Comparison

Study Research vs Exegesis

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

Head to head
About

Study Research

Features
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Study Research provides detailed, organized reports on cults, false doctrines, religious organizations, and their founders. Whether you are a student, teacher, or minister, this app equips you with reliable information at your fingertips. Key Features: - Research any cult, organization, or religious movement - Generate detailed timeline reports with events, teachings, and key facts - Access Bible study topics including church history, theology, and hermeneutics - Export and share reports as PDF, plain text, or HTML - Constantly updated with new topics and research - Simple, reliable, and easy to use on any device Topics Include: - Major cults and false teachings - Bible subjects and doctrine - Church history and early church fathers - Christology, systematic theology, and bibliology - Religious organizations and their founders Study Research is a growing resource built to equip the saints for evangelizing, witnessing, and defending the faith. Access Biblical and encyclopedic data on your phone, tablet, or computer. Formerly known as CultChronicle.

About

Exegesis

Features
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Exegesis is a quiet, beautiful Bible reading tracker — a candlelit checklist for working through all 1,189 chapters of Scripture at your own pace. CHOOSE YOUR PATH • Straight Through — Genesis to Revelation in canonical order • Guided Chronological — the story of Scripture in the order it happened Your progress is shared between both plans: a chapter read is a chapter read. TRACK WITH DELIGHT • Tap a chapter to gild it gold — satisfying, glanceable progress • Overall, Old Testament, and New Testament stats at the top of every visit • Mark a whole book read (or clear it) in one tap • A full history of every chapter, with timestamps READ WITHOUT LEAVING • Read the English Standard Version (ESV) right in the app • Prefer the NIV? One tap opens your chapter on Bible Gateway • "Continue" always knows the next unread chapter in your plan YOURS, WITH OR WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Exegesis works completely offline with no account — your progress lives on your device. Create a free account only if you want to sync with the Exegesis web app and read alongside family and friends. You can delete your account (and all its data) from inside the app at any time. No ads. No analytics. No subscriptions. Just you and the text. Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

Study Research4 screens
Exegesis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Study Research at 3 against Exegesis's 1. Study Research also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Study Research versus Exegesis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudy ResearchExegesis
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRobert Louis AndersonObed Works LLC

In-app purchases

None

Study Research

No in-app purchases

None

Exegesis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Study Research free?
Study Research is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exegesis free?
Exegesis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Study Research or Exegesis have ads?
Neither Study Research nor Exegesis shows ads.

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