Comparison

Bible vs 1189

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

Head to head
About

Bible

This app offers a peaceful and uncluttered environment for reading the Bible. Save and organize favorite passages, add highlights, and write personal notes. It provides offline access to multiple Bible versions and supports Siri integration for easy navigation and note retrieval.

Highlights
  • Offline Bible reading
  • Save passages and notes
  • Highlighting in multiple colors
  • Organize passages into collections
  • Siri AI and Shortcuts integration
  • Customizable font and appearance
  • Private iCloud sync option
Features
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A simple Bible app, made for reading. Simply Scripture gives you a calm, uncluttered place to read the Bible, save the passages that speak to you and return to them whenever you need. NO ADS OR PURCHASES, ALWAYS FREE Everything is free, with no ads, in-app purchases or subscriptions. You don't need an account to read, save passages or write notes. DOWNLOAD YOUR FAVORITE VERSION Bibles in 11 languages are included and ready to read offline from your first launch, including the King James Version (KJV). Download the versions you want and they stay on your device, even without an internet connection. SAVE PASSAGES, HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES Select a verse or a longer passage to save it, highlight it in the color of your choice or write a personal note. Everything stays connected to the Scripture that inspired it. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Gather passages around a theme, a study or a season of life. Your saved passages, highlights and notes come together in one place. SIRI AI AND SHORTCUTS Ask Siri to open a passage, continue reading or work with your collections, or build your own shortcuts. With Siri AI on iOS 27, you can also find your notes. English-language study notes and Bible dictionary entries from Tyndale are available through Shortcuts. EVERY BOOK, BEAUTIFULLY TYPESET Choose your font and text size, light or dark appearance, and read in portrait or landscape. The screen stays on while you read. SIMPLE, QUICK NAVIGATION Jump to any book and chapter in a moment, and pick up where you left off from your recent reading. YOUR LIBRARY, KEPT PRIVATE Your notes, highlights and collections save to your device first. Sync them with your private iCloud when available, or with an optional Simply Scripture account. Siri AI features require a compatible iPhone with iOS 27 and depend on language and region. Just the Word.

About

1189

Track your progress through all 1,189 Bible chapters with a visual map that fills in as you read. Mark chapters, attach notes, and review your reading history with monthly and yearly recaps. Offers a built-in reader and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Visual Bible chapter map
  • Mark read/studied chapters
  • Built-in Bible reader
  • Chapter journaling with notes
  • Monthly and yearly reading recaps
  • Streaks with grace option
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Ever set out to read the whole Bible and lose track of where you are? Or finish a plan and wonder which chapters you have actually read over the years? That's where 1189 comes in. It is a personal map of all 1,189 chapters of the Bible that fills in as you read, across any plan, any pace, any Bible, for as long as you keep reading. Some of the top features: - The Map: Every book and every chapter, colored by section, so you can see your whole Bible at a glance and exactly what is left. - Paper Bible first: Read from your own Bible and mark a chapter or a range in seconds. No scrolling required. - Built-in Reader: Read in the app when you want to, with the Berean Standard Bible, World English Bible, and King James Version included. - Read or Studied: Two levels of marking. Read means you read it. Studied means you went deeper. - Streaks with grace: Pick your reading days and your streak survives the days you planned to rest. Turn streaks off entirely if you prefer. - Recaps: Monthly and yearly recaps of your reading, with share cards you can send to anyone. - Journal: Attach a note to any chapter, with optional prompts to get you started, and share it as a card or plain text. - Stats: Percent read, your pace, and an estimate of when you will finish. - Achievements: Quiet milestones along the way, never a leaderboard. - Passes: Finish the whole Bible and start again. Every pass is kept, and nothing you have read is ever erased. - iCloud Sync: Your reading lives in your own iCloud and stays in step across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - Private by design: No accounts, no feed, no comments. Share only what you choose to share. The whole reading loop is free: the map, marking, the reader, journaling, recaps, achievements, and reminders. With an upgrade to 1189 Pro, you get: - Advanced stats and charts - Achievements history - Share card styles - Journal export as PDF - Alternate app icons Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bible4 screens
11894 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bible at none against 1189's 3. 1189's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. 1189 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bible against 5.0 for 1189. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible ships an update every 2 weeks, 1189 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bible versus 1189: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible1189
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdgar NtensibeSemper Phoenix LLC

Customer experience

Bible

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

1189

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bible

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

1189

Subscriptions2
  • 1189 Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • 1189 Pro Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • 1189 Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Bible free?
Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1189 free?
1189 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bible or 1189?
Bible and 1189 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Bible or 1189 have ads?
Neither Bible nor 1189 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bible or 1189?
Bible ships an update every 2 weeks, and 1189 every 9 days. Most recently, Bible was updated on October 13, 2026 and 1189 on October 9, 2026.

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