Comparison

Gutenberg Project vs BibleX

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

Head to head
About

Gutenberg Project

Access over 60,000 classic books and 7,000 human-read audiobooks from Project Gutenberg. Enjoy a beautiful reading experience with synchronized audio and text, intelligent table of contents, and personalized recommendations based on user data. Export books with notes and bookmarks.

Highlights
  • Access 60,000+ classic books
  • 7,000+ human-read audiobooks
  • Synchronized read-along audio/text
  • Intelligent Table of Contents
  • Big data-driven recommendations
  • Export books with notes/bookmarks
Features
Read full description

【Premier Reader】: This app costs $6, and our users are paying for it each and every day. Why? It is the best Gutenberg Reader: beautiful images, elegant formatting, and graceful page turning. Contents live from Project Gutenberg with last-minute update, more than 60,000 most important books ever published in history. Plus more than 7,000 human-read audio books. 【Audio books】: There are more than 7,000 human-read audio books, all for the price of a cup of coffee. Alternatively you could pay $3-5 for a single audiobook as some of the "Audio app" would ask you to pay. 【Book recommendation】: Every app gives you a list of book recommendation, but where did they find the list? dreamed up in 'lala' land? We base our recommendation solidly on big data, tens of millions of pages actually read by our users. Downloading or page flipping has no effect on the ranking of our recommendation list. 【Number of Books】: No other apps have more Gutenberg books, and many competitors are missing some classic Gutenberg books, and many competitors use outdated data from Gutenberg. 【Reading】: Texts and images are presented by a sophisticated book reader: beautiful presentation, graceful page turning, and the most intelligent Table of Contents (better than any other book reader for the same book). 【Read-along】: Audio and Text are synchronized when possible. You can read, listen, or read-Along, and switch between them at will. 【Export】: Export a book together with bookmarks and the notes you inserted into the book to anyone and any device, or save it i the cloud (google drive, one drive, or iCloud). * The PAID version "Gutenberg Books" allows unlimited reading and listening.

About

BibleX

Engage with scripture through daily verse transcription and historical commentary. Offers guided challenges, reading progress tracking, and personalized reminders across multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Daily verse transcription
  • 2,000 years of commentary
  • 8 Bible translations
  • Customizable reading challenges
  • Progress tracking
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
Features
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BibleX helps you find balance between everyday life and faith — one verse a day. Across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, stay close to the Word wherever you are. Trace each letter by hand, then sit with its meaning through 2,000 years of commentary. ■ 8 Bible Translations - Korean Revised (개역한글) - American Standard Version (ASV) - Bible in Basic English (BBE) - Darby English Bible - King James Version (KJV) - Webster's Bible - World English Bible (WEB) - Young's Literal Translation (YLT) ■ Walk with the Church Fathers Every verse you transcribe comes with commentary from the great voices of Christian history. Sit with the Word alongside two millennia of reflection. ■ A Writing Space Built for Focus - Trace the Word one letter at a time - Gentle typo detection and auto-spacing - See your progress by verse and chapter ■ Challenges That Fit Your Life Begin with one of 52 preset challenges — from "First Steps in Faith" to seasonal meditations — or design your own with custom scope, duration, and daily goal. ■ A Map of Your Bible Journey 39 books of the Old Testament, 27 of the New — watch your reading map fill in, book by book. ■ Pick Up Where You Left Off Your next verse waits on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Tap to keep writing the moment you wake your phone. ■ Transcribe on Your Wrist Turn the Digital Crown to inscribe the Word word by word, in a transcription mode made just for Apple Watch. ■ Build a Daily Rhythm Choose morning, midday, or evening reminders. Track your streaks and monthly patterns on the calendar. We read every review. Share your thoughts and feature requests in the comments — your feedback shapes the next update.

Screenshots

Gutenberg Project4 screens
BibleX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gutenberg Project at Free against BibleX's $1.99. Gutenberg Project also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). BibleX's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 41%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, monetization model and device support 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

Gutenberg Project is free to download; BibleX costs $1.99 up front. Gutenberg Project sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BibleX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gutenberg Project ships an update every 2 months, BibleX monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gutenberg Project versus BibleX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGutenberg ProjectBibleX
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.3 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB165 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerhimalaya-softYOUNG HOON JUNG

Customer experience

Gutenberg Project

All ratings43 ratings
Positive53.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative37.2%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative52.5%

BibleX

Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

Gutenberg Project

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • 504 bad gateway errors
  • App not working at all
  • App not showing any pages
  • Search doesn't find anything but error 404
  • Stopped working, will not load catalog
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  • Close when attempt to open current book
  • Could not download more than four pages
  • Downloaded books became confused
  • Every time you touch the screen wrong it flips the page
  • Sets you back to page one
  • Deleted all offline books and audiobook
  • Missing offline books
  • Cannot read the description of the book
  • Books open at the end
  • Too many redirects
  • Most buttons go to an 'email a friend' page or 'Access forbidden'

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to choose favorite colors for reading
  • Paid premium version with custom color combinations
  • Sourcing more Gutenberg sites
  • Option to make text black on white
  • Continuous ad at bottom or top instead of full page
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  • Less stylized page turn option (swipe or continuous scroll)
  • One app for finding, downloading, and reading
  • Ability to search Audiobooks by Genre
  • Ability to favorite and build a library
  • Night reading mode facility

BibleX

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gutenberg Project

One-time2
  • Unlimited Reading$2.99
  • Unlimited Listening$2.99
None

BibleX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gutenberg Project free?
Gutenberg Project is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BibleX free?
BibleX costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gutenberg Project or BibleX have ads?
Neither Gutenberg Project nor BibleX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gutenberg Project or BibleX?
Gutenberg Project ships an update every 2 months, and BibleX monthly. Most recently, Gutenberg Project was updated on November 6, 2026 and BibleX on November 6, 2026.

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