Comparison

Scroll Scripture vs Type the Verse

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

Head to head
About

Scroll Scripture

This app helps users deepen their faith through daily devotionals, guided Bible study, and prayer prompts. It also includes features to block distracting apps and display Bible verses on your lock screen.

Highlights
  • Christian app blocker
  • Focus tracker
  • Audio Bible podcasts
  • Daily devotionals
  • Personalized prayer prompts
  • Bible verse lock screen widgets
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Turn your scrolling into time with God. Faith Mode brings Bible reading, study, and daily faith habits together in one Christian app. Scroll through Scripture one verse at a time, discover the meaning behind the words, and grow closer to God through daily reading, prayer, and reflection. KEY FEATURES • Bible Scroll: Read the Bible through an immersive, swipeable verse feed. Move through books and chapters at your own pace, save verses that speak to you, and share Scripture with friends and family. • Bible Study & Discoveries: Understand more of what you read through study cards filled with biblical meaning, context, and insights. Explore deeper study, related passages, and Hebrew or Greek word meanings to enrich your understanding of Scripture. • Daily Bible Verse: Start your day with a fresh verse and a moment to reflect. Save it, share it, or explore it further through Bible study. • Bible Reading Plans: Find a plan for your season of life. Follow daily readings and lessons, track your progress, and build a consistent Bible reading habit—one day at a time. • Audio Bible Stories: Experience biblical events through engaging audio stories that bring Scripture to life. Listen during your commute, quiet time, or everyday routine. • Bible Chat: Bring your questions into your Bible study. Explore passages, discuss biblical topics, and reflect on what you’re reading through an interactive conversation. • Saved Verses, Notes & Journaling: Keep meaningful Scripture and discoveries close. Add private notes, write reflections, and return to what you’ve been learning. • Prayer & Christian Focus: Make space for God through guided and personal prayer. Use app blocking and focus tools to reduce distractions and prioritize time in Scripture and prayer. • Bible Verse Lock Screen Widgets: Keep encouraging Scripture close with Bible verses on your Lock Screen. Turn a glance at your phone into a moment of reflection. Read with intention. Understand more deeply. Make room for God, every day. As of late October, an active subscription is required to use the app. LEGAL Terms of Service: https://faithmode.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://faithmode.app/privacy.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Type the Verse

This app helps you memorize Bible verses by integrating scripture into your social media usage. It acts as a blocker, requiring you to type or speak a verse before accessing chosen apps, gradually hiding words as you learn.

Highlights
  • Bible verse blocker for social media
  • Verse memorization through typing
  • Multiple Bible translations
  • Customizable app locks
  • Daily verse streak tracking
  • Community feature for members
Features
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Get closer to God by opening social media. Your thumb can find your feed in the dark. Before the alarm, in the grocery line, at every red light. Type the Verse puts Scripture inside that reflex. Pick the apps that pull you in. When you go to open one, today's Bible verse is in the way. Type it, or say it out loud, and the app opens for the amount of time you set. When the time runs out, it locks again. Day one, the whole verse is on screen and you copy it. Every time you get it right, one more word is hidden. A couple of weeks of checking Instagram with Type the Verse and you are typing the entire verse from memory. Our average user memorizes their first verse within 3 days. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps you want to lock. 2. Open one and today's verse stands in the way. 3. Type it or say it. Your app opens. The lock comes back later, and so does the verse. Typos are fine. The words you have not learned yet stay on screen. The words you have learned, you supply. WHAT YOU GET - The whole Bible in the app, in the Berean Standard Bible, World English Bible or King James Version - A verse feed you can scroll like TikTok - A streak that asks for one minute a day, not one hour - Practice any time without spending an unlock - Reminders at the times you choose - Community, for yearly members: everyone gets the same verse each morning and shares what it said to them - An emergency unlock that always works, because a blocker that traps you gets deleted No account and no ads. Type the Verse uses Screen Time permissions to shield the apps you choose. It never sees what you do in them. SUBSCRIPTION Type the Verse Premium unlocks the app: every verse, every translation, the whole Bible, Community and your complete journey. - Premium Yearly: from $29.99 per year - Premium Monthly: from $9.99 per month The exact price is shown in the app before you subscribe, and varies by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://typetheverse.com/privacy

Screenshots

Scroll Scripture4 screens
Type the Verse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scroll Scripture at 4.8 against Type the Verse's 4.3. Scroll Scripture also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 3). Type the Verse's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Scroll Scripture sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Type the Verse sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scroll Scripture holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scroll Scripture has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Scroll Scripture's written reviews are positive against 67% of Type the Verse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scroll Scripture versus Type the Verse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScroll ScriptureType the Verse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB38 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMax Mode, LLCCollin Dawkins

Customer experience

Scroll Scripture

All ratings1,052 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Type the Verse

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Scroll Scripture

Subscriptions5
  • Faith Mode Unlimited Student Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Faith Mode Unlimited - Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Faith Mode Unlimited Student Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Faith Mode Unlimited - Yearly Promo$29.991 Year
  • Faith Mode Unlimited - Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
8 purchases

Type the Verse

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Monthly Plan3 Days trial$3.001 Month
  • Premium Monthly (Half Off)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly Plan3 Days trial$5.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly (Half Off)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly Plan3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly Plan$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Scroll Scripture free?
Scroll Scripture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Type the Verse free?
Type the Verse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scroll Scripture or Type the Verse?
Scroll Scripture is rated higher. Scroll Scripture averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Type the Verse averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Scroll Scripture or Type the Verse have ads?
Scroll Scripture shows ads; Type the Verse does not.
Which is updated more often, Scroll Scripture or Type the Verse?
Scroll Scripture ships an update every 2 days, and Type the Verse every 2 days. Most recently, Scroll Scripture was updated on October 31, 2026 and Type the Verse on October 31, 2026.

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