Comparison

Immerse Research vs Urim & Thummim

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

Head to head
About

Immerse Research

Create thematic compilations from a vast offline library of sacred texts. Annotate passages, build cross-references, and export your work. Share your collections with a community of readers or discover theirs.

Highlights
  • Offline library of 400+ sacred texts
  • Build thematic compilations with tags
  • Annotate passages and create cross-references
  • Export compilations to various formats
  • Share and discover community-created collections
  • Full-text search across all texts
  • Listen to passages read aloud
Features
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Immerse is a sacred-text reader built for research: read every tradition side by side, collect and annotate passages as you go, and turn them into organized, exportable compilations. It's an offline library of 400+ sacred texts — and a set of tools for building your own thematic compilations from across every tradition in it. BUILD COMPILATIONS Long-press any passage to select it, then add it to a compilation. Compilations are your collections: gather passages from the Qur'an, the Bible, the Upanishads, the Buddhist sutras, the Bahá'í writings and more under a single theme — Prayer, Justice, The Nature of the Soul. Your compilation grows one passage at a time, across every tradition in the library. ANNOTATE AS YOU READ Add notes to any selection. Create cross-references linking a passage in one book to a passage in another — the connections you notice, kept where you found them. When you build a cross-reference, tap Suggest a match to get AI-ranked related passages from across the whole library, each with a one-line reason. Everything anchors to the exact text you selected. EXPORT AND SHARE Export any compilation — or a set of cross-references, laid out side by side by tradition — as a Word document, PDF, spreadsheet, or Markdown file, complete with your notes. Or share your compilations or cross-references with a private link: anyone with the link can open them or save a copy into their own library. Ready to send, publish, or study from. A COMMUNITY OF READERS Make any compilation public and other readers can find it in Discover — preview its passages, then import the whole collection into your own library with one tap, and follow the readers whose work you want to keep up with. A living body of interfaith study, built by the people using it. THE LIBRARY 400+ complete sacred texts, all offline. Full-text search across every one of them at once — type a whole question and AI finds the passage that answers it, right alongside your keyword matches. Listen to any passage read aloud. Your reading position is saved automatically. Also available in Spanish, French, Persian, Chinese, Turkish, and Russian, with full right-to-left support for Persian. GUEST, NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Read and search the entire library offline, and share quotes. FREE WITH AN ACCOUNT • Compilations — group passages from across the library under your own themes • Notes — comment on any passage • Cross-references — link passages across the whole library • Suggest a match — AI-ranked related passages when you build a cross-reference • Quick compilation from search — add many passages to a compilation at once • Listen — tap the headphones to hear any passage read aloud • Daily Readings — follow a reading plan through any book, or get random verses from traditions you choose, with morning and evening reminders and a streak • Recently viewed — pick up where you left off • Export — compilations and cross-references as PDF, DOCX, CSV, or Markdown • Share links — send a compilation or cross-reference set by private link • Publish — make any compilation public for other readers to find • Discover — browse and import compilations other readers have published • Sync across all your devices IMMERSE PRO — $0.99/month, 30-day free trial Pro helps cover the running costs of the app. It adds: • AI summary — select a passage and get its meaning explained in the context of the book it comes from • Premium voices — natural, expressive narration for Listen, in your choice of voice • Import your own books — bring in EPUB, PDF, DOCX, or TXT files to read, search, and annotate* *Not every file imports cleanly. DOCX files with images or unusual formatting, and scanned (non-text) PDFs, may import unreliably or not at all.

About

Urim & Thummim

This app helps you learn languages by reading scripture. It offers texts in 14 languages with instant word definitions, offline access, and no account needed. Build vocabulary with flashcards and quizzes, and track your progress to make language learning a daily habit.

Highlights
  • Read scripture in 14 languages
  • Instant offline word definitions
  • Tap any word for meaning
  • Intelligent word segmentation
  • Save words and study with flashcards
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Daily and weekly reading planner
Features
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Urim & Thummim turns scripture study into language learning. Read the Book of Mormon and the standard works in any of 14 languages, and tap any word to see what it means in the language you choose — instantly, offline, with no account required. READ IN 14 LANGUAGES Read in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Indonesian, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai, or Hindi. Switch your reading language and your definition language independently — read in Japanese and define in Spanish, or any other pairing. TAP ANY WORD Every word is tappable. Tap it and a clean definition appears in your chosen language — proper names, verbs, everyday vocabulary, and more. For Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese, words are intelligently segmented so you tap the whole word, not a single character. SAVE AND STUDY Save the words you want to remember. Study them with flashcards and quizzes backed by spaced repetition, so you review each word right before you would forget it. Track your streak and watch your vocabulary grow. A DAILY HABIT A rotating daily reading and a weekly reading strip make it easy to build a habit — with a gentle optional reminder and a celebration when you read every day of the week. BUILT FOR FOCUS A calm, dark design made for reading. No ads. No tracking. No account. Your saved words and progress stay on your device. Scripture texts are provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Screenshots

Immerse Research4 screens
Urim & Thummim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Urim & Thummim at 5.0 against Immerse Research's 4.0. Urim & Thummim also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Immerse Research's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Immerse Research sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Urim & Thummim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Urim & Thummim holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Immerse Research ships an update every 3 days, Urim & Thummim every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Immerse Research versus Urim & Thummim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImmerse ResearchUrim & Thummim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB292 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShahrooz ShadbakhtWeston Hyde

Customer experience

Immerse Research

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Urim & Thummim

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Immerse Research

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Immerse Pro Lifetime$30.00
None

Urim & Thummim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Immerse Research free?
Immerse Research is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Urim & Thummim free?
Urim & Thummim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Immerse Research or Urim & Thummim?
Urim & Thummim is rated higher. Immerse Research averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Urim & Thummim averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Immerse Research or Urim & Thummim have ads?
Neither Immerse Research nor Urim & Thummim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Immerse Research or Urim & Thummim?
Immerse Research ships an update every 3 days, and Urim & Thummim every 3 weeks. Most recently, Immerse Research was updated on November 5, 2026 and Urim & Thummim on November 5, 2026.

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