Comparison

Focal vs Bible Tiles

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

Head to head
About

Focal

Experience the Bible in an immersive way with visually engaging scenes designed to help you stay focused. A home screen widget provides daily wisdom, with more features planned for the future.

Highlights
  • Immersive Bible scenes
  • Focus-assist functionality
  • Daily proverb home screen widget
  • Style packs available
  • Advanced features coming soon
Features
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Stay focused: Immersive Bible scenes transform to hook you back when your mind wanders. Grow in wisdom: Home screen widget of a daily proverb. More style packs and advanced features on the horizon.

About

Bible Tiles

This app reimagines digital Bible study by offering natural note-taking with drawing, highlighting, and typing tools. It provides an immersive reading experience with customizable layouts, multiple translations, and offline access, all synced across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Natural handwriting and drawing notes
  • Lasso tool for intuitive editing
  • Typed notes and Apple Pencil Scribble
  • Adjustable fonts and text size
  • Split screen for translation comparison
  • Offline Bible access
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
Features
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Your Bible, Reimagined. Do you love the feel of your physical Bible but wish for the convenience of digital? Bible Tiles was born from a passion to bridge that gap – created out of frustration with clunky interfaces and a desire for a truly intuitive, personal, and powerful Bible study experience on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Finally, Digital Notes That Feel Natural: Bible Tiles revolutionizes digital Bible note-taking. We believe annotating scripture should feel fluid and personal, not frustrating. Write, Draw, Highlight Freely: Use multiple pen styles and a full color palette just like you would on paper. The Power of the Lasso: The Lasso tool lets you intuitively select, move, group, or delete anything on the page – handwritten notes, highlights, even typed text – with a simple gesture. Typed Notes & Scribble: Prefer typing? Add typed notes anywhere. iPad users can use Apple Pencil Scribble to convert handwriting to text instantly in any text field. Effortless Editing: Made a mistake? A simple two-finger tap undoes your last action. Immersive Reading & Powerful Study: Dive deeper into the Word with tools designed for focus and understanding. Clean & Customizable: Read clearly with adjustable fonts, dynamic text size support, and the option to hide verse numbers. Choose between light and dark modes for comfort. Zoom & Split Screen: Pinch to zoom for a closer look. Use Split Screen to compare translations side-by-side or view your notes alongside the text. Extensive Library: Access 40+ Bible translations (and growing!), with the ability to download and use multiple versions simultaneously. Red Letter Text: Easily identify the words of Christ in the New Testament. Offline Access: Your Bible, notes, and bookmarks are always available, even without an internet connection. Study anywhere, anytime. Intuitive Navigation: Find your way around scripture with ease. Simulated Bible Tabs: Experience the familiar feel of physical Bible tabs, digitally recreated for quick, visual navigation between books or chapters. Bookmarks: Save important verses with simple, reliable bookmarks. Powerful Search: Quickly find verses or keywords. Seamless & Personal: Bible Tiles integrates smoothly into your workflow and lets you make it your own. iCloud Sync: Keep all your notes, highlights, and bookmarks automatically synced across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac using your secure iCloud account (optional). Native Experience: Feels right at home on Apple platforms, utilizing familiar interfaces like the native iOS toolpicker. Personalize: Choose custom app themes, Bible cover images within the app, note colors, font styles, and even the layout of verse numbers (left or right). Our Unwavering Commitment: Free, Private, Open. 100% Free, Forever: Bible Tiles is, and always will be, completely free. No ads, no subscriptions, no features hidden behind paywalls. Absolutely Private: We believe your study is personal. Bible Tiles collects no user data and performs no tracking. Your notes and data stay on your device or within your own iCloud account. Offline First: Designed for uninterrupted access, independent of internet connectivity. Mission-Driven & Community Focused: Bible Tiles began as a solo passion project and is structured as a California nonprofit corporation (currently obtaining federal 501(c)(3) status). Our mission is simply to provide the best possible tool to help people connect with the Bible. Support through optional donations is deeply appreciated and directly funds this mission: helping us secure rights for more free Bible translations, continuously improving the app based on feedback, engaging with the user community, and supporting efforts to share the Gospel. Rediscover Your Bible Study. Download Bible Tiles today and experience a more intuitive, personal, and powerful way to engage with the Word.

Screenshots

Focal4 screens
Bible Tiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focal at 100% against Bible Tiles's 53%. Focal also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Bible Tiles's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Focal holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Focal's written reviews are positive against 53% of Bible Tiles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focal ships an update every 2 weeks, Bible Tiles every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focal versus Bible Tiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocalBible Tiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30 ratings) — better3.8 (59 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better52.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3059 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB327 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperQlay Labs LLCJoseph Yaksich

Customer experience

Focal

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bible Tiles

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral15.0%
Negative32.5%

In-app purchases

None

Focal

No in-app purchases

None

Bible Tiles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focal free?
Focal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bible Tiles free?
Bible Tiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focal or Bible Tiles?
Focal is rated higher. Focal averages 4.8 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Bible Tiles averages 3.8 from 59 ratings.
Do Focal or Bible Tiles have ads?
Neither Focal nor Bible Tiles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focal or Bible Tiles?
Focal ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bible Tiles every 2 months. Most recently, Focal was updated on October 25, 2026 and Bible Tiles on October 24, 2026.

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