Comparison

Portuguese Bible * vs Pilsa

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

Head to head
About

Portuguese Bible *

Features
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Hello holiness comes to you!! Now you can read all the beautiful revelations of god through this app. The most important thing is that it doesn't consume your Internet. Read it peacefully and be blessed. The following features have been implemented: - Support for the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad - Easy and Quick Navigation - An swift access to bookmark and back to other chapters with verses. - Support for sharing the bible in social media (Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp) - Sharing your daily content of bible with E-Mail and SMS - Full text search - Ability to add, edit and delete notes. - Read easier with settings like text size, fonts, text color and background color.

About

Pilsa

This app provides a peaceful space for users to practice handwriting by copying scripture, sutras, and inspirational sentences. It offers various writing modes and a selection of texts tailored to different faiths, with a focus on a calming user experience.

Highlights
  • Faith-specific content selection
  • Multiple handwriting modes (trace, copy, recall, dictation)
  • Offline functionality
  • Journaling and sharing of finished pages
  • Calming design with gentle sounds and nature-inspired themes
  • Syncs across iPhone and iPad via iCloud
Features
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Pilsa is a quiet place to copy scripture, sutras and good sentences by hand. You choose your faith when you start, and you only see writing that fits it: Church, Cathedral, Temple, or none at all. Open the app, take a breath, and write today's line with Apple Pencil. One line a day is enough. The pages you finish stack up in your journal, and you can share them as a card. Pilsa opens on iPhone too. On iPhone you read and listen to today's passage and see the pages and writing videos you made on iPad. Save a passage and pick it up on iPad. The handwriting itself happens on iPad with Apple Pencil. WRITE YOUR WAY - Trace: write over soft guide letters - Copy: read a line, then write it below - Recall: look, hide, and write from memory - Dictation: listen, then write what you hear Every way of writing is free. When you write English, meanings, word notes and pronunciation sit beside the page. WHAT YOU CAN WRITE - Scripture from the King James Version, or the Douay-Rheims Bible for Catholics - Classic Buddhist texts such as the Heart Sutra, with plain English explanations - Short affirmations, including one-page stories Choose your religion when you start, or none at all. You only see writing that fits your choice, and you can change it anytime. MADE TO FEEL CALM - Hand-drawn doodle design, with Meok the octopus and Sagak the pencil hedgehog - Stickers you can place on your page and keep on your finished card - Papers like Manuscript Grid, Hanji, Lamplight and Kraft Notebook - Gentle sounds: rain, brook, fireplace and dawn chords - Natural read-aloud voices that work offline YOUR PAGES STAY YOURS - No account and no sign-in. iCloud keeps iPad and iPhone in sync - Your pages can always be opened and shared, subscription or not - Everything you write works offline FREE AND PAID Today's line, starter packs, the first days of every pack and a free sticker set are free. Every copywork mode is free too. Buy a single pack and keep it forever, with or without a subscription. There are also books of four weeks, one page a day. Pilsa Plus opens every book, pack, paper, sound and sticker at once, and brings a new book each month. Pilsa Plus is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. It renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. If you don't cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, the yearly price is charged. Terms of Use: https://jsonpassion.github.io/pilsa-site/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://jsonpassion.github.io/pilsa-site/privacy/ The read-aloud voices are AI-generated. Bible texts are public-domain translations, shown unchanged.

Screenshots

Portuguese Bible *4 screens
Pilsa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Portuguese Bible * at none against Pilsa's 10. Portuguese Bible * also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Pilsa's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 66 months). On price, 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. Pilsa sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Portuguese Bible * asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portuguese Bible * ships an update every 66 months, Pilsa every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Portuguese Bible * versus Pilsa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortuguese Bible *Pilsa
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 66 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArun SoundarrajanJason Lee

In-app purchases

None

Portuguese Bible *

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Pilsa

One-time10
  • Looking Back on the Year, 28 Days$2.99
  • Samantabhadra's Vows, 28 Days$2.99
  • Advent and Christmas, 28 Days$2.99
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  • The Season of Advent, 28 Days$2.99
  • Opening the New Year, 28 Days$2.99
  • Winter Retreat, 28 Days$2.99
  • The Word That Makes New, 28 Days$2.99
  • Setting Your Resolve, 28 Days$2.99
  • The Buddha's Awakening, 28 Days$2.99
  • Epiphany of the Lord, 28 Days$2.99

Questions

Is Portuguese Bible * free?
Portuguese Bible * is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pilsa free?
Pilsa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Portuguese Bible * or Pilsa have ads?
Neither Portuguese Bible * nor Pilsa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portuguese Bible * or Pilsa?
Portuguese Bible * ships an update every 66 months, and Pilsa every 3 days. Most recently, Portuguese Bible * was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pilsa on November 8, 2026.

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