# Psalm vs Pine Valley Commons

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pine Valley Commons at none against Psalm's 2. Pine Valley Commons also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 24 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Psalm sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pine Valley Commons asks for nothing beyond the download.

Psalm ships an update every 24 months, Pine Valley Commons every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Psalm | Pine Valley Commons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (395 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/psalm-a-day/id650703913/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **395** | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | **Every 5 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 33 MB | 193 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [iDelata](https://appshunter.io/developer/478652724) | [Elevated Lifestyles Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1330920793) |

## What reviewers say

### Psalm

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/psalm-a-day/id650703913)

Receive a daily Bible verse from the book of Psalms with your preferred translation. Features include daily reminders, access to past verses, occasional commentary, and bookmarking for easy review. Sync your bookmarked verses across devices via iCloud.

**Highlights:** Daily Psalms verse selection, Multiple Bible translations, Daily reminder notifications, Access to past verses, Occasional verse commentary, Bookmark verses and commentary, iCloud sync for bookmarks

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $0.99 | one-time |
| Bookmark Verses | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Daily psalm inspiration
- 👍 Helpful daily devotion
- 👍 Simple and straight to the point
- 👍 Ads are not intrusive
- 👍 App is a blessing

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App not loading
- 🐛 Frequent error messages
- 🐛 App crashing
- 🐛 No response from support
- 🐛 Can't go back to previous verses

**Reported bugs**

- App keeps getting error messages
- Can't access the app anymore
- App is glitching and will not load
- App won't load, displays error message and crashes
- App will not load on new iPad 10th generation

**Requested features**

- List of psalms to choose from
- Ability to go back to previous verses
- Option to save favorite verses
- Name of commentator
- More lively background pictures


### Pine Valley Commons

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pine-valley-commons/id6755790756)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Wallet, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Psalm free?

Psalm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Pine Valley Commons free?

Pine Valley Commons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Psalm or Pine Valley Commons have ads?

Psalm shows ads; Pine Valley Commons does not.

### Which is updated more often, Psalm or Pine Valley Commons?

Psalm ships an update every 24 months, and Pine Valley Commons every 5 months. Most recently, Psalm was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pine Valley Commons on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*