Decanon vs YLV Bible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Decanon
This app offers a scholarly analysis of the Protestant Bible, breaking down each book into sections with academic annotations. It focuses on critical biblical scholarship, addressing historical, ethical, and textual issues rather than devotional reading.
- Scholarly annotations for all 66 Protestant Bible books
- Analysis of issues like violence, misogyny, and slavery
- Full-text search across books and annotations
- Filter by specific issue categories
- Offline functionality
- No account or tracking required
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The canon, deconstructed. Decanon is a critical reading guide to all 66 books of the Protestant Bible. It breaks each book into concise, approachable sections and highlights passages that raise questions about violence, misogyny, slavery, anti-LGBTQ teaching, harm to children, science, history, internal consistency, racism, morality, and logic. EXPLORE THE CANON • Browse all 66 books by testament and category • Search book names, section titles, passage references, summaries, and annotations • Filter the catalog by any of 11 issue types • Expand each flag to read the full critical annotation • Use the passage reference to check the text in any Bible • Share sections or copy references CONTEXT, NOT MOCKERY Decanon is written for people examining or deconstructing claims of biblical inerrancy. Its goal is direct, respectful criticism—not mockery of religious people or the many ways people understand these texts. SOURCES AND SCOPE A general bibliography identifies works that informed the app’s editorial approach, including biblical scholarship and critical reference works. These are not item-level citations for every annotation. Decanon is a guide, not a Bible translation. It contains summaries, annotations, and passage references rather than the complete text of scripture. ACCESS Genesis and Exodus guides are included free. A one-time, non-consumable Full Access purchase unlocks the remaining 64 book guides. There is no subscription. Purchases and restores use Apple’s StoreKit. PRIVACY No account, ads, analytics, or tracking. Reading content is bundled and available offline. App Store purchases, restores, support links, sharing, and review prompts may use Apple or services you choose. Content note: Decanon discusses violence, abuse, discrimination, sexuality, and other mature themes in text.
YLV Bible
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YLV Bible is a complete offline Bible study tool built around the original languages. Everything is inside the app. No sign-in, no advertising, no data collection, and no network connection is ever required — the entire 216 MB of Scripture and analysis is bundled and works in Airplane Mode. THE TEXT The Yeshua Literal Version (YLV) is our own literal translation of the Old and New Testaments, in both Korean and English. 66 books, 1,189 chapters, 31,167 verses in each language. It is a literal translation. Where a Hebrew or Greek word carries a meaning that ordinary English blurs, the original term is kept and explained rather than smoothed away. WORD-BY-WORD ORIGINAL LANGUAGE ANALYSIS Not a few sample verses — the whole Bible. - Hebrew Old Testament: 305,561 words across 23,213 verses - Greek New Testament: 140,149 words across 7,953 verses Tap any word and you get its Strong's number, its transliteration, its full morphological parsing (3,010 Hebrew forms, 1,054 Greek forms), and a lexicon definition written from public-domain sources. Four separate viewers: Hebrew and Greek, each with Korean and English glosses. CONCORDANCE From any word, see every place it occurs in Scripture, shown with the translated verse so you can read the sense at a glance — not just a list of references. ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE SEARCH Search by Hebrew or Greek characters directly, including partial consonant strings. STUDY ARTICLES Nine in-depth studies with a translator's afterword — the appointed times (moedim), the offerings of Numbers 28-29, Passover and the Last Supper, the Greek word opse, the name Yeshua, and more — plus a topical proclamation section. READING Day and night modes, adjustable text size, verse-by-verse read-aloud, and long-press to copy a verse. Your display settings are remembered per section. SOURCES AND LICENSING - Hebrew: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (Westminster Leningrad Codex), CC BY 4.0. Attribution is shown in the app. - Greek: Robinson-Pierpont, The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform. Public domain. - Strong's numbers (James Strong, 1890). Public domain. - The YLV translation and the Korean lexicon are our own original work. The YLV translation and the Korean lexicon are our own original work. Copyright© 2026 Bible Homes Inc. We hold the rights and publish them free of charge. Published by Bible Homes Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Free, and free of charge to keep.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YLV Bible at none against Decanon's 1. YLV Bible also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Decanon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. YLV Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.
Decanon ships an update every 2 weeks, YLV Bible every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Decanon | YLV Bible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OMAR DANIEL GRAZIANO | Bible Homes Inc |
In-app purchases
Decanon
- Full Access$9.99
YLV Bible
No in-app purchases








