PewPad vs Faith Bible Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PewPad
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PewPad is your notebook for church, sermons, and Scripture. Whether you are listening from your seat, leading a Bible study, or preparing to preach, PewPad gives you a calm place to capture your thoughts and return to what matters. TAKE NOTES IN CHURCH Write down sermon notes, Scripture references, questions, and personal reflections. Keep your notes organized so you can revisit what you heard and continue studying later. KEEP SCRIPTURE CLOSE Study installed Bible translations offline. Follow references as you take notes and explore downloadable public-domain commentary resources when you want to go deeper. PREPARE TO PREACH Write and organize sermons, manage drafts, and keep preparation notes together. PewPad supports the work behind the message as well as the notes you take while listening. DELIVER AND REFLECT Use Delivery Mode for a pulpit-friendly view of your notes, Scripture, and timing. Optional voice reference activation can surface spoken Bible references. Review sermon and delivery insights as you reflect on your preparation. A QUIET, LOCAL-FIRST WORKSPACE No sign-in is required. Keep your work on your device and use installed Scripture resources without relying on a live connection. Microphone and speech recognition are optional and used only when you enable voice features. From a thought in the pew to a message in the pulpit, make room to listen, write, prepare, and reflect with PewPad.
Faith Bible Notes
This app combines note-taking with a built-in Bible, allowing users to easily reference scripture within their entries. It supports offline access to the Bible and offers organizational tools like folders and highlighting.
- Integrated Bible
- Offline Bible access
- Smart verse recognition
- Note organization
- Verse highlighting
- Search functionality
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Notes with the Bible built in — for anyone who takes sermon notes, studies Scripture, and prays. Type Gen 1:1 or John 3:16 right in your text — the reference lights up, and you can read the verse without leaving your note. Smart verse detection Single verses, ranges, and lists: Gen 1:2-3,5. Tap a reference and the text appears. And in the Bible itself, each verse shows how many of your notes mention it. Write by hand Write and draw with Apple Pencil or your finger right inside a note. Handwritten references work too: tap "John 3:16" to open the verse. Prayer journal A dedicated space for the things you're praying for. The Today screen reminds you what to pray for, and your list of answered prayers stays with you for years to come. The full Bible offline The complete text lives on your device. No internet needed. Keep your thoughts in order Folders, search, text formatting, and highlights for the verses you return to. Save quotes from other apps through the Share sheet, and find your notes straight from iOS search. On all your devices iCloud sync: start on iPhone, continue on iPad or Mac. Your writing stays yours No accounts, no data collection. Everything stays on your device and in your iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PewPad at every 4 days against Faith Bible Notes's every 8 days. Faith Bible Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PewPad ships an update every 4 days, Faith Bible Notes every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PewPad | Faith Bible Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olanrewaju Oyinbooke | Aleksandr Sheshotov |
In-app purchases
PewPad
No in-app purchases
Faith Bible Notes
No in-app purchases









