Bible App reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 255 Reddit reviews across 15 subreddits and 57 posts to rank the best Bible App brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Christianity, r/Bible, r/TrueChristian, r/Christian, r/biblereading. Top-rated brands include YouVersion (4.3/5), Blue Letter Bible (4.5/5), Logos (4.3/5).

Stats
Reviews255
Subreddits15
Posts57
Brands85
Products20
Top communities
r/Christianity65r/Bible50r/TrueChristian41r/Christian28r/biblereading19
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#1

YouVersion

4.3
(52)
"YouVersion is great simply for the number of translations it has available."
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"The Holy Bible by YouVersion is excellent. When studying the Word, I use that app and Bible Hub."
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"You version. It's very intuitive and it has a lot of bible study plans you can find by specific topics"
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"YouVersion Bible app gets recommended a lot."
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"Youversion Bible app is quite reliable"
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"YouVersion has tons of different translations."
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"Youverison"
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"I am a fan of the 'you version' due to its tremendous flexibility"
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"YouVersion (it's just called Bible) is good enough for most people"
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"You version is my regular app."
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#2

Blue Letter Bible

4.5
(24)
"I would recommend BlueLetterBible. It is not the best, but it is free and has lots of good content, especially interlinears."
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"They have made the interlinear as well as other tools easy to use, to learn about a particular verse or word you’re studying."
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"It has intuitive features and multiple research options, and donations are optional (you should contribute if you use it and can afford to, IMO)"
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"The BlueLetterBible app is my favorite. You can select your translation, even compare translations side by side."
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"Blue Letter Bible"
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"If you want to check the meaning of words I find the blue letter bible to be the most helpful without requiring as much familiarity as something like logos"
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"BLB Blue Letter Bible. This app has so many features."
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"Blue letter bible app is the absolute best bible app."
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"Blue letter Bible. It allows you to choose from different translations."
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"Excellent resources included in this app."
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#3

Logos

4.3
(17)
"Logos is my Go To"
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"The gold standard is logos Bible software which has an app and a desktop version."
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"Logos has a reasonable monthly subscription now. Very in depth tools for words study etc"
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"I’ve been using Logos since 2008. I can use it on my pc, phone, or iPad."
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"Logos hands down. Nothing even comes close."
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"I HIGHLY recommend the Logos Bible App. It has a bunch of different translations, plus a few versions of the Apocrypha."
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"Logos is amazing if you want to sink some money into it. Absolutely amazing capabilities."
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"Logos is good, but can get pricey. Blue Letter Bible is also good. You can't do everything that you can in Logos, but I'd say it's the best free Bible app"
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"Logos Bible software not only has Greek and Hebrew but also just about any translation you could wish for as well as a lot of patristic as well as more contemporary Orthodox commentary. But it's expensive to get all that."
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"Logos I always hear good things about."
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#4

Olive Tree

4.2
(13)
"This is my favorite. Loads fast on the iPhone 4; has great bookmarking, highlighting, and note-taking options."
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"+1 for Olive Tree (since I work there)"
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"Olive tree bible app"
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"Download the following - (a) ESV bible and (b) ESV Global Study Bible."
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"E-Sword or Olive Tree (which is beautiful, by the way) give you a good mid-level option."
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"I use 'Olive Tree' on my 10" tablet."
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"Check out Olive Tree for a free option that you can buy add-ons for different study Bibles and books."
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"Olive Tree and Logos are excellent, but you’ll have to buy most of the study materials."
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"Before that I used Olive bible app, which I found infinitely better than YouVersion."
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"Olive tree it had a good selection of free translations with great highlighter and note options."
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#5

Bible Gateway

4.3
(11)
"I use and recommend Bible Gateway"
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"I personally like Bible Gateway, also Logos Bible has a bunch of cool tools and features."
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"Bible Gateway has it."
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"Bible Gateway is fantastic."
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"I would say Bible Gateway"
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"Bible gateway."
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"I use Bible Gateway since I find it user-friendly and it also has the option for audio Bibles for some translations."
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"Biblegateway is nice."
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"You don’t need an app, can just use your web browser and Bible Gateway."
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"Biblegateway.com. Use the NRSV translation so you get the Apocrypha as well."
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#6

