Comparison

Bible Reading Plan vs Paced

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

Paced

Features
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Paced keeps your Bible reading plan: what to read today, and a tick when you've read it. Read each chapter inside Paced, in the World English Bible, the King James Version or the Berean Standard Bible, or open it in the Bible app you already use: YouVersion, ESV, Logos, Bible Gateway, Blue Letter Bible or Olive Tree. Your translation, your notes and your highlights stay where they are. Miss a day? Paced never shows "days behind". The chapters you skipped quietly re-spread over the days you have left, and you still finish on the date you chose. TODAY, ONE TAP Today's chapters as big checkboxes. Tap the name to read it. Tap Done at the end of the chapter and the next one opens. Tap the circle if you read it elsewhere. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN At your reading time, the day's chapters arrive as a notification with two buttons: "Open in Paced" (or "Open in YouVersion", named for the Bible app you chose) and "Done". A widget shows today's passage and where you are in the plan, with Done. Siri and Shortcuts can mark today done and read back today's chapters. PLANS • Bible in a Year (Genesis to Revelation) • New Testament in 90 Days • Psalms & Proverbs in a Month • Chronological • Four Streams (four readings a day, M'Cheyne-style) • Gospels in 30 Days • Old & New in Parallel • Custom: pick the books, pick the end date, the chapters divide evenly FLEXIBLE PACING A plan has an end date, not a daily quota. Move the end date sooner or later and today's reading adjusts. Read ahead whenever you like. QUIET BY DESIGN No streaks. No guilt. No account, no social feed, no comments, no AI. The reading time is optional; skipping a day changes nothing. PAY ONCE Free: three plans, one at a time, Today, reading inside Paced, the Lock Screen passage, the widget, Siri, flexible pacing, your progress, and the hand-off to your Bible app. Paced Pro is one purchase, yours for good: every plan, custom plans, several plans at once, and your reading calendar. No subscription, ever. PRIVATE Your plans stay on your phone and in your own iCloud. The app sends anonymous counts (a chapter was ticked), never which chapter, never anything you type. Questions? hello@crusadi.org

Screenshots

Bible Reading Plan4 screens
Paced4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Paced at every 5 days against Bible Reading Plan's every 3 weeks. Bible Reading Plan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Bible Reading Plan sells 37 one-off in-app purchases and Paced sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Reading Plan ships an update every 3 weeks, Paced every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bible Reading Plan versus Paced: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible Reading PlanPaced
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Good Book CompanyCrusadi LLC

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

Paced

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
1 purchases

Paced

One-time1
  • Paced Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Bible Reading Plan free?
Bible Reading Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paced free?
Paced is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bible Reading Plan or Paced have ads?
Neither Bible Reading Plan nor Paced shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bible Reading Plan or Paced?
Bible Reading Plan ships an update every 3 weeks, and Paced every 5 days. Most recently, Bible Reading Plan was updated on October 26, 2026 and Paced on October 26, 2026.

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