Comparison

PARALLEL PLUS Bible vs Bible and Strong’s Concordance

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Bible and Strong’s Concordance

Explore the King James Bible with an integrated concordance and Strong's Greek and Hebrew dictionaries. This tool allows for in-depth word study, verse lookup, and personalized reading plans. Features include audio playback, daily verses, and note-taking capabilities.

Highlights
  • Bible concordance with word index
  • Strong's Hebrew and Greek dictionaries
  • Clickable Strong's numbers in verses
  • Audio Bible playback
  • Daily verses
  • Customizable reading plans
  • Bookmarks, notes, and highlights
Features
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It's great bible study tool. Here you will find: Bible Concordance: Alphabet index of all words from the King James Bible (total in app 12839) ("the, and, of" are excluded - don't use them in search query) Strong's Concordance: Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries with information from Hebrew and Greek Lexicons. Use numbers in search query to find them. Ex."2424" or "G2424" Excluded some Greek words which not used in the Bible - G1400, G1418, G2717, G3203-G3302, G4452 and G5104 All Bible Verses in concordance with clickable Strong's Numbers KJV Bible with Strong's: Clickable Strong's Numbers (show/hide mode) Audio Bible Daily Verses Canonical, historical and chronological Reading Plans for 1 Year, 180 and 90 Days Bookmarks/Notes/Highlights Multiple verses selection Synchronization between different devices (in your apple account via iCloud)

Screenshots

PARALLEL PLUS Bible4 screens
Bible and Strong’s Concordance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PARALLEL PLUS Bible at none against Bible and Strong’s Concordance's shown. PARALLEL PLUS Bible also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PARALLEL PLUS Bible against 4.8 for Bible and Strong’s Concordance. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15K and 20K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of PARALLEL PLUS Bible's written reviews are positive against 91% of Bible and Strong’s Concordance's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PARALLEL PLUS Bible ships an update monthly, Bible and Strong’s Concordance every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PARALLEL PLUS Bible versus Bible and Strong’s Concordance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPARALLEL PLUS BibleBible and Strong’s Concordance
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15K ratings) — better4.8 (20K ratings)
Positive reviews97.7% of reviews — better90.8% of reviews
Number of ratings15K20K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size381 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScripture NetworkOleg Shukalovich

Customer experience

PARALLEL PLUS Bible

All ratings14,947 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews435 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.6%

Bible and Strong’s Concordance

All ratings19,637 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews465 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.4%

User reviews

PARALLEL PLUS Bible

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient and powerful
  • 🚀 Excellent way to see what gets added/deleted from KJV
  • 👍 Well done
  • 👍 This Bible App Exceeded My Expectations
  • 👍 Wonderful and easy-to-use app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frustrated with issues when trying to change Bible versions

Bible and Strong’s Concordance

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Quick access to concordance
  • 💡 Helpful for deeper Bible study
  • 🤩 Excellent study tool
  • 🙌 Invaluable for understanding original language meanings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with navigation and page switching
  • 💸 Ads can be disruptive
  • 🔍 Limited search functionality compared to physical concordance

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

Bible and Strong’s Concordance

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Concordance definitions sometimes truncated
  • Difficulty moving between consecutive chapters

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add 'back' button to easily return to previous screen
  • Hyperlink concordance numbers within definitions
  • Improve search capabilities to include case-insensitive searches

In-app purchases

None

PARALLEL PLUS Bible

No in-app purchases

None

Bible and Strong’s Concordance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PARALLEL PLUS Bible free?
PARALLEL PLUS Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bible and Strong’s Concordance free?
Bible and Strong’s Concordance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PARALLEL PLUS Bible or Bible and Strong’s Concordance?
PARALLEL PLUS Bible is rated higher. PARALLEL PLUS Bible averages 4.9 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Bible and Strong’s Concordance averages 4.8 from 20K ratings.
Do PARALLEL PLUS Bible or Bible and Strong’s Concordance have ads?
Bible and Strong’s Concordance shows ads; PARALLEL PLUS Bible does not.
Which is updated more often, PARALLEL PLUS Bible or Bible and Strong’s Concordance?
PARALLEL PLUS Bible ships an update monthly, and Bible and Strong’s Concordance every 5 months. Most recently, PARALLEL PLUS Bible was updated on November 10, 2026 and Bible and Strong’s Concordance on November 10, 2026.

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