Comparison

Bible Verse Widget vs Ora

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

Head to head
About

Bible Verse Widget

This app provides daily Bible verses and affirmations to foster spiritual growth. It features interactive prayer candles that visually represent your devotion and customizable widgets to display Scripture on your home and lock screens.

Highlights
  • Daily Bible verses and affirmations
  • Interactive prayer candles
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Save favorite verses
  • Create custom devotionals
  • Themed verse collections
Features
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Bible Verse Widget - prayer shield From distracted to devoted—one day at a time. “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” — Matthew 6:33 Your phone trains you to react first and pray later. Notifications, feeds, and “just one more scroll” turn prayer into something you’ll get to if there’s time. Bible Verse Widget's prayer Shield flips the order: optional Prayer Shield can keep chosen apps quiet until you’ve met God in prayer for the day—then you unlock and move on with Scripture and peace already in place. It’s not only verses on a screen. It’s a faith-first rhythm: prayer candles that grow with your consistency, beautiful widgets on your Lock Screen and Home Screen, Christ-centered affirmations, and tools to save favorites and build devotionals—so your faith shows up before the algorithm does. How it works (Prayer Shield) 1. Choose which apps or categories to shield—or use stronger blocking when you need a hard reset. 2. Allow Screen Time access so Votive - Bible Verse Widget can help protect your focus (required for shielding). 3. When a new day begins, open Votive and pray with your prayer candle until your daily prayer is complete. 4. Prayer Shield lifts for the day—your streak stays honest, and your attention belongs to you again. What’s inside • Prayer Shield — put prayer before the scroll; block selected apps or go broader until your daily candle prayer is done • Prayer candles — a visual, trackable prayer ritual; your flame grows as you show up • Widgets — Bible verses and faith-filled reminders on Lock Screen and Home Screen, styled to match your theme • Affirmations & Scripture — daily encouragement tuned to real life; save favorites and explore collections • Devotionals & customization — build your own flow; control how often encouragement arrives • Streaks & progress — see consistency take root over time *All of the above features require an active subscription* Good for • Building a daily prayer habit that survives a noisy phone • Reducing mindless scrolling without deleting every app • Keeping Scripture and prayer in view all day (widgets + candles) • Strengthening spiritual discipline with gentle structure, not guilt Bible Verse Widget isn’t another generic wellness app or a cold productivity blocker. It’s a quiet, Christ-centered companion that can guard your attention, anchor your mornings, and keep God’s Word one glance away—so faith shapes your day, not your feed. Download Bible Verse Widget and start the rhythm today. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XgK7XxWSINJw7V0bf78O7qYKfCcE0jCnfpEKJMi6rwI/edit?usp=sharing Terms and Condition - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mQDA3vLpizOMWx2BkePJEhrYXqmGPdG7JLYwTY8SCFA/edit?usp=sharing

About

Ora

Access the complete Catholic Bible, daily verses, and traditional prayers. Build a consistent Scripture habit with guided plans and a home screen widget. Made for Catholics, welcoming all Christians seeking spiritual growth.

Highlights
  • Complete Catholic Bible (73 books)
  • Hourly scripture widget
  • Daily verse with sharing option
  • Traditional Catholic prayers
  • Habit-building streak
  • Guided reading plans
  • Progress tracking map
Features
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Ora is a quiet place to meet God every day. Read the complete Catholic Bible, pray with the saints, and build a daily habit of Scripture — one day at a time. THE COMPLETE CATHOLIC BIBLE All 73 books, including the deuterocanon. Read in the Catholic Public Domain Version (modern, readable English) or the classic Douay-Rheims — fully offline, no internet required. HOURLY SCRIPTURE ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the Ora widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen and a new verse meets you there every hour — no need to open the app. A DAILY VERSE WORTH SHARING Every morning, Ora brings you a hand-picked verse. Turn it into a beautiful image and share it with friends and family in one tap — bring a little Scripture to your feed. TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC PRAYERS A growing library of prayers from the Church's treasury: the Our Father, Hail Mary, Memorare, Anima Christi, prayers of the saints, and more — with the history behind each one. BUILD A HABIT THAT LASTS A gentle streak keeps you coming back: read a chapter or pray a prayer, and your day counts. Miss a morning? Ora gives you grace, not guilt. GUIDED READING PLANS Follow the Catholic Bible in a Year, journey through the Gospels in 40 days, pray the Psalms in a month, or take a 7-day topical plan on anxiety, hope, or Our Lady. SEE YOUR JOURNEY Watch your progress across all 73 books on a beautiful reading map. Every chapter you finish fills in a little more of the story. MADE FOR CATHOLICS, OPEN TO ALL Ora is built with a Catholic heart — the full canon, traditional prayers, reverent design — and welcomes every Christian who wants to grow closer to God through Scripture. — Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://marcosvel.github.io/ora-privacy/ Questions or suggestions? We'd love to hear from you: marcosvelosodev@gmail.com

Screenshots

Bible Verse Widget4 screens
Ora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ora at 5.0 against Bible Verse Widget's 4.7. Ora also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). Bible Verse Widget's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Bible Verse Widget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Ora sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Verse Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Ora every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bible Verse Widget versus Ora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible Verse WidgetOra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB83 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAndrew AustinMarcos Veloso

Customer experience

Bible Verse Widget

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ora

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Bible Verse Widget

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Streak Freeze 1 Pack$0.99
  • Streak Freeze 2 Pack$1.49
  • Streak Freeze 3 Pack$1.99
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  • Lifetime Access$9.99
4 purchases

Ora

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Pro Intro7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
  • Pro Three Months No Trial$24.993 Months
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  • Pro Three Months3 Days trial$24.993 Months

Questions

Is Bible Verse Widget free?
Bible Verse Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ora free?
Ora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bible Verse Widget or Ora?
Ora is rated higher. Bible Verse Widget averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Ora averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bible Verse Widget or Ora have ads?
Neither Bible Verse Widget nor Ora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bible Verse Widget or Ora?
Bible Verse Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ora every 4 weeks. Most recently, Bible Verse Widget was updated on November 5, 2026 and Ora on October 31, 2026.

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