Path & Light vs Bible Gateway
Bible Gateway is a huge free Bible library with more than 200 versions and free audio; the free app has ads, and Bible Gateway Plus removes them and adds a library of study Bibles and commentaries. Path & Light has fewer Bibles (15 in 7 languages) and no ads, and puts reading, prayer, a private journal and Bible questions in one app. Choose Bible Gateway for the widest choice of versions. Choose Path & Light for a daily habit of reading and prayer with answers that cite Scripture.
Choose Bible Gateway if
- More than 200 Bible versions to read
- Free audio Bibles
- Bible Gateway Plus: study Bibles, commentaries and dictionaries, without ads
- Parallel reading on iPad
- Android as well as iPhone
Choose Path & Light if
- You want no ads, without paying
- You want to ask questions and get answers that quote the verses
- You want guided prayers and a private journal next to your Bible
- You want the app itself in Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Korean or Chinese
Side by side
| Path & Light | Bible Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Optional Plus subscription for study, audio, more questions and every plan | Free with ads. Bible Gateway Plus removes ads and adds study books |
| Ads | No ads | In the free app |
| Bibles | 15 Bibles in 7 languages, including the NIV, ESV, KJV, NKJV and NASB 2020, all free to read | More than 200 versions |
| Study | With Plus: study notes on every chapter (Matthew Henry and Jamieson-Fausset-Brown), chapter quizzes, and the Hebrew and Greek words of each verse. Related verses are free | With Plus: study Bibles, commentaries and dictionaries |
| Side by side | Compare one verse across every Bible you’ve downloaded | Parallel view on iPad |
Questions
Can I read two translations side by side in Path & Light?
Not as two columns. You can tap any verse and choose Compare to see it in every Bible you’ve downloaded, one under another.
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