Comparison

Versed vs QuickWord

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

Head to head
About

Versed

This app helps you memorize Bible verses using spaced repetition and interactive flashcards. It offers multiple review modes, six translations, and curated verse packs to deepen your understanding of scripture.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition for memorization
  • Interactive flashcard review modes
  • Six Bible translations
  • Curated and custom verse packs
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Private iCloud sync
Features
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Hide it in your heart. Versed turns any Bible verse into a flashcard, then brings it back right before you'd forget it, until it's simply yours, word-perfect. HOW WELL DO YOU ACTUALLY KNOW SCRIPTURE? Take the daily test: six verse fragments to finish, drawn from a bank of 690+ lines, with a famous misquote in every set. Most people miss one. Share your score and try a new set tomorrow. MEMORIZE WHOLE VERSES, WORD-PERFECT Not the gist. The words. Versed schedules every verse with spaced repetition, so you're always reviewing the one you're about to forget. A few minutes a day is enough. LEARN IT, THEN PROVE IT • Learn It: read a new verse aloud, watch it fade, then type it from memory • Fill in the Blanks: type back the words that carry the verse • First Letter Hints: every word reduced to its first letter • Recall from Reference: type the whole verse from "Psalm 23:1" • Reverse: see the verse and pick where it lives from four close choices • Read & Recognize: see it, say it, grade yourself Versed picks the right mode for each verse's stage, or you can choose one and drill. SIX TRANSLATIONS Read the whole Bible and memorize in the wording you already know: KJV, NIV, NASB 2020, the Amplified Bible, WEB, and BSB. More translations are on the way. Request yours from inside the app. START WITH A PASSAGE THAT MATTERS Curated packs with original artwork (the Gospel core, the Beatitudes, Psalm 119, Do Not Be Anxious), each in the translation you read. Start a pack with one tap, or build your own from any chapter in the reader. PROGRESS YOU CAN FEEL Watch each verse climb from Fragile to Mastered. A verse counts as mastered once you've typed it from its reference a week apart and named where it is. Retention over time, a calendar of every review, and a streak with grace days, so one quiet evening won't undo a month. QUIET BY DESIGN One gentle reminder a day, at your time. Per-pack reminders if you want them. No account, no feed, no noise. Your verses live on your device and sync privately through your own iCloud. READING IS FREE. MEMORIZING IS PRO. Reading the Bible is free in every translation, always, along with search, the verse of the day and the daily test. Versed Pro is the memorizing: saving verses, every review session, spaced recall, every pack and your progress over time. Start with a 3-day free trial. "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." (Psalm 119:11) Terms of Use: https://versedbible.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://versedbible.app/privacy

About

QuickWord

This app helps you memorize Bible verses by providing a digital flashcard system. You can input references or type verses directly, and the app fetches scripture text from various translations. It also offers a home screen widget for constant verse visibility.

Highlights
  • Digital flashcards for memorization
  • Fetch scripture text from multiple translations
  • Home screen widget for constant verse display
  • Offline verse storage on device
  • Flashcard testing modes
Features
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QuickWord is a simple place to keep the Bible verses you're memorizing. Type a reference like John 3:16 or Psalm 23:1-6 and QuickWord fetches the text in your choice of ESV, NIV, CSB, NLT, or KJV. Or type a verse in yourself. Tap a verse to open the deck. Swipe cards away to move through your verses, and turn on flashcard mode to test yourself: see the reference and tap to reveal the verse, see the verse and tap to reveal the reference, or let QuickWord pick at random for each card. Add the widget to your home screen to keep a verse in front of you all day. It rotates through your list every half hour, or you can feature one verse to pin it there. Tap the widget to jump straight to that verse in the app. Your verses are stored only on your device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. Scripture text is provided by API.Bible and the ESV API and is subject to each publisher's copyright.

Screenshots

Versed4 screens
QuickWord4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuickWord at none against Versed's 8. QuickWord also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Versed's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Versed sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.69 per 7 days. QuickWord asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuickWord holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Versed has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Versed ships an update weekly, QuickWord every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Versed versus QuickWord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVersedQuickWord
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlton AikinsBain Gurley

Customer experience

Versed

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

QuickWord

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

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Versed

Subscriptions8
  • Pro Weekly$4.697 Days
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$7.591 Month
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  • Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Pro Quarterly$18.993 Months
  • Pro Quarterly3 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Pro Annual$28.491 Year
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

QuickWord

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Versed free?
Versed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuickWord free?
QuickWord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Versed or QuickWord?
QuickWord is rated higher. Versed averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while QuickWord averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Versed or QuickWord have ads?
Neither Versed nor QuickWord shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Versed or QuickWord?
Versed ships an update weekly, and QuickWord every 2 days. Most recently, Versed was updated on October 31, 2026 and QuickWord on November 2, 2026.

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