Comparison

AskBishop vs Examine the Scriptures

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

Head to head
About

AskBishop

This app uses AI to help you study the Bible, understand scripture, and deepen your faith. It offers personalized devotionals, prayer lists, and sermon notes, all accessible across your devices. Choose your tradition and study depth for a tailored experience.

Highlights
  • AI-powered biblical question answering
  • Personalized daily devotionals
  • Scripture-grounded prayer lists
  • Sermon note organization with AI
  • Full Bible reader with 11 translations
  • Topic and word study with Hebrew/Greek meanings
Features
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Record Sunday's sermon on your iPhone. Review your notes, highlights, and prayers on your laptop Monday morning. Ask Bishop works across all your devices — one faith life, seamlessly connected. Ask any biblical question and get a real, Scripture-grounded answer — powered by AI, tuned to your tradition, at the depth you choose. MEET BISHOP Bishop is powered by advanced AI trained to reason carefully through Scripture. Ask anything — from the meaning of a verse to deep questions about grace, suffering, prophecy, election, or prayer. Bishop draws on the full counsel of God's Word, honors your tradition, and never treats your question as too simple or too hard. Choose your tradition: Evangelical, Catholic, Orthodox, Reformed, Charismatic, or Mainline Protestant. Choose your depth: Foundations, Standard, or Deep Study. AI BIBLE TOPIC & WORD STUDY Search the Bible by topic, keyword, or theological concept. Dive into Word Study — Bishop surfaces Hebrew and Greek meanings, cross-references, and context for any passage. Go Deeper on any verse directly from the reader. DAILY DEVOTIONAL Each morning, receive an AI-written devotional — fresh for today, not copied from a template. Includes a Verse of the Day, a reflection, a closing prayer, and a practical application. Styled to your depth preference and tradition. FULL BIBLE READER Read the full Bible with a clean, distraction-free reader across 11 translations including KJV, NIV, NKJV, NLT, and more. Highlight verses, underline them, pin favorites, add study notes, or ask Bishop what any verse means — without leaving the page. PRAYER LIST WITH BISHOP'S PRAYER Log your prayer requests. Ask Bishop to write a Scripture-grounded prayer for any item — stored right on your prayer card so your history is always there. Mark prayers as answered and watch God's faithfulness accumulate. JOURNAL Keep a personal Bible study journal. Write free-form entries, record sermon reflections, or ask Bishop to draft a journaled response to the day's Scripture. Entries are tagged and searchable. SERMON NOTES & SERMON AI Capture sermon notes during or after the message. With Sermon AI (Premium), Bishop organizes your raw notes into a clean, full outline automatically. READING PLAN Follow a structured daily reading plan. Each day's passages open with full verse-action support — mark, pin, note, or ask about any verse while you read. COMMENTARY Tap any verse number to open inline commentary. Study Bible depth, without the bulk. TEXT-TO-SPEECH Have Scripture, devotionals, and AI responses read aloud with natural-sounding voices. PRIVATE & SECURE Your faith is personal. Ask Bishop does not sell your data. All Bible study content is stored locally on your device by default. No ads, ever. WHY BISHOP — NOT JUST ANOTHER BIBLE APP Bible apps give text and information. Bishop gives you discipleship. Every feature is designed around one question: what does this mean for my faith, right now? Bishop doesn't just retrieve verses — he reasons through Scripture with you, writes prayers for your specific situation, journals alongside you, and organizes your sermon notes. It's the difference between a concordance and a study partner. WHO BISHOP IS FOR • The believer who wants sermon notes — Sermon Notes captures it all • The seeker with hard questions — Bishop never judges • The Bible study leader — Word Study and AI Q&A cut that in half • Disciple companion — Devotional + Journal, every morning • Prayer warriors - Bishop writes the prayer when you don't know how WHAT PEOPLE ASK BISHOP "What does the Bible actually say about anxiety?" "Write a prayer for my daughter's surgery tomorrow." Premium ($5.99/mo or $59.99/yr): Cross-device sync, verse highlights & underlines, enhanced AI voices, Sermon AI, advanced depth & tradition settings, 200 monthly AI credits. Terms and privacy https://askbishop.app/privacy https://askbishop.app/terms Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Examine the Scriptures

This app transforms Bible study into an interactive experience. Engage with lessons, answer questions, and explore scripture references directly within the app. Save your progress, add notes, and export your completed studies for offline review.

