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.
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.
- 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
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | I'll Be Honest | The Bible Study Hour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (32 ratings) — better | 4.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH (San Antonio) | Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, INC |
Customer experience
I'll Be Honest
The Bible Study Hour
In-app purchases
I'll Be Honest
No in-app purchases
The Bible Study Hour
No in-app purchases
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