The short answer
The best daily devotional app for women in 2026 is Bible Studies for Women if you want more than a reflection: a verse of the day with context and prayer, plus short studies that explain the passage. First 5 is the best free teaching from a women's ministry, YouVersion is best for free plans on almost any topic, and Jesus Calling and Glorify suit readers happy to pay.
- Best for understanding the passage: Bible Studies for Women, a verse of the day with context plus guided studies ($7.99 a month, no free trial).
- Best free for women: First 5, a short daily teaching from Proverbs 31 Ministries, free on iPhone and Android.
- Best free for choice: YouVersion, with thousands of free reading plans and devotionals in 3,500+ Bible versions.
- Best women's devotional on iPhone: the Daily Devotional For Women App from Novix, free with ads.
- Best classic devotional: Jesus Calling, free for the first seven days, then from $2.99 a month.
Members of the Word makes Bible Studies for Women, one of the apps in this guide. We checked every other app's price and features on its App Store listing, Google Play listing or official site on September 29, 2026. Prices are in US dollars and can vary by country.
Search for a daily devotional app for women and two different things come back mixed together: devotionals, where someone reflects on a verse for you, and studies, which help you read the passage yourself.
Most lists also skip the question nearly everyone asks next: what is actually free? Some apps here are free in full, some show ads, and some open for a week before asking you to subscribe.
We checked every app on the App Store, Google Play and its own site on September 29, 2026, and labeled each one plainly: devotional or study, what is free, what it costs, and whether it is written for women.
At a glance
| App | Devotional or study? | What is free | Paid price | Written for women? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bible Studies for Women | Verse of the day plus guided passage studies | No free version or trial | $7.99/mo or $79.99/yr | Yes |
 First 5 | Short daily teaching through a book | The whole app | None. Study guides sold separately | Yes |
 YouVersion Bible App | Reading plans and devotionals | The whole app | None | General, plans from many publishers |
 Daily Devotional For Women App | Daily devotional | Devotionals, with ads | Several upgrades, prices vary | Yes |
 Love God Greatly | SOAP study method | Every study | None. Journals sold separately | Yes |
| Jesus Calling | Daily devotional | First seven days | $2.99/mo, or $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr for the full library | General |
 Glorify | Devotional, meditation and courses | Some content | Glorify Plus, prices vary | General |
Our app
Members of the Word
1. Bible Studies for Women
Best for moving from a daily devotional to understanding the passage itself
A devotional gives you someone else's reflection on a verse. Bible Studies for Women starts in the same place, then helps you read the passage for yourself.
The Today screen opens with a verse of the day, with its context, a short reflection and a prayer, then takes you straight back into your study.
Each session moves through six stages: Read, Look closely, The Breakdown (a plain-words explanation with context and translation notes), The Spark (reflection questions, with writing optional), Pray it through, and Walk It Out, one response for the day.
Sessions take about 5, 10 or 20 minutes, three routes through the same study, on the days you choose: daily, twice a week, weekly or every two weeks.
- Best for
- moving from a daily devotional to understanding the passage itself
- Price
- $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year. No free trial
- Platforms
- iPhone and Android
What stands out
- Verse of the day with context, reflection and prayer
- Twelve guided plans of seven sessions, plus hundreds of verse studies and reads by subject
- Guided prayers drawn from Scripture, prompts, and prayer requests you can mark answered
- The full Berean Standard Bible offline, with highlights, notes and bookmarks
- A private journal on your phone, exportable any time
Worth knowing
- It is paid: $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year, with no free trial. A subscription is needed once setup is finished.
- There is no audio and no community feature. It is built for reading, reflecting and praying on your own.
- We make this app, which is why we are clear about the price and the limits.
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Guided studies, the full Bible, a private journal and prayer, in one quiet place.
2. First 5
Proverbs 31 Ministries
Best for a free, short daily teaching written for women
First 5 is the free app from Proverbs 31 Ministries, built to give you a short teaching in God's Word each day before the rest of the day crowds in.
It sits between a devotional and a study: each teaching unpacks a few verses as the ministry works through one book of the Bible, then shows how they apply to life.
You can highlight, note and share any part of a teaching and export your notes, and the built-in Bible lets you look up any passage.
- Best for
- a free, short daily teaching written for women
- Price
- Free. Printed study guides sold separately
- Platforms
- iPhone and Android
What stands out
- A new short teaching every day, working through a book of the Bible
- Highlights, notes and exportable notes on each teaching
- Built-in Bible with search, bookmarks and highlights
- A daily reminder at a time you choose
- Private and public community groups
Worth knowing
- Teachings follow a shared calendar: the current study of 1 and 2 Chronicles began August 31, so you read at the ministry's pace.
