Comparison

Study Research vs John 1

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

John 1

Explore biblical connections with this app that links every verse to others it quotes, echoes, or fulfills. Study scripture offline with highlighted passages and daily readings. Access nine translations in six languages.

Highlights
  • Verse cross-referencing
  • Offline functionality
  • Daily verse readings
  • Searchable scripture
  • Multiple translations
  • Highlighted shared wording
Features
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John 1:1 is a Bible that shows you how every verse connects to the rest of Scripture. Read a verse; swipe sideways into the verses it quotes, echoes or fulfils. For daily reading and study — free, and fully offline. Now includes the Chinese Union Version (CUV) in Traditional Chinese, with ten translations across seven languages. THE WORD SHOULD BE FREE We think the Word should be free, so it is. We are not selling anything to you, or anything about you to anyone. There are no ads, no account, and nothing to buy. Your reading, saved verses and searches stay on your phone. HOW IT READS • Swipe up for the next verse — the book in its own order. • Swipe sideways for a connected verse — the book as a web. From Genesis 1:2, "the earth was formless and void", one swipe lands on Jeremiah 4:23: "I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void." Two verses, 19,049 apart, that say the same rare thing. • Compare the two passages with their shared wording highlighted, see the basis of each connection, and read either one in context. • Keep going, and your walk becomes a path you can return to and share. 292,374 connections — quotations, shared phrases, the same person or place, prophecies and their fulfilment — recorded by readers over centuries and ranked so the ones you can see the reason for come first. A NEW WORD EACH DAY Every morning, a verse chosen for the season and rich with connections — never one you have already seen. FIND ANYTHING Search a word like "love" and it does not stop at ten results: it finds all 661 verses and lets you read straight through them. TEN TRANSLATIONS, SEVEN LANGUAGES Berean Standard, King James, American Standard and World English; Luther 1912, Segond 1910, Reina-Valera 1909, Riveduta 1927, the Bíblia Portuguesa Mundial and the Chinese Union Version (CUV, Traditional Chinese). Use it as a traditional Bible in any of them, with cross-references one swipe away. QUIET BY DESIGN Fully offline — the whole Bible and every connection live on your device, so it works with no signal at all. We keep only anonymous counts of how the app is used, never tied to you. Read the Word, and follow where it leads.

Screenshots

Study Research4 screens
John 14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: John 1 at every 3 days against Study Research's weekly. Study Research's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Study Research ships an update weekly, John 1 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Study Research versus John 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudy ResearchJohn 1
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB168 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRobert Louis AndersonREPERTORIUM LLC

In-app purchases

None

Study Research

No in-app purchases

None

John 1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Study Research free?
Study Research is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is John 1 free?
John 1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Study Research or John 1 have ads?
Neither Study Research nor John 1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Study Research or John 1?
Study Research ships an update weekly, and John 1 every 3 days. Most recently, Study Research was updated on October 25, 2026 and John 1 on October 24, 2026.

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