Bible Backgrounds Designer vs SysX Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible Backgrounds Designer
Design custom backgrounds for your device featuring Bible verses or your own text. Personalize with images from your photo library, colors, or creative commons backgrounds. Easily share your creations or set them as your wallpaper.
- Choose any Bible verse
- Use personal photos as backgrounds
- Select background color or fade
- Customize text font, size, and position
- Search for Creative Commons backgrounds
- Save and set as wallpaper
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Easily create backgrounds with bible quotes on your iPhone or iPad. Use its built in bible or enter whatever text you like! Unlike other apps on the AppStore, we don't just give you stock backgrounds, we let you design your own with any verse from the bible and background images from your photos. Features: - Choose any verse from the whole of the bible - Load an background image from your Photos - Or use a background color or fade - Choose text font / size / position / color - Share via email - Built in backgrounds / verses / quotes - Search for 1000s of creative commons backgrounds from Flickr - Save to photo gallery and then "Set as wallpaper" to set as your lockscreen or homescreen wallpaper In-App purchase to remove ads. Once you've purchased once, additional downloads on new devices will be free!
SysX Buddy
Manage MIDI System Exclusive messages on your iPhone or iPad. This utility allows you to send, receive, edit, and organize SysEx data for vintage synthesizers and sound modules. It supports external MIDI devices and BLE-MIDI, bridging classic instruments with modern mobile technology.
- Send and receive MIDI SysEx messages
- File manager with folder creation
- Hex viewer for SysEx data
- Create and edit SysEx files
- Support for USB MIDI devices
- Support for BLE-MIDI
- iCloud Drive integration
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a dedicated SysEx manager. A reliable companion for your vintage MIDI gear. SysX Buddy is a straightforward and powerful app for sending, receiving, editing, and managing MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) messages. SysEx messages were widely used in the 1980s and 1990s by classic synthesizers and sound modules. SysX Buddy helps bridge the gap between these vintage instruments and your modern iPhone or iPad. Key Features - Send and receive MIDI SysEx messages - Simple file manager with folder creation - View SysEx data in a hex viewer - Create and edit SysEx files in hex format - Send a dump request message when recording - Support for external MIDI devices (USB MIDI) - Support for BLE-MIDI (Bluetooth Low Energy) - Save files anywhere on your device --- with fully customizable folder locations, including iCloud Drive. Note that: - There might be some communication issues on iOS/iPadOS 14. - The application and description contain AI-generated contents. - The data in the screenshot are not included by the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SysX Buddy at 100% against Bible Backgrounds Designer's 60%. SysX Buddy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bible Backgrounds Designer's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On ratings volume, ads 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
Bible Backgrounds Designer costs $0.99 and SysX Buddy $4.99 up front. Bible Backgrounds Designer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SysX Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
SysX Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Bible Backgrounds Designer's written reviews are positive against 100% of SysX Buddy's.
Bible Backgrounds Designer ships an update every 6 weeks, SysX Buddy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible Backgrounds Designer | SysX Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thirteen32 Pty Ltd | Ryouta Kira |
Customer experience
Bible Backgrounds Designer
SysX Buddy
In-app purchases
Bible Backgrounds Designer
- Remove Ads$0.99
SysX Buddy
No in-app purchases
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