Comparison

My Verse vs Colophon

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

Head to head
About

My Verse

Receive a daily Bible verse in your preferred language, including English, French, German, Spanish, or Mandarin. This app offers spiritual guidance and reflection through curated scripture.

Highlights
  • Daily Bible verse delivery
  • Multiple language options
  • English, French, German, Spanish, Mandarin support
  • Spiritual reflection tool
  • Curated scripture
Features
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A Bible verse, delivered daily in English, French, German, Spanish or Mandarin.

About

Colophon

Explore the original Greek and Hebrew words behind English text in this offline study Bible. Tap any word to see its definition, transliteration, and usage frequency. Your notes and highlights are private and saved locally.

Highlights
  • Reverse-interlinear word lookup
  • Offline access to translations
  • Private notes and highlights
  • Search and cross-references
  • Distraction-free reading
  • Optional Pro features
Features
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Colophon is an offline study Bible built on one idea: there are older words under your English, and now you can touch them. Reverse-interlinear style — tap any English word to see the Greek or Hebrew behind it: the original word, its transliteration, its sense, and how often it appears across Scripture. No account. No feed. No ads. Nothing you read or write ever leaves your device. Just the text and its languages. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Tap any word in the KJV for its Strong's Greek or Hebrew entry — right inside your reading, without losing your place • Read public-domain translations (KJV, WEB, BSB) fully offline • Keep notes and highlights that survive every update — your study is never lost • Search the text, follow cross-references, and read in a calm, distraction-free page • Free at the core — every translation, Strong's, search, notes, and export NO ONE'S INTERPRETATION Colophon carries the text and its original languages, not a doctrinal slant. Public-domain sources, transparently attributed. Your notes and highlights stay on your device — Colophon has no servers and collects nothing about your study. COLOPHON PRO (optional, one-time) A single unlock — never a subscription, never a nag — adds the study desk (two translations abreast, verse by verse), notebooks that gather scattered notes into a study, print-ready study sheets, note import, the reading backgrounds beyond the plain page, your own text size, and Backup & Restore: your whole study in one file you keep, on any device, with no account. The study itself is always free. The words under the words.

Screenshots

My Verse4 screens
Colophon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colophon at 67% against My Verse's 0%. Colophon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months). My Verse's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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

Both are free to download. Colophon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. My Verse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colophon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of My Verse's written reviews are positive against 67% of Colophon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Verse ships an update every 18 months, Colophon monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My Verse versus Colophon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy VerseColophon
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames ZellmerMustafa Salim Erek

Customer experience

My Verse

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Colophon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

My Verse

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Colophon

One-time4
  • Tip: Ink$1.99
  • Tip: Quill$4.99
  • Colophon Pro$9.99
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  • Tip: Patron$9.99

Questions

Is My Verse free?
My Verse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colophon free?
Colophon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Verse or Colophon?
Colophon is rated higher. My Verse averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Colophon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Verse or Colophon have ads?
Neither My Verse nor Colophon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Verse or Colophon?
My Verse ships an update every 18 months, and Colophon monthly. Most recently, My Verse was updated on September 10, 2026 and Colophon on September 15, 2026.

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