Comparison

Bible Explained vs Ezra Bible App

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

Head to head
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
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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.

About

Ezra Bible App

A modern, cross-platform Bible study tool that focuses on topical research using keywords and tags. Easily organize your verse lists and notes, with support for multiple languages through SWORD modules.

Highlights
  • Topical study by keywords/tags
  • Manage topical verse lists
  • Verse-based note-taking
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • Supports multiple languages via SWORD modules
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Ezra Bible App is a modern and user-friendly, cross-platform Bible app focussing on topical study based on keywords/tags. This program can help you to easily manage your topical verse lists and verse-based notes. Ezra Bible App works with SWORD Bible translation modules and thus enables Bible study in many languages.

Screenshots

Bible Explained4 screens
Ezra Bible App1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bible Explained at every 6 days against Ezra Bible App's monthly. Bible Explained also leads on device support. Ezra Bible App's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bible Explained against 5.0 for Ezra Bible App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Explained ships an update every 6 days, Ezra Bible App monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bible Explained versus Ezra Bible App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible ExplainedEzra Bible App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS16.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIMON ANDREW RAFFERTYTobias Klein

In-app purchases

None

Bible Explained

No in-app purchases

None

Ezra Bible App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bible Explained free?
Bible Explained is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ezra Bible App free?
Ezra Bible App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bible Explained or Ezra Bible App?
Bible Explained and Ezra Bible App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Which is updated more often, Bible Explained or Ezra Bible App?
Bible Explained ships an update every 6 days, and Ezra Bible App monthly. Most recently, Bible Explained was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ezra Bible App on October 31, 2026.

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