Tecarta

4.3
(9)
"Life Bible by Tecarta"
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"Tecarta is what I use and love."
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"I use the Tecarta app and love it!"
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"I personally like Life Bible from Tecarta, Inc. for the following reasons: They have a ton of Bibles, study Bibles, commentaries, etc."
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"I use Tecarta and I like it."
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"Kjv bible by tecarta. its on ios and android"
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"Tecarta Bible also have the Study Bible."
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"Tecarta If you take notes like me - like a maniac, this app is for you!"
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"I like Tecarta."
#7

MySword

4.5
(8)
"I use MySword (sideloaded) because they are the best that I have been able to find to allow quick reference to original languages."
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"MySword is the best for me."
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"Commentaries, concordance, interlinear, etc."
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"MySword is the best! You can make it very lite."
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"MySword. Has strongs, multiple versions, no downloading of any data in the background."
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"My Sword and Blue Letter Bible are good apps."
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"I prefer MySword... mainly because of how it handles language versions."
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"MySword. Use the modern theme with simple UI. It just works."
#8

Catena

4.3
(8)
"Can you check Catena? It is the only app I found with the commentaries of Church Fathers."
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"I prefer Catena."
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"I use Catena for the Holy Fathers and Blue Letter Bible because it has very good tools"
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"The Catena app has historical commentaries by verse going back to the earliest centuries."
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"I really like the Catena app - it contains the apocrypha, has verse by verse commentary."
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"I like Catena."
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"It has the Bible including the parts left out by Protestants and shows when a verse has associated commentary."
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"I am surprised no one has mentioned Catena. It has daily readings and commentaries from various church traditions."
#9

Verbum

4.8
(6)
"I highly recommend Verbum. It's got tons of fantastic features: Latin Vulgate, DR, RSVCE, Haydock Commentary, other traditional commentaries, etc."
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"If you can afford the Verbum/Logos app with an Orthodox Study package, it's fabulous."
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"Verbum is probably the best app you can use for reading and study."
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"Verbum is probably the best app you can use for reading and study."
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"I use Verbum for bible and Universalis for daily readings."
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"[Verbum](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/verbum-catholic-bible-study/id571019685) has the Douay-Rheims, RSV-CE, Clementine Vulgate and original Koine Greek all for free."
#10

Holy Wisdom

4.0
(5)
"Holy Wisdom, will definitely save you the back and forth !"
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"The Holy Wisdom one has a bit of good context. Not perfect, but decent enough"
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"Nice, I tried that and I really like it for the simplicity sake, great for car rides etc.."
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"It's pretty cheap like $5 a month and has a ton of features plus trivia."
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"I've been using this one a bit more recently and been loving it"
#11

Bible App

4.8
(4)
"A group I’m in is doing the Bible Recap plan that you can find on the Bible app. Some of the people in my group have used it before and highly recommended it."
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"I have an app literally called Bible as well as a devotional app called OurDailyBread"
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"The bible app. Probably the best one on all platforms."
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"It’s literally called the Bible app and you can choose from many versions."
#12

Bible Hub

4.3
(4)
"Bible Hub!!"
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"I use Bible hub"
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"Biblehub... has more information than anything else ive seen."
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"I use BibleHub. Nice because it has all translations and an interlinear version, plus lots of sermons on each verse."
#13

e-Sword

4.0
(4)
"E-sword is pretty good."
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"I use e-Sword X on my Mac."
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"E sword."
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"[e-sword.net](https://e-sword.net)"
#14

AndBible

4.7
(3)
"[AndBible](https://andbible.github.io/), assuming you have an Android Smartphone."
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"AndBible. It's FOSS"
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"I use AndBible for my phone, but honestly if you want to get the deeper meaning, it's only possible by praying and asking the Holy Spirit."
#15

Logos Bible

4.7
(3)
"Logos Bible app is my go to."
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"Logos Bible has tons of resources."
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"Logos Bible lets you have multiple tabs open. It also has word study capabilities."
#16

iPieta

4.0
(3)
"I recommend iPieta"
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"I use iPieta. Several languages and extras."
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"I use iPieta. Several languages and extras."
#17

