Comparison

Bible Planner vs Lightstep

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

Head to head
About

Bible Planner

Read the entire Bible in a year with daily passages, progress tracking, and verse-level notes. Access offline Bible translations, study overviews, and AI-powered chat. Sync your progress across devices with customizable themes and font sizes.

Highlights
  • Offline Bible reading
  • Yearly reading plans
  • Progress tracking
  • Verse highlighting and notes
  • Daily study overviews
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Read the whole Bible in one year: the plan, the Bible text and the study in one app. Download your Bible translation, read the day's passage and track your progress by book, chapter and verse. THE WHOLE BIBLE, OFFLINE Pick a translation, download it once and read with no connection. All 66 books, chapter by chapter, inside the plan. TWO 1-YEAR PLANS • Books order — Genesis to Revelation • Chronological order — the events as they happened 52 weeks of short daily readings. PROGRESS AND STREAK Progress by book, chapter and verse. The plan card shows your streak, the week you are on and how much of the year is left. HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES, ON THE VERSE Highlight verses in colour and write notes straight onto the passage. STUDY AND CHAT Every reading comes with an overview of the passage, its historical context and questions to sit with — plus a chat that already knows the day's text. YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR DEVICES Sign in and your progress, highlights and notes are saved to the server and synced across iPhone and iPad. Change devices and you lose nothing. YOURS Light and dark themes, adjustable font and text size, in English, Portuguese and Spanish. FREE AND PRO Free: the reading plan, the full Bible, progress tracking and highlights. Pro: unlimited AI day study and chat, unlimited notes, and the full highlight palette. Subscription: Bible Planner Pro, monthly or annual. The price is shown on the subscription screen before purchase and varies by region. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; management and cancellation are in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.bibleplanner.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.bibleplanner.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lightstep

Features
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Lightstep helps you stay consistent with your Bible reading through a clean, focused tracker designed for daily use. Track chapter-by-chapter progress, follow your reading plan, and see your momentum grow over time. Lightstep keeps your reading organized with reading logs, streak tracking, and an easy way to manage your progress in one place. Features: - Track Bible reading progress by chapter - Follow structured daily reading - View reading streaks and reading logs - Start a new reading whenever you want - Export and import saved reading data - Personalize your profile and app appearance - Choose language and display preferences Lightstep is built to make Bible reading simple, clear, and consistent, whether you are reading every day or returning to your plan over time.

Screenshots

Bible Planner4 screens
Lightstep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lightstep at none against Bible Planner's 2. Lightstep also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bible Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.2). On price 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 Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Lightstep asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Planner ships an update every 2 days, Lightstep every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bible Planner versus Lightstep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible PlannerLightstep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntonio VieiraBruno Maciel Massaini

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bible Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$39.991 Year
None

Lightstep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bible Planner free?
Bible Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lightstep free?
Lightstep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bible Planner or Lightstep have ads?
Bible Planner shows ads; Lightstep does not.
Which is updated more often, Bible Planner or Lightstep?
Bible Planner ships an update every 2 days, and Lightstep every 5 weeks. Most recently, Bible Planner was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lightstep on October 28, 2026.

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