Bible Apps to Engage with Scripture

Bible Vector Search

A free, open-source semantic Bible search tool that uses AI embeddings and vector database technology to find Scripture passages by meaning — not just keywords. Built on the BBE translation, with a public API for developers.

BibleProject

Free animated Bible videos, podcasts, classes, and study tools from a nonprofit founded by Tim Mackie and Jon Collins. Traces biblical themes across the whole story of Scripture, available in 50+ languages. No ads, no paywalls — ever.

Bible.is - Faith Comes By Hearing

Free audio Bible app by Faith Comes By Hearing with dramatized Scripture in 2,200+ languages, Gospel Films in 700+ languages, offline downloads, and reading plans. Founded in 1972 to bring God's Word to every person in every language.

Catena Bible and Commentaries

Free Bible app with 60,000+ verse-by-verse commentaries from 250+ early church fathers. Built by Coptic Orthodox volunteers, Catena chains together patristic wisdom for Christians of every tradition.

her.BIBLE Women's Audio Bible

A completely free audio Bible read by an ethnically diverse group of women in the NLT. Created by Cru, it features synced text highlighting, full Old and New Testaments, and voices chosen for warmth and accessibility — especially meaningful for women healing from trauma, those with reading disabilities, and anyone who connects with God's Word through listening.

NeuBible

A design-forward Bible reading app by ex-Apple and Yahoo designers, praised by Fast Company for its elegant simplicity. Hand-tuned typography, gesture-based navigation, and distraction-free focus. Now owned by Dwell. iOS only, free with premium translations.

Bolls Bible API

A free, open-source Bible API and reading platform offering 100+ translations in 29 languages with endpoints for chapters, verses, search, version comparison, and Hebrew/Greek dictionary definitions — built by a Ukrainian developer with a Sola Scriptura conviction.

ReadScripture

A free year-long Bible reading plan paired with hand-illustrated BibleProject videos that explain every book's structure and themes — built by Crazy Love Ministries to help anyone discover truth in God's Word through daily 15-20 minute reading segments in the ESV translation.

Sola — Bible companion app

A Bible reading companion app that lets you create custom reading plans, share them with friends, and explore interactive maps, timelines, and BibleProject videos alongside your Scripture reading.

Concise Bible

A free Bible app by Initiative.Global that curates key Scripture excerpts into an easy-to-follow path revealing the Bible's central theme — Jesus Christ as Creator, Redeemer, Judge, and King. Available in 16 languages with audio, photos of the Holy Land, and red-letter text.

Seed Bible by AO Lab

A free, open-source web platform by AO Lab (501c3) that transforms Bible reading into a shared, real-time experience — with immersive 3D reading, interactive games, Scripture playlists, and a free Bible API with 1,000+ translations. No downloads, no paywalls, no ads.

Spark Bible

A free Bible study app that pairs every chapter of Scripture with curated video commentary from teachers like John Piper, Tim Keller, N.T. Wright, and The Bible Project — plus optional AI-powered study tools, Greek/Hebrew interlinear, and premium courses via SparkBible Plus.

Daily Bible Reading Tracker

A free, distraction-free iOS app that helps you build a daily Bible reading habit through gentle reminders, weekly progress views, and devotional links — no pressure, no clutter.

Biblingo

Learn biblical Greek and Hebrew through an immersive, Duolingo-style app grounded in modern linguistics — from alphabet to fluently reading Scripture. Free flashcard plan; paid plans for full curriculum. iOS, Android, Web.

Biblify.ai

Biblify.ai enhances your Bible reading with clear explanations and answers to your questions, plus quick bookmark access for easy navigation.

Bible Reader

Free, open-source web app for building a consistent Bible reading habit. Choose from popular plans or create your own, track progress across all 66 books, and access it on any device. Built by an Ethiopian Christian developer.

Scripture - Bible Tracker

Simplify your Bible reading with Scripture App: offline KJV audio, instant verse lookup, highlights, bookmarks, and progress saved—no ads or clutter.

