We Read vs Epistle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
We Read
Display Bible verses on your home screen with a customizable widget that rotates selected scriptures throughout the day. Explore topics, search for specific verses, and enjoy mini-sermons that can be listened to in the background.
- Interactive home screen widget
- Customizable verse rotation
- Personalize with background images
- Topic-based scripture search
- Mini-sermons with background audio
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Experience God's Word on your Home Screen with our interactive widget! Select multiple verses to rotate throughout the day and personalize them with background images. Search for specific scriptures or explore topics like "Bold as a lion" to find related verses. Plus, WeRead - KingsFam offers mini-sermons based on Bible passages, and you can listen to them even while the app is running in the background!
Epistle
This app facilitates communication and financial support for missionaries. It allows for easy sharing of ministry updates with photos and videos, automatically sending them to ministry partners who can respond with engagement. It simplifies the process of connecting with supporters and managing ministry outreach.
- Share ministry updates with photos and video
- Automatic update distribution to partners
- Ministry partner engagement (likes, prayers, comments)
- Manage ministry sites
- Connect with ministry partners
- Automated email platform
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Epistle is used by thousands of missionaries to stay connected and funded. It has never been easier to share ministry updates with photos and video. No more hassle with email templates, scheduling, etc. Epistle sends your updates to ministry partners, automatically, using our world-class email platform and gives them the opportunity to respond with likes, prayers and comments. Both missionaries and ministry partners love Epistle: "The greatest thing I could do for my ministry partners." "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Do the two week trial." Supporter: "I feel confident I'm investing well." With paid Epistle subscription you can manage your Epistle site, send updates, and connect with ministry partners. Ministry partners can access Epistle sites to read and respond to your updates without payment. Terms of Use: https://www.epistle.org/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: We Read at none against Epistle's 5. Epistle's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Epistle sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. We Read asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for We Read against 4.8 for Epistle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively.
We Read ships an update monthly, Epistle every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | We Read | Epistle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maximus Agubuzo | Epistle LLC |
Customer experience
We Read
Epistle
In-app purchases
We Read
No in-app purchases
Epistle
- One Epistle Site$17.991 Month
- Two Epistle Sites$39.991 Month
- Three Epistle Sites$59.991 Month
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- Four Epistle Sites$79.991 Month
- Five Epistle Sites$89.991 Month
