Looking for a free SmartVerses alternative?
SmartVerses and TajiCast both detect the Bible verse being preached and put it on screen live. SmartVerses is a broader presentation suite built around AI credits and paid plans; TajiCast is focused, free, and unlimited, no credits, no subscription, and it runs offline. Here's an honest comparison.
Download TajiCast for WindowsTajiCast vs SmartVerses
| TajiCast | SmartVerses | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, forever | Free plan, then $12.60–$89/mo billed yearly |
| Free-tier limits | Unlimited, no credits | 1 device · 200 AI credits/week · 2 cloud transcription hrs lifetime |
| Real-time verse detection | Yes | Yes |
| Paraphrase detection | Yes (free) | Paid (Standard+) |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes |
| NDI lower-thirds (vMix, OBS) | Yes | Yes |
| Full-screen projector output | Yes | Audience display |
| Speech recognition | Your choice, cloud or offline | AI credits / cloud hours |
| Slides, songs & forms suite | No | Yes |
| ProPresenter integration | Outputs via NDI | Yes (paid) |
SmartVerses details checked September 2026 against smartverses.app. Pricing and features change, so confirm on their site before deciding.
What SmartVerses costs
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | One device, 200 AI credits a week, 2 cloud transcription hours in total, offline transcription, auto Bible detection, basic paraphrase detection. |
| Standard | $12.60/mo billed yearly ($151.20) | Two devices, 15,000 credits a month, 30 cloud transcription hours a month, full paraphrase detection, AI slide builder. |
| Pro | $27.00/mo billed yearly ($324) | Three devices, 40,000 credits, 60 cloud hours, HD slide images, sermon recap slides. |
| Ultra | $89.10/mo billed yearly | Unlimited devices, 200,000 credits, 200 cloud hours. Marked coming soon. |
The free plan is more generous than most, and worth saying so: 200 AI credits a week keeps coming, and offline transcription is included rather than reserved for a paid tier. Two things are worth checking before you settle on it, though. The cloud transcription allowance is 2 hours for the lifetime of the account, not per month. And paraphrase detection — recognising a passage the preacher never announced, which is the hard part and the reason to want this software at all — is basic on free and full only from Standard up.
TajiCast has no credits to spend, no cloud-hour allowance, and full paraphrase detection at no cost. What it does not have is the surrounding suite: SmartVerses does slides, songs, forms and a service timer, and if you want one application for the whole service that is a real argument for paying them.
Where TajiCast comes out ahead
Free, with no credits
No subscription and no weekly AI-credit or transcription-hour limits. Use it every service, unlimited.
Paraphrase detection at no cost
Detects paraphrased scripture for free, in SmartVerses that's a paid-tier feature.
Flexible speech recognition
Choose a cloud provider for accuracy, or run fully on-device with no account or credits.
Both outputs, first-class
Full-screen projector display and full-width NDI lower-thirds for vMix or OBS.
Where SmartVerses might suit you better
Fair is fair: SmartVerses is a broader presentation suite. Beyond verse detection it also builds service slides, manages songs and lyrics, runs live audience forms, and integrates natively with ProPresenter. If you want one platform that does all of that, SmartVerses offers more than TajiCast, TajiCast concentrates on doing automatic verse detection and display well.
Compare TajiCast with other tools
Still weighing your options? See how TajiCast compares with ProPresenter, EasyWorship, FreeShow, BibleShow, PewBeam, and Loghema. You can also browse the best free church presentation software and other free Bible verse software.