Comparison

Custom Bible Verse Widget vs Bible on Screen

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

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About

Custom Bible Verse Widget

Display your favorite Bible verses, curated collections, and daily Proverbs beautifully styled on your home screen. Choose from multiple translations and customize the appearance of your widget for daily inspiration.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Curated verse collections
  • Daily Proverbs readings
  • Multiple Bible translations
  • Automatic verse rotation
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
Features
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A new verse waiting every time you check your phone. The custom bible verse widget displays your favorite scriptures right on your home screen - beautifully styled and always visible. Pick the verses that speak to you, mix in curated collections and a daily Proverb, and let your widget rotate through them all. BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS Display verses in gradient-styled widgets with 8 color themes. Available in multiple sizes to match your home screen aesthetic. CURATED VERSE COLLECTIONS Enable themed collections that rotate through your widget automatically: - Salvation & Redemption - Comfort & Encouragement - Peace & Anxiety - Strength & Courage - Faith & Trust - God's Promises - Love - Gratitude PROVERBS OF THE DAY Automatic daily Proverbs readings matched to the calendar — Proverbs 1 on the 1st, Proverbs 15 on the 15th, and so on. VERSE REMINDERS Get a verse at the times you choose: the one on your widgets or one you pick, once a day or several times a day. VERSE ROTATION OR PINNED VERSES Verses can rotate every 5 minutes, hourly, or daily, or pin a single verse to show all day. THREE BIBLE TRANSLATIONS - King James Version (KJV) — available offline - New King James Version (NKJV) - New Living Translation (NLT) EASY VERSE SELECTION Browse the complete Bible by book and chapter. Select individual verses or entire passages with a few taps, then format them with italic, underline, or highlight. AUTOMATIC ROTATION Your verses, Proverbs, and collections rotate throughout the day, evenly distributed across all your sources. PRIVACY FOCUSED No accounts required. No ads. Your verse selections stay on your device. Whether you're memorizing scripture, seeking daily encouragement, or simply want God's Word visible throughout your day — Bible Verse Widget makes it effortless. Text provided through API.Bible (https://api.bible). New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. http://harpercollins.com Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Copyright © 2014, Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved. tyndale.com

About

Bible on Screen

Features
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One complete Bible verse on your Home Screen, every day. Bible on Screen puts a full verse -- never a snippet -- right where you already look each morning, through a Home Screen widget that keeps updating on its own. FEATURES - A new complete verse and its reference every day, chosen with your topics in mind - Eight topics to personalize: Hope, Anxiety & Peace, Family, Strength, Provision, Healing, Gratitude, Purpose - Six free Home Screen widget styles: Classic, Sunrise, Minimal, Paper, Dawn, Navy - Recent Days shows your last seven verses right on Today - Share a verse as a ready-to-post Story or Square image, or copy the text - Light and Dark appearance throughout the app - Widgets keep updating on their own schedule, even if you never open the app No accounts. No ads. No tracking of what you read. Just Scripture, every day. Available in English, Portugues (Brasil), and Espanol.

Screenshots

Custom Bible Verse Widget4 screens
Bible on Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Custom Bible Verse Widget at every 4 days against Bible on Screen's fortnightly. 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

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

Custom Bible Verse Widget ships an update every 4 days, Bible on Screen fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Custom Bible Verse Widget versus Bible on Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Bible Verse WidgetBible on Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohnathon WheatonVolodymyr Strohush

In-app purchases

None

Custom Bible Verse Widget

No in-app purchases

None

Bible on Screen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Bible Verse Widget free?
Custom Bible Verse Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bible on Screen free?
Bible on Screen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Custom Bible Verse Widget or Bible on Screen have ads?
Neither Custom Bible Verse Widget nor Bible on Screen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Custom Bible Verse Widget or Bible on Screen?
Custom Bible Verse Widget ships an update every 4 days, and Bible on Screen fortnightly. Most recently, Custom Bible Verse Widget was updated on October 31, 2026 and Bible on Screen on October 29, 2026.

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