Comparison

Bread vs Scroll

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bread

Features
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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.

About

Scroll

Experience Scripture like never before with a feed of Bible verses, devotional content, and historical figures sharing their faith. Explore themes, build streaks, and engage with the Word in a beautiful, easy-to-understand format.

Highlights
  • Verse of the Day
  • Scripture as a social feed
  • Word Clouds by book
  • Promises and Names of God
  • Cinematic verse reels
  • Greek and Hebrew word studies
  • Daily streaks and saving verses
Features
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It feels like scrolling your favorite feed — but every post is Scripture. Scroll turns the Word of God into a feed you actually want to open. No noise, no comparison, no regret — just the prophets, the apostles, the Psalms, and the whole story of Scripture, presented in a way that's fresh, beautiful, and easy to engage. A scroll you won't feel bad about. WHAT'S INSIDE • Verse of the Day, a daily Promise, and a "Fear Not" verse to steady your heart • The great cloud of witnesses — follow David, Paul, Moses, Isaiah, Mary and more as they "post" the Scripture they lived • Word Clouds for every book of the Bible, sized by the words used most • The Promises of God and the Names of God — browsable, by theme • Cinematic verse reels and stunning visuals of the Ark, the Tabernacle, and more • Word studies from the Greek and Hebrew, eyewitness accounts, prophecy fulfilled, and Bible timelines • Save your verses, build a daily streak, and pick up right where you left off All Scripture is the King James Version (public domain). Fresh content every single day. Redeem the scroll. Leave full, not empty. Scroll is a project of TheWay — thewaybible.app

Screenshots

Bread4 screens
Scroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scroll at none against Bread's 3. Scroll also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bread sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Scroll asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bread versus Scroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreadScroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB297 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin KawanoDillon McCurdy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bread

Subscriptions3
  • Small Tip Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Medium Tip Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Large Tip Monthly$9.991 Month
None

Scroll

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bread free?
Bread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scroll free?
Scroll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bread or Scroll have ads?
Neither Bread nor Scroll shows ads.

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