Bible Tiles vs SOAP Bible Study Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
SOAP Bible Study Tool
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SOAP Bible Study is a quiet, focused place to read the Bible and turn Scripture into a personal practice of reflection and prayer. SOAP stands for Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer. Each study guides you through those four steps, so you can slow down, notice what matters, and carry it into your day. READ AND STUDY SCRIPTURE Browse the Bible by book and chapter, select the verses that stand out, and begin a SOAP study with the passage already in place. Read the King James Version offline, or look up supported NIV and NLT passages when connected. Search the bundled KJV by words, phrases, or passage reference, then jump to the verse or begin a study directly from the results. WRITE WITH FOCUS Give Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer their own space in a simple, distraction-free editor. Gentle prompts help when the page feels blank, and private on-device suggestions make useful tags easier to add. Unfinished studies and edits are saved to a private Drafts tray on this device, so you can return to a reflection after an interruption. BUILD A DAILY RHYTHM Start a guided plan or create your own reading plan, return to the chapter where you left off, set a streak goal, and use an optional local reminder. A grace day keeps one busy day from erasing an otherwise consistent rhythm. Choose reading weekdays and see your next scheduled passage in Today. Catch up or read ahead without resetting progress. Contextual reminders open the next activity, skip today's nudge once your study goal is met, and offer a one-hour snooze. Reminders are prepared for the next four weeks and refreshed as you use the app. SEE YOUR JOURNEY Review your activity, most-studied books, recurring topics, prayer history, and answered prayers. Practice passages you want to memorize with private, on-device review scheduling. Search by words, tags, or meaning to reconnect with earlier reflections. THOUGHTFUL DETAILS • Daily Verse Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Journey and Prayer widgets with privacy-safe progress summaries • A Today card with the next helpful action • Related reflections for connected study • Shareable verse cards and formatted study text • Restorable journal backups plus readable Markdown and PDF exports • Optional Face ID, Touch ID, or device-passcode journal lock • Gentle spaced reviews for Scripture memorization • A private Year in the Word recap with an optional share card • First-run guidance for the SOAP method • Light, dark, and system appearance options • Private iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad No ads. No account to create. No tracking or third-party analytics SDKs. Your journal stays on your devices and in your private iCloud account when sync is available. Online Scripture providers may collect connection and usage information under their own privacy policies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SOAP Bible Study Tool at daily against Bible Tiles's every 2 months. Bible Tiles's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bible Tiles ships an update every 2 months, SOAP Bible Study Tool daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible Tiles | SOAP Bible Study Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (60 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 327 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Yaksich | Jacob Sanders |
In-app purchases
Bible Tiles
No in-app purchases
SOAP Bible Study Tool
No in-app purchases
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