Many Christians start the year with ambitious Bible reading goals only to fall behind by February. BiblePlan tackles this by letting you build a reading schedule that actually fits your life — choose any combination of books, testaments, or genres, set your start and end dates, pick which days of the week you want to read, and let the app's algorithm balance your daily load.^1
The algorithm doesn't just divide chapters by days — it accounts for the dramatic variation in chapter lengths (some have 10 verses, others over 150) using verse-weighted allocation and adjacent-swap optimization, so each day's reading stays within roughly 20–30% of the target.^2 Once your plan is set, BiblePlan tracks your progress with detailed analytics including reading streaks, completion percentages, and visual progress charts. You can run unlimited plans at once, and if life gets busy, flexible catch-up options let you reschedule or rebalance without starting over. Timezone-aware daily email reminders and behind-schedule alerts help you stay consistent, and every plan can be exported as a CSV for backup or sharing.^1
For reading the passages themselves, BiblePlan currently links out to Bible Gateway — which offers 200+ translations — while a native in-app Bible integration is listed as coming soon.^7 The platform also offers preset plan templates (30-day, 90-day, and 6-month options) and a detailed comparison page against YouVersion, Bible Gateway, Dwell, and Glorify for users evaluating their options.^7
Created by Becky Schmidt, a Senior Product Manager at Octane11 in Indianapolis, as a side project she built to track her own Bible reading.^3 BiblePlan is completely free — no ads, no paywalls, no limits — supported entirely by voluntary donations via Ko-fi.^1 You can try the full plan builder without creating an account.^6
Notable- Entirely free with no ads or premium tiers — supported by user donations via Ko-fi^5
- Build a full custom plan in seconds with no signup required via the live demo^6
- Algorithm-balanced daily readings based on verse counts, not just chapter division^2
- Rebalance tool redistributes remaining readings when you fall behind — unique among Bible plan apps^1
- Unlimited concurrent plans with CSV export for backup or sharing^7
- Timezone-aware email reminders and behind-schedule alerts^7
- Cross-linked with Wellspring Archive for additional Bible study resources^1
- Mobile apps, in-app Bible text, and group reading features listed as "Coming Soon"^1
