Comparison

AnyTorah vs gramma Bible

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

Head to head
About

AnyTorah

Features
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This app allows access to core Torah texts - Tanakh, Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud, Rambam and Shulkhan Arukh (as well as Midrash Halakha and Midrash Aggada) and their commentators. It is powered by the texts in the Sefaria library, with an interface that allows for easy use and access, and is particularly tailored for the needs and interests of serious Torah learners. A commentators panel allows the user to select 3 commentators to easily cycle between, and different ones can always be selected from the menu. It is particularly powerful on the iPad, making full use of the large screen for the main text and a commentators panel on the side.

About

gramma Bible

Features
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gramma sets Scripture the way fine books are set. Its typesetting engine builds on the line-breaking tradition of TeX: justified, hyphenated paragraphs at the text size and line length you choose โ€” one column on the phone, more on tablet and desktop. READING โ€ข Endless scrolling through whole books, in columns on larger screens โ€ข Side-by-side views that follow each other: text beside text, commentary, or footnotes โ€ข Desks โ€” saved workspace layouts for study, comparison, devotion โ€ข Careful typography: Gentium and Literata faces; text size, line length, column gap, spacing, and weight are yours to set STUDY โ€ข Imports standard SWORD modules (e.g. from CrossWire) and OSIS files: Bibles, commentaries, dictionaries, devotionals, and books โ€” and reads PDF, EPUB, and ODT documents into the same library โ€ข Strong's numbers: tap a word for its lexicon entry, follow a number into a concordance built from tagged texts โ€ข Fast search with language-aware matching โ€ข Reading plans imported from simple JSON files YOUR NOTES, YOURS โ€ข Word-precise marks and notes, anchored to verses, with eight pens you define โ€” hue, strength, wash or underline โ€” or a note shown by a small icon alone โ€ข A notes overview across everything you have marked โ€ข Sync between your own devices as end-to-end-encrypted files in a folder you choose (your iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or any synced folder) โ€” no gramma server, no account FREE AND OPEN โ€ข Completely free, no purchases, no ads, no analytics โ€ข Open source (MIT): github.com/sse1234/gramma โ€ข The app ships without Bible texts; you import the modules you have the right to use

Screenshots

AnyTorah1 screens
gramma Bible3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: gramma Bible at 4 against AnyTorah's 2. gramma Bible also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
AnyTorah versus gramma Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnyTorahgramma Bible
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School LTDStephan Schmid-Eilber

In-app purchases

None

AnyTorah

No in-app purchases

None

gramma Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnyTorah free?
AnyTorah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is gramma Bible free?
gramma Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AnyTorah or gramma Bible have ads?
Neither AnyTorah nor gramma Bible shows ads.

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