Comparison

Recap Bible vs Bible Explained

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

Head to head
About

Recap Bible

Access the Bible anytime, anywhere with offline reading and audio playback. Enhance your study with highlighting, note-taking, and personal reflections. Daily verses and keyword search make scripture exploration easy.

Highlights
  • Offline Bible reading
  • Audio Bible playback
  • Highlighting and note-taking
  • Personal reflections
  • Daily verse of the day
  • Keyword search
  • Adjustable font size
Features
Read full description

Feeling peaceful anytime, anywhere with our Bible App! Bring the Bible to everyone's fingertips. Features : • Read book online & offline • Audio Bible to listen everywhere • Highlight & Take Note • Write your own thoughts and share ( or private ) • Read daily verse of the day • Search with keyword • Choose font size you want • Remember the bible verse you are reading You can choose a weekly subscription or yearly subscription. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase (After free trial period if offered). – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/bible-app-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/bible-app-terms-of-use/

About

Bible Explained

Understand the entire Bible story in a single hour of reading. Content is divided into five-minute segments, ideal for quick study sessions. Features helpful diagrams to illustrate God's plan from creation to New Creation.

Highlights
  • Bible story in one hour
  • Five-minute reading chunks
  • Helpful diagrams
  • Creation to New Creation overview
  • No sign-up required
  • Data privacy
Read full description

Want to understand the Bible, but just don’t know where to start? Our Bible in an Hour notes will take you through the whole Bible story, in just one hour of reading. We’ve broken it up into five-minute chunks, perfect for reading on your commute, over a morning coffee, or during your quiet time! With helpful diagrams, we walk through the whole Bible story: God’s plan for our world, from creation to New Creation. The app is entirely free of charge, and you don’t need to sign up or sign in to anything. We don’t collect any of your data either. We simply want you to discover God’s big plan! Got feedback? We’d love to hear it, especially if it’s something we need to improve. Please feel free to get in touch.

Screenshots

Recap Bible4 screens
Bible Explained4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bible Explained at 100% against Recap Bible's 37%. Bible Explained also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Recap Bible's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Recap Bible sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Bible Explained asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bible Explained holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recap Bible has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Recap Bible's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bible Explained's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recap Bible ships an update every 3 weeks, Bible Explained every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Recap Bible versus Bible Explained: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecap BibleBible Explained
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAAB Creative StudioSIMON ANDREW RAFFERTY

Customer experience

Recap Bible

All ratings1,389 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral11.7%
Negative51.7%

Bible Explained

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Recap Bible

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Access$5.997 Days
  • Annual Plan$19.991 Year
  • Spritual Access$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Lifetime$29.99
None

Bible Explained

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recap Bible free?
Recap Bible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bible Explained free?
Bible Explained is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Recap Bible or Bible Explained?
Bible Explained is rated higher. Recap Bible averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Bible Explained averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Recap Bible or Bible Explained have ads?
Recap Bible shows ads; Bible Explained does not.
Which is updated more often, Recap Bible or Bible Explained?
Recap Bible ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bible Explained every 6 days. Most recently, Recap Bible was updated on November 8, 2026 and Bible Explained on October 30, 2026.

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