Comparison

Manuscript Study Bible vs Unrolled Scrolls

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

Head to head
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

About

Unrolled Scrolls

Features
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Most Bible apps give you the 66 books. Unrolled Scrolls gives you the whole library. Read three English Bibles (KJV, WEB, BSB), the Hebrew Bible in the original (Westminster Leningrad Codex), two Greek New Testaments (Byzantine and Critical), the Septuagint in Greek and English, the Deuterocanonical books, and ancient writings like 1 Enoch, Jubilees, and the Book of Jasher — all free, cover to cover. READ WITHOUT LIMITS • 107 books across 10 text traditions • Every canon side by side: Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Ethiopian • 395,000+ cross-references linking the whole library • Reading progress, streaks, bookmarks, and beautiful typography GO DEEPER THAN TRANSLATION • Interlinear reader: tap any word for the Greek or Hebrew behind it • Full parsing, Strong's numbers, and dictionary entries for nearly half a million tagged words • Word Study: trace any word through every occurrence in scripture • Learn Biblical Hebrew and Koine Greek with structured lessons and an AI tutor RESEARCH THAT SHOWS ITS RECEIPTS • Ask anything — get structured, verse-cited answers verified against the actual text • Citations are checked before you see them, not hallucinated • Manuscript comparisons, morphology breakdowns, LXX vs. Masoretic analysis • Notebooks, guided studies, and sermon preparation tools SUBSCRIPTIONS Reading is free forever. Optional plans unlock AI research and study tools: • Scroll ($4.99/mo or $47.99/yr) — AI scripture Q&A • Scholar ($9.99/mo or $95.99/yr) — interlinear reader, word studies, essays • Professor ($14.99/mo or $143.99/yr) — manuscript deep-dives, debate prep, long-form research Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in App Store settings. Privacy: https://unrolledscrolls.com/privacy Terms: https://unrolledscrolls.com/terms The story is bigger than most people have been shown. Start exploring.

Screenshots

Manuscript Study Bible2 screens
Unrolled Scrolls3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Unrolled Scrolls at every 5 days against Manuscript Study Bible's every 4 months. Unrolled Scrolls also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Manuscript Study Bible sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Unrolled Scrolls sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manuscript Study Bible ships an update every 4 months, Unrolled Scrolls every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Manuscript Study Bible versus Unrolled Scrolls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManuscript Study BibleUnrolled Scrolls
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB57 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKenneth SchmidtOtis Lewis

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Manuscript Study Bible

One-time3
  • 5$$4.99
  • 20$$19.99
  • 70$$69.99
6 purchases

Unrolled Scrolls

Subscriptions6
  • Scroll$4.991 Month
  • Scholar$9.991 Month
  • Professor$14.991 Month
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  • Scroll (Annual)$47.991 Year
  • Scholar (Annual)$95.991 Year
  • Professor (Annual)$144.991 Year

Questions

Is Manuscript Study Bible free?
Manuscript Study Bible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unrolled Scrolls free?
Unrolled Scrolls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Manuscript Study Bible or Unrolled Scrolls have ads?
Neither Manuscript Study Bible nor Unrolled Scrolls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Manuscript Study Bible or Unrolled Scrolls?
Manuscript Study Bible ships an update every 4 months, and Unrolled Scrolls every 5 days. Most recently, Manuscript Study Bible was updated on October 1, 2026 and Unrolled Scrolls on October 12, 2026.

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