Hebrew Bible Reader vs Offline Hebrew Bible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hebrew Bible Reader
Study the Hebrew Bible with advanced text-to-speech pronunciation in multiple dialects. Access thousands of words, pronunciations, and translations for free, with options to purchase full books of the Bible.
- Read the Hebrew Bible
- Understand word meanings
- Text-to-speech pronunciation
- Multiple Hebrew dialects
- Thousands of words, pronunciations, translations
- In-app purchases for full books
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The Hebrew Bible Reader now comes to the iPhone /iPad. This is the Ultimate Bible Study Companion - take it wherever life takes you. The Bible Reader was developed to give the user the ability to read the Hebrew Bible and understand the meaning of every word. This is the most advanced program utilizing text-to-speech in Hebrew. Not only will it give you a syllable by syllable pronunciation of each Hebrew word, it gives the option of hearing the Hebrew pronounced in the 3 most popular Hebrew dialects: Popular Sephardic Israeli Hebrew, Ashkenaz Hebrew and Hassidic Yiddish Hebrew. If you choose this Free App it will give you access to thousands of Hebrew Words, Pronunciations and Translations. If you wish any particular full book of the Bible you can access that through the convenient in-app purchasing. If you would like to see more quality Bible Software developed in Israel - you are welcome to visit us at jewishsoftwarecom.
Offline Hebrew Bible
Access the complete Hebrew Bible offline, with original Hebrew texts and English translations. Includes niqqud and cantillation for accurate pronunciation. Bookmark passages and enjoy audio playback.
- Offline Hebrew Bible access
- Includes niqqud and cantillation
- English translations provided
- Bookmark favorite passages
- Audio playback functionality
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The Hebrew Bible Offline app features offline Jewish texts with niqqud and cantillation. offered freely download for public service. The Hebrew Bible texts are provided in Hebrew and English. The included bible books (Tanach): Pentateuch (Chamisha Chumshei Torah) • Genesis - Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית, literally "In the beginning") • Exodus - Shemot (שִׁמוֹת, literally "Names") • Leviticus - Vayikra (וַיִּקְרָא, literally "And He called") • Numbers - Bemidbar (בְּמִדְבַּר, literally "In the desert [of]") • Deuteronomy - Devarim (דְּבָרִים, literally "Things" or "Words") Prophets (Nevi'im) Nevi'im (נְבִיאִים Nəḇî'îm, "Prophets") is the second main division of the Tanakh, between the Torah and Ketuvim. It contains two sub-groups, the Former Prophets (נביאים ראשונים Nevi'im Rishonim) and the Latter Prophets (נביאים אחרונים Nevi'im Aharonim): Former Prophets • Joshua (Yĕhôshúa) • Judges (Shophtim) • I Samuel (Shmû’ēl I) • II Samuel (Shmû’ēl II) • I Kings (M'lakhim I) • II Kings (M'lakhim II) Latter Prophets (Nevi'im Aharonim) • Isaiah (Yĕsha‘ăyāhû) • Jeremiah (Yirmyāhû) • Ezekiel (Yĕkhezqiēl) Twelve Minor Prophets (Trei Asar) • Hosea (Hôshēa‘) • Joel (Yô’ēl) • Amos (‘Āmôs) • Obadiah (‘Ōvadhyāh) • Jonah (Yônāh) • Micah (Mîkhāh) • Nahum (Nakḥûm) • Habakkuk (Khăvhakûk) • Zephaniah (Tsĕphanyāh) • Haggai (Khaggai) • Zechariah (Zkharyāh) • Malachi (Mal’ākhî) Writings (Ketuvim) (כְּתוּבִים, "Writings") consists of eleven books, described below. Three poetic books (Sifrei Emet) • Tehillim (Psalms) תְהִלִּים • Mishlei (Book of Proverbs) מִשְׁלֵי • Iyyôbh (Book of Job) אִיּוֹב The Five Megillot (Hamesh Megillot) • Shīr Hashīrīm (Song of Songs) or (Song of Solomon) שִׁיר הַשִׁירִים (Passover) • Rūth (Book of Ruth) רוּת (Shavuot) • Eikhah (Lamentations) אֵיכָה (Tisha B'Av) [Also called Kinnot in Hebrew.] • Qōheleth (Ecclesiastes) קֹהֶלֶת (Sukkot) • Estēr (Book of Esther) אֶסְתֵר (Purim) Other Bible books • Dānî'ēl (Book of Daniel) דָּנִיֵּאל • ‘Ezrā (Book of Ezra—Book of Nehemiah) עֶזְרָא • Nehemiah (Nehemiah) • I Chronicles (Divrei ha-Yamim I) דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א • II Chronicles (Divrei ha-Yamim II) דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים ב Subscription - "No Ads" purchase This purchase gives you the option to Block Advertisment within the App for 5$/mo Payment will be charged monthly to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Term of use: https://hebrewbible.app/en/about/documents/term_of_use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Offline Hebrew Bible at 4.8 against Hebrew Bible Reader's 3.5. Offline Hebrew Bible also leads on ratings volume (439 vs 27) and review sentiment (74% vs 61%). Hebrew Bible Reader's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hebrew Bible Reader sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Offline Hebrew Bible sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Offline Hebrew Bible holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Offline Hebrew Bible has 439 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Hebrew Bible Reader's written reviews are positive against 74% of Offline Hebrew Bible's.
Hebrew Bible Reader ships an update weekly, Offline Hebrew Bible every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hebrew Bible Reader | Offline Hebrew Bible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (27 ratings) | 4.8 (439 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 439 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TES, Inc. | Moshe Cohen |
Customer experience
Hebrew Bible Reader
Offline Hebrew Bible
In-app purchases
Hebrew Bible Reader
- Genesis$1.99
- Exodus$1.99
- Leviticus$1.99
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- Numbers$1.99
- Deuteronomy$1.99
- Isaiah$1.99
- Jeramiah$1.99
- Proverbs$1.99
- Psalms$14.99
- Complete Bible$49.99
Offline Hebrew Bible
- No Ads$4.991 Month
- Premium Subscription (monthly)$10.991 Month
- Premium Subscription (yearly)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
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- Premium - Yearly$49.991 Year
- Premium Subscription (yearly)6 Months trial$69.991 Year
- Premium Subscription (yearly)$69.991 Year
- Premium - Yearly$139.991 Year
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