PARALLEL PLUS Bible vs Swedenborg Reader
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.
Swedenborg Reader
Access and search the theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg and the Holy Bible. Offers multiple translations and interfaces in 25 languages for in-depth study.
- Read theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg
- Search Holy Bible texts
- Multiple Bible translations
- 25 language interfaces
- Cross-reference texts
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The Swedenborg Reader is an app for reading and searching the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg and the Holy Bible. It provides user interfaces in 25 languages and offers multiple translations of both Swedenborg’s works and the Bible for each supported language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: PARALLEL PLUS Bible at 15K against Swedenborg Reader's 9. Swedenborg Reader's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PARALLEL PLUS Bible against 5.0 for Swedenborg Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PARALLEL PLUS Bible has 15K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PARALLEL PLUS Bible ships an update monthly, Swedenborg Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PARALLEL PLUS Bible | Swedenborg Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 381 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Scripture Network | SkyMark Corporation |
Customer experience
PARALLEL PLUS Bible
Swedenborg Reader
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
Swedenborg Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PARALLEL PLUS Bible
No in-app purchases
Swedenborg Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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