- The deeper daily questions sit in printed study guides sold separately, and the App Store listing carries a "Contains Advertising" label.
First 5 on App Store First 5 on Google Play First 5 on Website
3. YouVersion Bible App
Life.Church
Best for free devotional plans on almost any topic, in the translation you prefer
YouVersion is free, with no in-app purchases, and holds thousands of reading plans and devotionals that lead you through a topic, a book of the Bible or the whole Bible in a year.
Because the plans come from many publishers, you can find a short devotional for most seasons of life, and read it in any of 3,500+ Bible versions.
- Best for
- free devotional plans on almost any topic, in the translation you prefer
- Price
- Free
- Platforms
- iPhone and Android
What stands out
- Thousands of reading plans and devotionals
- 3,500+ Bible versions, including NIV, ESV, NLT and KJV
- Audio Bibles for select versions
- Prayer cards and lists, with answered prayers
- Read plans together with friends
Worth knowing
- Plans vary widely by publisher, so tone and theology differ from one plan to the next. It is not written for women in particular.
- Syncing notes, highlights and plans across devices needs a free YouVersion account.
YouVersion Bible App on App Store YouVersion Bible App on Google Play YouVersion Bible App on Website
4. Daily Devotional For Women App
Novix Technology Inc.
Best for a devotional written for women each morning, on iPhone
The Daily Devotional For Women App brings a verse of the day and a devotional each morning. Its developer says every devotional is written by real people, for women.
Around the daily reading sit reading plans, faith journals for prayers and reflections, and a full Bible in KJV or ESV, with calming music and nature images.
- Best for
- a devotional written for women each morning, on iPhone
- Price
- Free with ads. Several paid upgrades, prices vary
- Platforms
- iPhone only
What stands out
- Daily devotionals written for women
- Verse of the day
- Bible study and reading plans
- Faith journals for prayers and reflections
- KJV and ESV Bible with highlights and notes
Worth knowing
- It is on iPhone only. The developer says an Android version is in development, and a similarly named Google Play app comes from a different developer.
- The App Store labels it "Contains Advertising" and lists several upgrades, including a $4.99 ad removal.
Daily Devotional For Women App on App Store Daily Devotional For Women App on Website
5. Love God Greatly
Love God Greatly, Inc.
Best for free structured studies for women that go past a devotional
Love God Greatly offers its whole library of women's Bible studies and reading plans free. Each one uses the SOAP method: Scripture, Observation, Application and Prayer.
It suits a woman who wants a little more than a devotional and is happy to do the observing herself. Studies are translated into more than 45 languages.
- Best for
- free structured studies for women that go past a devotional
- Price
- Free. Printed journals sold separately
- Platforms
- iPhone and Android
What stands out
- Every Love God Greatly study and reading plan, free
- SOAP method with weekly challenges and memory verses
- Community comments on each study
- NET as the primary translation
- Reading reminders
Worth knowing
- The Android app was last updated in May 2023, while the iPhone app was updated in March 2026.
- Studies are scheduled for the community, though the ministry says you can start any study whenever you are ready.
Love God Greatly on App Store Love God Greatly on Google Play Love God Greatly on Website
6. Jesus Calling
HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Best for readers who love Sarah Young's devotionals and want them in one app
Jesus Calling is the app version of Sarah Young's 365-day devotional, with the Scripture for each day alongside the reading.
The $2.99 plan opens the Jesus Calling devotional. Premium adds her wider library, including Jesus Listens and Jesus Always, with audiobooks.
- Best for
- readers who love Sarah Young's devotionals and want them in one app
- Price
- First seven days free. $2.99 a month, or $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year for the full library
- Platforms
- iPhone and Android
What stands out
- 365-day Jesus Calling devotional with complete Scriptures
- Favorite, share and take notes on readings
- Audiobooks, including the extended edition
- Premium opens the full Sarah Young library
- Quarterly Jesus Calling Magazine issues
Worth knowing
- Each reading is written as if Jesus is speaking to you. The listing explains this is the author's style and that the Bible is the only infallible Word of God.
- Without a subscription, only the first seven days of content are free. It is written for all readers, not for women in particular.
Jesus Calling on App Store Jesus Calling on Google Play Jesus Calling on Website
7. Glorify
TUPOE LTD
Best for a ten-minute quiet time with devotional, meditation and worship music
Glorify builds a daily quiet time: an opening quote, a Bible passage and a devotional that ties them together, then a Daily Walk with God, a guided meditation on God's Word.
