Comparison

Etch vs Noah

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

Head to head
About

Etch

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You want Scripture to shape the way you live: how you encourage someone, share your faith, or hold to God's promises when you need them most. But when it is time to memorize, one question can stop you before you begin: What should I learn? Etch puts an answer in front of you. START WITH A TRACK Explore ready-made tracks that gather verses around identity, faith, grace, relationships, spiritual warfare, and the moments that shape everyday life. Choose what speaks to where you are, or add any verse of your own. Churches, schools, small groups, and other communities can create organizations and share their own Scripture tracks, giving everyone a meaningful place to begin together. LEARN ONE STEP AT A TIME - Read each passage in a focused, beautiful space - Practice with blanks or first-letter prompts - Type from memory or recite aloud with optional voice input - Move into full recall as the words become familiar RETURN BEFORE YOU FORGET Etch brings verses back for review on a thoughtful schedule. Your Today screen keeps the next step clear, while the stained-glass memory wall fills pane by pane as you learn. MAKE SCRIPTURE MEMORY PART OF DAILY LIFE Use Etch without an account, or sign in to keep your verses, tracks, and progress in sync. Create personal tracks for what God is teaching you now. Return wherever you have a few quiet minutes. Etch is always free and ad-free. No subscriptions. No locked features. Just a calm, intentional place to equip yourself with the Word of God.

About

Noah

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Most of us have read the Bible for years and still can't quote more than a few verses from memory. Noah is built for exactly that. READ IT. BUILD IT. KEEP IT. Each verse is learned in short steps. You read it, rebuild it word by word, fill in what's missing, and keep coming back to it until it stays with you. WHAT'S INSIDE - Short daily lessons laid out as a path you move along - Build each verse from a word bank, then recall it with fewer hints each time - Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions that check you really know it - Verses come back for review so you don't lose what you've learned - Bible study notes next to the verses you're learning, so you understand what you memorize - A daily streak to keep you coming back WHO IT'S FOR People who grew up in church and want Scripture to actually stick. New believers looking for a simple place to start. Anyone who tried flashcards or a verse list before and gave up after a week. TRANSLATION Noah is in the in the Englsih and Spanish languages. In the English it uses in the KJV, WEB, ASV & BSB - public domain translations. In the Spanish it uses in the VBL - public domain translation. FROM THE MAKER Noah is built by one person in Prague. It's free to download and it's early, so if something is missing or broken, write to noahmemory.app@gmail.com. I read every message, and a lot of what you send ends up in the next update. "I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you." Psalm 119:11 (WEB)

Screenshots

Etch4 screens
Noah3 screens

Verdict

The call

Etch and Noah are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Etch ships an update fortnightly, Noah every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Etch versus Noah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEtchNoah
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size61 MB96 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNathan HennighOndrej Popelka

In-app purchases

None

Etch

No in-app purchases

None

Noah

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Etch free?
Etch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noah free?
Noah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Etch or Noah have ads?
Neither Etch nor Noah shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Etch or Noah?
Etch ships an update fortnightly, and Noah every 3 weeks. Most recently, Etch was updated on October 29, 2026 and Noah on October 29, 2026.

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