Bible Widget vs Scripture Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible Widget
Display daily Bible verses directly on your home screen. Customize the widget's appearance and select relevant topics to keep your faith a priority.
- Daily Bible verses
- Customizable widget appearance
- Topic selection
- Home screen integration
- Faith prioritization
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Never lose sight of God's Word with Bible Widget. Customize the look & feel of the widget to meet your needs and choose topics that are most relevant to you right now. Make faith your priority. Find our EULA here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Scripture Reader
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Scripture Reader offers a calm, beautiful Bible reading experience built around typography, a distraction-free interface, and offline access. You can also hide chapter and verse markers for a more natural, uninterrupted reading flow. Read in KJV, World English Bible, or Chinese Union Version (Simplified/Traditional). Customise fonts and themes to suit your eyes and your space. - Hide chapter and verse numbers for an uninterrupted reading flow - Adjustable font sise and font families, plus light, sepia, dark, and black themes - Continuous scroll or chapter by chapter reading with swipe navigation and tap to hide controls - Fast offline search across the Bible - Notes, highlights, and My Verse of the Day journal - Reading plans and daily progress tracking - Local-first data with export/import backups
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scripture Reader at none against Bible Widget's 6. Scripture Reader also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Bible Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#75 vs unranked). On price 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. Bible Widget sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Scripture Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bible Widget ships an update every 2 days, Scripture Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible Widget | Scripture Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (27K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #75 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kawaii | Xun Wang |
Bugs and requests
Bible Widget
Reported bugs
2 issues- Obvious typos in Bible passages
- Text occlusion in lock screen widget
Requested features
3 requests- Allow users to change Bible version
- Improve AI-generated artwork or provide option to disable it
- Add ability to display Bible verse on lock screen
Scripture Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bible Widget
- Bible Widget Assistant: Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Bible Widget Patron (Weekly)7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Bible Widget Assistant Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Bible Widget Patron (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Bible Widget Patron7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Bible Widget Assistant: Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Scripture Reader
No in-app purchases
