Most Bible reading plans fail not because people lack desire, but because Scripture feels overwhelming without context — the genealogies blur, the prophets confuse, and the narrative threads get lost. Read Scripture solves this by pairing a year-long reading plan with hand-illustrated BibleProject videos that explain the structure, themes, and story of every book before you read it, so you always know why you're reading what you're reading.^1
The app presents ESV text in clean, narrative form — stripped of verse numbers and formatting clutter — in daily segments designed to fit a morning commute or coffee break. Cross-device sync via user accounts (added in the May 2025 update) means your progress follows you across phone and tablet. BibleProject's animated overviews cover every book of the Bible plus major themes like covenant, holiness, and the messianic hope threading through all of Scripture.^2
Built by Basil Technologies — a Christian tech nonprofit behind Crazy Love Ministries, founded by pastor and author Francis Chan — Read Scripture was developed by Matthew Chan and a small volunteer team in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their mission isn't to tell people what the Bible says, but to teach them how to discover truth for themselves in God's Word. For those ready to go deeper, the team also built BibleDojo, a companion experience featuring seminary-level content from Bible professors that trains practical reading skills across every biblical genre.^1
Why Christians Love Read Scripture: "When I recommitted my life to the Lord at 17, I plowed through the Bible in four months. In the many years since, I've tried and retried to reread it without success. Then a friend posted about this app and I decided to try it. It took me way longer than a year, but the part I care about is that I actually made it past Genesis. I finished reading through the whole Bible today, for the first time in 26 years!"^3 Another user shared, "I found it during this surge in AI and have found that reading the Bible through this app combined with asking questions has completely shifted my relationship with scripture. I'm able to piece together historical details and really get a sense of biblical times and God's purpose."^3 One parent wrote, "I showed my 10-year-old a few videos from the app, and he was in awe of the comic-book-style renderings. He said it made the Bible so much more readable because it became fun."^3 Churches have adopted it for congregation-wide reading challenges, with pastors reporting that the BibleProject videos give their people shared language and context for understanding God's Word together.^4
Platforms: iOS, Android Pricing: Free
