Bible Time vs DevotionTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible Time
This app encourages users to read a Bible chapter before accessing distracting apps, helping to reduce screen time and build a daily devotional habit. It offers various reading plans and Bible translations, with offline access to chapters.
- Read Bible chapter before app access
- Reduce distracting screen time
- Build Bible reading streak
- Multiple reading plans
- Choice of Bible translations
- Offline chapter access
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Scripture before screen time. BibleTime is a Christian app designed to help you put God’s Word before digital distraction. Before opening the apps that usually pull your attention away, BibleTime creates a sacred pause write a Bible chapter, spend time in Scripture, or write a personal prayer first. Instead of reaching straight for social media, you begin with something meaningful. Over time, every chapter you complete becomes part of your own personal Bible, and every prayer you write becomes part of your personal prayer book. Less mindless scrolling. More Scripture. More prayer. More time with God. Why BibleTime • Write before you scroll – Pause distracting apps until you complete your Bible chapter or spiritual routine. • Build your personal Bible – Move through Scripture chapter by chapter and gradually build a Bible that reflects your journey through God’s Word. • Create your personal prayer book – Write honest prayers, reflections, gratitude, struggles, and conversations with God in one meaningful place. • Turn distraction into devotion – Replace the instinct to open social media with a moment of Scripture, prayer, and reflection. • Build a lasting Bible habit – BibleTime remembers your progress and gently helps you continue where you left off. • Follow your own journey – Read through the Bible using chronological, traditional, thematic, New Testament-first, and other reading plans. • Choose your preferred Bible translation – Read Scripture in translations including KJV, NIV, ESV, NKJV, and NLT. • Make Scripture personal – Highlight meaningful verses, add notes, reflect on what you read, and make each chapter part of your own Bible journey. • Works offline – Continue reading and writing even when you do not have an internet connection. Perfect if you want to • Put Scripture before social media • Spend more intentional time with God • Build a daily Bible-reading and writing habit • Write your own personal prayer book • Replace doomscrolling with Scripture and prayer • Reduce digital distraction without simply relying on another screen-time counter • Slowly journey through all 1,189 chapters of the Bible • Create something meaningful you can look back on as your faith grows How it works • Choose your Bible translation and reading journey. • Select the distracting apps you want BibleTime to pause. • When you reach for one of those apps, BibleTime creates a moment to return to Scripture first. • Read and complete your Bible chapter, write your prayer, or finish your selected spiritual routine. • Continue to your app while BibleTime keeps track of your progress Each chapter adds another page to your journey. Each prayer becomes part of your story. And each pause is another opportunity to choose Scripture before screen time. Privacy Policy: https://itsgodtime.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-1c24ffa22f3380ff9ceaf427bbf17966 Terms of Service: https://itsgodtime.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-1c24ffa22f338080bc79ca3762a4453a
DevotionTime
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You open your phone in the morning meaning to read the Bible. Twenty minutes later, you're still on Instagram. That's not a lack of faith. It's your phone. DevotionTime exists to solve exactly that: it blocks distractions until you finish your time with God, turning your devotional from "if I have time" into a real habit, backed by a reminder that works and a consequence that actually helps. HOW IT WORKS Prayer Alarm Set the time for your devotional. Right when it matters, DevotionTime calls you, before the rest of your phone gets the chance to. Block Apps During Your Devotional Choose which apps to block (social media, games, whatever distracts you most). Until your devotional is done, they're out of reach. You decide how long the block stays active. A Complete Devotional, Every Day Each session has four parts: a guided prayer, the verse of the day, a reflection, and space for your own personal prayer, written in your own words. Streaks and Spiritual Milestones Track how many days in a row you've kept your time with God. Unlock milestones like Seed (7 days), Sprout (21 days), 40 Days, Living Flame (100 days), and A Year of Grace (365 days), and share your progress with anyone you choose. Visual History See your progress on a weekly heatmap, with stats on words written and time spent in prayer. WHO IT'S FOR For anyone who's tried to keep a consistent devotional and knows the problem was never a lack of willingness. It was the phone winning before intention became habit. PRIVACY FIRST DevotionTime requires no account, no name, email, or phone number. Your personal prayers, alarms, and history stay stored only on your device. FREE AND PREMIUM The free plan lets you try the app with 1 alarm and limited devotional sessions. Premium unlocks unlimited alarms, the full year of devotional content, app blocking, and future features. Start today. Finish your time with God before you open anything else.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DevotionTime at none against Bible Time's shown. DevotionTime also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Bible Time sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and DevotionTime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bible Time ships an update fortnightly, DevotionTime every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible Time | DevotionTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Barjinder Goyal | Gabriel Oliveira |
In-app purchases
Bible Time
- Premium$5.997 Days
- Premium2 variants$6.991 Month
- Premium$9.991 Month
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- Premium$12.991 Month
- Premium$29.991 Year
- Premium$39.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$69.991 Year
DevotionTime
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual$14.991 Year









