Bread vs Exegesis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bread
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Bread is a quiet, fully private iOS companion for tracking your Bible reading — no account, no cloud, no trackers required. Everything lives on your device. Nothing leaves your phone. FEATURES • Streak Tracking — Keep a soft, motivating count of your current and best reading runs. A 2-day grace period means no shame for occasional breaks. • Reading Heatmap — A calm visual map of every day you've spent in Scripture. Watch your year fill in slowly, with no judgment and no comparison. • Chapter Grid — Mark every chapter across all 1,189 chapters, from Genesis to Revelation. Watch the grid bloom in muted gold as you go, page by page. • Verses & Notes — Bookmark verses with private notes tied to passages. Re-read your reflections, see how they've shifted, and keep every one on your phone. • Light & Dark Themes — A polished interface with warm parchment by day and deep midnight by night. Adapts automatically to your system setting. • Complete Privacy — No account, no analytics, no ads, no server sync. Everything you log, read, and reflect lives on the device in your hand. Supports 5 Bible canons. iOS 17+. Offline-first.
Exegesis
This app provides a comprehensive Bible study experience, offering multiple translations, original language tools, and extensive commentaries from historical Christian figures. It includes features for in-depth analysis, personal note-taking, and offline access to your library.
- Multiple Bible translations
- Original language lexicons
- Historical commentaries
- Creeds and confessions
- Verse cross-referencing
- Personal notes and highlights
- Offline access
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Exegesis is a Bible study app built on a conviction: Scripture is best read with the church — the Fathers, the Reformers, and the Puritans at the table. READ • Multiple Bible translations, with Strong's-tagged text for original-language word study • Continuous scrolling, serif reading fonts, stained-glass themes, and chapter audio with a synced verse cursor • Greek, Hebrew, and Latin lexicons, plus a classic Bible encyclopedia STUDY WITH THE CHURCH • Classic commentators spanning the 1st to the 19th century — Chrysostom, Augustine, Calvin, Matthew Henry, Spurgeon, and more — keyed to the verse in front of you • Creeds, confessions, and catechisms with side-by-side comparison and narrated audio • Letters from authors across traditions — from Augustine to John Newton — with narrated audio • A hymn library organized by topic and tradition GO DEEPER • Cross-reference maps and topic connections for every verse • Analytical tools that weigh topics, interpretive traditions, and cross-references, with clear visual breakdowns • A study assistant for your questions, grounded in your library MAKE IT YOURS • Notes, highlights, verse marks, and a sermon journal with review quizzes and flashcards • Daily devotional with streaks, reading plans, home-screen widgets, and gentle reminders • Offline-first: your library lives on your device, and sync keeps every device in step Exegesis is free to use. An optional Premium and Max subscription unlocks the analytical suite and AI assistance; manage it anytime in your account settings. Questions? support@exegesisbible.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://exegesisbible.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Exegesis at 4 against Bread's 2. Exegesis also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Bread sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Exegesis sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Bread | Exegesis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 291 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Kawano | CV Concierge A.I., LLC |
In-app purchases
Bread
- Small Tip Monthly$0.991 Month
- Medium Tip Monthly$1.991 Month
- Large Tip Monthly$9.991 Month
Exegesis
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Max (Monthly)$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
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- Max (Yearly)$89.991 Year
- 50 AI Credits$2.99
- 200 AI Credits$9.99









