Comparison

Recite vs Engraved

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

Head to head
About

Recite

Features
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Recite helps you memorize Bible verses the way you’ll recall them: by saying them aloud. Choose a verse, hide the text, and recite it from memory. Recite listens, compares your words with the passage, and gives you an immediate accuracy score. It’s a simple, focused way to move Scripture from the page into your heart. SPEAK AND REMEMBER • Recite verses aloud using on-device speech recognition • See where your words matched or differed • Receive an immediate accuracy score • Listen to a verse before practicing • Practice by speaking or typing HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT Build confidence gradually with flexible verse-display tools. Read the complete passage, reveal selected words, use first-letter hints, or hide everything for a full memory test. SMART SCRIPTURE REVIEW Recite uses spaced repetition to help you review verses before they fade from memory. Strong recall leads to longer review intervals, while difficult verses return sooner. TRACK YOUR GROWTH • Follow your daily practice streak • View total reviews and average accuracy • See your progress for each verse • Earn badges and reach memorization milestones • Identify verses that are due for review BUILD YOUR OWN VERSE LIBRARY Begin with four ESV Romans Road passages, then add the Bible verses and longer passages you want to learn. Organize verses by topic, book, study plan, or personal goal. Group consecutive verses under the same topic to practice a longer passage in order. MAKE PRACTICE YOURS • Choose from multiple themes and reading styles • Adjust verse font, size, and visibility • Set practice reminders for your preferred time • Select standard or high-accuracy speech recognition • Enable Kids Mode for a cheerful “Well Done!” celebration and confetti PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your recitations are processed on your device. Your voice is not uploaded or shared. Your verses, recordings, scores, and progress remain private to you. The goal isn’t a perfect score. It’s to spend meaningful time in God’s Word and store it in your heart- one verse at a time.

About

Engraved

This app aids in memorizing Bible verses through voice recitation and spaced repetition. It offers a unique learning method with progressive word hiding and ensures privacy by processing all audio locally. Users can also create shared memorization lists.

Highlights
  • Voice recitation and word-by-word checking
  • Spaced repetition for long-term retention
  • Progressive learning with hidden words
  • Verse collections for various themes
  • Shared memorization lists for groups
  • Offline, on-device processing
Features
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Engraved helps you memorize Scripture by saying it out loud. You recite a verse, the app listens and checks each word as you speak, and spaced repetition brings the verse back for review before you'd forget it. Everything runs on your device, and your voice is never recorded or sent anywhere. No account, no ads, free. • Recite, don't retype. Say the verse aloud and Rhema, the built-in voice engine, follows along word by word, so you know immediately whether you have it. Prefer typing? That works too. • Learn in three passes. First half the words are hidden, then all of them, then you recite the whole verse, recalling from memory instead of reading off the screen. • Review before you forget. Spaced repetition schedules each verse's return just before it would fade, so verses you learned months ago stay with you. • Find the right verses. All 66 books, verse by verse, plus collections for grief, fear, weariness, waiting, doubt, and joy. • Memorize together. Build a list from any verses: a church can run a shared program, a family can set its own. Profiles keep each person's progress separate on one device.

Screenshots

Recite4 screens
Engraved4 screens

Verdict

The call

Recite and Engraved are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Recite versus Engraved: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReciteEngraved
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuang How LauJacob Warix

In-app purchases

None

Recite

No in-app purchases

None

Engraved

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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