Study by A1 vs Folio Bible

Study by A1:8 is a free Bible study app for people who want to go deeper than a verse of the day. Read in five translations side by side. Pull up nineteen classic commentaries — Matthew Henry, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, Adam Clarke, Albert Barnes, John Wesley, Charles Spurgeon, Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Scofield and more — on the passage in front of you, without leaving it. Look up a word in any of twenty-five dictionaries. Follow a reading plan. Keep what you find. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read five Bible translations, with parallel view • Study nineteen commentaries, verse by verse • Search twenty-five-plus Bible dictionaries and word studies • Take notes on any verse, and keep them • Highlight in multiple colours, and organise highlights into collections • Write longer thoughts and full messages in a proper editor • Bookmark passages and build collections • Follow reading plans and track your progress • Search across everything you have written WORKS OFFLINE Download translations, commentaries and dictionaries to your device and use them with no connection at all — on a plane, in a basement, anywhere. Notes, highlights and messages you write offline are saved on the device and sync the moment you are back. Nothing waits on a signal. EVERYTHING SYNCS Sign in once and your notes, highlights, bookmarks and messages follow you between your phone, your tablet and the web. Start a thought on your phone and finish it on a laptop. FREE, WITH NO PAYWALL The app is free. There is no subscription, no trial, no locked chapters and no ads. Everything described above is included. Study is part of the A1:8 family of tools for churches and the people in them. "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses... to the end of the earth." — Acts 1:8

Folio — Read the Bible with the manuscripts behind it Most Bible apps give you the text. Folio gives you the text and the evidence for it. Every verse shows how many ancient manuscripts preserve it. Tap once and you can see the actual pages that carried Scripture through the centuries. Whether you’re reading devotionally, studying deeply, or asking hard questions about what’s true, Folio is built to go further than any Bible app you’ve used. Read, beautifully A clean, distraction-free reader designed for immersion. Highlight the verses that speak to you, pick up exactly where you left off, and stay focused on the Word. See the manuscripts Tap any verse to view the manuscripts that attest it, ordered from oldest to newest. Compare the critical text against how a specific manuscript — like Codex Sinaiticus — actually reads it. Study the original languages Move word by word through the Hebrew Old Testament. Every word links to its Strong’s number, parsing, and definition, with classic lexicons ready for deeper study. Make it yours Add notes to any verse, organize them with reusable labels, and search everything you’ve written. Your study stays with you and stays in sync. Build Bible Studies Create focused studies by gathering verses, notes, and labels into one place. Invite contributors to collaborate with you, or share a study publicly in read-only format so others can learn from it. See the connections Scripture interprets Scripture. Discover how each verse relates to others across the whole of the Bible. Know what you believe Explore the core doctrines of the Christian faith, clearly laid out so you understand not just what you believe, but why. Test the competing claims Read other religious texts — including the Book of Mormon and the Qur’an — side by side with Scripture. When a claim is made, Folio pairs it with a clear biblical response so you can weigh the evidence for yourself. Free, with no catch Folio is completely free. Optional support helps cover development and hosting — nothing is locked behind a paywall. Read Scripture. See the evidence. Know what you believe. Download Folio and go deeper today.