Daily Audio Bible Apps | Listen to Scripture Daily

Concise Bible

A free Bible app by Initiative.Global (501c3, Dallas TX) 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 14+ translations covering 4.9 billion speakers with audio, Holy Land photos, and red-letter text. Over 11.4 million active users across 190 countries. Led by John Sawyer (former Zondervan VP, Clear Bible CEO).

Pray.com

One of the world's most-downloaded Christian prayer apps with 100M+ podcast downloads and 2.5B prayer minutes, offering daily guided prayers, Bedtime Bible Stories, audio Bible dramas, Pray AI companion, the first-ever fully AI-generated biblical mini-series (RUTH), Hope for the Heart AI counseling, devotional series from Tim & Demi-Leigh Tebow and 80+ ministry leaders, clinical mental health research, and a Palantir AI partnership — across iOS, Android, Apple Watch, and web.

Bible Gateway

The internet's most-visited Christian website — read, search, and listen to 200+ Bible translations in 70+ languages for free. Completely rebuilt in Feb 2026 with a refreshed reading experience. Now expanding into original Bible news reporting (May 2026). Founded in 1993, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.

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, devotional ratings, and sharing — published by Waverley Abbey Trust in partnership with 24-7 Prayer International on the historic Waverley Abbey estate in Surrey, England.

ESV Bible App

Free Bible app from Crossway featuring the ESV translation with immersive audio narration by Kristyn Getty, Ray Ortlund, Jackie Hill Perry, Michael Reeves, and Jenny Salt, plus 50+ reading plans, thematic playlists, background music, study tools, and the ESV Global Study Bible — with optional subscription for commentaries, study Bibles, and premium audio content. Crossway also offers 8 free ESV Podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify with different narrators and reading plans. Now includes the updated 2025 ESV text.

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. Now expanded to 7 languages including a full Spanish NVI edition at herbible.es, with a coaching program to help women worldwide launch recordings in their own tongues. Features synced text highlighting, custom playlists, communal Listening Groups, a growing podcast with guests like Vaneetha Risner, Mary DeMuth, and Doris McMillon (who also voices Scripture for the project), and no ads or data collection.

Through the Word

A free nonprofit Bible app (fifteen years strong in 2026) with 8–10 minute audio guides for every chapter in the Bible — 1,189 total — organized into 19 guided Journeys. Version 5.1 refined group messaging with continuous playback and text-to-speech. Founded by pastor Kris Langham, trusted by listeners worldwide over four million times each month, and partnered with YouVersion. No ads, no fees, ever.

YouVersion Bible App

The world's most-installed Bible app — 1 billion+ installs, 3,500+ versions in 2,400+ languages, with reading plans, audio Bibles, guided prayers, community features, and the free YouVersion Platform for ministries and developers. Built by Life.Church; 100% free, no ads, ever.

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 with audiobook, 80+ study plans, guided Rosary (2M+ prayed), and all Ascension podcasts including Bible in a Year (1 BILLION downloads, March 2026). New in 2026: Catholic Classics Season 5 now airing (The Practice of the Presence of God, recommended by Pope Leo XIV), the "Mass in a Month" podcast (Dr. Edward Sri), BIY 5th anniversary bonus commentary, the forthcoming "Invited" OCIA program (Summer 2026), Liturgy of the Hours coming soon to the app, and upcoming Catholic American Bible integration (2027). Built by Ascension Press, downloaded by 1M+ Catholics. Free core content with premium subscription and free trial for new users.

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. Now featuring the completed English Audio Bible (all 66 books, NLT), Spanish Audio Bible (NVI), BibleProject collaboration videos, Corner Talk teaching series, Intersection Podcast (108+ episodes), Streetlights Academy, and ALERT312 music. Governed by a formal Board of Directors including pastors from Chicago Tabernacle and Grace Family Church. New languages in development: Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic, and German. Also available on YouVersion.

Dwell

An audio-first Bible app with 20+ narrators across 15 Bible versions (including the newly added CSB read by Rowan, plus Spanish, Portuguese, Apocrypha, and LSB editions), Read Along, meditation tools, 75+ listening plans, audiobooks, Dwell Nightly bedtime devotional for adults, the new Night Light nightly devotional for kids and families, Word of Promise dramatized NKJV, audio introductions for every book, and 80+ biblical figure sketches — built by the twin brothers behind Lightstock via a record-breaking Kickstarter. 3M installs, 40K+ daily listeners. Endorsed by Matt Chandler and Ann Voskamp. Co-founder Jonathan Bailey's first book "Dwelling in Christ" (IVP, Sept 2026) launches in Dwell as an audiobook and companion audio devotional, narrated by Jon.

Our Daily Bread

The beloved daily devotional trusted by millions since 1956 — now an app with daily readings, audio devotionals, Evening Meditations podcast, in-app Bible with multiple translations, Bible-in-a-Year plan, personalized Reading Lists and Streaks, and 20+ languages. Built by Our Daily Bread Ministries, a donor-supported nonprofit serving 150+ countries. Free, with no ads or in-app purchases. Sibling apps: Utmost App and Artos Academy.

audibible

An immersive audio Bible app with word-by-word text synchronization, AI-generated narrations, mood-matched background music, ambient soundscapes, narrated Bible stories, Deep Dive podcast, verse search, reading plans, and daily devotional podcasts — available in English and French with offline listening.

Bible.is - Faith Comes By Hearing

Free dramatized audio Bible app by Faith Comes By Hearing with word-for-word Scripture in 2,695 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.

LifeBible

A content-rich Bible study app with 40+ free translations, 150+ Study Bibles and commentaries, AI-powered verse search, and unique features like Explain (instant verse insights) and TouchPoints (500+ life-topic Scripture answers with video). Built by Tecarta in Palo Alto, loved by over 2 million users across iOS, Android, and web.

Discover

A free Discovery Bible Study app available in 41 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 since launching in 2015. Built by The Discover Network, a UK registered charity.