Comparison

First Principles vs Bible Break

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

Head to head
About

First Principles

This app offers guided Bible studies designed to deepen faith and understanding of discipleship. It helps users build core convictions for informed decisions about their spiritual journey, including baptism.

Highlights
  • Guided Bible studies
  • Discipleship training
  • Faith conviction building
  • Informed decision making
  • Baptism preparation
Features
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This app provides disciples of Jesus with a guided series of Bible studies for making disciples of all nations. These studies are intended to build the core convictions necessary for someone to make informed decisions about their faith, discipleship, and baptism.

About

Bible Break

This app helps you trade screen time for scripture time by providing a full Bible with study tools. It also features a screen blocker that pauses distracting apps until you've read a set amount of scripture, earning you back screen time.

Highlights
  • Full Bible access in multiple translations
  • Highlighting and note-taking
  • AI verse explainer
  • Spiritual growth tracking
  • Screen time management
  • Earn screen time by reading scripture
Features
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Start trading screen time for Scripture time—with a Bible app designed to help you stay rooted in the Word of God and break free from mindless scrolling. Access the full Bible in multiple translations, highlight verses, save notes, track your progress, and understand Scripture more deeply with built-in AI explanations (requires subscription). And when you're ready to take your spiritual discipline to the next level, unlock the Screen Blocker (requires subscription): a powerful tool that pauses distracting apps until you've spent time in the Word. For every verse you read, you earn one minute of screen time. Trade doomscrolling for discipleship—one verse at a time. READ & STUDY THE BIBLE - Access the entire Bible in multiple translations - Highlight, bookmark, and add private notes - Use the built-in AI Explainer to break down verses, themes, and tough passages (requires subscription) TRACK YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH - See how many verses you read each day - Track your progress through the Bible, book by book - View your projected completion date based on your reading pace - Build meaningful habits with a clean, simple dashboard Core Bible reading, highlighting, notes, and progress tracking are free. A subscription unlocks the AI Explainer and Screen Blocker. Every verse you read earns you 1 minute of screentime. Turn temptation into motivation: the more you read, the more you unlock. Bible Break is perfect for limiting screen addiction, building routine, and prioritizing your spiritual health Terms & Conditions: https://bible-break.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bible-break.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download now and grow your faith and reclaim your time.

Screenshots

First Principles4 screens
Bible Break4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: First Principles at 100% against Bible Break's 44%. First Principles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bible Break's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 11). On price, ads 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. Bible Break sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. First Principles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

First Principles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bible Break has 1.2K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of First Principles's written reviews are positive against 44% of Bible Break's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
First Principles versus Bible Break: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst PrinciplesBible Break
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better4.8 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better44.1% of reviews
Number of ratings111.2K — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe International Christian Church IncCode By Cutting, LLC

Customer experience

First Principles

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bible Break

All ratings1,044 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral14.7%
Negative41.2%

In-app purchases

None

First Principles

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Bible Break

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly$5.001 Month
  • Bible Break Premium$9.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Bible Break Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is First Principles free?
First Principles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bible Break free?
Bible Break is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, First Principles or Bible Break?
First Principles is rated higher. First Principles averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Bible Break averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do First Principles or Bible Break have ads?
Neither First Principles nor Bible Break shows ads.

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