan averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Bible Reading Plan or Bible Reading Plan have ads?
Neither Bible Reading Plan nor Bible Reading Plan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bible Reading Plan or Bible Reading Plan?
Bible Reading Plan ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bible Reading Plan every 2 months. Most recently, Bible Reading Plan was updated on September 21, 2026 and Bible Reading Plan on June 3, 2026.

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