Comparison

Bible First vs John 1

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

Head to head
About

Bible First

A beautifully designed app for studying scripture. It offers guided studies, verse highlighting, private notes, and a prayer journal. Explore biblical topics and passages offline with multiple translation options.

Highlights
  • 283 guided studies
  • Multiple scripture translations
  • Highlighting and private notes
  • Built-in prayer journal
  • Offline search functionality
  • Reading statistics and streaks
  • Cross-device syncing via iCloud
Features
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Bible First is a quiet, beautifully designed place to study God's Word — and keep it at the center of your day. Explore 283 guided studies across twenty-one pathways into Scripture, highlight the verses that speak to you, keep private notes, and pray through it all in a built-in prayer journal. 283 STUDIES ACROSS TWENTY-ONE PATHWAYS • Biblical Topics • Jesus' Parables • Jesus' Teachings • The Ten Commandments • Proof of the Bible • The Psalms • Key Figures • Prayers of the Bible • The Gospels • Letters of Paul • Great Testimonies • Miracles of Jesus • Women of the Bible • The Prophets • Old Testament Stories • Names of God • The Early Church • Wisdom Books • The "I Am" Sayings • Fruit of the Spirit • Letters to the Church SCRIPTURE FIRST Every study opens with the passage itself, so God's Word comes before commentary. Psalms, parables, and longer passages flow as cohesive, easy-to-read Scripture — followed by clear reflection and context. THREE TRANSLATIONS Read in the Berean Standard Bible, the World English Bible or the King James Version. Switch at any time, in Settings or from inside a study, and every passage in the app changes with you. HIGHLIGHT, NOTE & FAVORITE Highlight the verses that matter, jot personal notes as you read, and bookmark any study with a tap for quick return during devotions or group discussion. A PRAYER JOURNAL Keep your prayers in one private place. Add who and what you're praying for, organize with tags, mark prayers as answered, and watch a simple record of your faithfulness grow over time. SEARCH EVERYTHING — OFFLINE Search across all 283 studies, their Scripture, and your own notes in seconds. Everything works fully offline; no account and no internet connection required. A DAILY BLESSING Pull down on the home screen for a fresh blessing from Scripture — a small, quiet encouragement whenever you open the app. YOUR JOURNEY Reading stats and streaks gently encourage a steady, daily rhythm in the Word. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your favorites, notes, highlights, and prayers stay up to date across your devices through your own iCloud account. Your data is yours. DESIGNED FOR READING An elegant serif reading experience with light and dark themes and refined typography. Full Dynamic Type support and large, legible text options make every session comfortable — set your own size or follow your system setting. COMPLETELY FREE & PRIVATE No subscription. No account. No ads. No tracking. Just Scripture. Scripture is from the Berean Standard Bible, the World English Bible and the King James Version, all in the public domain.

About

John 1

Explore biblical connections with this app that links every verse to others it quotes, echoes, or fulfills. Study scripture offline with highlighted passages and daily readings. Access nine translations in six languages.

Highlights
  • Verse cross-referencing
  • Offline functionality
  • Daily verse readings
  • Searchable scripture
  • Multiple translations
  • Highlighted shared wording
Features
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John 1:1 is a Bible that shows you how every verse connects to the rest of Scripture. Read a verse; swipe sideways into the verses it quotes, echoes or fulfils. For daily reading and study — free, and fully offline. THE WORD SHOULD BE FREE We think the Word should be free, so it is. We are not selling anything to you, or anything about you to anyone. There are no ads, no account, and nothing to buy. Your reading, saved verses and searches stay on your phone. HOW IT READS • Swipe up for the next verse — the book in its own order. • Swipe sideways for a connected verse — the book as a web. From Genesis 1:2, "the earth was formless and void", one swipe lands on Jeremiah 4:23: "I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void." Two verses, 19,049 apart, that say the same rare thing. • Compare the two passages with their shared wording highlighted, see the basis of each connection, and read either one in context. • Keep going, and your walk becomes a path you can return to and share. 292,374 connections — quotations, shared phrases, the same person or place, prophecies and their fulfilment — recorded by readers over centuries and ranked so the ones you can see the reason for come first. A NEW WORD EACH DAY Every morning, a verse chosen for the season and rich with connections — never one you have already seen. FIND ANYTHING Search a word like "love" and it does not stop at ten results: it finds all 661 verses and lets you read straight through them. NINE TRANSLATIONS, SIX LANGUAGES Berean Standard, King James, American Standard and World English; Luther 1912, Segond 1910, Reina-Valera 1909, Riveduta 1927 and the Bíblia Portuguesa Mundial. Use it as a traditional Bible in any of them, with cross-references one swipe away. QUIET BY DESIGN Fully offline — the whole Bible and every connection live on your device, so it works with no signal at all. We keep only anonymous counts of how the app is used, never tied to you. Read the Word, and follow where it leads.

Screenshots

Bible First4 screens
John 14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bible First at daily against John 1's every 3 days. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible First ships an update daily, John 1 every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Bible First versus John 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible FirstJohn 1
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMICHAEL LEVI HOPPERREPERTORIUM LLC

Customer experience

Bible First

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

John 1

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bible First

No in-app purchases

None

John 1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bible First free?
Bible First is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is John 1 free?
John 1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bible First or John 1?
Bible First and John 1 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Bible First or John 1 have ads?
Neither Bible First nor John 1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bible First or John 1?
Bible First ships an update daily, and John 1 every 3 days. Most recently, Bible First was updated on October 17, 2026 and John 1 on October 17, 2026.

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