Comparison

PARALLEL PLUS Bible vs Interlinear Bible

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
Currently charting
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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

Interlinear Bible

Explore the Bible in its original languages. This app provides interlinear Greek and Hebrew texts with transliteration for pronunciation. Navigate the scriptures with scrollable and zoomable displays, offering a deep dive into biblical texts.

Highlights
  • Interlinear Greek and Hebrew texts
  • Transliteration for pronunciation
  • Scrollable and zoomable display
  • New Testament from Berean Greek Bible
  • Old Testament in Hebrew and Septuagint
Features
Currently charting
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Learn Greek and Hebrew by reading the Bible with interlinear English completely offline. Here are many of the features included: - Greek New Testament - Hebrew Old Testament (see below for more info) - Interlinear English translation - Interlinear transliteration (pronunciation) - Options to show, hide or reverse help texts - Strong's Reference: tap a word to open - Copy/Paste: Hebrew and Greek - Advanced Search: hold a word and select, or type to search Hebrew/Greek, translation, transliteration, or Strong's reference in 3 different modes - Save bookmarks to bookmarks page - Scrollable and responsive interface - Font size options - Theme options - Wake lock - Feedback support - Completely offline The New Testament Books are taken from the Berean Greek Bible which is based on Nestle (1904). The Old Testament Books are in Hebrew except for the Books of Tobit, 1-4 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and Judith which were taken from the Septuagint.

Screenshots

PARALLEL PLUS Bible4 screens
Interlinear Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PARALLEL PLUS Bible at Free against Interlinear Bible's $9.99. PARALLEL PLUS Bible also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (98% vs 67%). Interlinear Bible's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

PARALLEL PLUS Bible is free to download; Interlinear Bible costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PARALLEL PLUS Bible holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PARALLEL PLUS Bible has 14K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of PARALLEL PLUS Bible's written reviews are positive against 67% of Interlinear Bible's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PARALLEL PLUS Bible ships an update monthly, Interlinear Bible every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PARALLEL PLUS Bible versus Interlinear Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPARALLEL PLUS BibleInterlinear Bible
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.9 (14K ratings) — better4.2 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews98.1% of reviews — better67.3% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better70
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#189#83 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size381 MB24 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperScripture NetworkMartin Loch

Customer experience

PARALLEL PLUS Bible

All ratings14,428 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews412 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative1.5%

Interlinear Bible

All ratings70 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative24.5%

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

Interlinear Bible

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PARALLEL PLUS Bible

No in-app purchases

None

Interlinear Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PARALLEL PLUS Bible free?
PARALLEL PLUS Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interlinear Bible free?
Interlinear Bible costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PARALLEL PLUS Bible or Interlinear Bible?
PARALLEL PLUS Bible is rated higher. PARALLEL PLUS Bible averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Interlinear Bible averages 4.2 from 70 ratings.
Do PARALLEL PLUS Bible or Interlinear Bible have ads?
Neither PARALLEL PLUS Bible nor Interlinear Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PARALLEL PLUS Bible or Interlinear Bible?
PARALLEL PLUS Bible ships an update monthly, and Interlinear Bible every 4 weeks. Most recently, PARALLEL PLUS Bible was updated on September 24, 2026 and Interlinear Bible on September 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, PARALLEL PLUS Bible or Interlinear Bible?
PARALLEL PLUS Bible currently peaks at #189 in the App Store charts, and Interlinear Bible at #83. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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