Comparison

ScriptSearch vs KJV Word Study

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

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About

ScriptSearch

Explore Scripture deeply with advanced search, cross-references, and biblical language tools. Access classic commentaries and prophetic charts. Automatically save study notes and collaborate with others.

Highlights
  • Advanced scripture search
  • Greek and Hebrew word study
  • Cross-reference exploration
  • Integrated commentaries
  • Prophetic charts
  • Automatic study notes
  • Study group collaboration
Features
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ScriptSearch is a powerful all-in-one Bible study and search app designed to help you explore Scripture faster, deeper, and more intuitively. Whether you're tracing a theme, chasing a cross-reference, studying biblical languages, or reading classic commentary, ScriptSearch helps you get there in seconds. Now export in PDF or docx. SEARCH SMARTER Go beyond a basic Bible concordance. Search a verse or passage and instantly see every match, highlighted right in the text. Run a theme search to discover related Scripture you didn't know to look for. Use connection search to follow any verse across the entire Bible through cross-references, synonyms, and thematic links - and see why each connection surfaced, with clear tags for Scofield references, community-affirmed cross-references, and shared themes. One unified results list ranks the strongest connections first, with an optional "text matches only" filter. SCOFIELD REFERENCE BIBLE & GAEBELEIN COMMENTARY Study with two commentaries - C. I. Scofield's Reference Bible (1917) and Arno C. Gaebelein's Annotated Bible (1913–1922) - woven throughout the app. Verses show an inline marker: tap to read without leaving your reading - Scofield's concise notes with their classic catchword lead, or Gaebelein's passage-by-passage exposition. Every book opens with an introduction from your chosen source. Scofield's cross-references also power connection search as full, two-directional passages. Add any commentary to a study note in a single tap. CLARENCE LARKIN'S PROPHETIC CHARTS All 90 charts from Clarence Larkin's Dispensational Truth (1920), the drawings generations of Bible students learned the ages from. More than 1,450 Scripture references printed on the charts are tappable: Study it or read it in context. Verses that appear on the charts link back to them from the Bible reader, commentary, reading plans and connection search. WORD STUDY - GREEK & HEBREW Tap any verse to explore it word by word in biblical Greek and Hebrew. Powered by the Textus Receptus (New Testament) and the Masoretic Text (Old Testament), each word includes its definition, transliteration, pronunciation, and grammatical form explained in plain English. Search the Strong's Concordance to find every occurrence of any word across the entire Bible, filtered by book. AUTO STUDY NOTES ScriptSearch automatically (and optionally) keeps track of the searches you run, the connections you explore, the passages you read, and the commentary you consult - then offers to save it all as a study note when you're done. Scofield references are saved as tappable links you can reopen or import inline. Every session becomes a record of where your study took you. BUILD A WEB OF INTERCONNECTED STUDIES Through automated study tracking, build a web of interconnected ideas and link your studies together through bi-directional notes. STUDY TOGETHER Create or join a private study group and explore Scripture alongside others. Share your studies and favorite verses to the group, then talk them through in real-time group chat and comment on what others post. HIGHLIGHT & BOOKMARK PASSAGES Mark Scripture with color highlights. Bookmark any verse so you can find it instantly. Everything you mark is saved, organized, and backed up to your account. DAILY DISCOVERY Start each day with a verse and connected passages curated around a theme - now drawn from richly annotated Scripture, so there's always commentary to explore. A fresh starting point for your Bible study, every morning. ScriptSearch is the Bible study app for anyone who wants to go deeper - one connection at a time.

About

KJV Word Study

Features
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KJV Word Study is a quiet, offline King James Bible for iPhone and iPad. Every tagged phrase links to its Strong’s number, the dictionary headword in the original language, and every other verse that uses the same word. READ • All 66 books of the 1769 King James text, with the translators’ italics and the LORD in small capitals • A calm, book-like page: serif type, adjustable text size, light and dark • Flick left or right to move between chapters; your place is remembered TAP A WORD • Strong’s number, dictionary headword (Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek), transliteration and pronunciation guide • The full Strong’s definition, derivation and KJV renderings • When a phrase carries two numbers you choose; when a phrase has no number the app says so instead of guessing EVERY VERSE WITH THIS WORD • A concordance for each Strong’s number in Bible order, filtered by testament or book, with the matching phrase highlighted • Preview a verse with its neighbours, open the chapter, and return to exactly where you were SEARCH • References: John 1:1, Jn 3, 1 John 4:8 • Strong’s numbers: G3056, H7965, or a bare number to choose Hebrew or Greek • Words and exact phrases in the KJV text SAVE • Bookmark verses and save dictionary entries for later • Optional inline Strong’s numbers next to each phrase Everything is stored on your device. No account, no ads, no analytics, no network use. The app is free; if it helps your reading you can leave an optional “buy me a coffee” tip. Data sources: King James Version (1769) with Strong’s Numbers and Morphology from the CrossWire Bible Society (module 3.1); Strong’s Greek Dictionary in XML (CC0, Dr. Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen); HebrewStrong.xml from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). Strong’s numbers link words to dictionary entries; meaning depends on context.

Screenshots

ScriptSearch4 screens
KJV Word Study4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ScriptSearch at every 2 days against KJV Word Study's every 3 weeks. KJV Word Study's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. ScriptSearch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and KJV Word Study sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScriptSearch ships an update every 2 days, KJV Word Study every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ScriptSearch versus KJV Word Study: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriptSearchKJV Word Study
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChad SivesHajime Isawa

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ScriptSearch

One-time3
  • Give A Small Gift$4.99
  • Support with a Medium Gift$9.99
  • Support with a Generous Gift$49.99
3 purchases

KJV Word Study

One-time3
  • Small coffee$0.99
  • Large coffee$2.99
  • Coffee and cake$4.99

Questions

Is ScriptSearch free?
ScriptSearch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KJV Word Study free?
KJV Word Study is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScriptSearch or KJV Word Study have ads?
Neither ScriptSearch nor KJV Word Study shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScriptSearch or KJV Word Study?
ScriptSearch ships an update every 2 days, and KJV Word Study every 3 weeks. Most recently, ScriptSearch was updated on November 8, 2026 and KJV Word Study on November 1, 2026.

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