Comparison

Haven vs Ellie

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

Head to head
About

Haven

This app offers daily Bible verses, devotionals, and prayers to foster spiritual growth and peace. Engage with scripture through interactive chat, explore verse citations, and track your progress. It's designed to be a personal guide for your faith journey.

Highlights
  • Daily Bible verses
  • Thoughtful devotionals
  • Heartfelt prayers
  • Interactive Bible chat
  • Verse citations
  • Daily streak tracking
Features
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Step Into the Living Word! Haven isn’t just an app—it’s your personal guide to draw closer to God and discover unshakable peace. With hand-picked daily verses, thoughtful devotionals, and heartfelt prayers right in your pocket, every moment becomes an opportunity to grow in faith. Tap to explore the Bible, dive into rich verse citations, or ask Haven anything—God’s wisdom will flood your heart, strengthen your relationships, and reshape your life in beautiful, unexpected ways. Track your daily streak and feel the joy of bold, thriving faith. Your spiritual journey is calling! Chat with Haven anytime, anywhere. CUSTOMER SUPPORT: Your satisfaction is our number one priority. Our support email is support@havenbibleapp.com We try to get back to emails within 24 hours and our team will work with you to provide whatever assistance needed! You can also find informational materials and helpful resources within the app settings. Terms of Service: https://havenbibleapp.com/terms **Access to Haven requires a paid subscription**

About

Ellie

This AI-powered system enhances Bible study and research through a structured knowledge graph. It allows for conversational exploration of scripture, cross-referencing, and personalized note-taking. Features include a built-in KJV Bible and voice interaction for a deeper understanding.

Highlights
  • Conversational scripture study
  • Proprietary Scripture Graph technology
  • Universal Memory for shared discoveries
  • Built-in King James Bible
  • Voice interaction for study
  • Cross-device data syncing
Features
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Ellie: Scripture Intelligence Ellie is more than an AI Bible chatbot. She is a Scripture intelligence system designed for serious Bible study, research, reading, and conversation. At the heart of Ellie is Arca™, our proprietary Scripture Graph technology. Arca connects Scripture across verses, chapters, cross-references, lexical data, morphology, geography, and broader biblical context — giving Ellie a structured foundation for deeper, context-aware Bible study. Study Scripture conversationally Ask questions naturally, explore difficult passages, compare related verses, trace themes across the Bible, and continue a study without losing your place. Powered by Arca™ Ellie can draw from a structured network of biblical information instead of relying only on ordinary AI responses. Arca helps Ellie examine Scripture in context, follow connections across the Bible, and support deeper research. Universal Memory Ellie can benefit from a growing body of reviewed Scripture research and discoveries. Approved findings can become part of Universal Memory, helping make future studies richer and more useful. Built-in KJV Bible Read the King James Bible directly inside Ellie. Navigate books and chapters, save bookmarks, create notes and highlights, and move naturally between reading Scripture and studying it with Ellie. Voice and Scripture reading Listen to Scripture and interact with Ellie through supported voice features for a more natural study experience. Sync your devices Ellie Sync securely transfers your private data directly between your devices using encrypted peer-to-peer connections. Move conversations, studies, notes, bookmarks, highlights, memories, preferences, and more between your Mac and iPhone. Choose to merge your data with what is already on the receiving device or replace the receiving device's local Ellie data with the transferred copy. Your studies stay with you Ellie supports private conversations, studies, notes, bookmarks, highlights, preferences, and personal memory features designed around your account and devices. Whether you are studying a single verse, researching a doctrine, tracing a biblical theme, preparing a lesson, or simply reading Scripture, Ellie is designed to help you go deeper. More than a chatbot. A Scripture intelligence system. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our Terms & Conditions: https://www.learnaboutGod.app/terms Powered by Arca™ Developed by EION Labs In partnership with learn about God™ Ministry

Screenshots

Haven4 screens
Ellie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Haven at 150K against Ellie's 1. Haven also leads on chart position (#8 vs unranked). Ellie's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs paid) and device support (4 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Haven sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Ellie sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Haven against 5.0 for Ellie. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Haven has 150K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Haven versus Ellie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHavenEllie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (150K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings150K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB101 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperE12 HoldingsEION Development, LLC

Customer experience

Haven

All ratings149,949 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews2,294 reviews
Positive46.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative44.3%

Ellie

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Haven

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Subscription issues and unexpected charges
  • Freezing and navigation problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Free access option
  • Donation-based model
  • Bible reading functionality
  • Community chat features

Ellie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Haven

Subscriptions14
  • Unlimited3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Haven - Unlimited3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Haven - Unlimited3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • Unlimited7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Unlimited$5.997 Days
  • Unlimited3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Haven - Unlimited14 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Haven - Unlimited7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Haven - Unlimited3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Haven - Unlimited3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited$19.991 Month
5 purchases

Ellie

Subscriptions2
  • Ellie Premium$4.991 Month
  • Ellie Premium+$14.991 Month
One-time3
  • Quick Boost$2.99
  • Study Boost$5.99
  • Deep Study Boost$9.99

Questions

Is Haven free?
Haven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ellie free?
Ellie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Haven or Ellie?
Ellie is rated higher. Haven averages 4.9 out of 5 from 150K ratings, while Ellie averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Haven or Ellie have ads?
Neither Haven nor Ellie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haven or Ellie?
Haven ships an update every 2 days, and Ellie every 2 days. Most recently, Haven was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ellie on October 31, 2026.

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