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Manuscript Study Bible vs Word Study | 13one

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

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About

Manuscript Study Bible

This app provides a Bible translation based exclusively on the earliest manuscript evidence and scholarly consensus, removing texts not attributed to original authors. It allows users to browse original manuscripts behind each verse and experience the text as it was originally written.

Highlights
  • Authentic Bible translation
  • Based on earliest manuscript evidence
  • Removes unverified texts
  • Browse original manuscripts
  • Manuscript Mode for original reading experience
  • Scholarly consensus curation
Features
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Every Bible on the market includes texts that scholars have proven were not written by who they claim. The Manuscript Study Bible is the first to remove them. Built on the KO3 Codex, this is the only Bible app in existence curated exclusively from earliest manuscript evidence and scholarly consensus. Not church councils. Not tradition. Evidence. WHAT IS INSIDE: All 4 original Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The 7 authenticated Pauline letters that scholars universally agree Paul actually wrote: Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon. 1 Clement, a letter originally included alongside scripture in Codex Alexandrinus (~400 AD) and later removed to protect man-made church hierarchies. Nothing else made the cut. If it could not be verified, it is not here. WHAT IS NOT INSIDE (AND WHY): No Old Testament. The Dead Sea Scrolls proved that scribes were adding material to Old Testament books for centuries, inserting phrases like "thus says the LORD" to give human additions divine authority. Jewish scribal tradition itself admits to at least 18 deliberate changes to the Hebrew text. Multiple competing text traditions (Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Dead Sea Scroll variants) prove there was never one authoritative Old Testament text. Christ fulfilled the law (Matthew 5:17) and Paul called it obsolete (Galatians 3:23-25). The original manuscripts are gone. What survives cannot be verified. No 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, or Titus. Scholarly consensus identifies these as pseudepigrapha, not written by Paul. No Ephesians, Colossians, or 2 Thessalonians. Disputed authorship with majority scholarly opinion leaning against Pauline origin. No 2 Peter. Nearly universally recognized as one of the latest and least authentic texts in the New Testament. No Revelation. No Hebrews. If it cannot be traced to a verified author or the earliest manuscript tradition, it was excluded. MANUSCRIPT VAULT: Browse the actual manuscripts behind every verse. P46 (~175-225 AD), the earliest collection of Pauline letters. P66 (~200 AD), one of the oldest copies of the Gospel of John. P75 (~175-225 AD), containing Luke and John. Codex Sinaiticus (~330-360 AD) and Codex Vaticanus (~300-325 AD), two of the most complete early manuscripts in existence. Every verse shows which manuscript it comes from and when that manuscript was written. You see the evidence. You decide. MANUSCRIPT MODE: No other Bible app has this. Manuscript Mode strips away the verse numbers, chapter breaks, and formatting that were added centuries after the text was written. The original manuscripts had none of that. The apostles never read numbered verses. Christ never opened a chapter. These were pages of papyrus with continuous lines of Greek text, read straight through the way any letter or document would be read. Manuscript Mode recreates that experience. You read the text the way the people who wrote it and the people who first received it actually read it. No artificial breaks. No imposed structure. Just the words as they were originally set down. It is the most authentic Bible reading experience. Ever WHY THIS EXISTS: For 1,700 years, every major Bible translation has been filtered through the theological conclusions of the Council of Nicaea (325 AD). Translators chose words that supported those conclusions, even when the original Greek allowed for other meanings. The Manuscript Study Bible goes back before that filter. It presents the text as the earliest manuscripts recorded it, with the tools to study the original languages yourself. No agenda. No interpretation forced on you. Just the manuscripts

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Word Study | 13one

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Transform Your Bible Study with Deep Word Analysis Word Study is the ultimate app for serious Bible students, pastors, and anyone seeking deeper understanding of Scripture. Go beyond surface reading and discover the rich meaning behind biblical words through a structured, comprehensive study process. Guided Study Process - Step-by-step methodology that takes you from passage reading to personal application - Six structured phases: Passage Reading → Context Analysis → Definition Research → Cross-References → External Sources → Final Notes - Never lose your place - studies auto-save as you progress Deep Word Analysis - Access multiple dictionary definitions for any word - Explore biblical language origins (Hebrew/Greek) - Research cross-references across Scripture - Integrate external theological sources Rich Content Integration - Connect to Bible Gateway for multiple translations (NIV, ESV, NASB, KJV, NKJV, NLT, MSG, AMP, CSB, NET) - Access Blue Letter Bible for comprehensive word studies - Suggested passages to get you started - Study history to track your spiritual growth Personal Study Library - Save and organize all your word studies - Resume incomplete studies anytime - Export studies as PDFs for sharing or printing - Dark/light mode support for comfortable reading

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Study | 13one at none against Manuscript Study Bible's 3. Word Study | 13one also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Manuscript Study Bible sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Word Study | 13one asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Manuscript Study Bible versus Word Study | 13one: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManuscript Study BibleWord Study | 13one
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKenneth SchmidtNoah Tatko

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Manuscript Study Bible

One-time3
  • 5$$4.99
  • 20$$19.99
  • 70$$69.99
None

Word Study | 13one

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Manuscript Study Bible free?
Manuscript Study Bible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Study | 13one free?
Word Study | 13one is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Manuscript Study Bible or Word Study | 13one have ads?
Neither Manuscript Study Bible nor Word Study | 13one shows ads.

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