Comparison

Sacra Tabula vs 1189

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

Head to head
About

Sacra Tabula

Features
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Sacra Tabula is an interactive biblical atlas for exploring scripture through place, geography, and custom study maps. Search biblical places and scripture references, view locations on a map, and build your own visual overlays for lessons, research, sermons, or personal study. Save maps, mark important places, add custom drawings, and return to your work whenever you need it. Features include: - Search by biblical place or scripture reference - Explore places on an interactive map - Create and edit custom map overlays - Save maps for later study or teaching - Mark personal places and points of interest - Share map views for lessons, notes, or presentations - Choose app colors and display settings - Use built-in feedback, tips, and update guidance Sacra Tabula is designed for students, teachers, pastors, small groups, and anyone who wants a clearer way to connect scripture with the world it describes.

About

1189

Track your progress through all 1,189 Bible chapters with a visual map that fills in as you read. Mark chapters, attach notes, and review your reading history with monthly and yearly recaps. Offers a built-in reader and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Visual Bible chapter map
  • Mark read/studied chapters
  • Built-in Bible reader
  • Chapter journaling with notes
  • Monthly and yearly reading recaps
  • Streaks with grace option
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Ever set out to read the whole Bible and lose track of where you are? Or finish a plan and wonder which chapters you have actually read over the years? That's where 1189 comes in. It is a personal map of all 1,189 chapters of the Bible that fills in as you read, across any plan, any pace, any Bible, for as long as you keep reading. Some of the top features: - The Map: Every book and every chapter, colored by section, so you can see your whole Bible at a glance and exactly what is left. - Paper Bible first: Read from your own Bible and mark a chapter or a range in seconds. No scrolling required. - Built-in Reader: Read in the app when you want to, with the Berean Standard Bible, World English Bible, and King James Version included. - Read or Studied: Two levels of marking. Read means you read it. Studied means you went deeper. - Streaks with grace: Pick your reading days and your streak survives the days you planned to rest. Turn streaks off entirely if you prefer. - Recaps: Monthly and yearly recaps of your reading, with share cards you can send to anyone. - Journal: Attach a note to any chapter, with optional prompts to get you started, and share it as a card or plain text. - Stats: Percent read, your pace, and an estimate of when you will finish. - Achievements: Quiet milestones along the way, never a leaderboard. - Passes: Finish the whole Bible and start again. Every pass is kept, and nothing you have read is ever erased. - iCloud Sync: Your reading lives in your own iCloud and stays in step across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - Private by design: No accounts, no feed, no comments. Share only what you choose to share. The whole reading loop is free: the map, marking, the reader, journaling, recaps, achievements, and reminders. With an upgrade to 1189 Pro, you get: - Advanced stats and charts - Achievements history - Share card styles - Journal export as PDF - Alternate app icons Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sacra Tabula4 screens
11894 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sacra Tabula at none against 1189's 3. Sacra Tabula also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 1189's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. 1189 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Sacra Tabula asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sacra Tabula ships an update every 6 weeks, 1189 every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Sacra Tabula versus 1189: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSacra Tabula1189
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB53 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperChainbreaker Technology LLCSemper Phoenix LLC

In-app purchases

None

Sacra Tabula

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

1189

Subscriptions2
  • 1189 Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • 1189 Pro Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • 1189 Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Sacra Tabula free?
Sacra Tabula is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1189 free?
1189 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sacra Tabula or 1189 have ads?
Neither Sacra Tabula nor 1189 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sacra Tabula or 1189?
Sacra Tabula ships an update every 6 weeks, and 1189 every 9 days. Most recently, Sacra Tabula was updated on October 24, 2026 and 1189 on October 24, 2026.

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