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title: "Rick Meyers — Publisher Overview"
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publisher: "Rick Meyers"
publisher_slug: "rick-meyers"
canonical_url: "https://marlvel.ai/publishers/rick-meyers"
last_updated: 2026-04-24T11:02:10.893Z
source: Marlvel.ai
license: CC-BY-NC-4.0
citation: "Marlvel.ai — Rick Meyers Publisher Overview"
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# Rick Meyers — Publisher Overview

> Equipping serious Bible students with professional-grade, offline linguistic tools for deep study on the go.

- **Publisher:** Rick Meyers
- **Website:** [https://e-sword.net](https://e-sword.net)
- **Overview generated:** 2026-04-24
- **License:** CC-BY-NC 4.0

## Executive summary

Rick Meyers has successfully transitioned a dominant PC-based legacy into a specialized mobile ecosystem. The publisher's moat is built on a massive, pre-existing library of proprietary and public-domain modules that are difficult for newer entrants to aggregate. This positioning maintains a high-utility niche against broader, social-focused competitors that prioritize engagement over academic depth. The key strategic signal is the publisher's ability to sustain a paid-upfront model in a category largely dominated by free-to-use alternatives.

## Publisher DNA

- **Primary focus:** Professional Bible study and reference tools
- **Scale:** indie
- **Target audience:** Serious Bible students, pastors, and researchers who require robust, offline-capable linguistic study tools.
- **Origin:** Originally developed as e-Sword for PC before expanding to mobile and Mac platforms.

## Portfolio momentum

- **Velocity:** maintenance
- **Active apps:** 1
- **Abandoned apps:** 0

Maintains 1 active app with 0 releases in the last 6 months, indicating a stable maintenance phase.

## Aggregated portfolio metrics

- **Total reviews (all apps):** 7,021
- **Weighted rating:** 4.84 / 5
- **Apps in portfolio:** 1

## Category breakdown

| Category | Apps | Share |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Reference | 1 | 100% |

## Top apps

- **e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go** — 7,021 reviews · 4.8★

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