VerseLink Bible vs Study by A1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VerseLink Bible
A private Bible study app that keeps all your notes and data on your device. Read scripture offline, connect notes directly to verses, and access original language tools. Ideal for personal study and sermon preparation.
- Offline scripture reading
- Verse-linked notes
- Original language interlinears
- Sermon note structure
- Exportable user data
- 5-color highlighting
- Dark mode and adjustable font size
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The Bible app that respects your privacy. No account. No tracking. No cloud sync. Everything stays on your device. Read Scripture offline Full Berean Standard Bible (English) and Ohiienko Bible (Ukrainian) available without internet. Remembers your reading position. Notes connected to Scripture Tap a verse to add a note. Tap a note to jump back to the verse. Your insights stay linked to the text—no more lost notes. Original languages included Greek interlinear for the New Testament Hebrew interlinear with morphology for the Old Testament Tap any word for Strong's number, transliteration, pronunciation, and definition. Built for sermons Structured sermon notes with speaker and date fields. Insert verse references that tap to preview Scripture instantly. You own your data Export all your notes, highlights, and bookmarks as JSON. No log-in, no cloud dependency. Features: • 5-color highlighting with custom labels • Dark mode and adjustable font size • Full-text Bible search (offline) • Bookmarks hub • Notes list with advanced filtering • English ↔ Ukrainian UI toggle Free. No subscription. No ads.
Study by A1
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Study by A1:8 is a free Bible study app for people who want to go deeper than a verse of the day. Read in five translations side by side. Pull up nineteen classic commentaries — Matthew Henry, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, Adam Clarke, Albert Barnes, John Wesley, Charles Spurgeon, Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Scofield and more — on the passage in front of you, without leaving it. Look up a word in any of twenty-five dictionaries. Follow a reading plan. Keep what you find. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read five Bible translations, with parallel view • Study nineteen commentaries, verse by verse • Search twenty-five-plus Bible dictionaries and word studies • Take notes on any verse, and keep them • Highlight in multiple colours, and organise highlights into collections • Write longer thoughts and full messages in a proper editor • Bookmark passages and build collections • Follow reading plans and track your progress • Search across everything you have written WORKS OFFLINE Download translations, commentaries and dictionaries to your device and use them with no connection at all — on a plane, in a basement, anywhere. Notes, highlights and messages you write offline are saved on the device and sync the moment you are back. Nothing waits on a signal. EVERYTHING SYNCS Sign in once and your notes, highlights, bookmarks and messages follow you between your phone, your tablet and the web. Start a thought on your phone and finish it on a laptop. FREE, WITH NO PAYWALL The app is free. There is no subscription, no trial, no locked chapters and no ads. Everything described above is included. Study is part of the A1:8 family of tools for churches and the people in them. "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses... to the end of the earth." — Acts 1:8
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Study by A1 at daily against VerseLink Bible's every 3 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VerseLink Bible ships an update every 3 days, Study by A1 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VerseLink Bible | Study by A1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Doroshchuk | Alex Sanders |
In-app purchases
VerseLink Bible
No in-app purchases
Study by A1
No in-app purchases
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