Comparison

Bible Widget vs Alma

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily Bible verses
  • Customizable widget appearance
  • Topic selection
  • Home screen integration
  • Faith prioritization
Features
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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/

About

Alma

Features
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Scripture on your screen. Before you open anything. You meant to read your Bible today. Then the day started Alma puts a verse where you already look — your home screen and your lock screen. Nothing to open, no streak to protect, no guilt if you miss a day. Just the Word, waiting where your eyes already go a hundred times. Tell Alma what season you're in — anxiety, grief, gratitude, waiting — and it draws from Scripture that meets you there. Pick a look that feels like yours. And read the full Bible whenever you want: every book, every chapter, free. KEY FEATURES Home and Lock Screen Widgets Every size, in the theme you chose. Set it once and Scripture shows up on its own, every day, without opening the app. A Verse for the Season You're In Eight collections built around real life: Anxiety, Grief, Gratitude, Purpose, Relationships, Healing, Provision, and Waiting. Three are yours from day one. Themes Worth Looking At Parchment, Midnight, and Sage are free. Sunrise and Dusty Rose come with Patron. Warm paper, deep night, quiet green — no clip art, no stock gradients. The Whole Bible, Never Locked Berean Standard Bible and King James, complete. Read any chapter, any time. Scripture is never behind a paywall in Alma. That is a promise, not a trial offer. A Feed for When One Verse Isn't Enough Swipe through curated Scripture chosen for where you are. Free every day, unlimited with Patron. Keep What Speaks to You Save verses, group them into collections, and write down what God is doing in your notes. Share Cards Worth Sending Turn any verse into a card for Stories, or a message to someone who needs it today. One Notification, at Your Hour You pick the time. One verse arrives. Nothing else — no promotions, no guilt trips, no nagging. No Account Required No email, no sign-up, no profile. Open the app and begin. WHY ALMA Most Bible apps ask you to come to them. Alma goes to you. The widget is the product: it works on the day you never open the app, on the day you are too tired to read, on the day you forgot you installed it. Scripture stops being one more task and becomes part of the screen you already live on. PERFECT FOR Anyone who wants Scripture in their day without adding another thing to do People walking through anxiety, grief, waiting, or a season that has no name yet Readers who want the Bible to look as good as it reads Anyone tired of apps that charge for the Word of God HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell Alma what brought you here and what season you are in 2. Choose your translation, your theme, and your hour 3. Add the widget to your home or lock screen 4. Open the app when you want more, or never, and still receive a verse each day Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://almabible.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://almabible.app/support

Screenshots

Bible Widget4 screens
Alma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bible Widget at none against Alma's shown. Bible Widget also leads on chart position (#73 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Bible Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Alma sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Widget ships an update every 2 days, Alma every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Bible Widget versus Alma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible WidgetAlma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (28K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings28K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKawaiiKioshi Okamoto

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

Alma

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bible Widget

Subscriptions3
  • Bible Widget Patron (Weekly)7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Bible Widget Patron (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Bible Widget Patron7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Alma

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Bible Widget free?
Bible Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alma free?
Alma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bible Widget or Alma have ads?
Alma shows ads; Bible Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Bible Widget or Alma?
Bible Widget ships an update every 2 days, and Alma every 5 days. Most recently, Bible Widget was updated on November 10, 2026 and Alma on October 31, 2026.

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