Accordance

4.0
(3)
"Never used it, but I've heard Accordance is great too. Similar to Logos in price."
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"I use Accordance, because Logos is out of my price range."
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"I've used Accordance for 20 years, which was originally a Mac-only program but now runs on Windows as well."
#18

MacArthur Study Bible

4.0
(3)
"You can get the MacArthur study bible as an app for free."
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"I commend the MacArthur study bible app.. Free App"
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"The best Study bible to me is the MacArthur Study bible- Free App."
#19

YouVersion Bible App

5.0
(2)
"I use YouVersion Bible app. I use it everyday. It is such an enormous blessing to me."
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"I use Youversion because i love the amount of plans they have, the different translations, and ability to see others’ notes on the verses."
#20

Holy Bible

4.5
(2)
"Holy Bible app is fantastic, it has daily verse and also has programs if you want to dive deeper into one thing"
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"Not the most features, but it loads and navigates very quickly."
#21

bible.is

4.0
(2)
"My wife uses that one but also likes the Bible.Is app for audio."
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"It's pretty good and it's free"
#22

BibleProject

4.0
(2)
"BibleProject"
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"Check out the Bible Project's Read Scripture app."
#23

Grace To You

4.0
(2)
"The Study Bible - Grace To You...it has a very clean presentation."
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"I use The Study Bible by Grace To You, it has several versions and the full John MacArthur commentary."
#24

Scriptura

4.0
(2)
"The best one I found was Scriptura too."
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"Scriptura, YouVersion are the one i use at the moment!"
#25

Gospel Library

4.0
(2)
"Gospel Library, while being run by the LDS, is still an absolute powerhouse."
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"Gospel Library is pretty good, I like all the footnotes and mechanics that help with studies"
#26

Ignatius Press

4.0
(2)
"The app is free and they have audio for the New Testament for $20. It's very good"
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"It has that version as well as a good NT commentary."
#27

Logos Bible Study App

5.0
(1)
"Logos bible study app for android"
#28

Pencil Bible App

5.0
(1)
"Look at the Pencil Bible app… you can use Apple Pencil to annotate directly on the page."
#29

ESV Digital Scripture Journal

5.0
(1)
"One good option is to use the ESV digital Scripture journal."
#30

Catholic Bible

5.0
(1)
"I use The Holy Catholic Bible, free one with green icon."
#31

CrossBible

5.0
(1)
"The ABSOLUTE BEST"
#32

YouVersion Bible

5.0
(1)
"I simply use the YouVersion Bible app. It has a comparison feature where you can compare a verse between different translations."
#33

Audible Bible

5.0
(1)
"One that I really recommend is Audibible."
#34

Read Scripture

5.0
(1)
"It's called Read Scripture from The Bible Project."
#35

Olive Tree Bible

5.0
(1)
"I read 'Life Application Study Bible' from Olive Tree Bible app. I currently used the 14days trial version and been loving it so far!!"
#36

Parallel Plus

5.0
(1)
"End all, be all. Parallel plus. It has Hebrew word studies and syntax highlighting."
#37

Bible Offline Multi

5.0
(1)
"It's called Bible Offline Multi."
#38

Holy Word Bible

5.0
(1)
"If you’re looking for a solid Bible app with cross-references, you might want to check out *Holy Word Bible GPT*."
#39

beGood Bible

5.0
(1)
"It's called beGood Bible. There are no ads and it's all free."
#40

Our Bible App

5.0
(1)
"The Our Bible App is phenomenal if you're looking for great devotionals."
#41

MacArthur

5.0
(1)
"I highly commend the MacArthur Study Bible."
#42

The Bible Recap

5.0
(1)
"I like The Bible Recap"
#43

OliveTree

5.0
(1)
"I’ve been using OliveTree for many, many years and Iove it."
#44

KJVA

5.0
(1)
"Ad free and helpfully includes the Apocrypha."
#45

Touch Bible

5.0
(1)
#46

Douay-Rheims

5.0
(1)
"This version gives some insightful footnotes."
#47

Through the Word

5.0
(1)
#48

Omega Digi Bible

5.0
(1)
"No trackers, no ads, no in-app purchase, 100% free."
#49

Ascension

5.0
(1)
"It has the Bible with thousands of commentary plus the Catechism and lots of Bible studies on it"
#50

