GNT Reader vs The Spoken Bible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GNT Reader
Access a digital version of the Greek New Testament for study and reading. This reader's edition provides a convenient way to engage with scripture on your mobile device.
- Digital Greek New Testament
- Reader's edition format
- Scripture study tool
- Mobile accessibility
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A digital reader's edition of the Greek New Testament.
The Spoken Bible
Listen to Bible translations with audio titles and footnotes. Download content for offline playback. Designed for those who prefer auditory learning.
- Audio Bible translations
- Selectable audio footnotes
- Offline content download
- Image and audio navigation
- Multiple Bible translations
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Experience the Bible through listening. The Spoken Bible app offers oral Bible translations and collections of Bible stories, with images and spoken titles to help you find your way. Choose whether to include audio footnotes during playback for helpful overviews, explanations, and deeper insights. Download content to listen anytime, even offline. Listen to oral Bible translations and Bible stories in over 100 languages. New content is being released as the translation projects advance through their review cycles. Visit our companion app at https://akuobible.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Spoken Bible at 5.0 against GNT Reader's 4.2. The Spoken Bible also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%). GNT Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
The Spoken Bible holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of GNT Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Spoken Bible's.
GNT Reader ships an update every 3 days, The Spoken Bible every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | GNT Reader | The Spoken Bible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matt Robertson | Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc (SIL) |
Customer experience
GNT Reader
The Spoken Bible
In-app purchases
GNT Reader
No in-app purchases
The Spoken Bible
No in-app purchases
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