Comparison

Scripture Journey vs Hidden Word

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

Head to head
About

Scripture Journey

Features
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The personal Bible study app that makes your pastor's sermon last all week. Every Monday morning, Scripture Journey takes the sermon your pastor preached on Sunday and turns it into a 5-day, sermon-driven Bible study—built around the same passage, but going deeper into the text every day. By Saturday, the sermon hasn't just been heard, it's been lived. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Five days, one sermon. Monday lands the main point. Tuesday through Friday go deeper—passage, original-language roots, application, journaling, and conversation with an AI study companion that has read every line of the sermon and every line of your journal. • Your pastor, not someone else's. Sermon Journeys are built from real sermons preached at real churches—Lakepointe, Elevation, Life.Church, Transformation Church, Church of Eleven22, and more. If your church is on the list, your week starts with Monday's journey waiting. Don't see it? Request your church right in the app—we read every request and add the ones that are a good fit. • An AI companion that reads your journal. As you journal across the week, your AI study companion notices the threads in your thinking. By Friday it's not answering generic questions—it's helping you connect what you wrote on Tuesday to what you're wrestling with today. • Ask anything, Scripture-first. Bring a real-life question and get an answer grounded in Scripture, your pastor's sermons, and Christian books—every source cited. Ask the Pastor across a church, or Ask the Book on any title. • Hebrew and Greek, gently woven in. No symbols, no Greek alphabet—just the original-language roots of the words you're reading, surfaced naturally where they matter. • Faith at the dinner table. Family devotionals turn the week's theme into a 5–7 minute conversation—open, teach, discuss, pray. There when you want it. • A growing library of Christian book studies. Marriage, parenting, blended family, identity, mental and emotional health—dozens of popular Christian books turned into 5-day journeys, with an AI you can ask about any of them. • Weekly streaks, not daily guilt. Engaging Scripture four times a week is the threshold where Bible engagement starts changing lives (research-backed). We celebrate any engagement that hits the weekly mark. No red badges. No daily streaks to break. FREE WHILE WE'RE GETTING STARTED Scripture Journey is completely free right now, with the full experience unlocked. We're building alongside real readers, not spreadsheets. A few features are marked "Future Premium" so you always know the roadmap—and early users will get a generous heads-up before anything ever changes. WHAT'S INSIDE • Sermon Journeys from participating churches, refreshed every Monday • An AI study companion across every day and journey—it reads your journal • Ask the Pastor, the Book, or anything—Scripture-first AI, every source cited • Hebrew & Greek root meanings, woven in naturally • A library of dozens of Christian book studies—marriage, parenting, identity, and more • Family devotionals for the dinner table—5–7 minutes, the whole family • A weekly Feed of short, shareable takeaways from this week's sermons • "The Message"—revisit the heart of Sunday's sermon anytime • Journal across the week with cross-day AI insights • Request your church—we add the ones that are a good fit WHO IT'S FOR • People who want their Sunday sermon to stick • Small group members preparing midweek • Families who want a simple devotional at the table • Anyone who wants a Bible study guided by their own pastor's preaching PARTICIPATING CHURCHES • Lakepointe Church • Elevation Church • Life.Church • Transformation Church • Church of Eleven22 • Gather Church • Bethel Church (Redding) • Hungry Generation • Mosaic Church Charlotte • More churches added every month TERMS & PRIVACY • Terms: https://getscripturejourney.com/terms • Privacy: https://getscripturejourney.com/privacy • Support: https://getscripturejourney.com/support

About

Hidden Word

This app helps users read, memorize, and explore the Bible and Christian faith. It offers multiple translations, memorization tools, guided reading plans, and community features in a calm, ad-free environment.

Highlights
  • Read the complete Bible
  • Memorize verses with word-hiding
  • Guided reading plans
  • Explore faith history and denominations
  • Share verses as images
  • Community features for encouragement
Features
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Hidden Word helps you read, memorize, and treasure the Bible — and explore the rich history of the faith — all in one calm, beautiful, ad-free app. READ THE WHOLE BIBLE • The complete Bible in two public-domain translations (King James Version and World English Bible) • Search every verse instantly — by reference (John 3:16), a word, or a phrase • Highlight verses, choose your font, and swipe between chapters • "Continue reading" picks up right where you left off HIDE IT IN YOUR HEART • Save any verse to your memory list • Practice with word-hiding and review to truly learn it • A daily streak and gentle reminders keep you going GROW EVERY DAY • Verse of the Day • Guided reading plans and themed verse collections — Peace, Hope, Strength, and more • Share any verse as a beautiful image EXPLORE THE FAITH • Denominations explained neutrally, with primary sources • Prayers, a glossary, Bible-version histories, and a gallery of sacred manuscript art A KIND COMMUNITY • Share encouragement, notes, and prayer with friends • Report and block tools keep it safe and edifying Hidden Word is free, contains no ads, and never sells your data. "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." — Psalm 119:11

Screenshots

Scripture Journey4 screens
Hidden Word4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scripture Journey and Hidden Word are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Scripture Journey versus Hidden Word: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScripture JourneyHidden Word
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPepStar LLCJohn Smith

In-app purchases

None

Scripture Journey

No in-app purchases

None

Hidden Word

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scripture Journey free?
Scripture Journey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hidden Word free?
Hidden Word is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scripture Journey or Hidden Word have ads?
Neither Scripture Journey nor Hidden Word shows ads.

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