Comparison

Berean vs Exegesis

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

Exegesis

Features
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Exegesis is a quiet, beautiful Bible reading tracker — a candlelit checklist for working through all 1,189 chapters of Scripture at your own pace. CHOOSE YOUR PATH • Straight Through — Genesis to Revelation in canonical order • Guided Chronological — the story of Scripture in the order it happened Your progress is shared between both plans: a chapter read is a chapter read. TRACK WITH DELIGHT • Tap a chapter to gild it gold — satisfying, glanceable progress • Overall, Old Testament, and New Testament stats at the top of every visit • Mark a whole book read (or clear it) in one tap • A full history of every chapter, with timestamps READ WITHOUT LEAVING • Read the English Standard Version (ESV) right in the app • Prefer the NIV? One tap opens your chapter on Bible Gateway • "Continue" always knows the next unread chapter in your plan YOURS, WITH OR WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Exegesis works completely offline with no account — your progress lives on your device. Create a free account only if you want to sync with the Exegesis web app and read alongside family and friends. You can delete your account (and all its data) from inside the app at any time. No ads. No analytics. No subscriptions. Just you and the text. Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

Berean4 screens
Exegesis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Exegesis at none against Berean's 2. 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. Exegesis asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Berean versus Exegesis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBereanExegesis
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitaanshu AgarwalObed Works LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Berean

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

Exegesis

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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