DiscipleDeck vs Selah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DiscipleDeck
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DiscipleDeck is a Bible study companion. Not a library you browse — someone to study with. STUDY WITH SOMEONE Ask about any passage in your own words. Answers are drawn from Matthew Henry's commentary on every chapter of the Bible and more than 600 classic sermons, and they say which source they came from. When there's nothing in the library on your question, it says so rather than guessing. TYPE A REFERENCE, READ IT John 3:16, Rom 8:28-30, Ps 23. Straight back, no searching. Or describe what you half-remember — "the verse about the mustard seed" — and find it that way. BRING YOUR OWN MATERIAL Photograph a sermon note and it becomes text you can keep and study from. The photo is read on your own phone and never uploaded. Every scripture reference in it becomes somewhere to go. PREPARING TO TEACH Work through a passage one question at a time: what it's about, your big idea, the structure, where it lands. It won't write the sermon for you — it helps you find what you see in the text. READ THE BIBLE The full text offline, with commentary on every chapter, cross-references and topics. DAILY READINGS A devotional each day, and reading plans to follow. New to the Bible? Start with an orientation to what it is and where to begin, before anyone hands you a passage. READ TOGETHER Two to five people who already know each other, reading the same thing. You see whether the others showed up — never what they wrote. No feeds, no likes, no follower counts. SPEAK AND LISTEN Talk instead of typing. Dictation runs on your own device — your audio is never uploaded, only the words you decide to keep. Listen instead of reading, with lock-screen controls for the commute. YOUR NOTES Write as you read. Every scripture reference in a note links straight back to the text, a note can be read aloud to you, and you can share one with someone if you want to. Free to use.
Selah
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Selah — Scripture at the speed of thought. A fast, beautiful, fully offline Bible app built for deep study and daily reading. TRANSLATIONS • 6 translations: KJV, ASV, YLT, BBE, WEB, and Septuagint (LXX) • Compare any verse across all translations side by side • Switch translations instantly STUDY TOOLS • 865,000+ cross-reference links between verses • Interlinear Greek & Hebrew with Strong's concordance (425,000+ words) • Nave's Topical Bible with thousands of topics • Easton's Bible Dictionary • Church Fathers commentary • Biblical places with geography data SEARCH • Full-text search across all translations • Semantic search — find passages by meaning, not just keywords • Word concordance with frequency analysis READING PLANS • Bible in a Year (365 days) • Psalms in 31 Days • Gospels in 40 Days • Track your progress and pick up where you left off PERSONAL • Bookmarks, highlights (6 colors), and notes • Export and import your data as JSON • Reading history BEAUTIFUL DESIGN • Three themes: pristine white, aged parchment, dark mode • Auto theme by time of day • Clean typography designed for long reading sessions • Native text-to-speech with word-by-word highlighting FULLY OFFLINE • Everything runs locally on your device • No account required • No ads, no tracking, no analytics • No internet connection needed — ever All Bible translations included are public domain or open license.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Selah at daily against DiscipleDeck's every 4 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DiscipleDeck ships an update every 4 weeks, Selah daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DiscipleDeck | Selah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 290 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Growth Figures Limited | Stuart Barnes |
In-app purchases
DiscipleDeck
No in-app purchases
Selah
No in-app purchases









