Comparison

BookTree vs BibleX

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

Head to head
About

BookTree

Organize your personal library with this app. Track books, manage your reading progress, and save your favorite highlights and notes. It also offers reading statistics and secure backup options.

Highlights
  • Manage books in various styles
  • Scan barcodes to add books
  • Save text and picture highlights
  • Track reading statistics and goals
  • Share book info and highlights
  • Cloud backup and restore
  • App passcode lock with biometrics
Features
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"BookTree App supports your reading life via managing books and your underlines" MANAGE BOOKS • list books in table or in bookshelf style • collect books by your own category • filter books by own, borrowed, wanted, read or not • manage own book format (paper, ebook, audio book) SEARCH BOOKS • add book information easily via barcode scan or search title, author,ISBN or manually • view book information on online (Google Books, Amazon, Goodreads) WRITE NOTE, UNDERLINE • save text or picture what you want to get underline • highlight favorite passage on photo • list all underlines among books READING STATISTICS AND GOAL • view reading statistics by year or month and book list what you read • set reading goal and keep track of goal progress by monthly or annually • view badge count for unread, reading books SHARE •share book info. or underline via email , twitter, facebook, SMS BACKUP & RESTORE • backup database to cloud (dropbox, google drive, etc) • backup database via email • backup /restore database via iTunes Lock • lock your BookTree app with your passcode. • unlock with your device's Touch ID or Face ID. • Please refer to Help, if you lost passcode. * Please feel free to send us any inconveniences or suggestions at any time via Settings> About App > Contact Supports * Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

BibleX

Engage with scripture through daily verse transcription and historical commentary. Offers guided challenges, reading progress tracking, and personalized reminders across multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Daily verse transcription
  • 2,000 years of commentary
  • 8 Bible translations
  • Customizable reading challenges
  • Progress tracking
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
Features
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BibleX helps you find balance between everyday life and faith — one verse a day. Across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, stay close to the Word wherever you are. Trace each letter by hand, then sit with its meaning through 2,000 years of commentary. ■ 8 Bible Translations - Korean Revised (개역한글) - American Standard Version (ASV) - Bible in Basic English (BBE) - Darby English Bible - King James Version (KJV) - Webster's Bible - World English Bible (WEB) - Young's Literal Translation (YLT) ■ Walk with the Church Fathers Every verse you transcribe comes with commentary from the great voices of Christian history. Sit with the Word alongside two millennia of reflection. ■ A Writing Space Built for Focus - Trace the Word one letter at a time - Gentle typo detection and auto-spacing - See your progress by verse and chapter ■ Challenges That Fit Your Life Begin with one of 52 preset challenges — from "First Steps in Faith" to seasonal meditations — or design your own with custom scope, duration, and daily goal. ■ A Map of Your Bible Journey 39 books of the Old Testament, 27 of the New — watch your reading map fill in, book by book. ■ Pick Up Where You Left Off Your next verse waits on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Tap to keep writing the moment you wake your phone. ■ Transcribe on Your Wrist Turn the Digital Crown to inscribe the Word word by word, in a transcription mode made just for Apple Watch. ■ Build a Daily Rhythm Choose morning, midday, or evening reminders. Track your streaks and monthly patterns on the calendar. We read every review. Share your thoughts and feature requests in the comments — your feedback shapes the next update.

Screenshots

BookTree4 screens
BibleX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BookTree at 95% against BibleX's 82%. BibleX's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BookTree costs $4.99 and BibleX $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookTree ships an update every 4 weeks, BibleX monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BookTree versus BibleX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookTreeBibleX
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.1 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB165 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperYoungwan ChoiYOUNG HOON JUNG

Customer experience

BookTree

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative0.0%

BibleX

Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.6%

In-app purchases

None

BookTree

No in-app purchases

None

BibleX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BookTree free?
BookTree costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BibleX free?
BibleX costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BookTree or BibleX have ads?
Neither BookTree nor BibleX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookTree or BibleX?
BookTree ships an update every 4 weeks, and BibleX monthly. Most recently, BookTree was updated on November 6, 2026 and BibleX on November 6, 2026.

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