It says the whole routine fits in about 10 minutes, and adds courses, a journal, prayer requests and worship music.
- Best for
- a ten-minute quiet time with devotional, meditation and worship music
- Price
- Free download. Glorify Plus subscription, prices vary
- Platforms
- iPhone and Android
What stands out
- Daily quote, passage and devotional
- Guided Christian meditations, including sleep meditations
- Courses on the Bible and faith
- Journal, shared prayer requests and community groups
- Translations including KJV, NIV, ESV and NASB
Worth knowing
- Much of the app sits behind Glorify Plus, and the App Store lists several prices for the same plan, from $6.99 to $9.99 a month and $41.99 to $69.99 a year. Check the price you are shown.
- It is general Christian content, not written for women in particular.
Glorify on App Store Glorify on Google Play Glorify on Website
Devotional or study: what is the difference?
A devotional is a short reflection someone else has written on a verse. A study helps you read the passage yourself: what it says, what surrounds it, and what it asks of you.
Both are good. Many women start with a devotional and, after a while, want to understand the passage it came from. If you are building the habit itself, our guide to daily devotionals for women covers how to make it last.
- Devotionals: Jesus Calling, the Daily Devotional For Women App and many YouVersion plans give you a reading and a reflection for the day.
- Teaching through a book: First 5 works through one book of the Bible, a short teaching at a time.
- A study method: Love God Greatly gives you the passage and the SOAP method, and you do the observing.
- An explained study: Bible Studies for Women explains the passage in plain words, then asks questions and helps you pray it through.
What is free, and what is paid?
First 5, YouVersion and Love God Greatly are free to use in full, though First 5's App Store listing carries an advertising label. The Daily Devotional For Women App is free with ads, Jesus Calling gives you the first seven days, and Glorify keeps much of its content in Glorify Plus.
With a paid app, check what the subscription opens, whether there is a trial, and whether you keep your notes if you cancel.
Bible Studies for Women has no free version or trial: it is $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year. You can export everything you have written as a plain text file, whether or not a subscription is active.
Which one should you choose?
You want something free and short every morning, written for women
First 5. A new teaching each day from a women's ministry, at no cost.
You want free devotionals on many topics, in your favorite translation
YouVersion Bible App. Thousands of free plans and 3,500+ Bible versions.
You want to understand the passage behind the devotional
Bible Studies for Women. A verse of the day with context, then studies that explain the text.
You want a women's devotional and journal on iPhone
Daily Devotional For Women App. Devotionals written for women, with faith journals, free with ads.
You want free structured studies with a community
Love God Greatly. The whole SOAP library is free, in more than 45 languages.
You already love Jesus Calling
Jesus Calling. Sarah Young's devotionals and audiobooks in one app.
You want devotional, meditation and worship music together
Glorify. A guided quiet time of about 10 minutes.
How we chose
We started from the apps that appear in searches for a daily devotional app for women and in the roundups that rank for it, then checked each one on the App Store, Google Play and its own website on September 29, 2026.
We compared what each app gives you each day (a devotional, a teaching or a study), what is free, what it costs, who writes it and whether it runs on both iPhone and Android.
We make Bible Studies for Women. We placed it first because it is the only app here that pairs a daily verse with a study that explains the passage. First 5 and YouVersion are free and excellent for a daily devotional, and ours is paid.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best daily devotional app for women?
For a free daily teaching written for women, First 5. For free devotional plans on almost any topic, YouVersion. For a verse of the day with context and studies that explain the passage, Bible Studies for Women.
What is the best free devotional app for women?
First 5 and Love God Greatly are free women's ministry apps, and YouVersion is free with thousands of devotional plans. The Daily Devotional For Women App is free on iPhone but shows ads.
What is the difference between a devotional and a Bible study?
A devotional is someone's short reflection on a verse. A Bible study helps you read the passage itself, with its context and meaning, as Love God Greatly and Bible Studies for Women do.
How long should a daily devotional take?
Five to fifteen minutes is enough for a steady habit. Glorify says its routine fits in about 10 minutes, First 5 is a short daily teaching, and Bible Studies for Women lets you choose about 5, 10 or 20 minutes per study.
Is the Jesus Calling app free?
Only the first seven days of content are free. After that it is $2.99 a month for the Jesus Calling devotional, or $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year for the full Sarah Young library.
Are devotional apps a replacement for church or Bible study?
No. A devotional app is a good daily habit, and it works best alongside reading whole passages, prayer and a church community. Apps like Love God Greatly and Bible Studies for Women help with the reading part.
