Biblica Bible vs Bible Explained
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Biblica Bible
Access the New Testament in the NIrV translation with study tools. Bookmark, highlight, and add notes to your favorite verses. Easily share verses with friends and adjust text size for comfortable reading.
- NIrV translation
- Side-by-side/verse-by-verse reading
- Bookmark and highlight verses
- Add personal notes
- Searchable text
- Share verses
- Adjustable text size
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Biblica NIrV Biblica Study Bible (New Testament) in English that can be read side-by-side or verse-by-verse with the NIrV. Bookmark and highlight your favorite verses, add notes and search for words in your Bible. Click and share Bible verses with your friends via Whatsapp, Facebook, E-mail, SMS etc. Easy Bible navigation. Adjustable text size. Share this app with others that would like to read The Holy Bible. Your ratings and reviews will help us continue to develop this app for the people that use it. If you have any feedback or questions, feel free to email to dev@biblica.com Bible App developed & published by : Biblica
Bible Explained
Understand the entire Bible story in a single hour of reading. Content is divided into five-minute segments, ideal for quick study sessions. Features helpful diagrams to illustrate God's plan from creation to New Creation.
- Bible story in one hour
- Five-minute reading chunks
- Helpful diagrams
- Creation to New Creation overview
- No sign-up required
- Data privacy
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Want to understand the Bible, but just don’t know where to start? Our Bible in an Hour notes will take you through the whole Bible story, in just one hour of reading. We’ve broken it up into five-minute chunks, perfect for reading on your commute, over a morning coffee, or during your quiet time! With helpful diagrams, we walk through the whole Bible story: God’s plan for our world, from creation to New Creation. The app is entirely free of charge, and you don’t need to sign up or sign in to anything. We don’t collect any of your data either. We simply want you to discover God’s big plan! Got feedback? We’d love to hear it, especially if it’s something we need to improve. Please feel free to get in touch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bible Explained at every 6 days against Biblica Bible's every 27 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Biblica Bible ships an update every 27 months, Bible Explained every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Biblica Bible | Bible Explained |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Biblica | SIMON ANDREW RAFFERTY |
Customer experience
Biblica Bible
Bible Explained
In-app purchases
Biblica Bible
No in-app purchases
Bible Explained
No in-app purchases
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