Comparison

Lex vs YLV Bible

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

Head to head
About

Lex

Instantly verify Scrabble words, check tile points, and get definitions. Supports offline lookups and includes a unique photo-scanning feature to analyze word lists from images. Offers an ad-free experience with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Scrabble word validation
  • Tile point calculation
  • Offline definitions
  • Photo word list scanning
  • Recent lookup history
  • Ad-free option
Features
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Lex is a fast, beautiful Scrabble word checker and dictionary for the moment your friend across the table claims "qi" is a word. Type any word, see in an instant whether it's a legal play in international Scrabble (SOWPODS), how many tile points it scores, and what it means. Roughly 268,000 words and offline definition entries for every legal word are bundled in the app for instant lookup. Open Lex, type a word, and the result card updates as you type: a green VALID badge or red NOT VALID, the word laid out as wooden Scrabble tiles, the total point value, and grouped definitions by part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). The Scan tab lets you photograph a Boggle list, screenshot, or handwritten notes, then review valid and invalid words side by side. The Recent tab keeps a history of typed lookups, and Settings lets you remove ads or upgrade to Lex Pro. Lex is free with a single Medium Rectangle banner ad on the search screen; a one-time Remove Ads purchase turns it off permanently. Typed lookups are processed entirely on-device. Photo word checks run OCR on-device, then send only extracted text and line layout to Lex's parser so messy columns and numbering can be cleaned into a word list. Free users get 1 photo check per month; Lex Pro unlocks unlimited photo checks and also removes ads. Privacy Policy: https://lex.clarved.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

YLV Bible

Features
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YLV Bible is a complete offline Bible study tool built around the original languages. Everything is inside the app. No sign-in, no advertising, no data collection, and no network connection is ever required — the entire 216 MB of Scripture and analysis is bundled and works in Airplane Mode. THE TEXT The Yeshua Literal Version (YLV) is our own literal translation of the Old and New Testaments, in both Korean and English. 66 books, 1,189 chapters, 31,167 verses in each language. It is a literal translation. Where a Hebrew or Greek word carries a meaning that ordinary English blurs, the original term is kept and explained rather than smoothed away. WORD-BY-WORD ORIGINAL LANGUAGE ANALYSIS Not a few sample verses — the whole Bible. - Hebrew Old Testament: 305,561 words across 23,213 verses - Greek New Testament: 140,149 words across 7,953 verses Tap any word and you get its Strong's number, its transliteration, its full morphological parsing (3,010 Hebrew forms, 1,054 Greek forms), and a lexicon definition written from public-domain sources. Four separate viewers: Hebrew and Greek, each with Korean and English glosses. CONCORDANCE From any word, see every place it occurs in Scripture, shown with the translated verse so you can read the sense at a glance — not just a list of references. ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE SEARCH Search by Hebrew or Greek characters directly, including partial consonant strings. STUDY ARTICLES Nine in-depth studies with a translator's afterword — the appointed times (moedim), the offerings of Numbers 28-29, Passover and the Last Supper, the Greek word opse, the name Yeshua, and more — plus a topical proclamation section. READING Day and night modes, adjustable text size, verse-by-verse read-aloud, and long-press to copy a verse. Your display settings are remembered per section. SOURCES AND LICENSING - Hebrew: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (Westminster Leningrad Codex), CC BY 4.0. Attribution is shown in the app. - Greek: Robinson-Pierpont, The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform. Public domain. - Strong's numbers (James Strong, 1890). Public domain. - The YLV translation and the Korean lexicon are our own original work. The YLV translation and the Korean lexicon are our own original work. Copyright© 2026 Bible Homes Inc. We hold the rights and publish them free of charge. Published by Bible Homes Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Free, and free of charge to keep.

Screenshots

Lex4 screens
YLV Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YLV Bible at none against Lex's 1. YLV Bible also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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. Lex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. YLV Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lex ships an update weekly, YLV Bible every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Lex versus YLV Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLexYLV Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB213 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClarved Inc.Bible Homes Inc

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lex

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

YLV Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lex free?
Lex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YLV Bible free?
YLV Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lex or YLV Bible have ads?
Lex shows ads; YLV Bible does not.
Which is updated more often, Lex or YLV Bible?
Lex ships an update weekly, and YLV Bible every 11 days. Most recently, Lex was updated on October 31, 2026 and YLV Bible on November 10, 2026.

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