Comparison

Daily Devotional Readings vs Penbroke

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

Head to head
About

Daily Devotional Readings

This app provides daily spiritual readings, Bible study tools, and audio narration to help users connect with their faith. It offers a guided Bible reading plan, weekly lessons, and family-friendly content, with offline access and note-taking features.

Highlights
  • Daily morning and evening devotionals
  • Guided Bible reading plan
  • Audio narration for readings
  • Weekly Sabbath School lesson
  • Full Bible access
  • Offline reading capability
  • Verse highlighting and note-taking
Features
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Devotional Readings — your daily time with God A calm, beautiful home for your daily walk with God. Devotional Readings brings your morning and evening devotionals, a guided Bible reading plan, the weekly study lesson, and the full Bible together in one app — to read or to listen, wherever you are. EVERY DAY - Morning and evening devotionals, refreshed automatically each day - A daily Bible reading plan to move through Scripture at your own pace - Listen to any reading with built-in audio narration — perfect for your commute, chores, or winding down at night STUDY DEEPER - The weekly Sabbath School lesson, with Ellen White notes - The full Bible built in — tap any verse in a reading to open it instantly - Podcasts, episodes, and short meditations to go further FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY - Weekly children's stories to read and share with your kids MAKE IT YOURS - Highlight verses and keep notes, synced across your devices - Works offline — your readings are always with you - Ask the in-app Bible study assistant when a question comes up Rooted in the Seventh-day Adventist tradition and loved by Adventist families around the world, Devotional Readings is for every Christian who wants a steady daily rhythm with God — morning and evening, in the Word and in prayer. Free to use. An optional subscription unlocks premium features such as verse highlighting, weekly children's stories, and the Bible study assistant (free to try).

About

Penbroke

Features
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Penbroke is a reading app for stories, books, and devotionals designed to be read slowly, thoughtfully, and on your own terms. Discover original titles, read free samples, and unlock full books with one-time purchases. Your library keeps your reading experience organized while giving you tools to engage more deeply with the words on the page. With Penbroke, you can: • Read in swipe or vertical scroll mode • Adjust font, text size, spacing, margins and reading themes • Highlight and underline passages • Pin important moments • Add private notes and journal entries • Bookmark your exact reading position • Search within books • Look up words and references while reading • Share meaningful passages as text or customized images • Save books for later • Keep selected chapters available for offline reading • Track reading progress across your library • Join book-centered community conversations or post anonymously Some Penbroke titles are free. Paid books include a free sample before purchase. Eligible books can be unlocked with a one-time in-app purchase that includes currently released chapters and future chapters added to that title. Penbroke is built for readers who want more than somewhere to turn pages. It is a space to notice, reflect, question, remember, and return.

Screenshots

Daily Devotional Readings4 screens
Penbroke4 screens

Verdict

The call

Daily Devotional Readings and Penbroke are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Daily Devotional Readings sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Penbroke sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Devotional Readings ships an update fortnightly, Penbroke every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Daily Devotional Readings versus Penbroke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Devotional ReadingsPenbroke
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB53 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOleg AlekseenkoThe Curving Point Ltd. Co.

Bugs and requests

Daily Devotional Readings

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not opening or giving errors
  • Hyperlinks not working properly
  • Last line of Bible reading hidden

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add references for devotional readings
  • Improve audio quality and sync
  • Implement highlighting option in lesson study
  • Fix time zone issues for Sabbath School

Penbroke

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Daily Devotional Readings

Subscriptions9
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Monthly2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Penbroke

One-time2
  • The Quiet Between Amens$9.99
  • 2B$14.99

Questions

Is Daily Devotional Readings free?
Daily Devotional Readings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Penbroke free?
Penbroke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Devotional Readings or Penbroke have ads?
Neither Daily Devotional Readings nor Penbroke shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Devotional Readings or Penbroke?
Daily Devotional Readings ships an update fortnightly, and Penbroke every 9 days. Most recently, Daily Devotional Readings was updated on November 6, 2026 and Penbroke on October 25, 2026.

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