Comparison

Restoration Scriptures vs Traverse Bible

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

Head to head
About

Restoration Scriptures

Access and study the complete text of the Restoration Edition scriptures offline. Easily navigate by volume, book, and chapter, with options to highlight passages and back up your annotations and settings. This edition is a volunteer effort to provide an accurate compilation based on the restoration of the gospel.

Highlights
  • Offline scripture reading
  • Search by volume, book, chapter
  • Highlight and underline passages
  • Backup and restore annotations
  • Includes Old and New Covenants
  • Includes Modern Covenants
Features
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Read and search offline the complete text of the Restoration Edition of the scriptures. Quickly locate scripture content by volume, book, and chapter. Highlight or underline favorite passages. Backup and restore annotations and display settings. The following volumes of Restoration scriptures are included: • The Old Covenants • The New Covenants (includes the New Testament, the Book of Mormon, and A Glossary of Gospel Terms) • The Modern Covenants (includes the Teachings & Commandments and the Covenant of Christ The Restoration Edition text represents thousands of hours of careful work by a committee of volunteers. Their purpose is to compile the most accurate and complete set of scriptures based on the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ that began in the early 1800's through Joseph Smith, Jr. The committee responsible for this compilation of scriptures, and the developer of this app, have done this work as an expression of faith in Jesus Christ, and not as representing any church or organization. This app is to serve the various fellowships of Covenant Christians and all those seeking the welfare of Zion. More information about the beliefs of those involved in this work can be found at the following websites: • http://scriptures.info/, • https://www.restorationarchives.com/ © 2026 Scriptures.info - Text V2.001 - 2026.03.18

About

Traverse Bible

This app offers an in-depth Bible study experience with multiple translations, original language tools, audio Bibles, and extensive cross-references. It allows users to explore commentaries, biblical figures, and topics, all while working offline. Features include note-taking, bookmarking, and powerful search capabilities.

Highlights
  • Twelve Bible translations
  • Audio Bible narrations
  • Original Hebrew and Greek languages
  • Strong's concordance and lexicons
  • Verse-by-verse commentaries
  • Extensive cross-references
  • Biblical people, places, and maps
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Traverse Bible is a free Bible study app for iPhone. Read Scripture, compare translations, study Hebrew and Greek, follow cross-references, explore trusted reference works, and keep your notes together in one place. The built-in study library works offline. Recorded audio, commentaries, and biblical place photographs are available as optional downloads and remain accessible offline after installation. Features: • Bible Translations: Read 12 English translations spanning the 1599 Geneva Bible to the 2023 Berean Standard Bible. Switch editions without losing your place or compare a verse across the translations that contain it. Book coverage varies by edition. • Audio Bibles: Download seven recorded readings covering the KJV, ASV, WEB, Douay-Rheims, Berean Standard Bible, 1 Enoch, and Jubilees. Verse highlighting follows the recording as it plays. Includes lock-screen controls, adjustable speed, and a sleep timer. Recorded coverage varies by reading. On-device text-to-speech is also available for every bundled English Bible text. • Hebrew and Greek: Study the Westminster Leningrad Codex for the Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament, the Greek Septuagint, and your choice of the SBL Greek New Testament or Byzantine Majority Text. Transliteration, meanings, and grammatical details are shown where available. • Strong’s and Lexicons: Tap linked Hebrew and Greek words to see definitions, related forms, grammatical information, and occurrences throughout Scripture. Sources include Strong’s, Thayer’s, Brown-Driver-Briggs, Abbott-Smith, and LSJ. • Commentaries: Download nine commentary and study-note sources tied to the verses they discuss. The collection includes Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, John Gill, Keil and Delitzsch, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, Spurgeon’s Treasury of David, Haydock’s Catholic Commentary, Tyndale Open Study Notes, and R. H. Charles’s notes on 1 Enoch and Jubilees. Coverage varies by source. • Cross-References: Follow more than 340,000 links between related passages. You can also see which other passages point back to the verse you are reading. • People, Places, and Maps: Explore more than 4,000 biblical people and places. Entries can include name meanings, family relationships, Scripture references, and material from biblical dictionaries and encyclopedias. Selected places can be opened in Apple Maps and have optional downloadable photographs. • Topics: Browse thousands of subjects from Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. When available, you can also open topics connected to the verse you are reading. • Search: Search every bundled English Bible text at once, along with lexicons, people, places, topics, and your own notes. Matching terms are highlighted in verse results. • Bookmarks, Notes, and Tags: Create color-coded bookmarks, formatted notes, and custom tags. Saved items remain on your device. When iCloud is available, they can sync through your private iCloud account. You can also create a backup file or export your notes to Markdown. • Reading History: Retrace your reading and return to recently viewed passages. • Enoch, Jubilees, and Baruch: Read English editions of 1 Enoch, Jubilees, and the Rest of the Words of Baruch. The Ge’ez texts of 1 Enoch and Jubilees are included with transliteration, along with the ancient Greek text of the Rest of the Words of Baruch. • Apocrypha: Read editions containing the traditional 14-book KJV Apocrypha, the Douay-Rheims deuterocanonical books, Brenton’s Septuagint, and the 81-book World English Bible edition. Traverse Bible has no ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases, tracking, or separate app account. A connection is needed only for optional downloads, iCloud sync, and opening locations in Apple Maps.

Screenshots

Restoration Scriptures4 screens
Traverse Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Traverse Bible at weekly against Restoration Scriptures's every 3 months. Restoration Scriptures's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Restoration Scriptures against 5.0 for Traverse Bible. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Restoration Scriptures ships an update every 3 months, Traverse Bible weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and July 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Restoration Scriptures versus Traverse Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRestoration ScripturesTraverse Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaren ReavisNathan Noom

Customer experience

Restoration Scriptures

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Traverse Bible

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Restoration Scriptures

No in-app purchases

None

Traverse Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Restoration Scriptures free?
Restoration Scriptures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Traverse Bible free?
Traverse Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Restoration Scriptures or Traverse Bible?
Restoration Scriptures and Traverse Bible are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Restoration Scriptures or Traverse Bible have ads?
Neither Restoration Scriptures nor Traverse Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Restoration Scriptures or Traverse Bible?
Restoration Scriptures ships an update every 3 months, and Traverse Bible weekly. Most recently, Restoration Scriptures was updated on August 24, 2026 and Traverse Bible on July 29, 2026.

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