Comparison

Biblical Languages vs Ancient Arabian Scripts

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

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About

Biblical Languages

Learn to read biblical Greek and Hebrew fluently through interactive lessons and engaging journeys through biblical stories. Deepen your understanding of Scripture with a curriculum covering university-level content, designed for all ages.

Highlights
  • Interactive alphabet, vocab, and grammar lessons
  • Graded reading material
  • Grammar videos
  • Personalized daily vocab review
  • Greek/Hebrew Bible arranged by difficulty
  • Pattern drills for grammar mastery
  • Textbook and Bible book vocab decks
Features
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Learn Koine Greek, Biblical Hebrew, & Latin Learn the biblical languages with Biblingo - the only language-learning app that provides everything you need to go from zero knowledge of Koine Greek (New Testament), Biblical Hebrew (Hebrew Bible), and Latin (Vulgate) to reading the Bible in its historic languages — all in one place. Imagine rediscovering the Torah like Josiah in his day. Or reading Paul's letter to the Galatians like it just arrived in the mail. Embark on your biblical language learning journey today! You'll learn Greek/Hebrew/Latin vocabulary and grammar through interactive lessons that immerse you in the biblical world. As your fluency develops, you will be able to read more and more texts from Scripture in your language of choice. The Bible reading tab of Biblingo gives you the full Hebrew Bible or Greek New Testament (Latin Vulgate coming soon) indexed by the percentage of words you know in each book or chapter. This allows you to identify which sections of the Bible are most readable so you can dive in. Biblingo's proven methodology is based on the latest research in linguistics and second language acquisition. Students can learn to not only read the Bible, but to interpret God's Word more faithfully through developing exegetical skill. The curriculum covers four semesters worth of university content, including: Biblical Greek 1 & 2 Greek Exegesis 1 & 2 Biblical Hebrew 1 & 2 Hebrew Exegesis 1 & 2 Latin 1 & 2 Latin Exegesis 1 & 2 (coming soon) Biblingo is as academically rigorous as it is fun to use! WHO IS BIBLINGO FOR? Biblingo is perfect for: * Seminary/university students who want to succeed in their studies * Biblical language teachers who want their students to benefit from the best, cutting-edge second-language acquisition methods * Pastors who want to learn/retain the biblical languages for use in ministry * Lay teachers who want to glean better insights * Self-learners who want to experience the Bible at a deeper level * Homeschool families who want to give their children a world-class biblical education FEATURES INCLUDED: * Alphabet Lessons — Videos explaining the names, sounds, and characteristics of the letters in whatever pronunciation you choose, paired with custom flashcard decks. * Super-Powered Flashcards — Decks for popular Greek, Hebrew, and (soon) Latin textbooks (see below), personalized daily review, and generated decks of Bible chapters; many words include pictures and audio. * Video Lessons — Many hours of video content explaining insights into Greek and Hebrew grammar. * Lesson Activities — Interactive drills pairing practice sentences with thousands of reconstructed ancient scenes. * Lesson Guides — Short guides giving an overview of the grammar you'll learn in each lesson. * Graded Reader — Reading comprehension texts on your level as you progress toward the biblical text. * Paradigm Drills — Develop fluency with the different forms by practicing paradigms in the context of a sentence. * Tagged Biblical Text — Morphologically-tagged Bible in Greek, Hebrew, and (soon) Latin. * Personalized Biblical Graded Reader — View all the books and chapters in the Bible according to how well you know the vocabulary. * Built-in Dictionary — Dictionary of every word in the Greek New Testament and Hebrew Bible tagged with semantic domains. *Available textbook vocabulary flashcard decks: Greek: Mounce, Black, Plummer, Lawall and Balmer, Black, Machen and McCartney, Campbell and Gibson, Decker, and Duff. Hebrew: Seow, Pratico and Van Pelt, Futato, Kelley, Barrett and Bell, Ross, and Simon, Motzkin and Resnikoff, PLUS Aramaic vocab decks. https://biblingo.org/terms/

About

Ancient Arabian Scripts

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This app can help you learn a few ancient writing systems of Arabia including Ancient South Arabian (the Musnad), Zabuur (the cursive style for Ancient South Arabian), Ancient North Arabian, and Nabataean. All but Zabuur use the unicode standard default font. Scroll through the letters and study their shapes and sounds. Practice tracing each one until you're familiar-- then quiz yourself on the letters! Read about each system and try the word scramble game for different languages. We provide transliteration equivalents for each letter in Latin, Arabic, and other semitic scripts.

Screenshots

Biblical Languages4 screens
Ancient Arabian Scripts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ancient Arabian Scripts at none against Biblical Languages's 16. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Biblical Languages sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Ancient Arabian Scripts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Biblical Languages versus Ancient Arabian Scripts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBiblical LanguagesAncient Arabian Scripts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (85 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBiblingoEthan Hartzell

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Biblical Languages

Subscriptions16
  • Flashcard Plan - Hebrew7 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • Flashcard Plan - Greek7 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • Flashcard Plan - Greek, Hebrew7 Days trial$5.001 Month
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  • Learner - Hebrew7 Days trial$22.001 Month
  • Learner - Greek7 Days trial$22.001 Month
  • Flashcard Plan - Both (6mo.)7 Days trial$27.006 Months
  • Learner Plan - Both7 Days trial$36.001 Month
  • Flashcard Plan - Hebrew (1yr.)7 Days trial$40.001 Year
  • Flashcard Plan - Greek (1yr.)7 Days trial$40.001 Year
  • Flashcard Plan - Both (1yr.)7 Days trial$48.001 Year
  • Learner Plan - Greek (6mo.)7 Days trial$119.006 Months
  • Learner Plan - Hebrew (6mo.)7 Days trial$119.006 Months
  • Learner Plan - Both (6mo.)7 Days trial$190.006 Months
  • Learner Plan - Hebrew (1yr.)7 Days trial$200.001 Year
  • Standard Plan - Greek (1yr.)7 Days trial$200.001 Year
  • Learner Plan - Both (1yr.)7 Days trial$350.001 Year
None

Ancient Arabian Scripts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Biblical Languages free?
Biblical Languages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ancient Arabian Scripts free?
Ancient Arabian Scripts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Biblical Languages or Ancient Arabian Scripts have ads?
Neither Biblical Languages nor Ancient Arabian Scripts shows ads.

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