What Bible apps charge in 2026

Every figure below was read from the app's own Google Play listing (US region) or the developer's pricing page on 19 September 2026. Where we could not obtain a figure, the table says so — we have not estimated anything.

Three things worth knowing before you read the table

The price range on a store listing is not a price. It covers every in-app purchase the app sells, from a one-off tip to a lifetime licence. One app here shows $0.99–$199.99.
Only two of the nine publish a monthly or yearly figure anywhere we could reach. The rest show a range and nothing more — which is exactly why this page exists.
None of the nine mentions a home-screen widget in its store description. That is a fact about the descriptions, not proof the apps lack one — but it tells you what each one considers worth advertising.

The table

App	Installs	Rating	Ads	Range on Play	Published price
Dwell Dwell App, LLC	1M+	4.8 · 14.7K	No	$4.99–$199.99	$9.99/month · $59.99/year (discounted from $119.88 for the first year) · $399.99 lifetime · 7-day trial
Hallow Hallow, Inc.	10M+	4.5 · 124K	No	$0.99–$199.99	$9.99/month · $69.99/year
Glorify TUPOE LTD	10M+	4.8 · 1.19M	No	$3.49–$119.99	Could not obtain — the pricing page renders its prices with JavaScript
Logos Bible Study Faithlife	1M+	4.8 · 56.3K	Yes	$1.99–$164.99	Could not obtain — the subscribe page is JavaScript-rendered; the support site returned 403
Duomo Duomo App Limited	500K+	4.3 · 5.78K	No	$9.99–$89.99	Could not obtain — the description mentions a free trial but gives neither length nor price
Haven E12 Holdings LLC	1M+	4.9 · 88.6K	No	$4.99–$12.99	Could not obtain — the developer's site states a subscription is required, with a 2-week free trial, but no price
Creed Creed Labs Inc	500K+	4.8 · 89.7K	No	$2.99–$99.99	Could not obtain — no working pricing page found
Ascend Ascend Bible, Inc	10K+	4.0 · 782	Yes	$4.99–$119.99	Could not obtain — the description says ads can be removed with Premium, without a figure
Filament Tyndale House	100K+	4.1 · 1.09K	No	no in-app purchases listed	— built to be used alongside a printed Filament Bible

"No" under Ads means the Play listing does not carry the "Contains ads" label on the date checked — a fact about the listing, not a guarantee about the app. Install counts are the bands Google displays. Rating is followed by the number of ratings.

What the numbers actually say

1. The apps that sell content charge about $10 a month

Dwell and Hallow — both over a million installs, both selling audio and guided prayer rather than text — land on $9.99/month. Their annual prices differ ($59.99 vs $69.99), which is normal: annual discounts are set by what each one thinks it can get away with.

2. "Cheap" and "expensive" are usually about the billing period, not the price

An app showing $0.99–$199.99 is not a $0.99 app. The bottom of the range is typically the smallest one-off purchase; the top is a lifetime licence. The figure you would actually pay is almost never visible on the listing at all.

3. Two of the nine run ads

Logos and Ascend carry the "Contains ads" label. The rest do not — which is worth remembering the next time someone says every free Bible app is an ad farm.

4. None of the nine advertises a widget

Not one of these store descriptions mentions a home-screen widget. On its own that proves nothing about whether the apps have one — but it does tell you what each of them leads with: audio, chat, plans, study tools. The apps that do lead with a widget are a different, smaller set, and we look at those in the widget comparison.

Disclosure: we make VerseDawn, a Bible widget app. Our pricing: US $6.99/month, $49.99/year, $2.99/week (Brazil: R$19,90 / R$79,99 / R$7,99).

How to find the real price of any of these

Open the subscribe screen and read the line under the price. It has to state the amount and the period next to the button.
Watch for the word "week." A weekly plan at a few dollars is the most expensive way to pay for almost anything on this list.
Check whether the trial converts to a monthly or a weekly charge. With Dwell and Haven the trial terms are published; with the others we could not confirm them.
Decide what you are buying. On this list the expensive apps are selling content — audio, guided prayer, study libraries. If you want a verse on your home screen, most of that money is for features you will not use.

Common questions

Which Bible apps are free?

Most of them are free to install and read. What differs is whether the free version carries ads, and what the subscription adds. Filament, for example, listed no in-app purchases at all when we checked.

How much do Dwell and Hallow cost?

Both were at $9.99 a month when we checked in September 2026, with an annual plan around $59.99–$69.99. Both are audio-first apps, so they are a different product from a home-screen widget.

Do any Bible apps charge weekly?

Yes, and it is worth reading the period word carefully. A weekly price can look smaller than a monthly one while costing several times more per month. Our own app offers three plans: monthly, yearly and weekly, and we show the monthly-equivalent of the weekly price on the same screen.