Bible App for Kids

The most popular children's Bible app in the world — 141M+ installs in 69+ languages. Brings 41 Bible stories to life with animations, narrated scenes, and interactive games for ages 4–8. Created by YouVersion and OneHope. Always free.

5fish

Free multilingual evangelism app by Global Recordings Network with the story of Jesus in 7,000+ languages — audio, films, Bible stories, and songs for sharing the gospel cross-culturally, all downloadable for offline use.

YourBible

Explore the Bible without barriers. YourBible simplifies scripture for non-Christians, offering accessible insights into themes and stories of Christianity.

Following Jesus

A free discipleship app by pastor Samuel Deuth, designed as a companion to his book on the 7 essentials of following Jesus. Includes a Bible with a one-year reading plan, devotional videos, worship music, and resources churches can hand to new believers on the spot.

Track Bible

A free, open-source Bible reading tracker from Gracious Tech. Tick off chapters at your own pace in this simple, private web app — no account, no ads, no schedule required.

Biblos

Biblos is a free, open-source semantic Bible search tool that finds passages by meaning using AI embeddings, with Claude-powered summarization, Greek text analysis, and Church Fathers' commentaries.

Redeeming Time

A free Bible reading app that helps you redeem spare moments — tell it how much time you have, and it suggests which Bible books you can read. Built by Discipleship Tech, the team behind PrayerMate.

Armorer

A free, open-source minimalist web reader for the King James Bible — no ads, no accounts, just clean dark-themed text with infinite scroll, instant keyword search, and verse-level deep links. Built by a software architect and church deacon who wanted a KJV reader as elegant as ESV.org.

Hide The Word

A free Bible memory app that turns Scripture memorization into an engaging daily habit through 2-minute micro-lessons, group accountability, and interactive exercises like fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and voice recitation.

Bible Gateway

The internet's most-visited Christian website — read, search, and listen to 200+ Bible translations in 70+ languages for free. Founded in 1993, now part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.

ESV Bible App

Free Bible app from Crossway featuring the ESV translation with immersive audio narration by Kristyn Getty, Ray Ortlund, Jackie Hill Perry and more, 50+ reading plans, background music, study tools, and the ESV Global Study Bible — with optional subscription for commentaries and premium content.

Free Christian eBook Reader

A free, ad-free Android app from Cornerstone Christian Ministry that gives you instant access to a curated library of Christian ebooks and Bible translations — no account or payment needed.

Zaia

Zaia is a Christian social networking app uniting 2.6 billion Christians. Share your journey, express creativity, and connect globally in faith.

Type the Word

Type the Word helps you type Bible passages while meditating on scripture, tracking your accuracy and progress in typing through larger texts.

Bible Portal

A free Bible study portal with 50+ classic commentaries, multiple translations (KJV, NIV, ESV), daily devotionals, concordances, dictionaries, verse images, and sermon videos — part of The Christian Post's family of Christian media brands.

Obsidian Bible Reference Plugin

A free, open-source Obsidian plugin that lets you instantly look up and insert Bible verses into your notes — supporting multiple translations across every platform Obsidian runs on.

Y'allVersion

A Bible translation that uses "y'all" for plural "you" and "YHWH" for God's name, recovering the communal heart of Scripture. Created by Dallas Theological Seminary professor John Dyer, available free online, on YouVersion, and in print.

Bible Reading Plan Generator

A free, highly customizable web tool for building personalized Bible reading plans — choose your books, timeframe, format, and reading order, then print or export.

Parabible

A free, open-source, browser-based Bible study tool that lets you read and search the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic texts with morphological parsing, built by a PhD biblical scholar working in Bible translation technology.

Life On Mission

A free evangelism app by NAMB featuring the 3 Circles and Best News gospel presentation tools with step-by-step visuals and instructional videos, available in English and Spanish.

Pencil Bible

A beautifully minimal Bible journaling app built for iPad and Apple Pencil. Write, draw, highlight, and doodle directly alongside Scripture with full PencilKit support. Indie-built, recently rebuilt in Swift for V3. iOS only.

