Comparison

Bible Verse Widget vs Vessel

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

Head to head
About

Bible Verse Widget

Start your day with a daily devotional verse and a short meditation. Access the full Bible with multiple translations, listen to audio readings, and ask questions with an AI-powered chat. Track your progress with streaks and enjoy a peaceful, scripture-focused experience.

Highlights
  • Daily verse with audio and highlighting
  • Home screen widget for daily verse
  • Full Bible access with multiple translations
  • Audio Bible readings
  • Short daily scripture meditations
  • AI-powered Bible chat for study
  • Streak tracking
Features
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And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. — Psalm 23:6 Some mornings you need a verse and a few quiet minutes. Vitrail is built for those mornings. A verse waits each day on the home screen, before email, before scrolling. Open the app and the words light up one by one as they're read aloud.There's a short meditation under it — five minutes, give or take — to read or listen to over coffee. The whole Bible is here when you want to stay longer. King James, Berean Standard, Douay-Rheims. More translations are coming. Read it, or press play and listen on the way to work, on a walk, before sleep. Most days you'll forget. That's fine. It'll be here tomorrow. Sometimes a verse leaves you with a question. Ask it. The chat will tell you where something is, what a word means, why a passage says what it says. Streaks too, if those help. They're there. On a weekday morning, light comes through stained glass differently. The church is almost empty. A candle is still burning from the night before. WHAT'S INSIDE - Daily verse with audio, word-by-word highlighting, and home screen widget -The full Bible to read or listen to -A short daily Scripture meditation -KJV, Berean Standard, and Douay-Rheims translations, with more coming -Bible chat for questions and study -Streaks PRIVACY AND SECURITY Vitrail follows strict privacy standards to keep your data safe and confidential. Read our Privacy Policy at https://hollyword.online/privacy SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS Vitrail is subscription-based with a free trial. Subscribe for full access and cancel anytime. Manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal in your iTunes Account Settings. Read our Terms of Service at https://hollyword.online/termsofuse

About

Vessel

Capture, summarize, and understand sermons and scripture with AI-powered tools. Organize your notes, get personalized reflections, and revisit teachings easily. Go deeper into scripture and retain what you learn.

Highlights
  • Record live sermons
  • AI sermon summarization
  • Scan Bible pages instantly
  • Verse context and meaning
  • Structured note organization
  • Personalized reflection points
  • Searchable note library
Features
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Never let a sermon or Scripture passage slip away again. Vessel turns what you hear and read — sermons, Bible passages, personal reflections — into clear, organized notes you'll actually go back to. Record live in church, summarize a YouTube sermon, or scan a printed page. Vessel does the rest. CAPTURE EVERY SERMON Record sermons directly in the app while jotting your own thoughts as you listen. No more scrambling to remember what the pastor said by Tuesday. SUMMARIZE ANY SERMON, ANYWHERE Paste a YouTube link and get a structured, AI-generated summary in seconds — perfect for sermons you missed or want to revisit. SCAN & STUDY SCRIPTURE INSTANTLY Point your camera at a printed Bible page and Vessel opens the exact passage for you — no flipping, no searching. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE READING Tap any verse to see the context and meaning behind it — the history, the audience, the intent — so you're not just reading Scripture, you're understanding it. FROM SERMON TO STRUCTURED NOTES Vessel organizes every sermon and study session into key themes, takeaways, and scripture references — so your notes are actually usable, not just a wall of text. TURN TEACHING INTO ACTION Get practical, personalized reflection points and life applications pulled straight from what you just heard or read. REVISIT ANYTIME All your notes, summaries, and recordings live in one searchable library — so what you learned on Sunday doesn't disappear by Wednesday. Whether you're in the pew, studying at home, or catching up on a sermon you missed, Vessel helps you go deeper into Scripture and actually remember it. Download Vessel and turn every sermon into lasting understanding. Privacy: https://vesselapp.ai/app-privacy Terms: https://vesselapp.ai/app-terms GET IN TOUCH: Support: support@vesselapp.ai

Screenshots

Bible Verse Widget4 screens
Vessel4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bible Verse Widget and Vessel both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 55% of Vessel's written reviews are positive against 14% of Bible Verse Widget's. Vessel also leads on chart position (#50 vs unranked). Bible Verse Widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (446 vs 76). On price, rating, 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. Bible Verse Widget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Vessel sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Bible Verse Widget against 4.5 for Vessel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bible Verse Widget has 446 ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of Bible Verse Widget's written reviews are positive against 55% of Vessel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Verse Widget ships an update every 9 days, Vessel weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Bible Verse Widget versus Vessel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible Verse WidgetVessel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (446 ratings) — better4.5 (76 ratings)
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews55.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings446 — better76
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#50 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCacao MobileDUOMO APP LIMITED

Customer experience

Bible Verse Widget

All ratings441 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Vessel

All ratings70 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Bible Verse Widget

Subscriptions7
  • Bible Premium Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Bible Premium Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Bible Premium Monthly$19.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Bible Premium Annual$39.991 Year
  • Bible Premium Quarterly$39.993 Months
  • Bible Premium Annual$69.991 Year
  • Bible Premium Yearly3 Days trial$89.991 Year
4 purchases

Vessel

Subscriptions4
  • Vessel Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Vessel Weekly Premium3 Days trial$14.997 Days
  • Vessel Yearly Premium$59.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Vessel Yearly Premium$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Bible Verse Widget free?
Bible Verse Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vessel free?
Vessel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bible Verse Widget or Vessel?
Bible Verse Widget is rated higher. Bible Verse Widget averages 4.6 out of 5 from 446 ratings, while Vessel averages 4.5 from 76 ratings.
Do Bible Verse Widget or Vessel have ads?
Vessel shows ads; Bible Verse Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Bible Verse Widget or Vessel?
Bible Verse Widget ships an update every 9 days, and Vessel weekly. Most recently, Bible Verse Widget was updated on November 9, 2026 and Vessel on November 10, 2026.

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