Comparison

Bible Reading Plan vs Group Games

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

Head to head
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

Group Games

This app provides a curated library of games and a planner to create session run sheets for youth leaders. It helps find suitable games based on group size, age, time, and preparation, and organizes activities with leader assignments and a consolidated supply list.

Highlights
  • Curated game library
  • Customizable run sheet planner
  • Game filtering by age, group size, time
  • Leader assignment
  • Consolidated supply list
  • PDF export and team sharing
Features
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Twenty kids arrive in ten minutes. Now what? Group Games is a library of 139 games, hand chosen by experienced leaders, plus a planner that turns them into a run sheet your whole team can follow. FIND THE RIGHT GAME IN SECONDS Set how many people you have, the youngest and oldest in the room, how long you have got and how much preparation you can manage. The count of matching games updates as you move the sliders. Tap Surprise me and it picks one for you. The age filter is inclusive. A game only shows if it suits everyone in the room, not just some of them. EVERY GAME WRITTEN UP PROPERLY How to play, what to bring, how much prep it takes, how many players it needs, what ages it suits and how long it runs. Thirteen categories, including a whole category of games that need no equipment at all. PLAN THE WHOLE SESSION Drop games straight from the library into a run sheet, then add your own items. Welcome and notices, the talk, supper, pack up. Set a start time and every item shows the minute it begins. The footer keeps a running total and finish time. SEE WHO IS RUNNING WHAT Assign each item to a leader. Group Games adds up how long each person is on their feet, so you can spot anyone carrying too much before the night starts rather than halfway through it. ONE LIST OF WHAT TO BRING Every game on your sheet lists its gear. Group Games combines it into a single list and works out the quantities from your group size. Where two games want the same thing, that is the most you will need at once, not the total. SHARE IT WITH YOUR TEAM Export the plan as a PDF to print or email. Or publish the sheet and pass out a six-character code: your co-leaders open it in Group Games without an account and without paying a cent, and their copy catches up when you change the plan. FOR ANYONE RUNNING A GROUP Youth group, kids church, camps and holiday programmes. Chapel and lunchtime groups. Scripture and Sunday school. Clubs, teams, and the class that finishes early. WHAT LEADERS SAY "One place to go to for a bunch of tried and tested fun games." Mike, teacher "Takes the stress out of having to think of ideas on the spot." Jason, ministry worker "Easy to find a game that fits the group and the time available." Polly, school chaplain Comments from leaders using Group Games, quoted with their permission. WHO CHOSE THESE GAMES Every game in Group Games was chosen and written up by Calum Henderson. He has spent over twenty years working with kids of all ages: teaching in schools, leading youth group and kids church, and more than 60 holiday camps as a volunteer and on staff. He holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Sydney and a Master of Leadership. The library is a hand chosen selection of 139 games, not 1400. Nothing here was generated and nothing was lifted from another site. Each of these games works with real kids. WHAT IT COSTS The app is free, and all 139 games are free forever, with no ads and no account. One run sheet is yours to keep and reuse as often as you like. Run Sheets Pro adds unlimited run sheets, PDF export and sharing with your co-leaders. Anyone you share a run sheet with opens it for free, always. Run Sheets Pro is a monthly auto-renewing subscription, with 7 days free for new subscribers. The price in your local currency is shown on this page and in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings at any time. Run Sheets Pro Forever is the same thing for a single payment. It is not a subscription and it does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://www.breakawayventures.com.au/groupgamesapp-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bible Reading Plan4 screens
Group Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Group Games at none against Bible Reading Plan's 37. Group Games also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Bible Reading Plan's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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. Bible Reading Plan sells 37 one-off in-app purchases. Group Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bible Reading Plan against 5.0 for Group Games. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bible Reading Plan has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Bible Reading Plan's written reviews are positive against 100% of Group Games's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bible Reading Plan versus Group Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible Reading PlanGroup Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Good Book CompanyBreakaway Ventures Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Bible Reading Plan

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

Group Games

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Group Games

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
Show 34 more
  • 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
None

Group Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bible Reading Plan free?
Bible Reading Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Group Games free?
Group Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bible Reading Plan or Group Games?
Group Games is rated higher. Bible Reading Plan averages 4.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Group Games averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bible Reading Plan or Group Games have ads?
Neither Bible Reading Plan nor Group Games shows ads.

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