Comparison

Scripture Spot vs Trek

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

Head to head
About

Scripture Spot

This app offers a focused Bible study experience, connecting passages with historical Christian resources like commentaries and sermons. It provides a daily devotional path with verses, takeaways, and prayers, helping users deepen their understanding of scripture.

Highlights
  • Daily devotional path
  • Verse of the day
  • Historic Christian resources
  • Commentaries and sermons
  • Searchable Bible
  • Personal study library (Premium)
Features
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Read the Bible and go deeper from any verse with historic commentaries, sermons, confessions, catechisms, hymns, prayers, and daily devotionals. Scripture Spot helps Christians read the Bible, follow a daily devotional rhythm, and explore historic Christian resources connected to the passages they are reading. Explore KJV and NASB 2020, Matthew Henry, Charles Spurgeon, John Calvin, John Gill, Albert Barnes, the Westminster Standards, the 1689 London Baptist Confession, Morning and Evening, sermons, hymns, prayers, and catechisms. Start with Daily Path, a simple rhythm for each day: - Verse of the day - Clear takeaway - Historic morning and evening devotional readings - Christian prayer - One catechism question and answer Then open a passage and keep going. Scripture Spot connects verses with related commentaries, sermons, hymns, prayers, catechisms, devotional readings, and other study resources - so you can stay with the Word instead of bouncing across cluttered tabs. Use Scripture Spot to: - Read and search the Bible - Follow the Daily Path devotional - Explore resources around specific verses - Read historic Christian prayers, hymns, catechisms, sermons, and commentaries - Discover classic voices from across church history - Study in a calm, modern reading experience - Save bookmarks and build a personal study library with Premium Scripture Spot is built for serious Bible readers, daily devotional users, pastors, teachers, students, small group leaders, and Christians who want Bible study to feel more focused, connected, and worth returning to. Old wisdom. Modern Bible study. More in every verse. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://www.scripturespot.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.scripturespot.com/privacy

About

Trek

Features
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Trek is a small group Bible study app built for leaders and members who want to go deeper together without the complexity of church platforms or the chaos of group chats. For leaders: Create structured sessions with scripture passages, context, and discussion questions. Publish when you're ready, keep drafts private. Your group arrives prepared. For members: Follow along with every session. Take personal notes, share insights with the group, and keep track of prayer requests, all in one place. What's inside Trek: - Organized sessions with passages, context, and discussion questions - Personal notes — keep them private or share with the group - Shared prayer requests tracked across every session - Group membership via invite link or code - Food planning for each gathering - Direct Bible links to YouVersion Trek is built for real small groups; a group of friends, a church community, a Bible study that meets around a kitchen table. Just what your group needs to meet, study, and grow together. Your group. Your journey. God's Word.

Screenshots

Scripture Spot4 screens
Trek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trek at none against Scripture Spot's 1. Scripture Spot's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Scripture Spot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Trek asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scripture Spot ships an update every 2 weeks, Trek every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scripture Spot versus Trek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScripture SpotTrek
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScripture Spot LLCPeter Schmitke

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scripture Spot

Subscriptions1
  • Scripture Spot Premium$4.991 Month
None

Trek

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scripture Spot free?
Scripture Spot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trek free?
Trek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scripture Spot or Trek have ads?
Neither Scripture Spot nor Trek shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scripture Spot or Trek?
Scripture Spot ships an update every 2 weeks, and Trek every 10 days. Most recently, Scripture Spot was updated on October 21, 2026 and Trek on October 28, 2026.

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