Comparison

Psalm vs Active Art App

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

Head to head
About

Psalm

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
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Psalm-A-Day delivers a new Bible verse selection from the book of Psalms each day, it allows you to select a preferred translation and provides the ability to share your experience with friends. Preferred translations for Psalms Bible verses include: NET (New English Translation) NIV (New International Version) NKJV (New King James Version) NLT (New Living Translation) KJV (King James Version) Psalm-A-Day also provides the following features: -Reminder feature to enhance your daily devotional experience. You can configure Psalm-A-Day to display daily reminders at a time of your choosing to help you remain consistent in your daily reading. -Ability to view Psalms Bible verse selections from the past at your convenience (simply swipe left to right on the main verse screen to access past verses). -Occasional commentary is offered to engage you about a Psalms Bible verse selection. Commentary will be available at least 1-2 times per week. Now you can also bookmark Psalms Bible verses (and commentaries) that you really like so that you can review them again later. Plus your bookmarked verses/commentaries will automatically sync across all your iDevices through your iCloud account. The bookmarking feature can be purchased through the In-App Store. We hope that Psalm-A-Day serves as an encouragement to all toward a rich relationship with God.

About

Active Art App

Engage with art through interactive stories and a digital collection. Scan physical artworks to see them come alive within the app, and collect unique digital pieces with their own narratives. Experience moments of connection, wellness, and joy through art.

Highlights
  • Scan physical art to unlock digital experiences
  • Follow an Art Feed for artist updates
  • Collect free pocket-size digital art
  • Unlock daily joy and build a collection
  • Share art collections with loved ones
  • Experience art-driven emotional connection
Features
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Simple, guided, and designed to create meaningful emotional connection through Art. Art is about participation. It's connective — it reaches into a person emotionally and socially, and connects them to the wider world. It crosses language, socioeconomic background, and geography, restoring a connection that reminds people they are not disconnected. Welcome to Active Art, where art, stories, and connection come to life. Every piece — whether hanging on a wall or living in the app — carries its own story, waiting to unlock a moment of connection, wellness, and joy. Currently Jonathan, our founder, is the resident artist at Mass General Brigham (MGB) Cancer Institute, where 30 to 40 of his paintings hang across oncology spaces, corridors, and waiting rooms. A mural he created with the Boston Bruins Foundation transformed a pediatric chemotherapy room into somewhere children actually want to walk into. "The bad news room became the good news room." — Mass General Brigham (MGB) Cancer Institute In the App: Scan physical paintings for the art to come to life; follow the Art Feed for a running look at what ActiveArt and Jonathan the Painter are working on; and Vendi, our digital vending machine for art. Vend pocket-size art for free: each artwork is the size of a baseball card, each with its own story. Unlock daily joy, save your pieces to build your collection and share it with the people you love. A moment of joy, wherever you are and a measurable lift in patient experience for the institutions that host it. Note: Active Art is an artistic and storytelling experience. It is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition. Active Art LLC · Boston, MA · activeart.xyz

Screenshots

Psalm4 screens
Active Art App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Active Art App at none against Psalm's 2. Active Art App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Psalm's advantage is ratings volume (395 vs 2). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Psalm sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Active Art App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Active Art App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Psalm has 395 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Psalm versus Active Art App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPsalmActive Art App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (395 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings395 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 24 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiDelata23 Bulbs

Bugs and requests

Psalm

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • 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
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  • Error downloading verse
  • App has crashed and keeps giving an error message
  • Not working in the last few days
  • Giving an error for four days now
  • Unsuccessful downloading a psalm for the last few days
  • Commentary link does not display long enough

Requested features

11 requests
  • 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
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  • Ability to change background pictures
  • See lion and sheep imagery
  • Commentary every day
  • Change pictures monthly
  • Fix ads with gambling/violence
  • Commentary link displayed longer

Active Art App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Psalm

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Bookmark Verses$0.99
None

Active Art App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Psalm free?
Psalm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Active Art App free?
Active Art App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Psalm or Active Art App?
Active Art App is rated higher. Psalm averages 4.8 out of 5 from 395 ratings, while Active Art App averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Psalm or Active Art App have ads?
Psalm shows ads; Active Art App does not.

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