Comparison

Scripture Ask vs Luminous

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

Head to head
About

Scripture Ask

Features
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Scripture Ask is the Bible you'll actually read — clean, calm, and ready whenever a question hits. Read any book in dozens of translations and languages. Tap a verse and ask anything — Scripture Ask answers like a thoughtful friend, in plain, modern words, taking the honest view even on the hard questions. No jargon, no preaching. • Read the whole Bible, beautifully laid out • Different translations, in dozens of languages • Tap any verse to ask a question and go deeper • Clear answers, plus a reflection worth sitting with Free includes 5 AI questions a day. Scripture Ask Premium removes the cap: • Unlimited AI conversations • Different translations & languages • First access to new features Premium is $4.99/month, auto-renewing — cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Luminous

This app offers a quiet space for Bible study and daily devotions, featuring scripture readings with audio, verse explanations, and personalized study plans. It also includes community features for group study and prayer, along with a curated library of devotional classics.

Highlights
  • Verse-by-verse audio playback
  • AI-powered verse explanations
  • Daily devotional content
  • Personalized Bible reading plans
  • Group Bible study features
  • Curated devotional classics library
Features
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Sometimes, all we want is a quiet moment. Luminous is a little devotional room you carry with you: a Bible you can read slowly, a companion who knows Scripture and knows you, and brothers and sisters walking the same road. READ QUIETLY • Scripture in public-domain translations, typeset like a real book • Verse-by-verse audio, whole-book playback, sleep timer, fourteen warm voices in English, Mandarin and Cantonese — listen with your eyes closed • Long-press any verse for exegesis — or to excerpt, save, and share • Six translations side by side, verse by verse; ask Lumia what makes them differ A LITTLE EVERY DAY • Daily devotions: Scripture, meditation, prayer — four pages, one quiet stretch of time • Reading plans: through the Bible in a year, the New Testament in ninety days, or a plan shaped to your pace • Study the Bible: name one topic, and Lumia lays out a day-by-day study plan • The Journey: every chapter read and every prayer prayed quietly leaves its footprint WITH LUMIA BESIDE YOU • Ask anything: What does this verse mean? Lumia answers thoughtfully — and will simply talk with you about your day • Exegesis draws on recognized interpretive traditions and represents no denomination; Lumia never plays God, and never replaces your church • On hard days, Lumia sets everything else aside and stays with you first TOGETHER ON THE ROAD • Groups: shared reading plans, group Bible study, a prayer wall, group voice calls • Share today's light with those walking beside you THE LIBRARY & THE RADIO • Over a thousand readings from Spurgeon, Morning by Morning, Streams in the Desert and other public-domain classics, carefully curated • A quiet devotional radio, played just for you Luminous is just getting started, and every feature is free for now. The heart of it — Scripture, verse explanations, daily devotions, your group — stays free, and conversations with Lumia come with a free daily allowance. In time, premium extras like lifelike voices, the full classics library, and unlimited conversations will become subscriptions so our small team can keep Luminous going — always clearly marked in the app. Your conversations with Lumia stay on your phone — that is our first principle, written into the first line of our privacy policy. May there be a small lamp for you, even on the busiest of days. Terms: https://api.project-luminous.xyz/terms.html Privacy: https://api.project-luminous.xyz/privacy.html

Screenshots

Scripture Ask4 screens
Luminous4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Luminous at none against Scripture Ask's 1. On price, ads, device support 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 Ask sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Luminous asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Scripture Ask versus Luminous: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScripture AskLuminous
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB236 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJungho Ham嘉年 贺

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scripture Ask

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$4.991 Month
None

Luminous

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scripture Ask free?
Scripture Ask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luminous free?
Luminous is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scripture Ask or Luminous have ads?
Neither Scripture Ask nor Luminous shows ads.

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