Comparison

Bible vs Bless

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

Head to head
About

Bible

Access the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible with in-depth commentary. Engage with daily Mass readings, structured reading plans, and advanced study tools like highlighting and note-taking. Enjoy offline access and night mode for a comfortable study experience.

Highlights
  • Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
  • Daily Mass Readings
  • Reading Plans
  • Advanced Study Tools
  • Offline Access
  • Night Mode
Features
Currently charting
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The Catholic Study Bible App is your all-in-one resource for prayer, study, and Scripture engagement. With this update, you can now access the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: Old and New Testaments, known for its faithful, in-depth commentary by Dr. Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch. Top Features: – Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: Old and New Testaments (in-app purchase) – Study-rich content with verse-by-verse explanation – Daily Mass Readings – Stay in step with the Church year – Reading Plans – Choose a structured plan or create your own – Advanced Study Tools – Highlight, bookmark, take notes, and search with ease – Offline Access & Night Mode – Designed for convenience and comfort The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: Old and New Testaments is available only as an in-app purchase. Whether you're preparing for Mass, leading a study group, or diving deeper on your own, the Catholic Study Bible App supports your journey in faith.

About

Bless

Explore the Catholic Bible presented as a scrollable feed, with each verse on its own screen. Access commentary from saints and Church documents, detailed study tools, and daily liturgical information. Personalize your experience with notes and reading streaks.

Highlights
  • Scrollable verse feed
  • Commentary from saints and Church documents
  • Verse study with original languages
  • Liturgical calendar and saint of the day
  • Daily verse and theme discovery
  • Private notes and reading streaks
  • Offline functionality
Features
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You'll scroll either way. Scroll Scripture. Bless turns the Catholic Bible into a feed: one verse per screen, all 35,804 verses across all 73 books, beautifully set in dark ink and gold, or on warm parchment in light mode. Swipe at your own pace or let the feed carry you. WHERE THE SAINTS ARE THE COMMENTS Open the comments on any verse and you won't find anonymous opinions. You'll find Augustine, Aquinas, Thérèse of Lisieux, John Chrysostom, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Every quote is labeled with its source, and honesty is the rule: "On this verse," "On this theme," or "Attributed," never invented, never anonymous. STUDY PROPERLY Every single verse carries a full study page: • Context: what's happening around the verse, chapter by chapter, plus an introduction to every book of the Bible. • Study: the verse in the Clementine Vulgate Latin; real Hebrew and Greek word study with transliteration and glosses, built from the Leningrad Codex and the Byzantine Majority Text; classic annotations; Catechism references. • Your Life: what this verse asks of you today. THE CHURCH'S OWN CALENDAR Today shows the liturgical season, the day's Mass readings resolved to full text, and the saint of the day. There is a saint for every day of the year, with biography, feast, and their own words. DISCOVER A daily deal of twelve cards connecting verses, themes, saints, and the Catechism, a different dozen every day. YOURS PRIVATELY Save verses, keep private notes, build a reading streak, see how much of the canon you've read. Widgets bring a verse and the saint of the day to your Home Screen. FREE AND HONEST ABOUT IT The Bible is free. Always. Unlimited reading, both translations, every comment, saving, search, Today, and sharing, free forever, no ads. Bless Premium adds the full Study depth (Hebrew and Greek word study, Challoner's annotations, Catechism links, Your Life), Discover's deep sections, private notes, and widgets. Monthly with a 3-day free trial, or yearly with a 7-day free trial. BUILT FOR PRIVACY No account. No ads. No tracking. No analytics. Nothing leaves your iPhone: the entire Bible, the calendar, and every quote ship inside the app, so it works completely offline. Optional AI features run entirely on your device with Apple Intelligence. BLESS PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Auto-renewing subscriptions are available: monthly ($4.99 with a 3-day free trial) or yearly ($29.99 with a 7-day free trial); prices may vary by territory. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, after any free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://funnmedia.com/blessprivacy.html Terms of Use: https://funnmedia.com/bless-terms.html

Screenshots

Bible4 screens
Bless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bible at 6.3K against Bless's 3. Bible also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and chart position (#180 vs unranked). Bless's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Bible sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Bless sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bible holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bible has 6.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible ships an update every 4 weeks, Bless every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Bible versus Bless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBibleBless
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (6.3K ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.3K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#180 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTruthGuard, Inc.Funn Apps

Customer experience

Bible

All ratings6,271 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive74.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative19.1%

Bless

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bible

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Underlined notes/highlights disappearing
  • Audio playback issues after updates
  • Inability to restore previous purchases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add audio for Old Testament
  • Improve audio player controls
  • Allow copying/highlighting of text
  • Sync purchases across devices
  • Provide more free content

Bless

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bible

One-time10
  • Which Came First - The Bible or the Church?$1.99
  • The Bible Made Me Do It$1.99
  • How to Bring Fallen Away Catholics Back$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Lectio Divina$1.99
  • The Fourth Cup$1.99
  • The History of Salvation$2.99
  • The Dead Sea Scrolls$2.99
  • Abba or Allah$2.99
  • Angels Explained: What You Should Know About the Nine Choirs$2.99
  • Ignatius Catholic Study Bible$49.99
2 purchases

Bless

Subscriptions2
  • Bless Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Bless Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Bible free?
Bible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bless free?
Bless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bible or Bless?
Bible is rated higher. Bible averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.3K ratings, while Bless averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Bible or Bless have ads?
Neither Bible nor Bless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bible or Bless?
Bible ships an update every 4 weeks, and Bless every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bible was updated on November 10, 2026 and Bless on October 31, 2026.

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