Bible In Context vs KJV Word Study
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible In Context
Explore scripture with in-depth context, including original language, cross-references, and commentaries. Personalize your study with highlights, notes, and bookmarks. Sync your progress across devices or use it offline.
- Offline Bible study
- Verse context view
- Original language lookup
- Cross-references
- Commentary integration
- Highlighting and notes
- Cross-device sync
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Bible in Context is a free, offline-first Bible study app. Five public-domain translations are bundled in the app, so you can read with no internet: • Berean Standard Bible (BSB) — modern and easy to read. This is the default. • World English Bible (WEB) • King James Version (KJV) • American Standard Version (ASV) • Young's Literal Translation (YLT) The verse of the day is shown in the translation you are reading. A reminder at noon brings that verse while the app is closed. Press Listen to hear a chapter, or a single verse, in your phone's voice. Search finds John 3:16, a whole verse, or a sentence even when a few words are wrong. Every verse opens into a context view. Tap any verse to see: • Cross-references — passages that quote, echo, or sit beside this one (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge) • Greek or Hebrew with Strong's lexicon — tap any word for its meaning, its grammar, and other verses that use it • A plain-English line for what the verse is saying • Verse type and the context of the passage • Study notes from Tyndale, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, and Matthew Henry, written out in today's English • A short summary of the chapter Personal study tools: • Highlight verses in six colors • Save notes. They are private unless you choose to share one. • Bookmark up to five verses • A prayer journal that marks prayers as answered Community: • Follow other readers. Follows stay in sync on every device signed into the same account. • See public highlights and notes from people you follow • Read the built-in plans, or sign in to create and share your own • Search people by username or name Two themes: • Noah theme (dark) — cathedral stone, leather, parchment, blood red, and gold • Allie theme (light) — cream parchment, pastoral green, royal gold, and soft pink Sign in with Apple or Google to sync your notes, highlights, bookmarks, prayers, follows, and plan progress. Signing in is optional. Reading, cross-references, Greek and Hebrew, notes, highlights, bookmarks, and the built-in plans all work offline without an account. The study notes come from public-domain, Bible-believing scholars. Scripture is the final authority. Completely free. No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking.
KJV Word Study
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KJV Word Study is a quiet, offline King James Bible for iPhone and iPad. Every tagged phrase links to its Strong’s number, the dictionary headword in the original language, and every other verse that uses the same word. READ • All 66 books of the 1769 King James text, with the translators’ italics and the LORD in small capitals • A calm, book-like page: serif type, adjustable text size, light and dark • Flick left or right to move between chapters; your place is remembered TAP A WORD • Strong’s number, dictionary headword (Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek), transliteration and pronunciation guide • The full Strong’s definition, derivation and KJV renderings • When a phrase carries two numbers you choose; when a phrase has no number the app says so instead of guessing EVERY VERSE WITH THIS WORD • A concordance for each Strong’s number in Bible order, filtered by testament or book, with the matching phrase highlighted • Preview a verse with its neighbours, open the chapter, and return to exactly where you were SEARCH • References: John 1:1, Jn 3, 1 John 4:8 • Strong’s numbers: G3056, H7965, or a bare number to choose Hebrew or Greek • Words and exact phrases in the KJV text SAVE • Bookmark verses and save dictionary entries for later • Optional inline Strong’s numbers next to each phrase Everything is stored on your device. No account, no ads, no analytics, no network use. The app is free; if it helps your reading you can leave an optional “buy me a coffee” tip. Data sources: King James Version (1769) with Strong’s Numbers and Morphology from the CrossWire Bible Society (module 3.1); Strong’s Greek Dictionary in XML (CC0, Dr. Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen); HebrewStrong.xml from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). Strong’s numbers link words to dictionary entries; meaning depends on context.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bible In Context at every 4 days against KJV Word Study's every 9 days. Bible In Context also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bible In Context ships an update every 4 days, KJV Word Study every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible In Context | KJV Word Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noah Gniffke | Hajime Isawa |
In-app purchases
Bible In Context
No in-app purchases
KJV Word Study
No in-app purchases
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