Superbook Kids Bible App

A free, media-rich kids Bible app from CBN featuring all 68 Superbook animated episodes, an easy-to-understand Bible with audio, 20+ games, interactive devotionals, and 80+ biblical topics — available in 23 languages worldwide.

Verses - The Melody of God's Word

A non-profit Scripture-to-song app that turns word-for-word Bible passages into original music performed by diverse worship artists, helping Christians memorize and meditate on God's Word through melody.

Paper Bible

A free, open-source web tool for printing customized Scripture booklets in 800+ languages — perfect for small groups, missions, personal study, or church handouts. Made by Gracious Tech, a Christian non-profit.

Bolls Bible

A free, open-source, cross-platform Bible reading app offering 100+ translations in 29 languages with bookmarks, parallel reading, cross-device sync, and customizable themes — built by a Ukrainian developer with a Sola Scriptura conviction.

Bible Tiles

Bible Tiles: a creative Bible app for iPad and iPhone. Write, draw, and study scripture offline with 40+ translations, no subscriptions needed.

Bible Notes

A Bible note-taking app with an auto-verse feature that instantly inserts full scripture passages as you type references. Includes sermon recording with timestamps, personal devotion tools, multi-language Bible reader, and a companion Pastor Notes App for church leaders to engage their congregation live.

Pando App

The first and only faith-based app on U.S. prison tablets, streaming free sermons, worship, devotionals, and Bible studies from 100+ church partners to 664,000+ inmates across 423 prisons — created by God Behind Bars.

Free Use Bible API

A free, open-source JSON API by AO Lab serving 1,000+ Bible translations with no API keys, no usage limits, and no copyright restrictions — built on a conviction that Scripture should be freely given.

Brilliant Bible

The only app that illustrates every verse of the KJV Bible — 32,357 original artworks from Genesis to Revelation, plus graphic-novel comic adaptations of key Bible stories. Built for visual learners who want daily Scripture reading to feel like discovery, not discipline.

The Bible Plugin

A free, open-source WordPress plugin that embeds a Bible reader into any site, supporting 2,000+ translations via the Bible Brain API. Built by missionaries for missions — localized, strategic, and designed to keep seekers on your site.

Bible App by Olive Tree

A powerful Bible study platform with free translations (NIV, ESV, KJV, NKJV+), a Resource Guide that auto-surfaces commentaries alongside your reading, Strong's numbers, offline access, cross-device sync, and thousands of purchasable study tools. Founded in 2000, now owned by Gospel Technologies.

Scroll The Bible

A distraction-free Bible reading app that turns doomscrolling into Scripture scrolling. Features infinite scroll, red-letter edition, favorites, notes, search, and AI-powered study tools. Built by a 20-year-old indie developer. iOS only, freemium.

The Word One to One

A free evangelism and Bible study app that guides you and a friend through John's Gospel and Acts verse by verse, with helpful notes, maps, and conversation prompts — available in six languages.

CBN Bible

Free Bible app from CBN with multiple translations (NLT, KJV, ESV, NASB), audio Bibles, 365 daily devotions, reading plans, cross-references, notes, and a beautifully redesigned modern interface.

inWORD Bible

Experience the inWord Bible app: advanced Bible reading, study tools, and 70k+ resources, including commentaries, videos, and daily meditations—all in one place!

Answers.tv

Answers.tv is a Christian streaming platform from Answers in Genesis with 7,000+ videos covering apologetics, creation science, nature programs, kids shows, and homeschool resources — all from a biblical worldview.

audibible

An immersive audio Bible app with word-by-word text synchronization, AI-generated narrations, mood-matched background music, ambient soundscapes, reading plans, and daily podcasts — available in English and French.

YouVersion Bible App

The most downloaded Bible app in the world — 710M+ installs, 3,500+ versions in 2,300+ languages, with reading plans, audio Bibles, guided prayers, and community features. Built by Life.Church. Always free.

