Comparison

The Hidden Word vs Scripture Loop

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

Head to head
About

The Hidden Word

Features
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Hidden Word is your church’s Bible companion—built to help you read Scripture, memorize verses, and stay connected to your church’s lessons wherever you are. Choose your church, browse as a guest, or sign in on your church’s website to unlock practice, Small Group, and study tools that sync with your Hidden Word Bible Lessons site. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Verse of the Day — open today’s verse, read an explanation, share it, or add it to Memorize • Bible reader — jump to any book and chapter, tap a verse to explain, listen, share, or memorize • Memorize — build a personal deck, practice with multiple modes, track streaks and badges, and get optional daily reminders • Lessons — follow your church’s Bible lesson curriculum, including content saved for offline reading • Study Finder — search Scripture by topic and add passages to your practice list • Ask — get pastoral, AI-assisted answers to Bible questions (when enabled by your church) • Small Group — join the weekly challenge, see your place on the streak leaderboard, and stay encouraged together BUILT FOR CHURCHES Hidden Word connects to your church’s WordPress site through the Hidden Word Bible Lessons plugin. Your progress, practice queue, and Small Group activity stay with your church account—not a separate social network. Sign in once on the website; the app receives a secure Application Password so your normal website password never lives in the app. WHO IT’S FOR • Church members who want a simple daily habit of Scripture memory • Small groups practicing the same weekly challenge • Anyone exploring a church’s lessons and Bible tools before signing in PRIVACY & SUPPORT We take your trust seriously. Account connection uses WordPress Application Passwords, and you can delete your account access from Preferences in the app. Privacy: https://thehiddenword.org/privacy-policy Support: https://thehiddenword.org/support Open Hidden Word, choose your church, and start hiding God’s Word in your heart—one verse at a time.

About

Scripture Loop

Memorize scripture by listening to it repeatedly. Choose passages, adjust playback speed and pauses, and practice from memory with various aids. Includes the full Berean Standard Bible with optional study notes and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Loop any verse or passage
  • Adjust pause and reading speed
  • Practice from memory (first letter, fill-in-the-blank)
  • Full Berean Standard Bible text
  • Highlight verses and add notes
  • Progress tracking with visual growth
  • Lock screen widgets and wallpapers
Features
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Hide God’s Word in your heart. Scripture Loop helps you memorize Scripture the way people have for thousands of years: by hearing it again and again. Choose a passage, press play, and hear it read aloud from the Berean Standard Bible, with a pause between each time through. It keeps playing with your screen locked, so you can listen on a walk, in the car, or while you get ready for the day. LISTEN UNTIL IT’S YOURS • Loop any verse or passage as many times as you like • Choose the pause between repetitions and the reading speed • Keeps playing with your screen locked PRACTICE FROM MEMORY • Show only the first letter of each word • Hide some of the words and say them yourself • Type the verse from memory and check it READ AND STUDY • The whole Berean Standard Bible, a modern, readable translation • Highlight verses and write your own notes • Optional study notes from the Tyndale Open Study Notes, with the BSB’s own footnotes and section headings STAY WITH IT • Your tree grows a leaf for every day you loop, with fruit for every passage you learn • Ready-made memory plans, or build your own • Home screen and lock screen widgets that move through your passage a verse at a time • Lock screen wallpapers with the verse you’re learning SIMPLE AND PRIVATE Looping is free for a week. After that, one purchase keeps it for good: no ads, no subscriptions, nothing else to unlock. Reading, notes, plans, progress, and widgets are always free. Optional tips help support the project. No account needed. Your notes and progress stay on your iPhone. Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), in the public domain. Audio narration by Bob Souer. Study notes adapted from the Tyndale Open Study Notes © 2022 Tyndale House Publishers (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Screenshots

The Hidden Word4 screens
Scripture Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Hidden Word at none against Scripture Loop's 5. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scripture Loop sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. The Hidden Word asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Hidden Word ships an update weekly, Scripture Loop every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
The Hidden Word versus Scripture Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Hidden WordScripture Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBreland Computer Services / Land Tech Web Designs, CorpMatthew Hatchett

In-app purchases

None

The Hidden Word

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Scripture Loop

One-time5
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Unlock Looping$3.99
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  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is The Hidden Word free?
The Hidden Word is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scripture Loop free?
Scripture Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Hidden Word or Scripture Loop have ads?
Neither The Hidden Word nor Scripture Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Hidden Word or Scripture Loop?
The Hidden Word ships an update weekly, and Scripture Loop every 3 days. Most recently, The Hidden Word was updated on November 7, 2026 and Scripture Loop on October 31, 2026.

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