Authentic Hadith vs Bible Explorer by OCC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Authentic Hadith
Explore and study authentic hadiths from the most trusted Islamic collections. Features an AI assistant for scholarly context, daily readings, and personalized organization. Offers structured learning paths and gamified progress tracking.
- Authentic hadith collections (Sahihayn)
- AI-powered scholarly assistant
- Daily hadith readings
- Personalized folders and annotations
- Structured learning paths
- Gamified progress tracking
- Offline progress tracking
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Discover and study authentic hadiths from the most trusted collections in Islamic scholarship. WHAT YOU GET: - Browse hadiths from the Sahihayn — Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, the two most rigorously authenticated collections in Islamic scholarship — with full Arabic text and English translations - AI-powered hadith assistant that answers your questions with scholarly context - Daily hadith readings to build a consistent learning habit - Save, organize, and annotate hadiths in personal folders - Structured learning paths with lessons on key Islamic topics - Gamified progress tracking with streaks, XP, and achievements - Progress tracking that keeps working even with a spotty connection - Dark mode, light mode, and multiple language preferences WHY AUTHENTIC HADITH: Hadiths in the app are sourced exclusively from the Sahihayn — Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. These are the two most rigorously authenticated hadith collections in Islamic scholarship, agreed upon by the Ummah for over 1,000 years. No grading ambiguity. No disputed chains. Only the most authentic. The AI assistant provides context and background, not religious rulings (fatwa). It helps you explore hadith meaning, historical context, and connections between narrations while encouraging you to consult qualified scholars for matters of jurisprudence. PREMIUM FEATURES: - Unlimited AI assistant conversations - Advanced learning paths and quizzes - Priority access to new features Sign in to keep your account, saved hadiths, and premium access with you across devices. Built with care for the Muslim ummah by byRed LLC, San Diego, California. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://byredllc.com/privacy
Bible Explorer by OCC
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The whole Bible, with the tools to study it, on your phone. No signal needed. Bible Explorer is built by Ontario Community Church, a congregation of about sixty-five in Ontario, Oregon. Everything in it is public domain, and the Bible and its study tools ship inside the app, so it works on a plane, in a canyon, or in the back row — what a small church can do with a little, given back. READ • Twelve translations: King James, American Standard, World English, Young's Literal, Darby, Webster, Douay-Rheims, Geneva (1599), Revised Version, Tyndale New Testament, JPS Tanakh, and Brenton's Septuagint • The church's own serif type, gold verse numbers, four reading themes (OCC, Parchment, Slate, Midnight), your text size and spacing • Tap any verse for commentary in a split-view pane, cross references, Strong's, and the verse in every translation at once • Tap any reference inside a commentary and it opens right there in a half sheet, with translation chips to compare it on the spot • Type a reference like John 3:16 and jump straight there, or search a phrase across the whole Bible • Focus mode, a verse of the day, top verses, your own reading streak, and picking up right where you left off STUDY • Nine commentaries, all built in: Matthew Henry, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, Adam Clarke, Keil & Delitzsch, John Wesley, Barnes' Notes, the 1599 Geneva Bible's own marginal notes, John Calvin, and John Gill • Strong's Hebrew and Greek under every word, with that word's occurrences across every translation • Nearly a million cross references and more than 32,000 topics • Six Bible dictionaries: Easton, Smith, Hitchcock, ISBE, Nave's, and Torrey's • More than 3,000 people and 1,300 places, each with a map, its dictionary entries, and every verse that mentions them • Gustave Doré's 1866 Bible engravings, a downloadable illustrations pack linked right to the people, places, and chapters they depict • 718 hymns tied to the verses that inspired them • 24 reading plans, each with a preview before you start SAVE • Bookmarks, highlights, and your own notes and study notes, sorted by reference • Share cards for any verse, in four scenes to match the app's own themes • Everything syncs across your devices through your own iCloud account ALSO • An Apple Watch app: verse of the day, today's plan reading, bookmarks, and a full KJV reader on your wrist • A Messages app: send a verse card in iMessage straight from Verse of the Day, Bookmarks, or a KJV search OFFLINE • No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription, no AI. Every translation, the nine commentaries, and the six dictionaries are built in. More books and art, and the Greek and Hebrew originals, are free optional downloads • Every translation, every commentary, and every dictionary in Bible Explorer is public domain WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT No account. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. No AI. Just the Bible and the tools to study it, built by a small church and given away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bible Explorer by OCC at none against Authentic Hadith's 1. Bible Explorer by OCC also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Authentic Hadith sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bible Explorer by OCC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Authentic Hadith ships an update every 2 weeks, Bible Explorer by OCC weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Authentic Hadith | Bible Explorer by OCC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | By Red, LLC. | Patrick Dailey |
In-app purchases
Authentic Hadith
- Lifetime Premium$99.99
Bible Explorer by OCC
No in-app purchases
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