PARALLEL PLUS Bible vs Gappon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PARALLEL PLUS Bible
Explore biblical texts with multiple translations side-by-side. Deepen your understanding with integrated Greek and Hebrew word studies, grammatical analysis, and translation tips. Search for verses using keywords across all versions.
- Parallel Bible versions (up to 8 columns)
- Greek and Hebrew word studies
- Lexical entries and word families
- Verse-by-verse exegetical helps
- Search for verses by keywords
- Multiple language support
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The PARALLEL PLUS® Bible-study app is for pastors, lay leaders, and others actively seeking a deeper understanding of the Scriptures. PARALLEL: up to 8 columns, 200+ versions. PLUS Greek and Hebrew word studies (verse lists, unabridged Thayer/BDB/Schleusner, word families). PLUS exegetic helps (parsings, translation tips). Free, install now. EXPERIENCE IT: As you read down the column in one version, when you encounter a verse you'd like to better understand, just move your eyes left-and-right to see how other versions express that verse in its context, and then continue reading the chapter. The idea is to introduce as little eye movement as possible, so you can get into the Scriptures and stay there for a while. BIBLICAL LANGUAGES: See Hebrew and Greek in parallel with other versions. Plus tap any word to lookup the corresponding Hebrew or Greek word and its occurrences. Plus tap any verse to lookup Hebrew or Greek details in a verse: phonetics, parsings, parts of speech, translation tips. GO DEEPER: Tap any word, then tap “word study” to see: verse lists, lexical entries, and word families. Tap any verse, then tap “verse study” to see verse-at-a-time helps: color-coded parts-of-speech, word forms, phonetics, syllables, and translation tips. It also helps you find familiar Bible verses, even when you only remember a few words; enter "God so loved" in the search box and see where that phrase occurs in every Bible version in your parallel Bible. PROTESTANT, CATHOLIC: This app automatically aligns verses—by verse content—and displays corresponding verse numbers when different. COMMENTARY FREE: The act of reading versions in parallel helps readers to understand more deeply. Even without commentary. We feel this is so important that we do not include commentary in our app. LANGUAGES: Biblical Hebrew and Greek plus English, French, German, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and about 50 others. ABOUT: TheBible.org is a US charitable organization (official name: The Bible Works). Its mission is helping ministers make known Christ; in support of that mission, it develops apps to help people experience more effective Scripture reading. Peter Coad leads his small team in this work. The organization's content partners include Biblica (NIV), Crossway (ESV), Lockman (NASB), and Bible League International. Parallel Plus® is a registered trademark of TheBible.org ©2026 TheBible.org. All rights reserved.
Gappon
Access the standard works of the LDS Church in both Japanese and English. This app includes the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price, along with study helps and hymns.
- Japanese and English scriptures
- Bible
- Book of Mormon
- Doctrine and Covenants
- Pearl of Great Price
- Study Helps
- Hymns
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Gappon is a straightforward app for reading the standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in two languages: the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price, with parallel language support where available. Japanese and English are built in, and Portuguese and Spanish are available as free downloads. The English Topical Guide and Bible Dictionary are also included. Included texts and materials: • The Japan Bible Society, Bible: Japanese Colloquial (1954) • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Holy Bible, King James Version • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bíblia Sagrada (Portuguese, 2015) • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Santa Biblia Reina-Valera (Spanish, 2009) • The Book of Mormon • The Doctrine and Covenants • The Pearl of Great Price • Joseph Smith Translation Appendix • Guide to the Scriptures • Topical Guide • Bible Dictionary • Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints This app is not published by or affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PARALLEL PLUS Bible at none against Gappon's 1. PARALLEL PLUS Bible also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 26) and review sentiment (98% vs 86%). Gappon's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, rating, 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. Gappon sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. PARALLEL PLUS Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PARALLEL PLUS Bible against 4.8 for Gappon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PARALLEL PLUS Bible has 15K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of PARALLEL PLUS Bible's written reviews are positive against 86% of Gappon's.
PARALLEL PLUS Bible ships an update monthly, Gappon every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PARALLEL PLUS Bible | Gappon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15K ratings) — better | 4.8 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.7% of reviews — better | 86.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 381 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scripture Network | Nozomi Okada |
Customer experience
PARALLEL PLUS Bible
Gappon
Bugs and requests
PARALLEL PLUS Bible
Reported bugs
1 issue- Tried to change from NASB20 to NASB 95 and everything has gone haywire
Requested features
3 requests- Add the Passion translation as another choice
- Allow highlighting individual words or sections of verses
- Change the font color to black for better readability
Gappon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PARALLEL PLUS Bible
No in-app purchases
Gappon
- Gappon Premium$0.991 Month
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