Comparison

Bible Threads vs Thomson Bible

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

Head to head
About

Bible Threads

Explore Scripture by following connected themes and topics rather than isolated verses. This app helps you see how biblical stories and concepts unfold across the entire Bible, enhancing personal study and teaching.

Highlights
  • Explore interconnected biblical themes
  • Navigate scripture through visual relationships
  • Follow theological concepts across books
  • Study the Bible as a unified story
  • Designed for personal study and teaching
Features
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Bible Threads helps users explore Scripture through connected themes rather than isolated verses. Designed around a growing network of biblical topics, themes, people, and passages, the app allows users to follow “threads” throughout the Bible and see how God’s story unfolds from Genesis to Revelation. Whether you’re preparing for a Bible study, leading a small group, teaching students, or pursuing personal discipleship, Bible Threads provides an intuitive way to discover connections across Scripture and deepen your understanding of God’s Word. Features: • Explore interconnected biblical themes and topics • Navigate Scripture through visual relationships and cross-references • Follow theological concepts across multiple books of the Bible • Study the Bible as one unified story • Designed for personal study, teaching, and discipleship Bible Threads is built to help users engage more deeply with Scripture and see the beauty, consistency, and interconnectedness of God’s Word.

About

Thomson Bible

Explore the 1808 Charles Thomson Bible translation with audio narration and study tools. Features include adjustable text, color themes, and word-by-word Greek translations. Offers reading plans and a daily verse widget.

Highlights
  • Audio narration with verse highlighting
  • Adjustable text size and spacing
  • Greek word lookup for original meanings
  • Verse highlighting and note-taking
  • Customizable reading plans
  • Daily verse widget
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Read and listen to the Charles Thomson Bible: the 1808 translation by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, and the first published English translation of the Greek Old Testament, the Septuagint. LISTEN • Every chapter read aloud, with each verse lighting up as it is spoken • Seven narrators, all built in, with no internet needed • Background music and nature sounds, a sleep timer and adjustable speed READ • Turn pages like a real book, or scroll without stopping • On iPad, two facing pages when you turn it sideways • The words of God and of Christ in blue, and Old Testament quotations in bold, as printed in this edition • Decorated chapter initials, as in the printed edition • Adjustable text size and line spacing, in light or dark • Color themes, including Cream & Blue, Parchment and Candlelight, and a Pure Black mode STUDY • Tap any word to see the Greek word behind it, with its meanings: the Septuagint for the Old Covenant, the Textus Receptus for the New • Highlight whole verses or just the words you choose, in five colors, and find them all in one place • Small letters in the text link the Old and New Covenants: what a verse quotes, where it is quoted, and passages to compare • Search the whole Bible and keep your own notes READING PLANS • The whole Bible, the New Covenant, the Gospels, the Psalms and more, at your own pace • Optional daily reminders VERSE OF THE DAY • A new verse every day, on your Home Screen with the widget PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. The text is from Calvin Breda's 2026 edition of the Charles Thomson Bible, checked word for word against the source.

Screenshots

Bible Threads4 screens
Thomson Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Thomson Bible at every 2 days against Bible Threads's every 2 weeks. Bible Threads's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bible Threads against 5.0 for Thomson Bible. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bible Threads ships an update every 2 weeks, Thomson Bible every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bible Threads versus Thomson Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBible ThreadsThomson Bible
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB574 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert HornJason Breda

Customer experience

Bible Threads

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Thomson Bible

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bible Threads

No in-app purchases

None

Thomson Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bible Threads free?
Bible Threads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thomson Bible free?
Thomson Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bible Threads or Thomson Bible?
Bible Threads and Thomson Bible are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Bible Threads or Thomson Bible have ads?
Neither Bible Threads nor Thomson Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bible Threads or Thomson Bible?
Bible Threads ships an update every 2 weeks, and Thomson Bible every 2 days. Most recently, Bible Threads was updated on October 31, 2026 and Thomson Bible on November 6, 2026.

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