Comparison

Exegesis vs The Bible Study App

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

Head to head
About

Exegesis

Explore scripture with extensive commentaries, lexicons, and historical texts. This app offers tools for deep study, including verse-by-verse analysis and cross-references. Personalize your reading with notes, highlights, and daily devotionals.

Highlights
  • Multiple Bible translations
  • Greek, Hebrew, and Latin lexicons
  • Classic commentators (1st-19th century)
  • Creeds, confessions, and catechisms
  • Verse cross-references and topic connections
  • Notes, highlights, and sermon journal
  • Offline-first library
Features
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Exegesis is a Bible study app built on a conviction: Scripture is best read with the church — the Fathers, the Reformers, and the Puritans at the table. READ • Multiple Bible translations, with Strong's-tagged text for original-language word study • Continuous scrolling, serif reading fonts, stained-glass themes, and chapter audio with a synced verse cursor • Greek, Hebrew, and Latin lexicons, plus a classic Bible encyclopedia STUDY WITH THE CHURCH • Classic commentators spanning the 1st to the 19th century — Chrysostom, Augustine, Calvin, Matthew Henry, Spurgeon, and more — keyed to the verse in front of you • Creeds, confessions, and catechisms with side-by-side comparison and narrated audio • Letters from authors across traditions — from Augustine to John Newton — with narrated audio • A hymn library organized by topic and tradition GO DEEPER • Cross-reference maps and topic connections for every verse • Analytical tools that weigh topics, interpretive traditions, and cross-references, with clear visual breakdowns • A study assistant for your questions, grounded in your library MAKE IT YOURS • Notes, highlights, verse marks, and a sermon journal with review quizzes and flashcards • Daily devotional with streaks, reading plans, home-screen widgets, and gentle reminders • Offline-first: your library lives on your device, and sync keeps every device in step Exegesis is free to use. An optional Premium and Max subscription unlocks the analytical suite and AI assistance; manage it anytime in your account settings. Questions? support@exegesisbible.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://exegesisbible.com/privacy

About

The Bible Study App

Explore scripture through multiple study methods, from quick, sourced answers to in-depth original language analysis. Engage with devotional content designed to foster personal reflection and prayer. All claims are attributed to scholars, ensuring a trustworthy and transparent study experience.

Highlights
  • Quick Study for focused answers
  • Deep Study with original language tools
  • Devotional content for reflection
  • Living pages for interactive study
  • Multi-day devotional plans
  • Listening Prayer feature
  • Four free studies weekly
Features
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Three ways to open the Bible, and one standard behind them all. QUICK STUDY gives you a focused, sourced answer in minutes: the key passage in context, what the original words carry, and where scholars agree or differ. DEEP STUDY goes as far as you want to go: original-language word cards with lemma and parsing, cultural and historical setting, geography, archaeology, comparative ancient context. Six layers you control, every claim attributed to named scholars and reference works. DEVOTIONAL is different on purpose. It uses the depth scholars know to help you feel what the text cost the people in it. A passage, its weight, one honest question, a prayer shaped like the prayers of Scripture, and a small invitation for your day. EVERY STUDY IS A LIVING PAGE Tap any verse reference to read the full passage in your translation and add it to the study. Greek and Hebrew words sit under each quoted verse; tap one for its meaning and range, or view every word in the passage. Grow a passage for more context, remove what you don't need, and shape the study as you go. PLANS AND LISTENING PRAYER Multi-day devotional plans for grief, gratitude, and beginnings, or ask for a plan on any topic and read its days in whatever order you like. Listening Prayer gives you a passage, one line to hold, and a few quiet minutes before God. BUILT FOR TRUST - Real Scripture to check against: fourteen translations. Six public-domain Bibles (KJV, BSB, WEB, ASV, YLT, Darby) live inside the app; eight licensed translations (NASB 2020, NLT, NKJV, The Message, CSB, Amplified, Good News, CEV) are served word-for-word from their publishers' authorized libraries, with their copyright lines shown. Tap "Check this passage" under any referenced quote to compare it with the actual text. - Every interpretive claim is sourced. Uncertainty is marked, never hidden. - Broadly orthodox and honoring of different traditions, never pushing one. - AI-generated commentary is a starting point for study, and the app says so. YOUR CONVERSATION, CONTINUED Ask follow-ups and go deeper; the thread remembers where you've been. History stays on your device. No account required, ever. FAIR, SIMPLE PRICING Four studies every week, free, for life: Quick, Deep, or Devotional, whatever that week asks for. No trial countdown. Follow-up questions ride with their study instead of counting as new ones; a very long conversation counts as another study. Daily Devotional unlocks unlimited devotionals, plan days, and Listening Prayer. Everything unlimited comes as a monthly or a yearly plan. Founders Lifetime is a one-time purchase, yours forever, limited to the first 500. Every price is shown in your own currency in the In-App Purchases list on this page. All subscriptions auto-renew and cancel anytime in App Store settings. Built to grow your time in Scripture. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://trythebiblestudy.app/privacy.html · App terms: https://trythebiblestudy.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Exegesis4 screens
The Bible Study App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Exegesis at every 2 days against The Bible Study App's every 5 days. Exegesis also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). The Bible Study App's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 11). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Exegesis sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and The Bible Study App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Exegesis against 4.9 for The Bible Study App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 37 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exegesis ships an update every 2 days, The Bible Study App every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Exegesis versus The Bible Study App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExegesisThe Bible Study App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better4.9 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1137 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB111 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCV Concierge A.I., LLCLuke Burger

Customer experience

Exegesis

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Bible Study App

All ratings37 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Exegesis

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Max (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
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  • Max (Yearly)$89.991 Year
One-time4
  • 50 AI Credits$2.99
  • Exegesis Study Pass$9.99
  • 200 AI Credits$9.99
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  • Exegesis Lifetime$49.99
4 purchases

The Bible Study App

Subscriptions3
  • Daily Devotional$2.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Founders Lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is Exegesis free?
Exegesis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Bible Study App free?
The Bible Study App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Exegesis or The Bible Study App?
Exegesis is rated higher. Exegesis averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while The Bible Study App averages 4.9 from 37 ratings.
Do Exegesis or The Bible Study App have ads?
Neither Exegesis nor The Bible Study App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exegesis or The Bible Study App?
Exegesis ships an update every 2 days, and The Bible Study App every 5 days. Most recently, Exegesis was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Bible Study App on October 31, 2026.

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