Comparison

Isnad vs Bible Explorer by OCC

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

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About

Isnad

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Trace the people and paths behind hadith transmission. Isnad is a visual reference for exploring chains of narration, narrator generations, and the structure of Sahih al-Bukhari. Begin with Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), follow transmission through the Companions, Tabi'un, and later narrators, and see how each path reaches the compiler. FEATURES - Explore interactive chains of transmission - Browse Sahih al-Bukhari by books, chapters, and hadiths - Read hadith texts and view available isnad information - Discover narrator profiles and their place in the transmission network - Study the Beautiful Names of Allah with meanings, reflections, and cited evidence - Switch between English, Russian, and Arabic - Use the core library without an account, advertising, analytics, or tracking Isnad is designed as an educational reference. Information about sources and methodology is available inside the app. If you notice an error in a hadith text, narrator name, chain of transmission, or translation, you can contact us directly from Settings. The application does not replace qualified scholarly guidance.

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Bible Explorer by OCC

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The whole Bible, with the tools to study it, on your phone. No signal needed. Bible Explorer is built by Ontario Community Church, a congregation of about sixty-five in Ontario, Oregon. Everything in it is public domain, and the Bible and its study tools ship inside the app, so it works on a plane, in a canyon, or in the back row β€” what a small church can do with a little, given back. READ β€’ Twelve translations: King James, American Standard, World English, Young's Literal, Darby, Webster, Douay-Rheims, Geneva (1599), Revised Version, Tyndale New Testament, JPS Tanakh, and Brenton's Septuagint β€’ The church's own serif type, gold verse numbers, five reading themes (OCC, Parchment, Navy, Slate, Midnight), your text size and spacing β€’ Tap any verse for commentary in a split-view pane, cross references, Strong's, and the verse in every translation at once β€’ Tap any reference inside a commentary and it opens right there in a half sheet, with translation chips to compare it on the spot β€’ Type a reference like John 3:16 and jump straight there, or search a phrase across the whole Bible β€’ Focus mode, a verse of the day, top verses, your own reading streak, and picking up right where you left off STUDY β€’ Nine commentaries, all built in: Matthew Henry, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, Adam Clarke, Keil & Delitzsch, John Wesley, Barnes' Notes, the 1599 Geneva Bible's own marginal notes, John Calvin, and John Gill β€’ Strong's Hebrew and Greek under every word, with that word's occurrences across every translation β€’ Nearly a million cross references and more than 32,000 topics β€’ Six Bible dictionaries: Easton, Smith, Hitchcock, ISBE, Nave's, and Torrey's β€’ More than 3,000 people and 1,300 places, each with a map, its dictionary entries, and every verse that mentions them β€’ Gustave DorΓ©'s 1866 Bible engravings, a downloadable illustrations pack linked right to the people, places, and chapters they depict β€’ 718 hymns tied to the verses that inspired them β€’ 24 reading plans, each with a preview before you start SAVE β€’ Bookmarks, highlights, and your own notes and study notes, sorted by reference β€’ Share cards for any verse, in four scenes to match the app's own themes β€’ Everything syncs across your devices through your own iCloud account ALSO β€’ An Apple Watch app: verse of the day, today's plan reading, bookmarks, and a full KJV reader on your wrist β€’ A Messages app: send a verse card in iMessage straight from Verse of the Day, Bookmarks, or a KJV search OFFLINE β€’ No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription, no AI. Every translation, the nine commentaries, and the six dictionaries are built in. More books and art, and the Greek and Hebrew originals, are free optional downloads β€’ Every translation, every commentary, and every dictionary in Bible Explorer is public domain WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT No account. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. No AI. Just the Bible and the tools to study it, built by a small church and given away.

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Isnad4 screens
Bible Explorer by OCC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Isnad at every 4 days against Bible Explorer by OCC's every 9 days. Bible Explorer by OCC's advantage is device support (6 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Isnad ships an update every 4 days, Bible Explorer by OCC every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Isnad versus Bible Explorer by OCC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIsnadBible Explorer by OCC
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro β€” better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size24 MB219 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMirshod MakhmudovPatrick Dailey

In-app purchases

None

Isnad

No in-app purchases

None

Bible Explorer by OCC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Isnad free?
Isnad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bible Explorer by OCC free?
Bible Explorer by OCC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Isnad or Bible Explorer by OCC have ads?
Neither Isnad nor Bible Explorer by OCC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Isnad or Bible Explorer by OCC?
Isnad ships an update every 4 days, and Bible Explorer by OCC every 9 days. Most recently, Isnad was updated on October 31, 2026 and Bible Explorer by OCC on October 31, 2026.

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