My Scripture Time vs Small & Simple
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Scripture Time
This app delivers scripture readings on a schedule you choose, offering a moment of pause and connection. It provides curated scriptures from various sources with customizable reminders and reading modes. The app works offline and prioritizes user privacy with no accounts or data collection.
- Customizable scripture reminders
- Multiple reading modes (listen, read aloud, silent)
- Offline functionality
- No account or data collection
- Curated scripture sources
- Reading history and stats
- Share verses with friends
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Your phone is designed to keep you scrolling. Scripture Time is designed to break the scroll. Scripture Time delivers scripture readings on a schedule you choose — not when an algorithm decides. Every reminder is a chance to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the Word. No accounts. No ads. No data collection. Just scripture, on your terms. HOW IT WORKS Set your schedule — choose how often you want scripture reminders and your active hours. Scripture Time handles the rest. When a reminder arrives, tap it. You'll see a scripture paired with an encouraging affirmation. Read it silently, listen to it spoken aloud, or read it out loud yourself. You have 15 minutes to complete each reading. After you finish, you're greeted with encouragement. Then you're back to your day — grounded, centered, and free. SCRIPTURE SOURCES Choose from nearly 600 curated scriptures across three sources: Old Testament (KJV) — 200+ passages New Testament (KJV) — 200+ passages Book of Mormon — 180+ passages Select one source, two, or all three. Every scripture is hand-picked and tagged by theme so you always receive passages that speak to where you are right now. FEATURES Customizable reminders — set your interval and daily window Three reading modes — listen, read aloud, or silent read Full chapter reader — continue reading any chapter with text-to-speech Choose your voice and reading font 150 celebration affirmations across six categories Save your favorite scriptures from any screen Reading history with weekly, monthly, and yearly stats Smart scheduling that survives restarts and respects your hours Share any verse with friends and family Snooze when you need a break Dark theme designed for focused reading Works offline — no internet required after install No account required — your data stays on your device Every time you reach for your phone, you have a choice: scroll through the noise, or pause for something that matters. Scripture Time makes that choice easier. One verse at a time. Released from bondage.
Small & Simple
Receive a daily scripture or quote on your home screen with customizable widgets. Personalize backgrounds, fonts, and topics to create a meaningful morning moment. Save, collect, and share your favorite verses offline.
- Daily scripture and quote widgets
- Customizable backgrounds and themes
- Multiple widget support
- Offline functionality
- Save and share favorite verses
- Topic-based verse selection
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A beautiful scripture on your Home Screen, every single day. Small & Simple is the daily-verse widget made with love for Latter-day Saint women (everyone's welcome). Pretty enough to leave on your Home Screen, meaningful enough to change your morning. FOLLOWS COME, FOLLOW ME WITH YOU (NEW) - Set your widget to "Come, Follow Me" and it stays in step with the church-wide weekly study, all year long - Beautiful verses from each week's chapters, moving ahead automatically when the new week begins - A "This Week" card in Explore takes you straight to the current reading - The verse on your Home Screen matches what you, your family, and your Sunday School class are studying A LITTLE LIGHT, EVERY DAY Wake up to a verse that meets you where you are. No scrolling, no noise. Just a quiet moment of scripture, right where you'll see it. SCRIPTURE WHERE YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE IT - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in three sizes - 2,700+ verses and quotes from the Book of Mormon, Bible, Doctrine & Covenants, Pearl of Great Price, and beloved leaders - A fresh verse daily, or rotating all day long. You choose. MADE TO MATCH YOUR VIBE - 84 stunning backgrounds: photos, watercolors, dreamy gradients (or drop in your own) - 18 elegant fonts, from classic serifs to handwritten scripts, plus custom colors and fully editable themes - Run multiple widgets, each with its own look and topics - Even pick your app icon TOPICS THAT MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE Faith & Testimony, Motherhood & Family, Strength & Resilience, Prayer & Revelation, Grief & Healing, Peace & Calm, Personal Worth, Joy & Gratitude, Covenant Living, Sharing the Gospel, Women's Voices, God's Plan, The Restoration KEEP AND SHARE THE ONES YOU LOVE - Save favorites and build collections - Add your own quotes - Share any verse as a gorgeous image to Messages, Instagram, anywhere - A gentle morning notification with the day's verse YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS - Works fully offline, no internet needed - No account, no sign-ups, no tracking - Everything stays right on your phone However your day is going, there's a verse waiting for you. Reading is free, forever. The daily verse feed and each week's Come, Follow Me reading are always free, along with two topics and six looks for your widget. Small & Simple Premium unlocks the rest: your widget follows Come, Follow Me all year, every topic, favorites and collections, your own quotes, the full photo and watercolor library, the theme editor with 18 fonts, multiple widgets, and watermark-free sharing. $4.99 per month with a 3-day free trial, or $49.99 per year with a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled; manage anytime in Settings. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This app is an independent work and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Come, Follow Me" is the Church's study curriculum; this app independently follows its publicly available weekly schedule. Scripture text is public domain; quotes are short excerpts with attribution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: My Scripture Time at free against Small & Simple's freemium. My Scripture Time also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for My Scripture Time against 5.0 for Small & Simple. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Scripture Time has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
My Scripture Time ships an update every 2 weeks, Small & Simple weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Scripture Time | Small & Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Henrie | Skylarking LLC |
Customer experience
My Scripture Time
Small & Simple
In-app purchases
My Scripture Time
No in-app purchases
Small & Simple
No in-app purchases
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