Comparison

Berean vs Source Bible Study

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

Head to head
About

Berean

Features
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Berean is a Bible study app for people who want to know if Christianity is true and understand it deeply. Read Scripture in a calm, print-like reader. Search the local Bible and use paid Source Search across Scripture and commercial-safe Christian sources. Ask hard questions and get answers grounded in cited passages, creeds, catechisms, confessions, commentary, dictionary entries, cross-references, and Greek and Hebrew word-study. Follow structured study paths for apologetics, biblical literacy, and serious reflection. Memorize Scripture with spaced repetition and honest recall. Berean is not a social feed, celebrity devotional platform, or soft wellness app. It is a study desk for Scripture, doctrine, and hard questions. Key features: - World English Bible, KJV, and Bible in Basic English reader with comparison - Semantic source search across Scripture, doctrine, Matthew Henry and JFB commentary, Easton's and Smith's Bible dictionaries, Torrey and Nave topical indexes, Strong's Greek and Hebrew Dictionary entries, and cross-references - Doctrine-aware Study Companion with visible citations - Structured apologetics and Bible-literacy paths - Hard Questions for skeptics and returning Christians - Spaced-repetition Scripture memorization - Verse highlighting and source context - No social feed, no contacts permission, no location permission Berean Premium subscription unlocks Source Search, Study Companion, and full library access. Auto-renewable subscriptions: Berean Monthly ($9.99/month) and Berean Annual ($69.99/year). Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getberean.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://getberean.com/terms

About

Source Bible Study

Features
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Explore the Bible in its original languages, even if you don't know Hebrew or Greek. Tap any verse to open its original Hebrew or Greek text, word by word. Touch and hold a word to see its Strong’s number, meaning, morphology and how it is translated across Scripture. STUDY THE ORIGINAL TEXT • Hebrew Old Testament (Westminster Leningrad Codex) and Greek New Testament (Nestle 1904) • Word-by-word analysis with transliteration and glosses • Strong’s Hebrew and Greek lexicon, with the full grammar of every form • Septuagint (LXX) Greek equivalents for Hebrew words, with Aramaic terms marked • Concordance showing where a word occurs and how it is translated COMPARE AND GO DEEPER • King James Version, American Standard Version, Ukrainian (Ohiienko) and Russian Synodal translations • Compare any verse across all translations • More than 160,000 cross-references • Classic commentaries in English: John Calvin, Matthew Henry, Jonathan Edwards, John Owen on Hebrews, and C. H. Spurgeon’s Treasury of David on the Psalms FOR EVERYDAY READING • Notes, highlights and bookmarks • Full-text search • Words of Jesus in red (optional) • Light and dark themes, with a choice of title fonts • Book covers featuring Gustave Doré’s engravings FREE AND PRIVATE • No ads, no account, no paid features • Your notes stay on your device • Anonymous usage analytics are optional and can be turned off at any time Built by an independent developer from Ukraine for everyone who wants to look closer at the biblical text.

Screenshots

Berean4 screens
Source Bible Study4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Source Bible Study at none against Berean's 2. Source Bible Study also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Berean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Source Bible Study asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Berean ships an update every 2 months, Source Bible Study every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Berean versus Source Bible Study: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBereanSource Bible Study
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB485 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMitaanshu AgarwalIvan Khoma

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Berean

Subscriptions2
  • Berean Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Berean Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
None

Source Bible Study

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Berean free?
Berean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Source Bible Study free?
Source Bible Study is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Berean or Source Bible Study have ads?
Neither Berean nor Source Bible Study shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Berean or Source Bible Study?
Berean ships an update every 2 months, and Source Bible Study every 4 days. Most recently, Berean was updated on November 9, 2026 and Source Bible Study on November 10, 2026.

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