Bible Study Tools, Audio Video vs The Listener's Commentary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible Study Tools, Audio Video
This comprehensive app offers a wealth of resources for in-depth Bible study, including multiple translations, commentaries, and devotional content. Access audio Bibles, sermons, hymns, and video resources in over 15 languages, with offline listening options.
- Multiple Bible translations
- Commentaries and study books
- Daily scripture and devotionals
- Audio Bibles and sermons
- Christian hymns
- Video resources
- Bible Q&A
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This is a complete Bible Study app that includes resources in over 15 languages: - Many Bible translations, Commentary, Books that cover the majority of Bible subjects - Daily Scripture (a daily scripture with comments). - Songs in the night (a daily scripture with comments). - Morning Devotions - Hymns of Dawn (1-361). - Audio Resources – Bible Audio, Bible Studies Audio on various topics, over 1000 Christian hymns - Audio Sermons – over 25.000 Christian sermons on different subjects. You can view them by categories or search for a subject or speaker. - Bible Studies books, explaining the main subjects of the Bible , Bible Commentary, Books to read. - Over 1000 videos. - Over 2000 Bible Questions and Answers You can minimize the app, and have the audio resources play in the background while you use other apps. If you use it on the phone, the sound will stop when a call comes in and resume after you finish the call. You have the option to download audio files and sermons and listen to them when you don't have internet connection. You also have the option to add them to a favorites menu, or view the browsing history.
The Listener's Commentary
Access clear and accessible audio commentaries on New Testament Bible books. Study scripture with down-to-earth teaching designed to help you live a life inspired by Jesus. Download episodes for offline listening and organize your study with playlists and favorites.
- Audio commentaries on New Testament
- Browse by Bible book
- Download episodes for offline listening
- Search content
- Filter episodes
- Add to favorites
- Create playlists
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Clear, accessible Bible teaching. Audio commentaries on the New Testament. Browse by book to easily find what you are looking for. Download episodes for offline listening. Search content, filter episodes, add to favorites, create a playlist and more! Down to earth Bible teaching, designed to help you live life Jesus' way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bible Study Tools, Audio Video at 431 against The Listener's Commentary's 31. Bible Study Tools, Audio Video also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.6). The Listener's Commentary's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 83%). 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 — 4.7 for Bible Study Tools, Audio Video against 4.7 for The Listener's Commentary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bible Study Tools, Audio Video has 431 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Bible Study Tools, Audio Video's written reviews are positive against 95% of The Listener's Commentary's.
Bible Study Tools, Audio Video ships an update every 2 months, The Listener's Commentary every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible Study Tools, Audio Video | The Listener's Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (431 ratings) | 4.7 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 431 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Bivol | Bible in Life, LLC |
Customer experience
Bible Study Tools, Audio Video
The Listener's Commentary
Bugs and requests
Bible Study Tools, Audio Video
Reported bugs
3 issues- Bible search tool freezes
- Inconsistent dark mode implementation
- Missing downloaded content
Requested features
4 requests- Bookmark and highlight Bible study materials
- Offline access to audio and video content
- Ability to adjust playback speed
- Support for more Bible translations
The Listener's Commentary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bible Study Tools, Audio Video
No in-app purchases
The Listener's Commentary
No in-app purchases
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