The honest picture.
Logos is unmatched for serious study: massive libraries, modern lexicons (BDAG, HALOT), commentaries, and powerful desktop tools. But its original-language features sit in the Max tier at $199.99/year (as of October 2026). If you're a full-time pastor or seminary student, that's the tool. But if you just want readable Hebrew and Greek on your phone, between meetings or in the pew, DeepWord offers a smaller, focused alternative.
| DeepWord | Logos Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 once | $199.99/year |
| Platform | iPhone, iPad, Mac (Apple silicon) | iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, web |
| Hebrew lexicons | BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs), Strong's | BDB, HALOT, and many more |
| Greek lexicons | Thayer's, Abbott-Smith, Strong's | BDAG, Thayer's, TDNT, and many more |
| Readability | Lexicons restructured in plain English | Full scholarly entries (dense) |
| Commentaries | — | ✓ Extensive library |
| Parsing & grammar tools | Basic (part of speech, root) | ✓ Advanced |
| Works offline | ✓ Fully | Partial (some resources require online) |
| Search power | By English or original word | ✓ Advanced syntax, morphology |
| Custom highlighting | Synonym-mapped (same Greek/Hebrew word across translations) | ✓ User-defined palettes |
| 5-year cost | $9.99 | $999.95 |
What DeepWord doesn't do.
Be clear-eyed: DeepWord is not a Logos replacement. It won't give you:
- Modern scholarly lexicons like BDAG or HALOT
- Commentaries, theological dictionaries, or journal articles
- Advanced morphology search or syntax diagrams
- Cross-platform sync or a Windows/Android version (iOS only)
- Your favorite modern translation (NIV, ESV, NASB, CSB, NLT aren't included)
What DeepWord does do.
It gives you readable Hebrew and Greek on your phone, from trusted classic sources, for the hallway question or the commute study. Tap any word, see its original language, trace it across Scripture, and get back to the text. That's it. No learning curve, no subscription, no commentary telling you what to think.
Who this is for: If you own Logos already and want a fast phone companion for original-language lookups, or if you're tired of paying for features you rarely use, DeepWord is worth $9.99. If you need the full scholarly library and can afford the subscription, stick with Logos.
The sources behind DeepWord.
The lexicon data comes from Brown-Driver-Briggs (Hebrew, 1906), Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (1889), and Abbott-Smith's Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) — the same public-domain foundations that Blue Letter Bible and many seminary courses use. These aren't the cutting-edge tools (that's BDAG and HALOT, which cost thousands to license), but they're trusted, time-tested, and readable. DeepWord restructures them into plain English instead of walls of abbreviations.
Try DeepWord for $9.99.
No subscription. Works offline. Lifetime updates. Apple offers refunds if it's not right for you.
Download on the App StoreQuestions? Email pierre.roberge@gmail.com