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, read them in sequence or several at once, 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 dynamic programming to find the mathematically most balanced split for your chosen books and timeframe, so each day's reading stays remarkably consistent.^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, a one-tap rebalance redistributes your remaining readings across the days you have left — your daily load adjusts while your finish date holds. Timezone-aware email reminders and phone push notifications 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 — she started 2025 having never opened a code editor and taught herself to build.^3^8 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 finds the mathematically most balanced daily readings using verse counts, not just chapter division^2
- Read books in sequence or several at once (e.g., Psalms alongside the Gospels)^1
- 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 phone push notifications^7
- Cross-linked with Wellspring Archive, a Christian podcast directory, for additional study resources^1
- Mobile apps, in-app Bible text, and group reading features listed as "Coming Soon"^1
