I thought it might be useful to have a feature comparison of all the major Bible apps available for the iPhone. I've attempted to be unbiased, but I do work for Logos on Logos Bible Software for iPhone so take that for what it's worth. If I've made a mistake, please let me know and I'll correct it. If I've omitted a feature that is significant and distinctive, please let me know and I'll add it to the matrix.
(Updated 1/10/2010 8:51 AM PST)
| Logos | BibleReader | PocketBible | YouVersion | Paul Avery Bible | Mantis |
Free books | 61 | 150 | 39 | 41 | 20 | 43 |
Available books | ~3000 | 500+ | 256 | 41 | 20 | 190 |
Free modern translations | x | | | x | | |
Commentaries | x | x | x | | | x |
Dictionaries | x | x | x | | | x |
Maps/Media | x | | x | | | x |
Bookmarks | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Notes | | x | x | (read-only) | x | x |
Notes syncing | | Evernote | | YouVersion.com | | |
Highlighting | | | x | | x | x |
Search | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Reading plans | x | | x | x | x | x |
Original language tools* | x | x | | | | |
Works offline | reader only | x | x | some books | x | x |
Social sharing | x | | | x | | |
Events | | | | x | | |
Split screen | | x | | | x | |
Passage Guide* | x | | | | ||
Paging/scrolling | Paging | Either | Paging | Scrolling | Scrolling | Scrolling |
7 comments:
Useful comparison, thanks Dave! I'm now trying out the Logos app for the first time and I love the navigation features.
Next time you run your comparison, take a look at Mobilize Faith's (mobilizefaith.com) new iPhone/iPod touch app called Bible Memory. It's a very cool Bible verse memorization tool. We are very proud of it and would love to have it reviewed and considered in the next comparison! Thanks for your great work!
Good summary Dave. I use Bible Reader, Logos & Tecarta which has a cool built in notes facility
It would be useful to get a better understanding of what works offline and what doesn't. I posted in the forums at logos as well. I only have an iPod Touch....not an iPhone...
Thank you for this chart. It is exactly what I have been looking for.
I did find that the BibleReader has added highlighting.
Thanks
I would also encourage serious students of the Bible to check out 'The Bible Scholar iPhone App.' It has over 14,000 pages of Church History, Commentaries,Bible Dictionaries, and the Updated KJV Bible.
Check out this site is:http://www.thebiblescholar.com/
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