Comparison

Scriptorian vs Pure Bible Focus

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

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About

Scriptorian

This app makes memorizing scripture engaging through guided exercises and intelligent review schedules. It offers interactive games, progress tracking, and group features for collaborative learning. Optional subscriptions unlock advanced functionalities for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Guided verse-by-verse memorization
  • Intelligent spaced repetition review
  • Interactive scripture games (Scripture Chase, Top Dawg)
  • Progress tracking with experience and streaks
  • Community passage collection sharing
  • Group features for leaders and families
Features
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Scriptorian helps you actually memorize scripture — and remember it for good. Scriptorian turns repetition into something you'll look forward to. Pick a passage, practice with guided exercises, and let an intelligent review schedule bring each verse back right before you'd forget. Whether you're memorizing on your own or guiding others — as a seminary or institute teacher, a class or quorum leader, or a parent — Scriptorian helps scripture stick. WHY SCRIPTORIAN • Play scripture games — go head-to-head in live games like Scripture Chase and Top Dawg, turning memorization into friendly competition. • Guided memorization, not just flashcards — build a verse word by word, fill in what's missing, and reconstruct it from memory. • Due Today — your intelligent daily task list. Instead of reviewing everything at once, Scriptorian uses science-based spaced repetition to schedule each passage so it comes due exactly when you need it, and nothing slips through the cracks. • Share and discover collections — publish your own passage collections for the community, and browse and save collections others have created with a single tap. • Track real progress — earn experience, level up, keep daily streaks, and watch passages move from "learning" to "mastered." • Gentle reminders — set a daily practice time and get a nudge to keep your streak alive. LEAD AND MEMORIZE TOGETHER Great for teachers, leaders, and families: • Create or join a private group for your seminary class, quorum, or family • Go head-to-head in live memorization games such as Scripture Chase and Top Dawg • Cheer each other on with group leaderboards and top performers • Set shared goals and celebrate when everyone reaches them Start with your first verse today — and be surprised how much you remember tomorrow. Scriptorian offers optional subscriptions that unlock additional features. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled; you can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: scriptorian.app. Scriptorian is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Terms of Use (EULA): https://scriptorian.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://scriptorian.app/privacy

About

Pure Bible Focus

Features
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Pure Bible Focus is for learning a passage by heart. It shows you the King James text with some of it taken away, and gives it back the moment you ask. HIDE THE WORDS YOU KNOW Choose the words to take out of the page — any word the King James uses, or a wildcard like lamb* that covers lamb, lambs and every other form at once. What is hidden leaves a blank where it stood, so the shape of the verse is still there to think against. One switch on the bar puts every word back, and another puts them away again, without losing the list you built. TAKE A WORD DOWN TO A CLUE Three ways, and you choose which the switch applies: • Ends — In t-e b-------g G-d • Consonants — -n th- b-g-nn-ng G-d • Vowels — I- --e -e-i--i-- -o- Every dash stands for exactly one letter, so the line keeps its length and a word you half-remember is still the right shape on the page. READ IT BACKWARDS Reverse the words of every verse and the sentence you have been reciting from memory stops carrying you along. The punctuation stays where the text put it; only the words move. PRESS A VERSE TO SEE IT WHOLE Hold any verse and it comes back in full — nothing hidden, nothing masked, in its own order. Hold it again and it goes back under the lens. Several verses can stand open at once, and turning the page forgets them, because it is a glance rather than a setting. GIVE A WORD WEIGHT Mark the words a passage turns on and they stand out in size and colour wherever they appear. Nothing is reordered and nothing is added — emphasis changes how a word looks and never what the verse says. THE WHOLE KING JAMES, IN YOUR HAND The 1769 King James is inside the app: 66 books, 1,189 chapters, 31,102 verses. Swipe left and right to turn the page and the text follows your finger, from Genesis straight through to Revelation. Tap any word for Noah Webster's 1828 — the edition that defines the English the King James is written in — and for where that word falls in the verse, the chapter, the book and the whole Bible, with its letters, vowels and consonants counted. KEEP THE VERSES YOU ARE WORKING ON Bookmark a verse from the word sheet or by holding it, file it in folders of your own, and come back to it by name. NOTHING ELSE No account. No network. No advertising, no analytics, nothing collected. The whole Bible is inside the app, so it works with the phone in airplane mode, and it is free. CREDIT WHERE IT IS DUE Pure Bible Focus is built on the data model of King James Pure Bible Search written by Donna Whisnant at purebiblesearch.com, and follows it deliberately, down to the text and the way it is printed.

Screenshots

Scriptorian4 screens
Pure Bible Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pure Bible Focus at none against Scriptorian's 14. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Scriptorian sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Pure Bible Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scriptorian ships an update every 3 days, Pure Bible Focus every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scriptorian versus Pure Bible Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriptorianPure Bible Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB37 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperScriptorian Ltd CoEdmund Trujillo

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Scriptorian

Subscriptions14
  • Scriptorian Pro$1.491 Month
  • Pro Group (1 Group)7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Scriptorian Pro$9.991 Year
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  • Pro Group (2 Groups)7 Days trial$10.991 Month
  • Pro Group (3 Groups)7 Days trial$13.991 Month
  • Pro Group (4 Groups)7 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • Pro-Leader (5 Groups)7 Days trial$16.991 Month
  • Pro-Leader (6 Groups)7 Days trial$18.991 Month
  • Pro Group (1 Group)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Pro Group (2 Groups)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Pro Group (3 Groups)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Pro Group (4 Groups)7 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • Pro-Leader (5 Groups)7 Days trial$169.991 Year
  • Pro-Leader (6 Groups)7 Days trial$189.991 Year
None

Pure Bible Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scriptorian free?
Scriptorian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pure Bible Focus free?
Pure Bible Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scriptorian or Pure Bible Focus have ads?
Neither Scriptorian nor Pure Bible Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scriptorian or Pure Bible Focus?
Scriptorian ships an update every 3 days, and Pure Bible Focus every 4 days. Most recently, Scriptorian was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pure Bible Focus on October 19, 2026.

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