Comparison

Luther Bibel vs JSM

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

Head to head
About

Luther Bibel

Access and read the Bible offline with this application. It offers features for bookmarking, sharing verses, and searching the full text. Customize your reading experience with adjustable text size, fonts, and colors.

Highlights
  • Offline Bible reading
  • Verse bookmarking and sharing
  • Full text search
  • Customizable text and background
  • Easy navigation
  • Add, edit, and delete notes
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 - Swipe the Verse to Bookmark and Share - 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

JSM

Access an interactive and audio version of "The Expositor’s Study Bible" with in-depth commentary. Explore "The Evangelist Magazine" and gain a deeper understanding of scripture through detailed notes from Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart.

Highlights
  • Interactive study Bible
  • Audio Bible version
  • Expository notes
  • Searchable text
  • Highlighting and bookmarking
  • Commentary toggle
Features
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Jimmy Swaggart Ministries   This app contains an interactive version of “The Expositor’s Study Bible” by Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, an audio version of “The Expositor’s Study Bible” as well as “The Evangelist Magazine” – the monthly publication of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries.   Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart is the author of The Expositor’s Study Bible (ESB).  To date, the ESB has been translated from its original English version into Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish, and has sold more than 1.8 million copies.   In the 1990s, the Lord impressed upon Brother Swaggart to produce a study Bible that would be easy for preachers and laypeople alike to read and understand.  In the latter part of that decade (1997), the Lord revealed to him the Message of the Cross, which revolutionized the evangelist’s life and ministry.  As understanding of “Jesus Christ and Him crucified” continued to unfold, Brother Swaggart knew this message would serve as the cornerstone for the study Bible he had been instructed by the Lord to produce, as well as for his worldwide ministry.   In 2001, the Holy Spirit showed Brother Swaggart the format of how this Bible would be presented, which he and his staff followed to the letter, making the ESB one of the most unique Bibles in the world today. All Scripture text inside the ESB is typeset in black, making the Word of God stand out against the red expository notes that follow nearly every verse.  This user-friendly format seems to please readers who appreciate the in-depth commentary so visually close to the sacred text.   Since the primary goal of this project was to help explain the Scriptures, the word expositor was chosen for its title.  Each expository note draws from six decades of Brother Swaggart’s personal Bible study and the insights he’s collected from some of the finest Hebrew and Greek scholars in the world.  This single resource, just under 2,500 pages, gives readers the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the Word of God in a way, according to the evangelist, that the Holy Spirit desires.   FEATURES This interactive app makes the navigation from Book, Chapter and Verse much easier than traditional e-Book versions.  As well, the reader is able to search, highlight, comment, bookmark and turn Brother Swaggart’s commentary notes off and on at one simple touch.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Luther Bibel at 100% against JSM's 31%. Luther Bibel also leads on price (Free vs $39.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.1). JSM's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 57 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Luther Bibel is free to download; JSM costs $39.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Luther Bibel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JSM has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Luther Bibel's written reviews are positive against 31% of JSM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luther Bibel ships an update every 57 months, JSM every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Luther Bibel versus JSM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuther BibelJSM
PriceFree — better$39.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.1 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 57 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB309 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArun SoundarrajanJimmy Swaggart Ministries

Customer experience

Luther Bibel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JSM

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral30.8%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

None

Luther Bibel

No in-app purchases

None

JSM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Luther Bibel free?
Luther Bibel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JSM free?
JSM costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Luther Bibel or JSM?
Luther Bibel is rated higher. Luther Bibel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while JSM averages 3.1 from 14 ratings.
Do Luther Bibel or JSM have ads?
Neither Luther Bibel nor JSM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luther Bibel or JSM?
Luther Bibel ships an update every 57 months, and JSM every 5 months. Most recently, Luther Bibel was updated on October 5, 2026 and JSM on October 24, 2026.

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