LifeBible

A content-rich Bible study app with 40+ translations, 100+ Study Bibles and commentaries, 36,000+ devotionals, and unique features like Explain (instant verse insights) and TouchPoints (500+ life-topic Scripture answers). Built by Tecarta, loved by over 2 million users.

Lordle

Lordle is a free daily Bible verse guessing game where you narrow down a verse's location by testament, book, and chapter — a fun way to build your sense of biblical geography over time.

Bible AI Search

AI-powered Bible search engine with natural language Q&A, predicted answers from Scripture, full Bible reader with 24+ languages and multiple translations, study plans, voice search, and data export. Built on 7 years of R&D. Free; iOS and Android.

Discover

A free Discovery Bible Study app available in 44 languages with text and audio, designed to catalyze disciple-making movements by guiding small groups through Scripture from Creation to Christ — used in over 200 nations. Built by The Discover Network, a UK registered charity.

Spirit Notes

Purpose-built Christian note-taking app with Scripture auto-complete, sermon recording with timestamps, customizable Bible reader, and seamless organization — all in one place. Built solo by a Christian developer, no account required. iOS only.

Best Commentaries

Best Commentaries aggregates Bible commentary reviews and ratings from scholars, journals, and users into a searchable database with a transparent scoring algorithm, helping pastors and students find the right commentary for any book of the Bible.

The Bible with Nicky and Pippa

A free daily Bible reading plan from the pioneers of Alpha that guides you through the entire Bible in 365 days with warm commentary, audio narration by David Suchet, and three format options to fit any schedule — used by over 4.5 million people worldwide.

Streetlights Bible

A free, word-for-word audio Bible set to a hip-hop soundtrack, read by diverse voices — built by Chicago creatives to make Scripture accessible to urban communities and multimedia learners worldwide. Includes BibleProject collaboration videos, teaching series, and ALERT312 music. Available in English (NLT) and Spanish (NVI).

Bible Strong

All-in-one Bible study app with Hebrew and Greek lexicons, chronological timeline, Nave's Topical Bible, audio Bibles, and offline access. Open source, built by a solo French developer. Free with optional premium.

fetch(bible)

A free, open-source Bible translations platform by Gracious Tech providing unrestricted access to 444+ translations via CDN, client library, embeddable app, and web enhancer — no API keys, no limits, no registration.

The Study Bible

A free Bible study app from Grace to You featuring ESV, NASB, and KJV texts alongside John MacArthur's 25,000 study notes, 3,000+ sermons, daily devotionals, and an audio Bible — all in one place.

Babayetu Bible & Commentary

A nonprofit, community-driven web platform for reading and writing verse-by-verse Bible commentary, named after the Swahili words for "Our Father."

Illuminate Bible

A free, offline-capable Bible reading app with AI-powered verse explanations, reflection prompts, and cross-references — built by a Christian designer to help readers understand Scripture in the moment.

Aura Bible

Aura is an AI-powered Bible study and prayer app grounded in Reformed theology, offering verse-by-verse exegesis with 840,000+ cross-references, personalized devotionals, Scripture memory tools, and a private prayer space to help Christians grow deeper in faith.

route.bible

A free tool that turns Bible references into app-agnostic links and QR codes, letting anyone open the passage in their preferred Bible app or browser — ideal for sermons, slides, group chats, and print materials.

Spoken Gospel

A 100% free nonprofit Bible study app offering short films, chapter-by-chapter devotionals, and a podcast that walk you through every book of the Bible, showing how it all points to Jesus.

Amen - Catholic Bible & Prayers

Amen is a free Catholic prayer and meditation app by the Augustine Institute, offering daily Mass readings, guided Lectio Divina, the Rosary, Scripture reflections from Dr. Tim Gray, sleep stories, and a Bible in a Year audio companion.

Through the Word

A free nonprofit Bible app with 8-minute audio guides for every chapter in the Bible — 1,189 total — organized into 19 guided Journeys. Founded by pastor and former aerospace engineer Kris Langham, trusted by 150K+ daily listeners worldwide, and partnered with YouVersion. No ads, no fees, ever.

