BSV Bible vs LampStand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BSV Bible
This app offers a free, ad-free Bible reading experience with daily plans, notes, and audio. Optional premium features include in-depth word study, cross-references, and inductive marking for a one-time purchase.
- Complete Bible in BSV translation
- Daily reading plans and reflections
- Notes, highlights, and memory verses
- Native audio playback
- Greek and Hebrew word study
- Cross-references and inductive marking
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BSV Bible — for people who study the Word. Bible reading, plans, notes, highlights, memory verses, and audio — all completely free, forever. No ads. No subscription nag. No tracking. Your notes never leave your device. Optional Premium adds three deep study tools for one lifetime price: Greek and Hebrew word study, cross-references, and inductive marking. One purchase, every device, every future update. — FREE FOR EVERYONE — • The complete Bible in the Biblical Standard Version (BSV) — faithful to the original languages • Daily reading plans • Daily Proverb with a brief reflection • Memory verses with progress tracking • Notes, bookmarks, and color-coded highlights • Native audio playback for any chapter • Five reading themes (minimal, parchment, deep dark, and more) • Compare translations side by side • Backup and restore your entire study library • Holy Land map with journey overlays — Jesus' ministry, Exodus to Canaan, Abraham's travels • Reading reminders that live on your device • Share any verse as a clean image — PREMIUM ($9.99 LIFETIME) — WORD STUDY — Tap any word to see its Greek or Hebrew root, transliteration, Strong's number, and a careful definition. The original languages get to speak. CROSS-REFERENCES — Five Scripture-interprets-Scripture connections for any verse, each with a short explanation of the link. Built to favor direct biblical connections over speculative theology. INDUCTIVE MARKING — Mark words across the whole Bible by category — key terms, repeated phrases, characters, time markers, locations. Categories travel with you from passage to passage so you can see structure and theme at a glance. — ABOUT THE BSV — The Biblical Standard Version is an original translation by Straight Truth Press, built from a let-Scripture-interpret-Scripture hermeneutic. The translation principles are deliberate: baptizo is rendered "immerse," ekklesia is rendered "assembly," hagioi is rendered "God's people." We don't smuggle denominational baggage into the original meanings — we let the words mean what they mean. — PRIVACY-FIRST — No ads. No tracking. No analytics SDKs. Your notes, highlights, and reading history live only on your device. The only data we record is whether you have an active premium entitlement — and even that is anonymous. — SUPPORT — Email support@straighttruthpress.com — every message read, every reasonable feature request considered. Read deeper. Study honest. Welcome to BSV Bible.
LampStand
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LampStand is built on a simple conviction: studying Scripture deserves an app as serious as the Book - and as private as your own bookshelf. A COMPLETE LIBRARY, OFFLINE Four translations - Berean Standard, King James, American Standard, and World English. Classic commentaries spanning the whole canon: John Calvin, Matthew Henry, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, John Gill, and Spurgeon on the Psalms. The historic confessions and catechisms with their proof texts - the Westminster Confession and Catechisms, the 1689 London Baptist Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgic Confession, and the Canons of Dort. The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge cross-reference graph for every verse. Download what you want, remove what you don't, and study anywhere; on a plane, in a pew, off the grid. ASK, AND SEE THE SOURCES On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, select any passage and ask a question. The answer is composed on your device, grounded in the library above, and every citation is verified - tap one and read the source in full context. If a claim can't be traced to a real source, it isn't shown. The AI is a study aid, not an authority: it doesn't counsel, speculate, or replace your church. Verify everything with Scripture and trusted teachers. THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGES, PLAINLY Tap into the Greek and Hebrew behind any verse: Strong's numbers, lexicon entries, morphology, and an honest concordance of every occurrence across the canon; the kind of word study that usually requires a desk full of books. A QUIET DEVOTIONAL LIFE A prayer journal that stays yours alone. Scripture memorization with spaced review. Reading plans that meet you where you are. Highlights, notes, and kept studies; encrypted on your device. PRIVATE, ACTUALLY No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking of any kind. LampStand collects nothing - the App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected" because there is nothing to collect. Your reading, notes, and prayers never leave your iPhone. FREE, COMPLETELY Every feature, every book, every answer. Nothing is locked, metered, or upsold. Optional in-app tips help support development and unlock nothing. Read the Bible deeply. Privately. Anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: BSV Bible at 3 against LampStand's 1. BSV Bible also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. BSV Bible sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LampStand sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | BSV Bible | LampStand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Straight Truth Press | Amphora LLC |
In-app purchases
BSV Bible
- Premium$9.99
LampStand
- Small Gift$5.00
- Generous Gift$10.00
- Lavish Gift$20.00





