Comparison

Speak vs Verses

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

Head to head
About

Speak

Features
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A calm app for scripture memorization. Simply read it, recall it, then recite it aloud (audio stays on device). Once you've memorized a verse, you can memorize it offline for 30 days after download.

About

Verses

This app helps you memorize religious texts by progressively hiding words, allowing you to fill in the gaps. It offers a vast library of prayers and writings, with features for custom text input and offline speech recognition. Memorization is designed to be a personal journey, free from ads or pressure.

Highlights
  • Progressive word hiding for memorization
  • Extensive library of prayers and writings
  • Custom text input and passage creation
  • Offline speech recognition for recitation
  • No account or sign-in required
  • Ad-free and distraction-free experience
Features
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Verses turns prayers you love into prayers you know by heart. Tap a word to hide it. What's left is a prompt — read the passage aloud and your memory fills the gap. Hide a few more each time you return, until the page is empty and the prayer is yours. THE LIBRARY IS ALREADY THERE • 225 prayers — obligatory, general, occasional, and special tablets • The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh, all 153 • 249 Ruhi quotations — every one the courses ask you to memorize, Books 1 through 8 • Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, and the Báb Search for a half-remembered phrase, or browse by section. Nothing to download. MEMORIZE AT YOUR OWN PACE • Tap any word to hide it — tap again to bring it back • Long-press the passage to hide or reveal all of it at once • Long prayers divide into short passages you can move between freely • Nothing is locked, timed, or gated — start anywhere, stop anywhere RECITE ALOUD • Speak the passage and Verses follows you word by word • Speech recognition happens on your device BRING YOUR OWN • Paste any text you want to learn — a quotation, a poem, a passage in any language • Break it into passages wherever the meaning breaks QUIET BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-in • Your passages, your progress, and your recordings stay on your iPhone — nothing is sent unless you send a report • No ads, no leaderboards, and reminders only if you ask for them • A simple record of how many words you've hidden each day — encouragement, not obligation Verses is built around one belief: memorization isn't a test to pass, it's a way of carrying words with you. Hide what you know. Read what you don't. Come back tomorrow.

Screenshots

Speak4 screens
Verses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Verses at every 2 days against Speak's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speak ships an update weekly, Verses every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Speak versus Verses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakVerses
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan FisherFaizi Lefau Fifita

In-app purchases

None

Speak

No in-app purchases

None

Verses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speak free?
Speak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Verses free?
Verses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speak or Verses have ads?
Neither Speak nor Verses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speak or Verses?
Speak ships an update weekly, and Verses every 2 days. Most recently, Speak was updated on October 2, 2026 and Verses on October 9, 2026.

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