Comparison

QuietTime.com vs Portion

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

Head to head
About

QuietTime.com

Enhance your spiritual practice with structured reading plans, scripture memorization tools, and integrated journaling. Connect with others through prayer groups and discipleship, all while enjoying customizable themes and offline access. Sync your progress seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Structured reading plans
  • Scripture memorization
  • Integrated prayer and journal
  • Prayer groups and discipleship
  • Customizable dark/light mode
  • Offline and online functionality
  • Cross-device data sync
Features
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Use structured reading plans, Strong’s numbers, scripture songs, and integrated prayer and journal tools to make your time with God more meaningful and consistent. Connect with others through prayer groups or discipleship relationships. Customize dark/light mode and available in 20 different colors. Works offline and online. Sync your data across multiple devices through quiettime.com. Highly secure, and includes ESV audio version and Bible cross references. Available in English and Telugu.

About

Portion

A peaceful Bible reading and journaling app that offers structured reading plans and offline scripture access. Reflect on passages and write your thoughts in a distraction-free Markdown journal, with entries stored locally in iCloud.

Highlights
  • Structured reading plans
  • Offline scripture access (KJV, Berean Standard)
  • Distraction-free Markdown journaling
  • Plain text file storage in iCloud
  • Verse-by-verse read aloud
  • Color-coded bookmarks
Features
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Portion is a calm, local-first Bible reading and journaling companion. Open it each morning to your reading plan. Read. Reflect. Write. Reading Plans Choose from three structured plans — M'Cheyne's classic one-year plan, Three Streams, or NT in 90 Days. Stay aligned to the calendar or anchor to your own pace. Scripture KJV and Berean Standard Bible are bundled — no internet required. Logos Bible Software users can open any passage directly in Logos with one tap. Journaling A distraction-free journal opens alongside your reading. Write in Markdown. Entries are stored as plain text files in iCloud — yours to keep, easy to export. Open Bible Browse any book and chapter freely. Five color-coded bookmarks let you mark passages and return instantly. Read Aloud Listen to any passage with verse-by-verse text-to-speech. Tap any verse to seek. Themes A growing library of themes — warm desk textures, nature backgrounds, and more. Free. No ads. No account required. "The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him." — Lamentations 3:24

Screenshots

QuietTime.com4 screens
Portion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Portion at daily against QuietTime.com's every 3 days. Portion also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for QuietTime.com against 5.0 for Portion. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuietTime.com ships an update every 3 days, Portion daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
QuietTime.com versus Portion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuietTime.comPortion
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuiet Time (United States)Peter Parise

Customer experience

QuietTime.com

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Portion

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

In-app purchases

None

QuietTime.com

No in-app purchases

None

Portion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuietTime.com free?
QuietTime.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Portion free?
Portion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QuietTime.com or Portion?
QuietTime.com and Portion are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do QuietTime.com or Portion have ads?
Neither QuietTime.com nor Portion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuietTime.com or Portion?
QuietTime.com ships an update every 3 days, and Portion daily. Most recently, QuietTime.com was updated on October 15, 2026 and Portion on October 6, 2026.

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