Blessed

5.0
(1)
"The app is designed to keep your focus on the Word of God"
#51

Strong’s Concordance

5.0
(1)
"The best app there is to really understand scripture is the Strong’s Concordance app."
#52

Spark Bible

5.0
(1)
"I enjoy reading the Bible off the Spark Bible."
#53

Hallow

5.0
(1)
"Hallow is a great app! It’s all audio recordings and I believe they have the full bible on there"
#54

ESV Study Bible

5.0
(1)
"I downloaded the ESV study bible app, which I really like. I found that the subscription, which is ~$4 / month (after 7 day free trial) is excellent option"
#55

English Study Bible

5.0
(1)
"It's called the English Study Bible and is free to download."
#56

Bible App by Life Church

5.0
(1)
"The Bible app by life church. the niv version is available for both online and offline use."
#57

Fast Bible

4.0
(1)
"Try Fast Bible?"
#58

Sirma Bible

4.0
(1)
"I use that one and is pretty cool."
#59

Inspirit

4.0
(1)
"I usually use Inspirit, well-written in both devotional and bible explanation."
#60

Faithlife Study Bible

4.0
(1)
"I generally like the Faithlife Study Bible app."
#61

Dwell

4.0
(1)
"I also really enjoy Dwell - it has audio of the Bible in several versions."
#62

Bible Time Mini

4.0
(1)
"Bible Time Mini is my favorite for my tablet."
#63

Faithlife

4.0
(1)
"The Faithlife Study Bible app is free. It's a general purpose study bible."
#64

JW Library

4.0
(1)
"Check out the JW Library app. Over 250 languages, including several English translations."
#65

Enduring Word

4.0
(1)
"Not specifically cross references, but I love Enduring Word commentary."
#66

GNB Bible

4.0
(1)
"[GNB BIBLE] Exploring God's Word can be one of the greatest adventures of your life!"
#67

Recovery Version Bible

4.0
(1)
"It has footnotes, where you can get little bits of ministry or alternate translations."
#68

Paul Avery's Bible app

4.0
(1)
"It has the advantage of being free."
#69

Pocket Sword

4.0
(1)
"I find Pocket Sword to be my favorite. It's great for commentaries and original language information."
#70

Laudate

4.0
(1)
"There's a Catholic app called Laudate that has a couple different versions of the Bible."
#71

RSV Second Catholic Edition

4.0
(1)
"Look this up on the App Store “bible - catholic study” The app should have a picture of a lighthouse."
#72

Truth and Life

4.0
(1)
"I found an app that has the RSV-CE2 for free! https://www.truthandlifeapp.com/"
#73

The Lutheran Study Bible

4.0
(1)
"I suggest the electronic version of The Lutheran Study Bible."
#74

Sirma

4.0
(1)
"My personal favorite https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sirma.mobile.bible.android"
#75

BibleRef.com

4.0
(1)
"Still in development, but I love it so far ... Online Bible Commentary | BibleRef.com"
#76

Bible +1

4.0
(1)
"Has been my favorite so far hope that helps"
#77

Bible.com

4.0
(1)
"[Bible.com](https://Bible.com) or Biblehub are good ones and can be downloaded for free."
#78

eSword

4.0
(1)
"ESword allows you to select multiple Bible versions for comparison."
#79

Biblical Training

4.0
(1)
"BiblicalTraining.org check that one out"
#80

HUM Audio Bible

4.0
(1)
"I have been using HUM Audio Bible app."
#81

Bit Bible App

4.0
(1)
"Bit bible - read through the Bible a verse at a time on your lock screen before you get into your phone."
#82

MyBible

3.0
(1)
"MyBible app"
#83

NeuBible

3.0
(1)
"NeuBible if you’re have an iPhone."
#84

Our Bible

3.0
(1)
"If you consider yourself progressive or liberal you may also want to check out Our Bible."
#85

Shamir Bible

3.0
(1)
"It's a shame that there are no simple Bible apps on Android."

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