Comparison

Scroll vs Decanon

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

Decanon

This app offers a scholarly analysis of the Protestant Bible, breaking down each book into sections with academic annotations. It focuses on critical biblical scholarship, addressing historical, ethical, and textual issues rather than devotional reading.

Highlights
  • Scholarly annotations for all 66 Protestant Bible books
  • Analysis of issues like violence, misogyny, and slavery
  • Full-text search across books and annotations
  • Filter by specific issue categories
  • Offline functionality
  • No account or tracking required
Features
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The canon, deconstructed. Decanon is a critical reading guide to all 66 books of the Protestant Bible. It breaks each book into concise, approachable sections and highlights passages that raise questions about violence, misogyny, slavery, anti-LGBTQ teaching, harm to children, science, history, internal consistency, racism, morality, and logic. EXPLORE THE CANON • Browse all 66 books by testament and category • Search book names, section titles, passage references, summaries, and annotations • Filter the catalog by any of 11 issue types • Expand each flag to read the full critical annotation • Use the passage reference to check the text in any Bible • Share sections or copy references CONTEXT, NOT MOCKERY Decanon is written for people examining or deconstructing claims of biblical inerrancy. Its goal is direct, respectful criticism—not mockery of religious people or the many ways people understand these texts. SOURCES AND SCOPE A general bibliography identifies works that informed the app’s editorial approach, including biblical scholarship and critical reference works. These are not item-level citations for every annotation. Decanon is a guide, not a Bible translation. It contains summaries, annotations, and passage references rather than the complete text of scripture. ACCESS Genesis and Exodus guides are included free. A one-time, non-consumable Full Access purchase unlocks the remaining 64 book guides. There is no subscription. Purchases and restores use Apple’s StoreKit. PRIVACY No account, ads, analytics, or tracking. Reading content is bundled and available offline. App Store purchases, restores, support links, sharing, and review prompts may use Apple or services you choose. Content note: Decanon discusses violence, abuse, discrimination, sexuality, and other mature themes in text.

Screenshots

Scroll4 screens
Decanon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Decanon at free against Scroll's freemium. Scroll's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Decanon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Decanon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scroll ships an update weekly, Decanon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Scroll versus Decanon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollDecanon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB15 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSumit VairagarOMAR DANIEL GRAZIANO

Customer experience

Scroll

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Decanon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scroll

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

Decanon

One-time1
  • Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is Scroll free?
Scroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Decanon free?
Decanon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scroll or Decanon?
Scroll and Decanon are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Scroll or Decanon have ads?
Neither Scroll nor Decanon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scroll or Decanon?
Scroll ships an update weekly, and Decanon every 2 weeks. Most recently, Scroll was updated on October 14, 2026 and Decanon on October 13, 2026.

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