Bible for MeSide by side
| Bible for Me | Dwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Plus is $39.99/yr | $59.99/yr after a 7-day trial |
| Whole Bible narrated free | Yes, with Hannah | Subscription needed after the trial |
| Family plan | $59.99/yr, up to 6 people | $109.99/yr, up to 6 people |
| Lifetime | Not sold. Plus is $39.99/yr | $399.99 list price |
| Account required | No | Yes, an email for membership |
| Tracking | No ads, no account, no tracking prompt, no advertising ID | App Store label lists Identifiers under "Data Used to Track You"; privacy policy names Google Analytics, Google Ads, Facebook Pixel |
| Full text reader with page turn, highlights, notes | Yes | Text follows the audio |
| Word study (Hebrew/Greek) and cross-references | Yes | No |
| Reading plans with a written devotional each day | 120+ plans, 1,100+ devotionals, all free | 75+ listening plans, subscription |
| Translations | 38 in 27 languages, all free | 14 English plus Spanish and Portuguese editions, subscription |
| Bible maps, prayer journal, giving tracker | Yes | Not listed |
| Verse memorization | Yes | Yes, by looping a passage |
| Music and sound | Immersive Audio: music and scene sound (Plus) | Background music |
| CarPlay | Yes, free with Hannah | Yes |
| Offline audio | Yes | Yes |
| Read along | Yes | Yes |
| Sleep timer | Yes (Plus) | Yes |
| Narrators | 8 voices, Hannah free | Human voice actors, subscription |
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Android Auto, Alexa |
Dwell details are from Dwell's website and App Store listing as of October 2026. Prices are in USD, and both apps' prices and features can change. Dwell is a trademark of its owner; Bible for Me is not affiliated with Dwell.
What it costs
| Bible for Me | Dwell | |
|---|---|---|
| One person, one year | $0 free, or $39.99 with Plus | $59.99 |
| Family, one year | $59.99 | $109.99 |
| One person, three years | $0 free, or $119.97 with Plus | $179.97 |
Hannah's narration of the whole Bible is in the free version. Plus adds seven more narrators, every voice in CarPlay, Immersive Audio, the sleep timer, and all twelve themes.
Why people switch from Dwell
- The price. The whole Bible read aloud costs nothing with Hannah. Plus is $39.99 a year against $59.99, and Family is $59.99 against $109.99.
- A real reader. Page turns, highlights, notes, Strong's word study, cross-references, and search sit alongside the audio. Dwell's text follows its recordings.
- Plans with a devotional every day. All 120+ plans are free, and each day comes with a short written devotional for that passage. See the plans.
- More translations, in more languages. 38 translations in 27 languages, all free, from Spanish and Portuguese to Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, German, and French. All 38 translations.
- No account and no tracking prompt. There's nothing to sign up for, and no advertising ID. Your notes and highlights stay on your phone and in your own iCloud. More on privacy.
- Study and prayer tools in the same app. 19 guided map journeys, a prayer journal, a giving tracker, and spaced-repetition memorization.
- Immersive Audio. Music and scene sound under the narrator, offline and in CarPlay.
On the voices
Bible for Me's narration is pre-rendered natural-voice audio, made chapter by chapter and stored on your phone. It's consistent from Genesis to Revelation, it says biblical names correctly, and it plays offline and in CarPlay. It's also why the whole Bible can be free. You can hear each narrator in the app in a few seconds.
Try it for the price of nothing
The free version is the whole Bible narrated by Hannah, with plans, devotionals, highlights, and CarPlay. If you're weighing a Dwell renewal, spend a week with Bible for Me first.