Bible Translation Tools and Apps

Sparks Chinese Bible

Sparks (火花) is a freemium digital Bible platform by the Bible Society (British & Foreign Bible Society) offering 60+ Bible translations (40+ Chinese versions), original-language tools, an AI-powered cross-referencing assistant, structured courses (including a new Romans series), 186+ Bible Land video lessons, podcasts, daily devotionals, a Chinese Bible translation timeline, bookstore, and community features for Chinese-speaking Christians worldwide. Optional VIP subscription tier launched in 2026 unlocks advanced AI study features.

Scripture Forge

A free, open-source web app by SIL International for collaborative Bible translation — featuring AI-powered draft generation (powered by the open-source Serval model, now used in nearly 500 projects worldwide), Paratext integration, and community checking tools that connect translation teams with language speakers across the globe, including an emerging oral Bible translation workflow. Currently v5.60.2 (July 2026).

Biblingo

Learn biblical Greek, Hebrew, and Latin through an immersive, research-backed app with interactive lessons, graded readers, live weekly courses, homeschool curriculum, and a global learning community. Free flashcard plan covers all three languages; a single-language Learner plan, an all-language Accelerator plan with community, and a lifetime one-time option unlock the full curriculum. iOS, Android, Web.

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 2,695 languages. Actively maintained with 21 GitHub repos (commits through July 2026) and comprehensive developer documentation. Free for non-commercial use. Ideal for building multilingual Scripture apps and websites.

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's Digital Bible Lab. Fully redesigned platform with free Starter and Pro plans, per-translation commercial licensing, and Custom Enterprise plans on the roadmap.

Bible Tiles

Bible Tiles is a free, 501(c)(3) nonprofit Bible app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision with full Apple Pencil support, 40+ translations, offline access, and iCloud sync — no ads, no accounts, no tracking, ever.

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 James Cuénod, a PhD biblical scholar from South Africa who now serves as Senior AI Translation Technologist at Seed Company.

Deaf Bible App

The largest free collection of sign language Scripture videos, available in 84 sign languages with over 9 million streams worldwide. Watch, download, share, and search Bible content signed by skilled Deaf communicators in sharp close-up video, with 210,000+ verses published across 89 active translation projects — and an accelerated goal of 16 full Bibles by 2030.

Bible.is - Faith Comes By Hearing

Free dramatized audio Bible app by Faith Comes By Hearing with word-for-word Scripture in 2,713 languages, Gospel Films in 1,700+ languages, offline downloads, playlists, and reading plans. Working toward Vision 2033 to provide audio Scripture in every translated language. Founded in 1972.

tools.bible - Bible Translation Tools

A centralized, searchable library of 118 Bible translation tools — a collaborative effort by Biblica and Wycliffe, built on the Gloo platform — helping translators find the right software for every phase of the translation process, from language assessment through publishing, with an AI-powered discovery assistant for personalized recommendations.

Paper Bible

A free, open-source web tool by Gracious Tech for printing customized Scripture booklets in 800+ languages — at home or professionally. Founded by Jon Here in Sydney, Australia, it offers four one-click formats and deep layout customization for small groups, missions, personal study, or church handouts.

Codex Translation Editor

Free, open-source AI-powered desktop translation editor for lean teams working on Bible translation and other high-stakes, low-resource-language projects. Translators steer while 'Living Memory' learns their voice and decisions in real time, so each correction compounds across the project. Built by Frontier R&D (16-member team, co-founded by Ryder Wishart and Ben Scholtens) in partnership with Biblica and the ETEN Innovation Lab, available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

LangQuest

An offline-first mobile app that enables native speakers to capture oral Bible translations and linguistic data by voice or text, collaborate with their community to validate translations, and contribute to a global open-access dataset. Built by Frontier R&D (Ryder Wishart, PhD Christian Theology, Founder & CEO) as part of a translation pipeline alongside Aquilla (formerly Codex). Available free on iOS and Android.

route.bible

A free, open-spec tool that turns Bible references into app-agnostic links and QR codes — letting anyone open a passage in their preferred Bible app or browser. Ships with a live Chrome extension that linkifies references across the web, and a Skills.sh agent skill (Bible Links) that teaches AI agents to emit portable route.bible Markdown links automatically.

Literal Word Bible App

A distraction-free Bible app offering NASB 1995, LSB, ESV, NKJV, and KJV translations with built-in Greek and Hebrew lexicons, cross-references, and cross-device sync — completely free, offline-capable, and designed to keep your focus on Scripture alone. Also available as a redesigned web app for desktop browsers.

Wrinkly Bible Memory

Free Bible memorization app using games, quizzes, and spaced repetition with a rapidly growing library of translations spanning English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and numerous African and South Asian languages. Includes schools and fundraising features, a Bible-in-a-year reading plan, and streak reminders. Available on iOS, Android, and web. Built by a Christ-centered team.

Sacred Type

A gamified Bible typing test with global and per-passage leaderboards (points distributed every 30 minutes), head-to-head challenges, CPM analytics, practice mode, achievements, and a standardized WPM formula. Race through KJV or WEB passages while tracking your speed and climbing the ranks. Operates as Sacred Type, LLC — a one-man, ad-free project built alongside a full-time job.

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 DTS professor John Dyer under the Y'all Version Bible Society, available free online, on YouVersion (version 4108), and in multiple print formats on Amazon (39 reviews, 4.4 stars on Whole Bible). Translation in draft status with active corrections. Featured on Passion Equip and in Tim Wildsmith's 2025 review.

BibleLink

BibleLink is a free, multilingual website plugin by GlobalRize that converts Bible references into hoverable links showing the verse text. Now supports 47 languages and 87+ active Bible translations, available as a WordPress plugin or lightweight JavaScript snippet, with v1.0.20 compatible with the latest WordPress releases.

Scripture App Builder

Scripture App Builder is a free desktop tool from SIL Global that lets Bible translators create customized Android, iOS, and Progressive Web Apps with synchronized text and audio — no programming required. Over 2,500 apps in 1,960 languages with 65 million installs worldwide. Actively maintained with four major releases between April and July 2026 (v14.0–v14.3), including YouVersion Platform integration on both Android and iOS, direct Paratext and Scripture Burrito imports, devotional notes in reading plans, and Gloo AI as an optional faith-aligned guardrails provider for the AI Assistant.

fetch(bible)

A free, open-source Bible translations platform by Gracious Tech providing unrestricted access to 1,404 translations across 1,116 languages via CDN, with a TypeScript client (now v2.2.0), web enhancer (v1.1.0), and embeddable reader. MIT-0 licensed. Now powers five apps including Manna (gathermanna.com). Founder Jon Walsh maintains it part-time at 40% funding.