Comparison

Restoration Scriptures vs Mikra BaDerech

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

Mikra BaDerech

Features
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Mikros BaDerech is a clean, focused way to learn Tanach with Targum and the classic mefarshim, the Mikraos Gedolos experience built for your phone, tablet and browser. Read the pesukim, then go deeper The main view shows just the text of the pasuk, as running text broken at the petuchos and setumos. Tap any pasuk and a panel opens with its Targum and translation, the mefarshim you've chosen, your notes and a bookmark button. It stays quiet until you want more. All of Tanach All 39 books of Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim, organized by section, with search in Hebrew, English or transliteration. Type "Bereishis", "Genesis" or "בראשית" and it finds it. Learn by parsha and aliyah Follow the weekly parsha aliyah by aliyah. The app knows which parsha is this week and includes the haftara for your minhag: Ashkenaz, Sefard or Chabad. Shnayim Mikra Do your weekly shnayim mikra with Onkelos or Rashi in the peirush slot. Choose how the text is grouped (by pasuk, peh or aliyah), and whether Targum comes before or after the pasuk. Rashi can be shown in ktav Rashi. The mefarshim - Torah: Onkelos, Rashi, Ramban, Ibn Ezra, Rashbam, Sforno, Baal HaTurim, Or HaChaim and Chizkuni - Nach: Targum Yonasan, Rashi, Radak, Metzudas Dovid and Tzion, Ralbag, Ibn Ezra, Sforno and Malbim with Biur HaMilos, each on the books where it exists Turn on only the ones you want. Torah and Nach selections are saved separately. Your learning, your way - Notes and bookmarks on any pasuk - Reading history to pick up where you left off - Option to hide pasuk numbers for uninterrupted reading - Light and dark mode, with a layout that adapts to phone, tablet and desktop Private and free No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no trackers. Your notes, bookmarks and history stay on your device. Texts come from Sefaria and other open sources, with the source and license for each work listed in the About screen.

Screenshots

Restoration Scriptures4 screens
Mikra BaDerech4 screens

Verdict

The call

Restoration Scriptures and Mikra BaDerech are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Restoration Scriptures versus Mikra BaDerech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRestoration ScripturesMikra BaDerech
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaren ReavisMattaniah Beezy

In-app purchases

None

Restoration Scriptures

No in-app purchases

None

Mikra BaDerech

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Restoration Scriptures free?
Restoration Scriptures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mikra BaDerech free?
Mikra BaDerech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Restoration Scriptures or Mikra BaDerech have ads?
Neither Restoration Scriptures nor Mikra BaDerech shows ads.

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