Comparison

Hidden Word vs Scripture Memory

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

Head to head
About

Hidden Word

Features
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Hidden Word helps you read, memorize, and treasure the Bible β€” and explore the rich history of the faith β€” all in one calm, beautiful, ad-free app. READ THE WHOLE BIBLE β€’ The complete Bible in two public-domain translations (King James Version and World English Bible) β€’ Search every verse instantly β€” by reference (John 3:16), a word, or a phrase β€’ Highlight verses, choose your font, and swipe between chapters β€’ "Continue reading" picks up right where you left off HIDE IT IN YOUR HEART β€’ Save any verse to your memory list β€’ Practice with word-hiding and review to truly learn it β€’ A daily streak and gentle reminders keep you going GROW EVERY DAY β€’ Verse of the Day β€’ Guided reading plans and themed verse collections β€” Peace, Hope, Strength, and more β€’ Share any verse as a beautiful image EXPLORE THE FAITH β€’ Denominations explained neutrally, with primary sources β€’ Prayers, a glossary, Bible-version histories, and a gallery of sacred manuscript art A KIND COMMUNITY β€’ Share encouragement, notes, and prayer with friends β€’ Report and block tools keep it safe and edifying Hidden Word is free, contains no ads, and never sells your data. "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." β€” Psalm 119:11

About

Scripture Memory

Features
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Every memory app carries its own Bible. This one carries none. That sounds like less, and it is the whole point. If the translation you memorize in is missing from an app, or locked behind a subscription, that app is closed to you no matter how good the drill is. Here you paste the passage in yourself, from your own translation, and the drill works on exactly those words. Paste any passage. Copy a verse, a paragraph, or a whole chapter out of whatever Bible you use β€” printed, or the app already on your phone β€” and paste it in. Pick the book, chapter and verses from a table of all 66 books, so a reference that does not exist cannot be entered. Nothing is downloaded and nothing is looked up. The words you miss. Every drill records each word separately: how many times you were asked for it, and how many times it broke. The hidden words are chosen from that record, hardest first, with ties going to the earlier word so the screen does not shuffle on you. Most apps hide words at random or in order; the difference shows up around the fourth or fifth pass, when you keep landing on the same five words. Five stages, and a clean run moves you on. Each stage hides one fifth more of the passage. Finish a stage without a single miss and you move up and the passage comes back later: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, then 30 days. Miss one and the interval goes back to the start β€” not as a punishment, just as an honest reading of where you are. Any length. A chapter is split into segments of about sixty words, so a long passage works the same way a single verse does. Nothing here is built for one verse at a time. Where it breaks, in a list. The words that keep failing are listed with the count beside them: five of seven tries, four of seven. That list is what you take back into the drill. No account. No sign-in. No server. Everything is on this phone, including the text you pasted. It is never uploaded, and it is never put into the card you share β€” that card carries the reference and the numbers, nothing else. Languages: English, ν•œκ΅­μ–΄, ζ—₯本θͺž, 繁體中文, Deutsch, FranΓ§ais, EspaΓ±ol

Screenshots

Hidden Word4 screens
Scripture Memory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hidden Word at none against Scripture Memory's shown. Hidden Word also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 3 level
Hidden Word versus Scripture Memory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden WordScripture Memory
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size35 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn SmithJinwan Kim

In-app purchases

None

Hidden Word

No in-app purchases

None

Scripture Memory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hidden Word free?
Hidden Word is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scripture Memory free?
Scripture Memory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hidden Word or Scripture Memory have ads?
Scripture Memory shows ads; Hidden Word does not.

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