Jesus Spoke

A beautifully designed daily devotional website delivering the words of Jesus from the Gospels via SMS each morning, guiding you through a simple read-reflect-respond rhythm.

Sparks Chinese Bible

Sparks is a Bible resources platform by the Bible Society, empowering global Chinese Christians to deepen their faith and understanding of the Bible.

Fruit Bible

Fruit is a Bible app for daily reading, offering personalized plans, reminders, and community learning to help build lasting habits. Join now!

Gospel Onchain

The entire KJV Bible stored directly on the Optimism blockchain — searchable, immutable, and censorship-proof. Read Scripture on-chain, confirm verses, and search by chapter or keyword.

Ecclesia Bible

Ecclesia Bible is a free, AI-enhanced Bible study app offering source language analysis, nearly 50,000 verse correlations, contextual illumination, and real-time translational variations — putting deep original-language study tools in the hands of everyday Christians.

Dwell

An audio-first Bible app with 20+ narrators, 14 versions, Read Along, meditation tools, listening plans, and sleep mode — built by the twin brothers behind Lightstock via a record-breaking Kickstarter. 3M installs, 40K+ daily listeners. Endorsed by Matt Chandler and Ann Voskamp.

Bible Brain API

Bible Brain is the free developer API from Faith Comes By Hearing, offering REST endpoints for Bible text, audio, and video in 2,500+ languages. Ideal for building multilingual Scripture apps and websites.

Relight

A free Reformed theology and Bible study web app by David and Sarah Mikucki, featuring in-line commentaries, confessions, catechisms, cross-references, and backlinks — all from a curated library of historically Reformed resources.

API.Bible

The largest Bible API available — access nearly 2,500 text and audio Bible versions in 1,600+ languages through clean REST endpoints, built by American Bible Society with a free tier for ministry use.

Bible Speed Read

Bible Speed Read uses RSVP technology to display Scripture one word at a time at adjustable speeds, helping you read the Bible faster with deeper focus. Free, offline-capable, and available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Bible Brief

A layered Bible learning experience — app, podcast, and book — that guides you through the entire Bible story in 10 chronological steps and 3 levels of depth, built by the Bible Literacy Foundation nonprofit.

Gamaliel

Gamaliel is an AI-powered Bible study companion that offers anonymous, scripture-based answers tailored to your spiritual journey. Free and private.

Bible365

Join PROCLAIM x BIBLEin365 to read the Bible cover to cover, spread the Gospel, and strengthen faith with a global Christian community.

Every Day with Jesus

A free daily devotional app continuing 60 years of Every Day with Jesus Bible teaching by Selwyn Hughes, offering classic and contemporary devotional tracks with audio, journaling, and sharing features from Waverley Abbey Trust.

Bible Loop

A daily Bible experience for preteens from YouVersion and OneHope — with video devotionals, scripture memory games, the full NIV Bible, and a streak system that builds daily habits in God's Word. Free on Android.

JO App (JesusOnline)

A free discipleship app from JesusOnline Ministries featuring the NET Bible, daily inspirations, interactive Bible studies, downloadable books, prayer community, and evidence-based apologetics content — designed to help seekers investigate Jesus and help believers grow deeper in their faith.

Deaf Bible App

The largest free collection of sign language Scripture videos, available in 78+ sign languages. Watch, download, and share Bible content signed by skilled Deaf communicators in sharp, close-up video.

AndBible

"AndBible: Bible Study" is a free, offline Android app for in-depth personal Bible study, developed by Bible readers for Bible readers. No ads, open-source.

Ezra Bible App

Ezra Bible App offers a user-friendly platform for topical Bible study, supporting keyword-based verse lists and notes across multiple devices and languages.

