Daily Scripture vs ArchSA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Scripture
This app offers daily scripture readings, meditations, and prayers based on the Gospels. It also includes daily readings from Christian books and a searchable archive of past meditations. Users can set daily alarms for reminders and access additional Bible study resources.
- Daily scripture readings from Gospels
- Meditations written by Don Schwager
- Daily Christian book readings
- Searchable meditation archive
- Daily alarm reminders
- Bible study resource materials
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Daily Scripture is an aid for daily prayer and meditation on the Scriptures. It provides a short Scripture reading for each day of the year from one of the four Gospel texts, followed by a meditation, written by Don Schwager based on the Scripture passage, along with a prayer and a few verses from the Book of Psalms. The app also has a daily resource, such as a reading selection from a Christian book. In addition, the app provides functionality to browse more than 300 meditation archives, bookmark meditations and reading selections for later reference and access a rich selection of resource materials on Bible study and several other Christian topics. Daily Scripture also allows you to set a daily alarm to remind you to read the meditation. The daily meditations displayed in the app are also available online at www.dailyscripture.net.
ArchSA
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This app is used by Catholic Churches in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas. It is used to communicate with parishioners and anyone interested in being kept up-to-date with all the amazing things happening in the Archdiocese. The app contains information about churches, contact details, ministry & committee information, resources, calendars, photo galleries, latest news and important church communications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ArchSA at every 3 months against Daily Scripture's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Daily Scripture ships an update every 7 months, ArchSA every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Scripture | ArchSA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (42 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Servants of the Word | James Del Rio |
In-app purchases
Daily Scripture
No in-app purchases
ArchSA
No in-app purchases
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