Comparison

Written vs H.E.A.R. Journal

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

Head to head
About

Written

This app facilitates focused Bible reading and personal reflection. It offers tools for memorization, prayer tracking, and daily gratitude, with widgets for quick access to your study.

Highlights
  • Chapter progress tracking
  • Verse memorization modes
  • Prayer request management
  • Daily gratitude journaling
  • Custom study chains
  • Lock screen and home screen widgets
Features
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Written: Bible Study is a personal Scripture study app built for focused reading and daily reflection. Read the Bible with chapter progress, bookmarks, highlights, notes, cross-references, commentary, word study, audio playback, and widgets that help you return to where you left off. Capture sermons with formatted notes, photos, embedded Scripture, related passages, folders, and PDF sharing. Return to your verse notes alongside their passages while reading. Memorize verses with practice modes for first letters, fill-in-the-blanks, typing, speaking, and hearing the passage aloud. Save each verse with its own translation and organize verses into collections. Keep prayer requests, praises, and daily gratitude entries close to your study workflow. Add photos to gratitude entries, mark prayers answered, and return to meaningful moments from widgets. The app also includes custom study chains, physical Bible mode, and lock screen/home screen widgets for quick access.

About

H.E.A.R. Journal

Features
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Read the Word. Reflect on it. Apply it. Respond to God. H.E.A.R. Journal is a simple, focused Bible journaling app designed to help you slow down and engage more deeply with Scripture. Built around the H.E.A.R. Bible study method, the app guides you through four simple steps: H — Highlight Record a verse, phrase, or truth that stands out during your Bible reading. E — Explain Write what the passage means in context and what you learn from it. A — Apply Consider how the truth of Scripture should affect your life today. R — Respond Respond to what you've read through prayer, commitment, reflection, or action. H.E.A.R. Journal keeps your Bible-study entries organized so you can return to them and see what God has been teaching you over time.

Screenshots

Written4 screens
H.E.A.R. Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Written at 17.0 against H.E.A.R. Journal's 26.5. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Written versus H.E.A.R. Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrittenH.E.A.R. Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDrew DudneyTodd Haithcock

In-app purchases

None

Written

No in-app purchases

None

H.E.A.R. Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Written free?
Written is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is H.E.A.R. Journal free?
H.E.A.R. Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Written or H.E.A.R. Journal have ads?
Neither Written nor H.E.A.R. Journal shows ads.

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