Comparison

commaBible vs Bible on Screen

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

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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

Bible on Screen

Features
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One complete Bible verse on your Home Screen, every day. Bible on Screen puts a full verse -- never a snippet -- right where you already look each morning, through a Home Screen widget that keeps updating on its own. FEATURES - A new complete verse and its reference every day, chosen with your topics in mind - Eight topics to personalize: Hope, Anxiety & Peace, Family, Strength, Provision, Healing, Gratitude, Purpose - Six free Home Screen widget styles: Classic, Sunrise, Minimal, Paper, Dawn, Navy - Recent Days shows your last seven verses right on Today - Share a verse as a ready-to-post Story or Square image, or copy the text - Light and Dark appearance throughout the app - Widgets keep updating on their own schedule, even if you never open the app No accounts. No ads. No tracking of what you read. Just Scripture, every day. Available in English, Portugues (Brasil), and Espanol.

Screenshots

commaBible4 screens
Bible on Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bible on Screen at none against commaBible's 5. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Bible on Screen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

commaBible ships an update every 3 weeks, Bible on Screen fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
commaBible versus Bible on Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercommaBibleBible on Screen
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperironwhyVolodymyr Strohush

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
None

Bible on Screen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is commaBible free?
commaBible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bible on Screen free?
Bible on Screen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do commaBible or Bible on Screen have ads?
Neither commaBible nor Bible on Screen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, commaBible or Bible on Screen?
commaBible ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bible on Screen fortnightly. Most recently, commaBible was updated on October 27, 2026 and Bible on Screen on October 29, 2026.

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