ESV Bible

Name: ESV Bible
Rating: 4.13333 (1725 reviews)

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User Reviews for ESV Bible

A new year, another ill-planned update

Sigh. First off, I get it. It’s a free app. And it’s a great app...for about 6mo of the year. At the end of the year, the developers decide to reinvent the wheel and roll out a huge update and jazz it up and it’s then 4-6mo of fixing what didn’t need to be fixed in the first place. I see that with 2020 here, they did not miss a chance to do another one of those horrible revamps. My daily bible reading plan completely changed formats overnight, and there is no other plan that offers the format it was using for the past several years. It was a great plan because my church uses the same schedule to go through the Bible in one year and the ease of having it on my iPad was so wonderful. Again, I get it, I’ll just keep the hard copy handouts my church puts in the bulletin at the end of every year and just read off those and manually keep track, but what a bummer to wake up Jan 1 and find the change. But then again, I shouldn’t be surprised. It happens EVERY. YEAR.

abare75, Jan 01, 2020

Multiple things need fixing

The app needs to be regularly maintained, given the amount of time that’s passing between each update. I love the app, but it’d be nice to see more attention paid to the development. A few issues:- Bookmarks don’t sync between the mobile and online apps (why this isn’t a feature I’m not sure, having continuity between them should be a given)- Copy and paste settings are failing on online application (even when settings have been unchecked, their corresponding setting still applies to the verses when they’re pasted)- Library items are not properly downloading and loading on mobile devices- Notes on the online application are only available when going to the user menu (I’d like to see them available when the “Notes” button is clicked, instead of only having them available when I’m on a certain passage of Scripture- Highlighting on the mobile app is a serious eye sore. Please make it so that it looks like the online application version of highlighting with multiple color options. When I’m highlight a verse in real life, I’m not highlighting the space surrounding the text, only the text itself. This sort of highlight should be on the mobile app.

BankingBlues, Sep 03, 2021

Great App!

I’ve used the ESV Bible app for over a year now and love how easy it is to navigate to and/or search for scripture passages, and I love the Bible reading plans, and the ability to listen to passages as well.A couple suggestions for improvements though:1. Add the ability to select a specific passage and play that passage’s audio recording on a repeat loop. This would be helpful for Scripture memorization.2. I listen to the audio in my car using a Bluetooth speaker that is not very powerful. Most podcasts output a sound level that I can hear just fine, but this app outputs a lower sound level that makes me have to strain my ears to hear. Maybe I’m the only one with this problem though.3. It would be nice if I could push play and have the audio play my daily Bible reading plan passages. As it stands, if I have 4 separate passages, it starts at the begging but keeps on going past the end of the first passage until I stop it and find the next passage and push play.

Danandpetie, Jan 24, 2019

Lost progress, but they restored it

This last update restored my progress in the chronological reading plan, loosing just what I had done since the last update reset it. Thanks for fixing this. Original post: Like the other reviewer mentioned, after the update, I lost all my progress in the chronological reading plan. It also changed a little bit, moving Job from sometime in Genesis to later in the Old Testament. The change is fine but it makes picking up we’re I left off impossible. I’m sure that a digital record of my progress is completely lost but it would be nice if, the next time an update like this occurs, they are a bit more careful with the migration. Last suggestion. The reading plan portion is kinda bloated after this last update. It would be much easier to navigate if there were sub folders or reading plans (“Thru the Bible”, “What to read when…”, etc.)Overall, a great app.

hallboyone, Feb 11, 2019

Love this app!

So far, I’m loving this app and specifically all the tools that come with the subscription. I’m doing a study on Daniel, and truly enjoying it. One issue I’ve come across, however, is in the Knowing the Bible 12 week study guide for Daniel, there is a Q&A section which gives you space to write your thoughts and responses. I LOVE this, however an error message pops up when trying to save my responses. Also, I’m not sure if you can edit a response once saved, but that would be important as well. Also, is there an ability to somehow do this study with a friend and share each other’s responses? Just a thought. Separately, the navigation of the app isn’t entirely intuitive however there is A LOT of content to navigate through, so understand it can be tricky to design. With that said after spending some time with the main ESV app, and navigating between the study Bible, Knowing the Bible Daniel study, and other content, I’ve developed more familiarity and it actually works quite well and makes sense. So thankful for this app, and the work you all are doing.

