Study by A1 vs Biblical Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Study by A1
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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
Biblical Tools
This app provides a word-for-word English Bible translation with integrated Hebrew and Greek texts for in-depth study. It includes features like timelines, character lists, audio scripture, and scripture-based music, all accessible offline.
- KJ3 Literal Translation Bible reader
- Interlinear Hebrew and Greek texts
- Offline access to Bible content
- Audio Bible playback
- Timelines and cast of characters
- Scripture music and devotionals
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Biblical Tools brings the KJ3 Literal Translation to your fingertips: a word-for-word English Bible built for serious study. • Bible Reader: all 66 books of the KJ3 Literal Translation in a clean, uncluttered design. The text is stored on your device, so it reads with no signal. • Hebrew & Greek: the Hebrew Old Testament (Leningrad Codex) alongside the English, the New Testament in Hebrew (Salkinson and Margoliouth), and the Greek New Testament. Tap a word for its meaning and where else it is used. • Study Tools: timelines, cast of characters, key terms, and cross-references for every book of the Bible. • Audio Bible: listen to Scripture read aloud. Audio keeps playing when the phone locks, with play and pause on the lock screen. • Scripture Songs: whole chapters set to music, word for word from the KJ3 text. • The Quiet Hour: a continuous broadcast of Scripture music and the Bible read aloud, day and night, with a sleep timer. • Sunday Bible Study and Friday Seminar: the "Who Is My Neighbor?" series with printable study sheets, and past Friday Seminars. • Light for Your Path: short devotionals filmed on location. • Pilgrim: a Scripture walking companion that turns your steps into a journey through the biblical world, with Rest, Fasting and Foods of the Bible pages. Your privacy: no ads, no account, no subscription. Bookmarks, notes and Pilgrim logs stay on your device. The app sends anonymous usage statistics so we can improve it; you can turn this off in Settings. Offered at no cost by Bible Ministries International, a nonprofit ministry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Study by A1 at daily against Biblical Tools's every 2 weeks. 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.
Study by A1 ships an update daily, Biblical Tools every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Study by A1 | Biblical Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 277 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Sanders | Bible Ministries International |
In-app purchases
Study by A1
No in-app purchases
Biblical Tools
No in-app purchases








