Comparison

5fish vs SourceView Bible

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

Head to head
About

5fish

Listen to Christian gospel messages in over 6,800 languages. Download free Bible stories, teachings, and songs for personal learning or sharing. Access content offline with colorful illustrations.

Highlights
  • Over 6,800 languages
  • Downloadable content
  • Offline playback
  • Bible stories and teachings
  • Christian songs and testimonies
  • Audio-visual recordings
Features
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Listen to the Christian gospel spoken in virtually any language using the Gospel in Every Language App (5fish). Access Christian messages from the largest collection of languages in the world (over 6,800 language dialects). Download free content: Bible stories, basic Bible teaching, Scripture, Christian songs and testimonies. The recordings are useful for learning about the Christian faith and sharing lessons with others. Bible stories have been selected from the Old and New Testaments. They include stories about significant events and people such as the creation of the world, Noah, Abraham, Moses, King David, the prophets and Jesus' life, miracles and teaching. Recordings produced by Global Recordings Network (GRN), and other Christian ministries. Jesus Film Project films provided by Cru; Audio Bibles provided by Bible.is. Recordings in over 6,000 languages: Easily access the largest collection of languages and dialects in the world. Languages are grouped by country. They can be identified by variant names or by listening to a sample online. Listen offline: Gospel messages can be downloaded for future playback offline. Many recordings are audio-visual displaying high quality colorful illustrations. Language learning: Want to learn a new language? Recordings of that language are likely to be found in the 5fish app.

About

SourceView Bible

Explore the Bible with a unique visual approach. This app highlights speakers through color-coded text and provides data-driven insights into biblical content. Analyze word usage, speaker roles, and conversational dynamics to deepen your understanding of scripture.

Highlights
  • Color-coded text by speaker role
  • Dramatic script-like reading
  • Speaker identification via swipe
  • Calculated read times for books/chapters
  • Data visualization (pie charts, word clouds)
  • Detailed source background information
  • Conversational analysis
Features
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Discover more about the Bible. The SourceView Bible app is not just a digital version of a printed Bible. It is a fresh, innovative way to take a deeper look at God’s story: what’s been written, who said what, and how its words impact and shape our lives, our work, and our world. READ THE BIBLE IN A FRESH NEW WAY • Four different colors of Biblical text reads dramatically like a script. Color defines source role per book: – Red letters whenever God speaks – Green letters when a lead character speaks – Blue for supporting sources – Black is always The Narrator • In groups, readers can pick a color to read aloud, like taking a part in a dramatic script. • Swipe to the right to see who is speaking. • Scroll through an entire book without the disruption of turning pages or tapping through chapters. • All books and chapters have a calculated read time so you can plan your study accordingly. **We’re excited to launch SourceView in the New Living Translation, a version true to the original languages and easy to read out loud or privately.** START YOUR JOURNEY OF ENDLESS DISCOVERY • Learn things you never knew about the Bible by observing data points that have never been available until now. • See the relative word count of books and chapters and the amount each role played in them. • Look closer at who speaks, the words they used, and to whom they were directed. • Create pie charts, bar charts, and word clouds from information you’re curious about: – Who speaks most in the Bible? – Who said the word “peace” in the Bible? – What professions spoke in the book of Genesis? – Who spoke most in a given time period? – What words does God say to women in the Old Testament? • All visual discoveries point you right back to the Scripture that corresponds to your charts. NAVIGATE THE BIBLE LIKE NEVER BEFORE • Quickly jump to a passage by entering a variety of different reference searches, e.g. J3:16 (verse) or John Jesus 18 (occurrence) • Step backward or forward through screens you have already seen, which is great for jumping around during a sermon or Bible lesson. • View a history of the screens you have seen direct links to key areas in the app, and any personally bookmarked location in Scripture. * Occurrence counts are the number of times a source speaks in a book. John Jesus 18 is the 18th time Jesus spoke in John—similar to lines of a script. GET TO KNOW WHO SPEAKS IN THE BIBLE AND THE ROLE THEY PLAY • See how much a source said and step through each speaking occurrence. • Review who a source spoke to and who spoke to that source. • Jump into any conversation by stepping through what one source says to another. • Learn more about a source's background, like when they live, what they did for work, and what books they speak in. • Gain a deeper understanding of a source's personal character by focusing on the words they used. • Observe how a source's words connect to the seven spheres of society with the Spheres in-app purchase. OBSERVE HOW SCRIPTURE SHAPES A BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW Society is shaped by seven spheres of influence. With the Spheres in-app purchase unlocked, you'll be able to make personal observations about how scripture can be used to shape a Biblical Christian worldview. • Read through Scripture with various sphere highlights turned on • Explore key passages for each sphere • Meditate on how a source's words relate to and impact society (Thank you. Your purchase helps us continue doing what we do.) CONNECT WITH SOURCEVIEW » Online http://www.sourceviewbible.com » Facebook http://facebook.com/sourceviewbible » Twitter http://twitter.com/sourceviewbible » Help Center https://help.sourceviewbible.com Tell us about your SourceView experience: feedback@sourceviewbible.com

Screenshots

5fish3 screens
SourceView Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 5fish at none against SourceView Bible's 1. SourceView Bible's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.3 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. SourceView Bible sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 5fish asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for 5fish against 4.5 for SourceView Bible. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 52 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of 5fish's written reviews are positive against 84% of SourceView Bible's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5fish ships an update every 4 months, SourceView Bible every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
5fish versus SourceView Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5fishSourceView Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19 ratings)4.5 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews84.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1952 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB47 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGlobal Recordings Network AustraliaSourceView Publishing LLC

Customer experience

5fish

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

SourceView Bible

All ratings52 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%

Bugs and requests

5fish

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SourceView Bible

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App closes when in a book
  • Spheres component not accessible
  • Crashes when reading Psalms
  • App freezes during navigation
  • Crashes when tapping spheres

Requested features

6 requests
  • iPad version
  • Screen rotation support
  • Korean language support
  • Video tutorial for app usage
  • Improved UI and tutorial
Show 1 more
  • More languages

In-app purchases

None

5fish

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SourceView Bible

One-time1
  • Spheres$3.99

Questions

Is 5fish free?
5fish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SourceView Bible free?
SourceView Bible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 5fish or SourceView Bible?
SourceView Bible is rated higher. 5fish averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while SourceView Bible averages 4.5 from 52 ratings.
Do 5fish or SourceView Bible have ads?
Neither 5fish nor SourceView Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 5fish or SourceView Bible?
5fish ships an update every 4 months, and SourceView Bible every 5 weeks. Most recently, 5fish was updated on October 29, 2026 and SourceView Bible on October 22, 2026.

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