Babel Lens vs Tiko Write
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Babel Lens
Explore scripture with multiple English translations and a unique BLV translation from original languages. Features include reading plans, verse of the day, and AI commentary for deeper understanding. Access original Hebrew and Greek texts with Strong's references.
- Multiple English translations
- BLV translation from original Hebrew/Greek
- Tappable translator notes with Strong's references
- AI Bible commentary
- Hebrew and Greek interlinear
- Reading plans and verse of the day
- Bookmarks, highlights, and notes
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Babel Lens is a Bible reader for people who want to hear Scripture the way its original audience did. READ THE BIBLE • Multiple English translations including BSB, WEB, KJV, YLT, ASV, LSV, and DBY • A fresh BLV translation rendered verse-by-verse from the original Hebrew and Greek • Tappable translator notes with Strong's reference numbers • Original Hebrew divine names rendered consistently throughout DEVOTIONAL READING • Reading plans across the entire canon • Verse of the day on the home screen • Bookmarks, highlights, and personal notes that sync across your devices • Last-read position remembered automatically GO DEEPER • AI Bible commentary grounded in trusted scholarship • Hebrew and Greek interlinear with morphology and lexicon • Apocrypha, Septuagint, and Ancient Voices reading • Threaded community discussion alongside any verse • Manuscript-aware translation choices including Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint variants SIGN IN YOUR WAY Sign in with Google for one-tap access, or use email and password. The Bible is free to read — no signup wall, no email verification required to start. Babel Lens is for the curious reader who wants the full text, the original languages, and the scholarly context — without leaving the app. Terms of Use: https://babellens.ai/terms
Tiko Write
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Tiko Write teaches children to form letters, not just to colour them in. Print and cursive, in one free app. Most tracing apps let a finger wander anywhere inside a letter-shaped hole. That teaches nothing about handwriting. Tiko Write follows the part a child cannot learn from looking at a finished letter: where a stroke starts, which way it travels, and which order the strokes come in. HOW IT WORKS A glowing dot shows where to begin, and arrows inside the stroke show which way to go. As your child traces, sparks fly from the tip of their finger. Ink is drawn along the letter's own line, so a wobbly hand still produces a clean letter — encouraging, never fussy. Finish it and the letter appears large, is said aloud, and the screen celebrates. If your child strays off the path, nothing scolds them. The ink simply waits. There is no red cross, no buzzer, no spoken "wrong". WHAT'S INSIDE • Print letters — A to Z and a to z, in a clean handwriting style with proper stroke order • Cursive letters — the same alphabet in the joined-up style school worksheets teach, with exit strokes • Numbers — 0 to 9 • Shapes — lines, circles, squares, zigzags and spirals for pre-writing practice • Animals, Vehicles, Nature and Food — 38 pictures to trace, from a cat to a rocket • Words — starter words in six languages, most matching a picture in the app • Your own name — a grown-up can add any name or word WRITING A WHOLE WORD Words sit on a line the way they would on paper, and the screen slides so the letter in hand stays big and centred. A six-letter name is just as traceable on a phone as on an iPad. BUILT FOR CHILDREN • Free. No adverts, no in-app purchases, nothing locked away • Nothing is collected. No account, no sign-up, no analytics on your child • Works offline, from the moment you open it • Six languages: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German and Maltese • No points, streaks, timers or leaderboards. The celebration is the reward Tiko Write is part of Tiko — a family of small, calm apps for children and the people who care for them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiko Write at none against Babel Lens's 2. Babel Lens's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Babel Lens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Tiko Write asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Babel Lens | Tiko Write |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Barael LLC | Sil van Diepen |
In-app purchases
Babel Lens
- Scholar$8.991 Month
- Scholar$84.001 Year
Tiko Write
No in-app purchases
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