Ascension App

The #1 Catholic Bible app in America — featuring the Great Adventure Catholic Bible with Fr. Mike Schmitz's audio narration, Bible Timeline® learning system, daily Mass readings with video reflections, full Catechism, 80+ study plans, guided Rosary, and all Ascension podcasts. Built by Ascension Press, downloaded by 1M+ Catholics. Free core content with premium subscription.

Blue Letter Bible

Free Bible study platform with 30+ translations, Hebrew/Greek lexicons, interlinear, 8,000+ commentaries, and cross-references linked to every verse. Founded in 1996, serving 40M+ users annually via web, iOS, and Android.

Pray.com

The world's #1 Christian prayer app — daily guided prayers, Bedtime Bible Stories, Christian meditations, 250+ audio Bible stories, and tools for church leaders. Founded in 2016, partnered with the White House on "America Prays," and clinically shown to support mental well-being. Freemium.

Xiphos

Xiphos is a Bible study tool written for Linux and Windows, offering a very comprehensive environment for reading, study, and research using modules from The SWORD Project and elsewhere. Xiphos is Greek for Sword.

Literal Word Bible App

A distraction-free Bible app with NASB, LSB, ESV, and KJV translations plus built-in Greek and Hebrew lexicons — completely free, offline-capable, and designed to keep your focus on Scripture alone.

Gideon Bible App

The Gideon Bible App is the free digital companion from The Gideons International, offering the full Bible in 2,200+ languages with dramatized audio, offline access, and built-in evangelism tools like "Follow Jesus" and Scripture help sections.

Tov: a Bible without noise

Discover Tov, a distraction-free Bible app with a minimalist design and over 30,000 cross-references for deeper scripture exploration.

VerseLink Bible

VerseLink is a free, fully offline Bible study app designed for focused, distraction-free study. It links notes directly to verses, includes Greek and Hebrew interlinear tools, and keeps all your data private and stored locally, no accounts, ads, or tracking.

Versle

A Wordle-inspired daily Bible game with multiple modes — Classic verse guessing, Scripture Blitz trivia, Blind Bookmark, and crossword puzzles. Compete with friends and climb leaderboards while building Scripture memory.

Forge

Forge is a Bible study tool for active learners who want to forge their own understanding of Scripture. Create focused insights, connect them across verses, and build a personal web of biblical knowledge. All stored locally in simple files you truly own. Fast, distraction-free, and\ designed for deep engagement with God's Word.

Scribe Scripture

A free web app that helps you engage with Scripture by typing one chapter of Proverbs each day, cycling through all 31 chapters monthly — turning reading into active, tactile meditation on God's Word.

Bible Study Tools

Bible Study Tools by Salem Web Network gives free access to 30+ Bible translations alongside a massive reference library — commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, lexicons, and reading plans — making it one of the deepest free Bible study resources available on iOS and the web.

BibleRef

BibleRef offers detailed verse-by-verse and chapter-by-chapter Bible commentary, with extensive cross-references and context, from the GotQuestions.org team.

For All Things Bible

A curated directory of 700+ Bible websites and apps across 21 collections, operated by the American Bible Society through Bibles.com and the .BIBLE Registry.

Our Daily Bread

The beloved daily devotional that's encouraged millions since 1956 — now an app with daily readings, audio devotionals, Evening Meditations podcast, in-app Bible, reading plans, and 20+ languages. Built by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Free.

Bible Verse Bot for Discord

A free Discord bot that delivers beautifully designed Bible verse images on demand, plus daily devotionals and announcement channels that auto-post Scripture to your community server.

Logos Bible Study App

The world's #1 Bible study platform — 30+ years of development, 250,000+ titles, Greek/Hebrew tools, side-by-side commentaries, and research-grade features used by 750K+ Christians monthly. Founded by Bob Pritchett in 1992. Free tier with 40+ books; optional Premium subscription.

Pray the Bible

Experience personalized, AI-driven prayers with scripture integration. Set reminders, share with friends, and deepen your faith. Download Pray the Bible now!

Lumen

Lumen makes God’s love and Scripture accessible through innovative tech, fostering deep faith and relationships while promoting open-source collaboration.