What Bible widget apps actually cost — and why the store page won't tell you

Figures read from Google Play listings (US region) and developer pages on 18 September 2026. Prices change; the date is part of every claim here.

The thing almost nobody notices

Google Play does not publish an app's monthly or yearly subscription price on the listing. It publishes a range covering every in-app purchase the app offers — subscriptions of different lengths, one-off unlocks, tip jars, everything mixed together.

One widget-first Bible app shows $14.99–$169.99. That is an eleven-fold spread. It tells you nothing about what you would pay.

The ranges, as published

AppPrice range on PlayWhat we could actually verify
Bible Widgets (Monkey Taps)$14.99–$169.99The developer's iOS listing shows $14.99/month and $59.99/year alongside other tiers. Play does not show these.
Bible Path: Prayers & Widgets$4.99–$49.99On iOS the same developer lists weekly tiers of $4.99–$14.99 and a $39.99 lifetime option. Weekly billing is the one to look out for.
Daily Bible: Widgets & Prayer$19.99–$39.99No per-period figure visible on Play.
Bible Gateway$3.99–$69.99The developer's own site prices Bible Gateway Plus at $6.99/month or $69.99/year, with a 7-day trial.
VerseDawn (ours)$2.99–$49.99$6.99/month · $49.99/year · $2.99/week. Three plans, including a yearly one.
Olive Tree · Logos$0.99–$399.99 · $1.99–$164.99These are bookstores as much as apps — the top of the range is commentary and reference sets, not the widget.
DailyVerses · YouVersion · Blue Letter Biblenone listedNo in-app purchases at all according to their Play listings, and no ads either.

"No in-app purchases" means exactly that on the date checked — it is not a promise about the future.

Why the number matters more than it looks

Subscription length is where the money quietly multiplies:

Billing periodIf you forget to cancel after a month
Weekly ($4.99–$14.99/week)≈ $21–$65 per month. A weekly plan at $9.99 costs more per year than most annual plans on this list.
Monthly ($4.99–$14.99/month)Predictable, and usually cancellable at the end of any period.
Yearly ($39.99–$69.99/year)Almost always the cheapest per month — roughly $3.33–$5.83.
Free, no ads$0. DailyVerses and YouVersion offer a widget with no ads and no purchases. If cost is your only concern, this row wins and there is nothing to decide.

How to find the real price before you pay

  1. Open the subscribe screen, then read the line under the price. It must state the amount and the period, in the same view as the button. If it says "3 days free" without stating what happens on day four, close it.
  2. Check the period word. "week" is the one people miss. Weekly trials that convert to weekly billing are legal and common.
  3. Find the cancel path before you need it. Google Play subscriptions are cancelled in the Play Store, not inside the app: Play Store → profile → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions. If an app makes cancelling hard, that tells you something.
  4. Decide what you are paying for. In most apps on this list, paying removes ads; in some it unlocks extra widget styles; in ours there are no ads to remove, so paying unlocks the widget itself. It never unlocks the Bible text — that is free either way.
Disclosure: we make VerseDawn, a Bible widget app. Our own price is $6.99/month · $49.99/year · $2.99/week — it is in the table above, in the same format as everyone else's. Three plans, including a yearly one.

The short version

Common questions

How much does a Bible widget app cost?

Usually nothing to install — the cost is in the subscription. In the apps we checked, that ran from about $2.99 to $9.99 a month. Our own is $6.99 a month, $49.99 a year or $2.99 a week.

Why doesn't the Play Store show the real price?

Google Play displays a range for in-app purchases, and that range covers every item the app sells — including one-off and lifetime options. It is not the price of the subscription you are being offered.

What does an in-app purchase range like $2.99–$99.99 actually mean?

It means the app sells at least one item at each end of that range. A $99.99 figure is usually a lifetime unlock, not a monthly charge. To find the subscription price, open the app's own paywall — the price is required to be shown there before you confirm.

Is there a free Bible widget app?

Yes. Ours is free to download; the widget itself needs a subscription, and we checked several others that are free too. If your priority is no ads at any price, see our page on Bible apps with no ads — for that specific goal, DailyVerses and YouVersion already do it.