Bible Streak vs Palm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible Streak
This app helps you track your progress reading a physical Bible. Log chapters with a tap and visualize your reading history with a color-coded heatmap. It focuses on building a consistent reading habit through streaks and stats, with iCloud sync for seamless progress across devices.
- Tap to log chapters
- Reading heatmap visualization
- Streak and statistics tracking
- Home-screen widget
- iCloud sync
- Backup and restore functionality
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Bible Streak is a reading tracker built for one kind of person: someone who reads a real, physical Bible — and wants a fast, satisfying way to see their progress. No scripture text to scroll. No account. No subscription. Just tap the chapters you've read and watch your whole Bible come to life as a color-coded heatmap — bright where you've read recently, fading over time — so you always know where you are and what's next. WHY BIBLE STREAK • Built for paper readers. Most Bible apps assume you read on a screen. Bible Streak assumes your Bible is open in your lap. • See everything at a glance. All 66 books and 1,189 chapters on one screen, colored by how recently you read them. • Keep the habit. A daily reading streak and a best-streak record turn consistency into something you can feel. FEATURES • Tap to log — mark a chapter read with one tap, or mark a whole range (say, Genesis 1–3) at once. • Reading heatmap — a contributiontire Bible, colored by recency. • Streaks & stats — current streak, best streak, chapters read, percent complete, testament progress, and a 12-week activity c • Home-screen widget — your progress, streak, and recent reading, right on your home screen. • Shareable card — export a clean ing to share. • iCloud sync — get a new phone and your progress is already there. Syncs automatically across your devices, no account required. • Backup & restore — export a portable backup file anytime. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Bible Streak collects nothing. No lytics. Your reading lives on yourdevice and your own iCloud. That's not a limitation — it's the point. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pay once. No subscription, ever. Open your Bible. Tap what you've r
Palm
Experience Scripture through an engaging, swipeable feed of Bible verses, apologetics, and church history. Dive deeper with context, cross-references, and personal reflections, all without ads or distractions. Build a daily habit with reading insights and achievements.
- Swipeable verse cards
- Multiple Bible translations
- Apologetics content
- Save and share verses
- Customizable reading themes
- Verse context and cross-references
- Private journaling and notes
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You already know how to scroll. Palm just gives it somewhere holy to go. Palm is Scripture in the form your thumb already understands. A beautiful, full-screen feed of Bible verses, apologetics, and church history you swipe through like social media. Except there are no ads, no outrage, no comment wars. Just the Word, one card at a time. PAY ATTENTION. YOUR FAITH IS WAITING TO GROW. THE FEED • Swipe through Scripture card by card — every verse full-screen and beautifully set • Eight trusted translations: FBV, BSB, WEB, KJV, ASV, Geneva 1599, Douay–Rheims, Revised Version • Apologetics cards woven in — honest answers to the questions skeptics actually ask • Double-tap to Amen. Save what moves you. Share verse cards with anyone. A FEED THAT KNOWS YOUR WALK • Tune it: Old Testament, New Testament, or all of Scripture • Follow a theme — faith, hope, peace, forgiveness, and more • Shuffle for discovery, or read the Bible in order • Jump anywhere with the book · chapter · verse wheel GO DEEPER ON EVERY VERSE • Open context and cross-references for any passage • Tap a cross-reference to jump straight to that verse in your feed • Study topics connect verse to verse — Scripture interpreting Scripture MAKE IT YOURS • Private reflections: journal, prayers, and notes — visible only to you • A library of everything you've saved, organized your way • Streaks, levels, and achievements that turn minutes into a daily habit • Reading insights that show how far you've walked FREE FOREVER Reading, saving, and reflecting are free — always. No paywalled Bible. We don't sell your data. PALM SUPPORTER (optional) Supporting the mission unlocks the personal touches: custom color themes and app icons, custom collections, apologetics mix control, reflection export, and bonus achievements. • Monthly — $7.99/month, auto-renews • Yearly — $39.99/year, auto-renews Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://palmbibleapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://palmbibleapp.com/privacy Scripture is the point. Everything else just gets out of the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bible Streak at none against Palm's 7. Palm's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Palm sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Bible Streak asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bible Streak against 5.0 for Palm. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible Streak | Palm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Micah Lynn | Troy Schneider |
In-app purchases
Bible Streak
No in-app purchases
Palm
- Supporter - Monthly$7.991 Month
- Supporter - Annual$39.991 Year
- Gift Support - $5$5.00
- Gift Support - $10$10.00
- Gift Support - $25$25.00
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- Gift Support - $50$50.00
- Gift Support - $100$100.00









