Comparison

I'll Be Honest vs The Bible Study Hour

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

Head to head
About

I'll Be Honest

Access the latest audio content from I'll Be Honest. Listen to or download messages organized by series, topic, and speaker. Explore teachings and resources from the organization.

Highlights
  • Listen to newest content
  • Download audio messages
  • Organized by series
  • Organized by topic
  • Organized by speaker
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Welcome to the official I'll Be Honest app. This app will allow you to easily listen to or download the newest content that is posted on I'll Be Honest. The messages are organized by series, topic, and speaker. For more information about I'll Be Honest, please visit: https://illbehonest.com The I'll Be Honest app was developed with the Subsplash App Platform. Mobile app version: 6.20.0

About

The Bible Study Hour

Access expository sermons from Dr. James Montgomery Boice to deepen your understanding of biblical teachings. This app equips Christians to think and act biblically through clear and careful preaching.

Highlights
  • Expository preaching of Dr. James Montgomery Boice
  • Biblical teaching for Christians
  • Accessible on mobile devices
  • Ministry of Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
  • Focus on Gospel truths
Features
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The Bible Study Hour has been preparing Christians to think and act biblically for decades. Dr. Boice’s clear yet careful preaching equips and encourages tens of thousands listeners by terrestrial radio, Internet broadcasts and here in the palm of your hand. James Montgomery Boice was a successful inner-city pastor and an articulate statesman for the Reformed faith in America and around the world. He was the pastor of Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church, and his teaching continues to be aired on The Bible Study Hour.    The Bible Study Hour is a ministry of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. The Alliance exists to call the twenty-first century church to a modern reformation that recovers clarity and conviction about the great evangelical truths of the Gospel and that then seeks to proclaim these truths powerfully in our contemporary context.   This app features the expository preaching of Dr. James Montgomery Boice and exists to help prepare one to think and act biblically!

Screenshots

I'll Be Honest4 screens
The Bible Study Hour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: I'll Be Honest at none against The Bible Study Hour's shown. I'll Be Honest also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for I'll Be Honest against 4.7 for The Bible Study Hour. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 11 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I'll Be Honest ships an update every 2 months, The Bible Study Hour every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
I'll Be Honest versus The Bible Study Hour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI'll Be HonestThe Bible Study Hour
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (32 ratings) — better4.7 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH (San Antonio)Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, INC

Customer experience

I'll Be Honest

All ratings32 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative3.0%

The Bible Study Hour

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

I'll Be Honest

No in-app purchases

None

The Bible Study Hour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I'll Be Honest free?
I'll Be Honest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Bible Study Hour free?
The Bible Study Hour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, I'll Be Honest or The Bible Study Hour?
I'll Be Honest is rated higher. I'll Be Honest averages 4.8 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while The Bible Study Hour averages 4.7 from 11 ratings.
Do I'll Be Honest or The Bible Study Hour have ads?
The Bible Study Hour shows ads; I'll Be Honest does not.
Which is updated more often, I'll Be Honest or The Bible Study Hour?
I'll Be Honest ships an update every 2 months, and The Bible Study Hour every 5 months. Most recently, I'll Be Honest was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Bible Study Hour on November 2, 2026.

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