christianaudio vs Read Scripture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
christianaudio
Access your entire audiobook collection from your iOS device. Download titles for offline listening via Wi-Fi or cellular data. Enjoy features like custom bookmarks, a sleep timer, and variable playback speed.
- Access entire christianaudio library
- Download audiobooks for offline listening
- Improved audio Bible experience
- Custom bookmarks
- Sleep timer
- Variable listening speed
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This free app gives your iOS device access to every audiobook in your christianaudio library. You can download audiobooks directly over Wi-Fi or use cellular data. Once downloaded, no internet connection is needed and you can enjoy your audiobooks anywhere you go. christianaudio Features • Instant access to your entire christianaudio library • Download audiobooks directly over Wi-Fi or cellular for offline listening • Improved audio Bible experience • Custom bookmarks • Sleep timer • Variable listening speed
Read Scripture
This app guides users through a year-long Bible reading plan, enhanced by explanatory videos. It aims to help individuals discover the truth and beauty of God's Word through a curated experience.
- Year-long Bible reading plan
- Creative explanatory videos
- Book of the Bible explanations
- Gospel theological themes
- Tips for Bible reading
- Community or solo experience
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The goal of Read Scripture is that everyone would read the Bible for themselves and discover the truth and beauty of God’s Word. To this end, we are curating a year-long Bible reading plan and supplementing the reading with amazingly creative videos (produced by our friends at the Bible Project) that explain every book of the Bible, major theological themes of the gospel, and tips on how to read the Bible. We house all of this content in a beautifully designed app that is available to download in the App Store. We encourage you to experience Read Scripture in community but it is set up so that you can go through it on your own. Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Read Scripture at 87% against christianaudio's 32%. Read Scripture also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Read Scripture holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 946 and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of christianaudio's written reviews are positive against 87% of Read Scripture's.
christianaudio ships an update every 3 months, Read Scripture every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | christianaudio | Read Scripture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (946 ratings) | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 946 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | christianaudio | Crazy Love Ministries |
Customer experience
christianaudio
Read Scripture
User reviews
christianaudio
From 946 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💯 Great selection of books
- 🎁 Free monthly audiobook
- 🔊 Excellent audio quality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app with frequent crashes
- 🤯 Unreliable downloads and lost progress
- 🤔 Confusing navigation and poor organization
- 🔍 Lack of basic features (e.g. bookmarks, sleep timer)
Read Scripture
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Helpful videos provide context and overview of each book
- 👍 Organized reading plan with Psalms
- 🚀 Streamlined and intuitive interface
- 👍 Visually appealing design and animations
- 💡 Ability to set your own start date
Room to improve
- 🐛 Progress and reading position sometimes gets reset after updates
- 🔋 Videos can't be downloaded for offline viewing
- 🔍 Lack of verse numbers makes it harder to reference specific passages
- 🔍 Limited translation options (only ESV)
Bugs and requests
christianaudio
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Chapters and books disappearing from library
- Login and password reset issues
- Inconsistent playback controls and functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to resume playback from last position
- Improved sorting and filtering options for library
- Integration with car audio and smart devices
- Offline download and playback capabilities
Read Scripture
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos sometimes fail to load or play
- App crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Reading position not always saved correctly
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to highlight, take notes, and bookmark passages
- Incorporate audio narration of the Bible text
- Provide a dark mode option for easier reading
- Allow syncing of reading progress across devices
- Integrate more Bible Project theme videos
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- Add option to select different Bible translations
In-app purchases
christianaudio
No in-app purchases
Read Scripture
No in-app purchases
Questions
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