A focused Bible reader that opens any passage and lets you keep scrolling through surrounding context without losing your place — built by Nicholas Oxford after growing frustrated with existing Bible websites that made it hard to read Scripture in flow.^1 The app uses public-domain translations including the World English Bible, KJV, ASV, Douay-Rheims, and others, bundled entirely so the core reader works offline with no account required.^2
Since its initial release, Bible Glide has grown into a small-group discipleship companion: join church workspaces and study groups, build custom Daily Scripture plans for a month at a time with morning passages and reflections, and chat with Bible Glide AI about what you are reading — asking for context, cross-references, prayer, or a next step, all anchored to the passage in front of you.^3 Group leaders can optionally record voice notes to draft lesson fields, and the community feed lets members share thoughts and discussion.^3
The core reader — search by book, chapter, verse, or range, then scroll freely before and after — remains free and works without signing in. Account-based features including AI chat, Daily Scripture plans, and church group tools are available through freemium tiers.^2
Why Christians Love It"I love how I can easily scroll to see additional context when searching a verse for bible study. Visually appealing as well! Great app."^2
Notable- Created by Nicholas Oxford, a senior software engineer and churchgoing developer from the Atlanta area, who built the initial version in an afternoon after a discipleship class^1
- Supports both Protestant and Catholic canon with multiple public-domain translations^2
- Available on iOS and web; companion website includes individual passage pages for popular Scriptures^3
- AI chat identifies itself clearly as "Bible Glide AI" and keeps the passage centered in every response^3
