BibleGraph vs The Pillar Bible Study
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BibleGraph
Explore the Bible as an interactive graph, connecting verses by theme, original language, and people/places. Features cross-references, multiple translations, and offline access. Offers a free mode with basic cross-references and a one-time purchase for full access to advanced features.
- Interactive verse-by-verse graph
- Color-coded book categories
- Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (TSKe) cross-references
- Search across three Bible translations
- Strong's Greek/Hebrew word connections
- People and places tracking
- Offline functionality
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BibleGraph turns the Bible into an interactive graph you can explore verse by verse. Pick any verse and see everything it connects to — sectioned and color-coded by book category, so hundreds of connections stay readable at a glance. Tap any node to travel there; tap a wedge to isolate a whole category or heading. CROSS-REFERENCE MODE (free) Every verse's classic Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) cross-references, weighted by community-voted relevance. Search across three complete translations — Berean Standard Bible, King James Version, and World English Bible — with support for boolean search (AND / OR / NOT), exact phrases, and prefix matching. STRONG'S MODE (Full Access) See every verse that shares the same original Greek or Hebrew word as the one you're reading — a live connection to the text behind the translation. PEOPLE & PLACES MODE (Full Access) Follow any biblical person or place through every verse that mentions them, from Abraham to Zion. Built for reading, not just reference: verse-by-verse navigation, in-context reading windows, and a Plan of Salvation section for anyone exploring what the Bible teaches about salvation. Completely offline. No account, no ads, no data collection — everything runs on your device. Full Access is a one-time purchase, not a subscription — yours forever, on every device signed into your Apple ID.
The Pillar Bible Study
This app offers in-depth Bible study with original language tools, commentaries, and cross-references. It allows for handwritten notes on iPad and provides offline access to translations and study materials.
- Original language lexicon and interlinear view
- Side-by-side translation comparison
- Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil on iPad
- Integrated commentaries and dictionaries
- Offline access to KJV and other translations
- Audio narration of Bible chapters
- Customizable reading plans and notes
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The Pillar is a Bible study app for those longing to understand the Word more clearly, and to read it with more confidence — the original languages, commentary and reference material gathered around the text instead of scattered across a shelf. Free to read. Premium to study. The Bible is free in every public-domain translation, with notes, highlights, plans and the audio Bible, and your first week has every study tool open. Pillar Premium keeps them: $4.99/month or $39.99/year, with a 7-day free trial. TRANSLATIONS Read the New King James Version, King James Version, New Living Translation, NASB 2020, Christian Standard Bible and The Message — alongside the American Standard Version, Berean Standard Bible, World English Bible, Geneva 1599, Douay-Rheims, Darby and Young's Literal. In Spanish, the Reina-Valera 1909, Palabra de Dios para Ti and Nueva Biblia Viva; in Arabic, the Van Dyck. Compare any two in Parallel View. THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGES Tap a word to see the Greek or Hebrew behind it, its Strong's number, a full lexicon entry from Abbott-Smith or Brown-Driver-Briggs, and every other place that word appears in Scripture. Interlinear reading shows the original word by word, parsed in plain English. WRITE IN IT — iPad AND APPLE PENCIL Bring back the margins. On iPad, an Apple Pencil writes anywhere on the page — beside a verse, across a phrase, down the edge of the column — and every stroke stays anchored to the verse it belongs to rather than to a spot on the screen. Change the type size, come back a year later: your notes are still beside the verse. Your finger still scrolls and selects; there is no mode to enter. Notes in the margin travel with the verse into every translation; notes written over the words stay in the translation and orientation you wrote them in, the way they would on a printed page. A STUDY LIBRARY AROUND THE VERSE Eight classic commentaries, five Bible dictionaries, Nave's and Torrey's topical indexes, and cross-references — every one reachable from the verse you are reading. The dictionaries and topical indexes need no connection. MAPS Tap a place name in the text and the map opens on it. Every chapter has one — the places named there, numbered in the order Scripture names them. The Atlas lists more than 1,200 places alphabetically. Where a location is uncertain, the map says so. Maps work with no connection at all. AUDIO Any chapter of the Berean Standard Bible read aloud by a human narrator, with lock-screen controls and three readers to choose from. YOUR OWN WORK Notes typed or handwritten with Apple Pencil, anchored to their verse and linkable to each other. Highlights in colors you name yourself. Reading plans with daily reminders and a streak that tracks your reading. Sermon notes with tap-to-replay timestamps and camera text capture. Everything exports as Markdown and stays yours, on your device and in your own iCloud. OFFLINE The complete King James Version ships inside the app, and every chapter you read is saved as you go — so Pillar keeps working with no connection at all. A note on what needs a connection: the New King James Version, NASB 2020, New Living Translation, Christian Standard Bible and The Message are shown live and never stored on your device, as their licenses require. Commentaries and cross-references are fetched as you read. Audio is the Berean Standard Bible only. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Pillar Premium — monthly ($4.99) or annual ($39.99), each with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.thepillarapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: The Pillar Bible Study at 5 against BibleGraph's 1. On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. BibleGraph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Pillar Bible Study sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BibleGraph against 5.0 for The Pillar Bible Study. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Pillar Bible Study has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BibleGraph ships an update weekly, The Pillar Bible Study every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BibleGraph | The Pillar Bible Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gregg Ibendahl | thefrenchpressedone LLC |
Customer experience
BibleGraph
The Pillar Bible Study
In-app purchases
BibleGraph
- Full Access$4.99
The Pillar Bible Study
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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