Holy Bible Daily Study Verses vs Simple Bible in Basic English
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Holy Bible Daily Study Verses
Explore the Old and New Testaments with verse-by-verse audio. This app offers synchronized voice and text, allowing you to touch and read along with multiple playback options. Save your favorite verses for easy access.
- Verse-by-verse audio
- Synchronized voice and text
- Touch and read functionality
- Multiple playback options
- Favorite verse support
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The Bible App contains audio verse by verse. The Bible App includes Old Testament & New Testament. The New Testament is a collection of 27 books, the Old Testament are 39 books common to all the Christian canons. App key features: 1. Synchronized voice and text 2. Touch and read 3. Many Play options 4. Favorite support
Simple Bible in Basic English
This app offers the Bible translated into Basic English, simplifying the text with a limited vocabulary for easier understanding. It aims to make scripture accessible to a wider global audience.
- Basic English translation
- Simplified vocabulary
- Easy to understand text
- Accessible scripture
- Professor S. H. Hooke translation
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Bible In Basic English. The Bible In Basic English (BBE) is a translation of the Bible into Basic English. The BBE was translated by Professor S. H. Hooke. In an effort to simplify and make easy to understand the text he and his team limited the vocabulary to the standard 850 Basic English words. 100 words that were helpful to understand poetry were added along with 50 "Bible" words. The Bible in Basic English strives to simplify the Bible so that more people worldwide can read and understand the text. By using the Basic English vocabulary, this goal is accomplished. The BBE is certainly straightforward and simple.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Bible in Basic English at none against Holy Bible Daily Study Verses's 1. Simple Bible in Basic English also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 75%). Holy Bible Daily Study Verses's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Holy Bible Daily Study Verses sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Bible in Basic English asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Bible in Basic English holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.6K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Holy Bible Daily Study Verses's written reviews are positive against 97% of Simple Bible in Basic English's.
Holy Bible Daily Study Verses ships an update every 2 months, Simple Bible in Basic English every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Holy Bible Daily Study Verses | Simple Bible in Basic English |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.6K ratings) | 4.9 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.2% of reviews | 97.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 720 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 相芳 杨 | Oleg Shukalovich |
Customer experience
Holy Bible Daily Study Verses
Simple Bible in Basic English
User reviews
Holy Bible Daily Study Verses
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Enjoyable audio experience
- 📚 Helpful for visually impaired
- 🔖 Bookmarking and progress tracking
- 🔊 Soothing narration voices
- ✨ Brings the Bible to life
Room to improve
- 🎵 Distracting background music
- 🔍 Difficult navigation and chapter selection
- 💰 Paywall for full access
- 📢 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
- 🐛 Occasional app crashes and playback issues
Simple Bible in Basic English
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to read and understand
- 👍 Simple and user-friendly
- 👍 Helpful for Bible study
- 👍 Provides daily encouragement
- 👍 Organized and well-structured
Room to improve
- 🔊 Robotic or annoying voice
- 💰 Presence of ads
Bugs and requests
Holy Bible Daily Study Verses
Reported bugs
3 issues- App stops playing unexpectedly
- Inability to access full Bible content
- Inconsistent behavior when restoring purchases
Requested features
5 requests- Add search and verse lookup functionality
- Provide option to disable background music
- Improve navigation and chapter selection
- Offer continuous playback without manual chapter changes
- Expand free content access
Simple Bible in Basic English
Reported bugs
2 issues- Voice playback issues
- App crashing or freezing
Requested features
3 requests- Audio or podcast-like functionality
- Ability to take notes and highlight text
- One-time payment to remove ads
In-app purchases
Holy Bible Daily Study Verses
- Unlock full version (no Ads)$19.99
Simple Bible in Basic English
No in-app purchases
Questions
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