Comparison

Scroll vs Bread

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

Head to head
About

Scroll

This app delivers a single Bible verse daily, providing in-depth analysis including its plain sense, historical context, original language meaning, and modern application. Users can ask questions about the text and explore full study essays for verses that resonate deeply, helping to build a consistent spiritual practice.

Highlights
  • One verse delivered daily
  • Verse analysis (plain sense, background, original word)
  • Cross-translation comparisons
  • Ask questions directly from the text
  • Full study essays for deeper dives
  • Daily streak tracking
  • Saved verse library
Features
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You keep meaning to read the Bible. Then the day fills up, a chapter feels like a lot, and it doesn't happen — again. Scroll makes it one verse a day. Short enough that you'll actually open it. Deep enough that the verse stays with you. HOW IT WORKS Each day, one verse — unpacked like a patient teacher is sitting beside you: • The plain sense — what it actually says • The background — the story and setting behind it • The original word — the Hebrew or Greek your translation leaves out • Across translations — how the great versions render it • What's easy to miss — the detail that changes everything • For today — what it means for your life now ASK ANYTHING Wondering what a word means, or why it's phrased that way? Ask, and get an answer straight from the text — not opinions. GO DEEPER When a verse grips you, open a full study essay on it. The verses that won't let you go get the depth they deserve. BUILD THE HABIT A quiet daily streak turns "I should read more" into who you is saved to your library, kept for good. WHY SCROLL Most Bible apps hand you a plan and a lot of reading. Scroll does the opposite: less to read, more to see. One verse, fully understood, beats a chapter you skim and forget. Start with today's verse. It takes two minutes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sumitvairagar.github.io/selah-ai/privacy-policy.html Scroll Premium — auto-renewing annual subscription, $49.99/year (7-day free trial)."

About

Bread

Features
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Bread is a quiet, fully private iOS companion for tracking your Bible reading — no account, no cloud, no trackers required. Everything lives on your device. Nothing leaves your phone. FEATURES • Streak Tracking — Keep a soft, motivating count of your current and best reading runs. A 2-day grace period means no shame for occasional breaks. • Reading Heatmap — A calm visual map of every day you've spent in Scripture. Watch your year fill in slowly, with no judgment and no comparison. • Chapter Grid — Mark every chapter across all 1,189 chapters, from Genesis to Revelation. Watch the grid bloom in muted gold as you go, page by page. • Verses & Notes — Bookmark verses with private notes tied to passages. Re-read your reflections, see how they've shifted, and keep every one on your phone. • Light & Dark Themes — A polished interface with warm parchment by day and deep midnight by night. Adapts automatically to your system setting. • Complete Privacy — No account, no analytics, no ads, no server sync. Everything you log, read, and reflect lives on the device in your hand. Supports 5 Bible canons. iOS 17+. Offline-first.

Screenshots

Scroll4 screens
Bread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scroll at 13.0 against Bread's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Bread sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 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 — 5.0 for Scroll against 5.0 for Bread. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Scroll versus Bread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollBread
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSumit VairagarBenjamin Kawano

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scroll

Subscriptions2
  • Scroll Premium$4.991 Month
  • Scroll Premium$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Bread

Subscriptions3
  • Small Tip Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Medium Tip Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Large Tip Monthly$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Scroll free?
Scroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bread free?
Bread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scroll or Bread?
Scroll and Bread are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Scroll or Bread have ads?
Neither Scroll nor Bread shows ads.

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