Comparison

commaBible vs Epistula

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

Head to head
About

commaBible

Features
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Make room for Scripture. commaBible offers a calm, minimalist space for reading, reflection and prayer. FREE BIBLE READING Read 38 Bible editions in 24 languages on iPhone. All Bible texts are included and work offline. Choose from multiple English editions, or an Open Translation Bible edition in another supported language. Set the app language and Bible language separately. Adjust fonts, text size and line spacing, use light or dark mode, highlight verses and keep track of your reading. TODAY'S READING & TODAY'S SERVICE Follow daily passages based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Yesterday, today and tomorrow are free. Today's Service guides you through silent prayer, confession of faith, Scripture reading and reflection, prayer for others, optional Holy Communion and the Lord's Prayer. SCRIPTURE ON YOUR WRIST Send selected Bible packs from your iPhone to Apple Watch, manage or remove installed packs, and read offline after transfer. Genesis and Matthew are free on Watch. commaBible Pro Choose monthly, annual or lifetime Pro. Go beyond yesterday, today and tomorrow. Browse every available reading date. Compare and read the Bible in different translations. Read every book in your selected Bible languages on Apple Watch. Transfer only the packs you need from iPhone. Monthly and annual Pro renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in App Store subscriptions. Lifetime Pro is a one-time purchase. Existing lifetime Pro purchases remain valid. No repurchase is needed. After a subscription expires, Pro features lock again. Bible texts on iPhone, readings for yesterday, today and tomorrow, and Genesis and Matthew on Watch remain free. Reading history and installed Bible packs are kept. No ads. No account required. Open Translation Bible editions are preview translations. Translation quality has not been independently verified by commaBible. Sources and licenses are available in the app. Homepage: https://succulent-myrtle-351.notion.site/dotBible-World-1439bab091e980459af4f323d07111f0 Terms of Use: https://succulent-myrtle-351.notion.site/Terms-Conditions-1439bab091e9815297daeca611e206e5 Privacy Policy: https://succulent-myrtle-351.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-1439bab091e980abbc69cc8eebf7f883 Contact: dotBibleApp@gmail.com Open Translation Bible · https://bible.uk/ OTB's English edition is human-edited. The other 23 editions were machine-translated from English, not independently translated from the original biblical languages. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Epistula

Connect with fellow Catholics through prayer, journaling, and slow correspondence. Share faith journeys, ask questions in a forum, and hold others in prayer. Offers guided spiritual practices and a community feed for daily moments.

Highlights
  • Daily Scripture verse
  • Guided prayer practices
  • Journaling with photo encryption
  • Slow letter correspondence
  • Global pen pal connections
  • Faith-based forum
  • Prayer requests
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Epistula is an upper room for Catholics: a quiet place to pray, write and walk with others in the faith, across countries and languages. KEEP A JOURNAL THAT BECOMES A BOOK Five practices, one for every hour of the day: - Verse of the day: start the morning with Scripture. Free for everyone. - Lectio Divina: read a Gospel scene slowly, until one word stops you. - Visio Divina: pray with a great painting, one detail at a time. - Pray with a photo: hold up someone, or somewhere, you carry. Your photo is encrypted on your phone and only you can see it. - Examen: end your day with God. Write or dictate, and every entry becomes a page in your own book. WRITE LETTERS Slow conversations with people you walk with. Letters travel by dove, by boat or on foot, and arrive when they arrive. PEN PALS Send a bottle to the sea and let a Catholic somewhere in the world find it. SHARE THE BEAUTY OF THE ORDINARY A feed for the small, holy moments of daily life, with no noise and no ads. BRING THE QUESTIONS YOU CARRY A forum to ask, answer and think together about the faith. HOLD SOMEONE UP IN PRAYER Pray for others. EPISTULA PLUS Epistula is free to join. Epistula Plus unlocks the guided practices (Lectio Divina, Visio Divina, Pray with a photo and Examen) and an unlimited stable of messengers for your letters. Plus is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account, and the subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://help.epistula.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://help.epistula.app/privacy/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Epistula at every 6 days against commaBible's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. commaBible sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Epistula sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

commaBible ships an update every 3 weeks, Epistula every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
commaBible versus Epistula: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercommaBibleEpistula
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB25 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperironwhyJulia Duro

In-app purchases

5 purchases

commaBible

Subscriptions2
  • commaBible Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • commaBible Pro Annual$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Coffee Support$3.99
  • Sandwich Support$6.99
  • commaBible Lifetime Pro$39.99
2 purchases

Epistula

Subscriptions2
  • Epistula Plus1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Epistula Plus1 Month trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is commaBible free?
commaBible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Epistula free?
Epistula is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do commaBible or Epistula have ads?
Neither commaBible nor Epistula shows ads.
Which is updated more often, commaBible or Epistula?
commaBible ships an update every 3 weeks, and Epistula every 6 days. Most recently, commaBible was updated on October 30, 2026 and Epistula on October 31, 2026.

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