Bible Reading Plan vs Mere Bible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Mere Bible
A clean and distraction-free Bible reading application that prioritizes Scripture. It offers multiple translations, note-taking, and syncing capabilities across devices. The app is completely free with no subscriptions or paywalls.
- Distraction-free reading interface
- Multiple Bible translations
- Highlighting and bookmarking
- Note-taking with search
- Cross-device syncing
- Home screen widget
- Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese
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Mere Bible is a clean, distraction-free Bible reading app. No social feeds. No devotional plans demanding your attention. No gamification. Just Scripture, beautifully presented. Read in the translation you prefer — including ESV, NIV, KJV, NKJV, NLT, NET, WEB, BSB, NVI, RVR1960 and more — with an interface designed to get out of the way and let you focus on the text. Make it yours. Highlight passages, bookmark what matters, and take notes as you read. A powerful search lets you find your way back to any note instantly. Take it everywhere. Create a free account to sync your highlights, bookmarks, and notes across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. Add a home screen widget to keep Scripture front and center throughout your day. Now available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Completely free. No subscriptions. No paywalls. No locked Bibles. Every feature, every translation — free for everyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mere Bible at none against Bible Reading Plan's 10. Mere Bible also leads on ratings volume (557 vs 22). Bible Reading Plan's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (86% vs 73%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Bible Reading Plan sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Mere Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bible Reading Plan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mere Bible has 557 ratings behind it against 22, 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 73% of Mere Bible's.
Bible Reading Plan ships an update every 3 weeks, Mere Bible every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Bible Reading Plan | Mere Bible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (22 ratings) — better | 4.6 (557 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.1% of reviews — better | 72.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 557 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Good Book Company | Dwell App, LLC |
Customer experience
Bible Reading Plan
Mere Bible
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
Mere Bible
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bible Reading Plan
- 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 Romans$2.99
- Explore John$5.99
Mere Bible
No in-app purchases
Questions
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