Epistle vs Bible Record
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Bible Record
Facilitate Bible translation into new languages using the Oral Mother Tongue method. Record verse by verse with two speakers, automatically removing the trade language speaker via volume detection. Edit, tag, and export recordings for distribution.
- Verse-by-verse translation recording
- Automatic trade language speaker removal
- Segment-based editing (delete, reorder, re-record)
- Tagging verses for navigation
- Export recordings
- Cloud upload for distribution
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Bring the Bible to new languages with ease. Our app streamlines the translation process by allowing two speakers - one fluent in the trade language and the new language - to translate verse by verse. The app automatically removes the trade language speaker based on volume detection, ensuring clear, high-quality recordings. With our segment-based editing system, you can: Delete, reorder, and re-record segments for accuracy Tag verses for easy navigation Export recordings and upload them to the cloud for distribution
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bible Record at none against Epistle's 5. Epistle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Bible Record asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Epistle against 5.0 for Bible Record. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Epistle ships an update every 3 weeks, Bible Record every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epistle | Bible Record |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Epistle LLC | Every SevenNine LLC |
Customer experience
Epistle
Bible Record
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
Bible Record
No in-app purchases
