Comparison

Reflections 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

Reflections

Features
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• Understand why someone should want to read the Injil (New Testament), and where to start. • Begin reading in the Gospel of Luke, and then the Acts of the Apostles. • The whole of the Injil is included for continued reading. • Access Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for helpful guidance.

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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Read Scripture closely. Explore the writings around it. Keep a full study library with you, even offline. Traverse Bible brings twelve English translations, Hebrew and Greek study tools, and connected reference works into one free iPhone app. Follow a word, compare a passage, or save a note without losing your place. NEW IN 1.2.0 • Early Christian Writings — Read 28 entries from the Apostolic Fathers and Early Apologists in a separate historical library. Search them alongside Scripture, with clearly labeled results and context about authorship, dating, and reception. • Surviving Evidence — Explore what survives for all 116 Bible-book and historical-writing entries. Read a survival summary and known limits for each entry, including manuscripts, languages, textual forms, and gaps in the evidence. Greek Septuagint, Hebrew, and other witnesses are distinguished from modern editions and translations. • Book Introductions — Open a book's guide from the reader for introductions and surviving evidence. Introductions share a consistent reading style, with links for explicit verse references. READ AND COMPARE • Twelve translations, including KJV, ASV, WEB, the 1599 Geneva Bible, and the Berean Standard Bible. Compare passages across translations that contain them. • Apocrypha and Ethiopian books, including 1 Enoch and Jubilees, whose complete forms are preserved in Ge'ez, and the Rest of the Words of Baruch with Greek text. Book collections vary by edition and tradition. • Eleven study guides covering the Bible, canon traditions, manuscripts, languages, translations, and study tools. FOLLOW THE CONNECTIONS • Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testament texts with transliterations and glosses, plus the Greek Septuagint and two Greek New Testament editions. • Strong's, Abbott-Smith, Thayer's, Brown-Driver-Briggs, and Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicons, with links to word occurrences. • More than 340,000 cross-references, available in both directions. • Over 4,000 biblical people and places, with family links, name meanings, reference articles, and map locations. • Topics from Nave's and Torrey's, connected to the verses they cite. • Nine commentaries and study-note collections, available as a free optional download. MAKE IT YOUR STUDY LIBRARY • Color-coded bookmarks, formatted notes, custom tags, and reading history. Private iCloud sync when available, with backup export. • Search across translations, historical writings, lexicons, names, topics, and your notes. • Seven free downloadable recordings: KJV, ASV, WEB, Douay-Rheims, Berean, 1 Enoch, and Jubilees. Follow the highlighted verse, adjust playback speed, use lock-screen controls, or set a sleep timer. On-device text-to-speech is also available. No ads, purchases, subscriptions, or Traverse account. Bundled texts and study tools work offline. Optional audio, commentaries, and place photos require a download before offline use. iCloud sync and opening external links require a connection.

Screenshots

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Traverse Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Traverse Bible at every 9 days against Reflections's every 5 months. Reflections's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reflections ships an update every 5 months, Traverse Bible every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Reflections versus Traverse Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflectionsTraverse Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB240 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam PetroKtisis Web, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Reflections

No in-app purchases

None

Traverse Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reflections free?
Reflections is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Traverse Bible free?
Traverse Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reflections or Traverse Bible have ads?
Neither Reflections nor Traverse Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reflections or Traverse Bible?
Reflections ships an update every 5 months, and Traverse Bible every 9 days. Most recently, Reflections was updated on October 9, 2026 and Traverse Bible on October 9, 2026.

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