Oakseed Bible vs Urtext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oakseed Bible
Access a vast library of classic theological commentaries and devotionals alongside multiple Bible translations. Study scripture with side-by-side insights from renowned teachers, track your reading progress with daily plans, and personalize your study with notes and highlights. This free resource offers a comprehensive approach to biblical understanding.
- Classic commentaries side-by-side
- Multiple Bible translations
- Daily devotional readings
- 49 reading plans
- Greek/Hebrew word lookup
- Verse notes and highlights
- Private prayer journal
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Oakseed Bible puts the great teachers of the church on every page. Tap a verse and read what Matthew Henry, Calvin, Spurgeon, Charles Hodge, J.C. Ryle, Poole and Trapp said about it — side by side, in a study Bible that is genuinely free. No ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. Everything below is included. STUDY WITH THE CLASSICS • Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the whole Bible • John Calvin's Commentaries — Genesis to the Gospels, Acts, and the Epistles • Charles Hodge on Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, and Ephesians • J.C. Ryle's Expository Thoughts on the Gospels • Matthew Poole's Annotations and John Trapp's Commentary • Spurgeon's Treasury of David on the Psalms, plus thousands of his sermons as a free in-app download • Over 67,000 commentary entries, cross-references on every verse A WORD FOR EVERY DAY • Spurgeon's Morning & Evening — two readings a day, all year • F.B. Meyer's Through the Bible Day by Day • The Upper Loft — Dr. Ed Bradley's daily devotional • 49 reading plans — M'Cheyne, chronological, the Gospels, the Psalms, the Horner system and more — with a gentle daily reminder if you want one READ AND DIG DEEPER • 11 Bible translations built in, including KJV, WEB, ASV and the Berean Standard Bible — plus ESV, NIV, NLT and NKJV streamed from their publishers • Touch any word for its Greek or Hebrew — Strong's lexicon, 14,000 entries • Search every verse and every commentary in an instant • Clean, book-like pages: adjustable type, serif or sans, and warm, white, dark or match-your-device themes MAKE IT YOURS • Highlights in four colors, bookmarks, and verse notes • A private prayer journal with categories and answered-prayer tracking • A free account backs up your notes and syncs across your devices — export everything, or delete your account and data, any time IN YOUR LANGUAGE Read in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hindi, Bengali, Burmese, or Amharic — each with its own Bible, and the commentaries and devotionals translated too (Hodge is English-only). Oakseed Bible is built by Oakseed Ministries and supported by donors so it can stay completely free. No ads today, no ads ever.
Urtext
Explore biblical texts with an AI guide, offering deep dives into history, theology, and original languages. Features daily readings, translation comparisons, and group study tools. Understand scripture through clear, scholarly explanations tailored to your age.
- AI-powered biblical inquiry
- Daily chapter readings and breakdowns
- Original language text with English translations
- Side-by-side translation comparison
- Tap-to-define word meanings
- Guided reading plans
- Private group study circles
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MEET ARA, YOUR AI BIBLE GUIDE Ask Ara anything: history, theology, archaeology, the original languages, or how faith and science fit together. Clear, grounded answers drawn from the Bible, extra-biblical texts, and real scholarship, tuned to your age. DAILY LISTEN Press play to hear Ara read today's chapter aloud, then break it down in plain words. Choose how long you want to listen; it picks up where you left off. Works with CarPlay. READ IT YOUR WAY • The original-language Urtext beside trusted English translations • Compare translations side by side, verse by verse • Tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew meaning and root • Guided plans: Chronological and the Bible in a Year • A fresh daily verse with real context STUDY TOGETHER WITH MY CIRCLE Start a private circle with friends, family, or your small group. Read the same passage, get discussion questions from Ara, and talk it through even when you're apart. GO DEEPER • Apocrypha and extra-biblical texts: Deuterocanon, Pseudepigrapha, and more • In-depth Character Studies of any figure in Scripture • Custom studies, small-group guides, and sermon prep in minutes • Highlight, bookmark, take notes, keep a prayer journal No clutter. No noise. Just Scripture, and everything you need to finally understand it. AI features powered by Grok. Grok is a trademark of SpaceXAI. Urtext is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SpaceXAI Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://novaspesllc.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oakseed Bible at none against Urtext's 7. Oakseed Bible also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). Urtext's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Urtext sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Oakseed Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Oakseed Bible against 5.0 for Urtext. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Oakseed Bible ships an update fortnightly, Urtext every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Oakseed Bible | Urtext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 365 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Oakseed Ministries International | Nova Spes LLC |
Customer experience
Oakseed Bible
Urtext
In-app purchases
Oakseed Bible
No in-app purchases
Urtext
- Urtext+ (Monthly)7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Urtext Scholar (Monthly)7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Urtext+ (Yearly)$69.991 Year
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- Urtext Scholar (Yearly)$129.991 Year
- 10 AI Credits$2.99
- 25 AI Credits$4.99
- 75 AI Credits$9.99









