Comparison

Visual Holy Bible vs Koinonia

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

Head to head
About

Visual Holy Bible

Experience the Bible like never before with a fully visualized approach. Read and listen to scripture for free in various versions, with offline access, daily verses, and explanations. Engage with interactive quizzes and Christian games.

Highlights
  • Fully visualized Bible content
  • Free reading and audio playback
  • Multiple Bible versions
  • Offline reading mode
  • Daily verses and explanations
  • Bible quizzes and Christian games
Features
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▶ FIRST EVER Fully visualized Holy Bible. ▶ Read the Bible for FREE ▶ Listen to Audio Bible for FREE ▶ Choose any version of KJV, NKJV, nivNIV ESV, AMP, or NASB for FREE ▶ Offline Bible reading mode for FREE ▶ Daily verse ▶ Verse explanation ▶ Holy Bible Quiz ▶ Quick Verse search ▶ Favorite verses ▶ Christian games ▶ Good Deeds Tracker: Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Koinonia

This app integrates Bible reading, small group discussions, and community events into a single platform. It offers offline access to scripture, audio readings, in-depth verse analysis, and tools for managing church or group activities and fostering connection.

Highlights
  • Offline Bible reading (KJV, Korean Revised)
  • Verse-by-verse original language text (Hebrew, Greek)
  • Audio Bible playback with adjustable speed
  • Verse commentary and lexicon tools
  • Community event and announcement management
  • Group forums for text, photo, and video sharing
  • Synchronized reading plans with progress tracking
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Not only on Sunday, but every day. Koinonia brings Bible reading, small groups, sharing and community life together in one app. It fits a church, a mission organization, a small group or any faith community. The whole Bible, offline The King James Version and the Korean Revised Version are built in, so the Bible opens on the subway or on a plane. Bookmarks, highlights, picking up where you left off and search all work without a connection. Read alongside the originals. The Old Testament in Hebrew (WLC) and the New Testament in Greek (TR) sit verse by verse next to your translation. Listen while you read Hear a chapter read aloud while you follow along. The verse being read moves with the voice, and you can change the speed or the reader. Download the books you listen to most and they play without data. One verse, in depth Choose a verse and tap Go deeper. Commentary lists the writers who dealt with that verse — Spurgeon, Matthew Henry, Calvin, the Westminster Confession and other published theological works — and gives you an explanation drawn from the one you pick, with the exact editions shown in the app. Original lays out the Hebrew or Greek text with a lexicon and grammar, so you can follow what a word meant right where it stands. Your community's week, in the app Announcements, sermons and events in one place. Events handle repeating schedules and exceptions, and a subscription link puts them straight into your phone's calendar. Search for an address to set a place, and get directions in a map app. Connect a YouTube channel and new sermons arrive on their own. Every group keeps its own story Create groups and organize boards however you like. Post text, photos, videos and files, and keep the conversation going with comments and reactions. Gather opinions with anonymous or multiple-choice polls and set a closing time. Upload up to 30 photos and videos at once to group albums. Unread posts are easy to spot, and notifications can be turned off group by group. Share the Word, and prayer Share the verse that stayed with you. Prayer requests can be posted anonymously and followed with updates, and reflections can weave several passages together. Share with the whole community or with one group. Read together Follow a reading plan such as M'Cheyne on your own or with your community. Progress counts the chapters you actually read, and you can see how everyone else is doing. One account, many communities Move between a church, a mission organization and a small group with one account. Find a community by search, or join with an invite code or link. Your account and privacy Sign in with an email code; there is no password. You can also sign in with Apple, Google, Kakao or Naver without entering or verifying a separate email. Every post and photo can be reported and blocked, and community administrators moderate directly. You can delete your account inside the app at any time. Support: support@namusunmul.com

Screenshots

Visual Holy Bible4 screens
Koinonia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Koinonia at 100% against Visual Holy Bible's 0%. Koinonia also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Visual Holy Bible sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Koinonia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Holy Bible ships an update every 3 days, Koinonia every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Visual Holy Bible versus Koinonia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Holy BibleKoinonia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (90 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings90 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB214 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoris PopovschiEuijin Ahn

Customer experience

Visual Holy Bible

All ratings52 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Koinonia

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Holy Bible

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
None

Koinonia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Holy Bible free?
Visual Holy Bible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Koinonia free?
Koinonia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visual Holy Bible or Koinonia have ads?
Neither Visual Holy Bible nor Koinonia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Holy Bible or Koinonia?
Visual Holy Bible ships an update every 3 days, and Koinonia every 5 days. Most recently, Visual Holy Bible was updated on November 4, 2026 and Koinonia on November 9, 2026.

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