Highlights
  • Interactive verse-by-verse lessons
  • Answer study questions
  • Tap scripture references
  • Save answers offline
  • Highlight passages and add notes
  • Export printable PDF studies
  • Adjustable text size
Features
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Examine the Scriptures turns serious Bible study into something you do, not just something you read. Inspired by the Bereans, who "received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so" (Acts 17:11), the app takes proven, verse-by-verse studies and makes them interactive. You read the lesson, answer every question in your own words, tap any reference to read the passage instantly, and finish with a complete, printable study you worked through yourself. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Browse a growing library of studies, organized by series and searchable. - Work through each lesson: read the introduction, respond to the Group Discussion and Personal Reflection prompts, and answer every Study Question in your own words. - Tap any Scripture reference to read the full passage in your chosen translation. - Save your answers automatically on your device — no account, no sign-in, nothing to remember. - Highlight meaningful passages, add personal notes, and bookmark lessons. - Export a clean, printable PDF of your completed study, with your own answers included. - Adjust the text size for comfortable, distraction-free reading. FREE, AND GENUINELY COMPLETE The free experience is not a trial. Every study, every question, PDF export, notes, highlights, and two full translations — the American Standard Version (ASV) and the World English Bible (WEB) — are included at no cost, and work fully offline. TEACHER EDITION (OPTIONAL) An optional Teacher Edition subscription unlocks the modern copyrighted translations — New American Standard Bible (NASB 2020), New King James Version (NKJV), and Christian Standard Bible (CSB) — along with a teacher's guide for every study: teaching aims, commentary, doctrinal notes, and discussion prompts. Any cost exists only to cover the licensing of these copyrighted translations. If you simply want to support the work, an optional tip jar is always appreciated and unlocks nothing on its own — the studies are for everyone. BUILT FOR REAL STUDY Calm, readable, and respectful of your time. Large tap targets, serif typography, and a quiet interface keep the focus on the Word. Your answers stay private on your device. Examine the Scriptures is a ministry-first project from Still Standing Studios, built on the studies at ChurchOfChristBibleStudies.com. "Study to shew thyself approved unto God." — 2 Timothy 2:15 — Teacher Edition is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://stillstandingstudios.com/terms/examine-the-scriptures.html · Privacy Policy: https://stillstandingstudios.com/privacy/examine-the-scriptures.html

Screenshots

AskBishop1 screens
Examine the Scriptures4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: AskBishop at 5 against Examine the Scriptures's 1. AskBishop also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. AskBishop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Examine the Scriptures sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AskBishop against 5.0 for Examine the Scriptures. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AskBishop has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AskBishop ships an update every 2 weeks, Examine the Scriptures every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AskBishop versus Examine the Scriptures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAskBishopExamine the Scriptures
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy SadlerStill Standing Studios, LLC

Customer experience

AskBishop

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Examine the Scriptures

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AskBishop

Subscriptions2
  • Ask Bishop Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
  • Ask Bishop Annual Premium$59.991 Year
5 purchases

Examine the Scriptures

Subscriptions2
  • Teacher Edition (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Teacher Edition (Yearly)$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip — Small$1.99
  • Tip — Medium$4.99
  • Tip — Large$9.99

Questions

Is AskBishop free?
AskBishop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Examine the Scriptures free?
Examine the Scriptures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AskBishop or Examine the Scriptures?
AskBishop and Examine the Scriptures are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do AskBishop or Examine the Scriptures have ads?
Neither AskBishop nor Examine the Scriptures shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AskBishop or Examine the Scriptures?
AskBishop ships an update every 2 weeks, and Examine the Scriptures every 3 weeks. Most recently, AskBishop was updated on September 30, 2026 and Examine the Scriptures on October 13, 2026.

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