Kstanger11, Aug 08, 2019

Want to love but..

I can’t. There is so many issues with this app for me. The bookmarks, the highlights, and just the layout does not work for me. I have the Bible app and love that they give you choices on color for highlights. This app is an eyesore and pretty much worthless if you want to highlight. The bookmarks seem to always go away, especially if there’s an update. The voice for reading is hard to follow, I’m not sure why, it just isn’t very friendly when trying to follow the reading. The woman’s voice has such a strong accent you have to continue to rewind if listening which fails completely if you don’t have access or if your walking and listening. This is just sadly an app I do not use which in my opinion is sadly missing the point of trying to carry a message to the people who need it. Go with the Bible app if you want way more ability to customize. This app is light years behind and isn’t fulfilling its purpose whatsoever

Mok42, Nov 09, 2021

Reading is Great

I’ve had this app a few years it’s my go to when I new quick reference I also enjoy reading it’s easy to read and understand. I do still love and read my Bible I love holding it and turning the pages and looking for books and chapters, but I do love this AppAs well it is a wonderful tool to have . I’m still learning all the features it has I love that I can mark verses I love and I can highlight things and it show the words in Red as well. If you don’t have your bible it right here and you can follow along. So Many positives.Thank youThe only this I would change is I wish the numbers where by the verses. I use this sometime whit my devotional to read scriptures and it makes it hard to find if you looking for a verse or two in the chapter.

NaeNay02, Jan 31, 2019

Easily listen to your reading plan.

One of my favorite features is that you can listen to your reading plan. When you do this the app will read through all of the passages that are listed for the day. The only downside is that I was only able to find this feature after enabling reminders to read a selected reading plan. After the reminder comes in, you must swipe left and tap “view” after that, the option to select “read” or “listen” will be available. I love this feature but I haven’t been able to find it in any where else in the app. This is problematic because if I completely swipe away the reminder notification on accident; I lose the ability to listen to the reading. Also I feel that navigating through the plans could be better. Being able to put your favorite plans on top would be nice.

Nick more no, Jan 31, 2021

Great app but...

I love this app. I love that I can get my ESV Study Bible notes on it. I love that it has my ESV Gospel Transformation Bible notes in it as well. I love the aesthetic appeal...I just looks simple and classy. It would have 5 stars except that the reading plan section is a mess. It is fine if you only read what you are supposed to read that day. However if you read ahead it tends to forget my check marks. If you get behind it’s hard to know how much behind you are. And the audio reading feature is almost un-usable in the reading plan section as it messes everything up...boxes get checked off that shouldn’t be, it reads sections not in the plan, it crashes occasionally, etc. I’m currently reading the ESV Study Bible plan and there is no way to tell what day I’m supposed to be on because each day’s reading shows only the current day’s date, not the day you should have read a particular set of passages. Could you please give some attention to the reading plan section? It is such a big part of my day, and if it can’t stay on track I don’t know if I can continue to use this app. Also, I’m happy to financially support good apps so if there is a way we as your users can help you make this app better please let us know. Thank you for all your hard work so far!!!!

scttnrrs, Jan 09, 2018

Wonderful! Except...

I’ve given this app 4/5 stars ONLY because since they’ve recently updated it, for some reason now my search does not work.. I can type in the verse I want to read (ex: Luke 1:1) but when I click the verse, it just takes me right back to where I was before the search.. Almost as if clicking the newly searched verse is as though I’m clicking the “back” button.. very frustrating. I’m in a bible study with a group of guys I work with so it is very important to have that work properly. It is more convenient to use my youversion Holy Bible app to do my studies now and there is no comparison between the two apps.. ESV is much better for my use and needs. This is my only complaint and the single reason for the 4 star rating. I fear if I delete the app and download it again, all of my progress and work will be lost so I’ve not tried that yet. Thank you for the otherwise wonderful app! No other issues except the one listed above.

sesmith1131, Mar 13, 2019

Description

The ESV Bible app was designed to be the most beautiful and intuitive Bible app available. The app includes free resources such as interactive reading plans, audio streaming, and free access to the full ESV Global Study Bible. • Read. Dig into the English Standard Version via an elegant interface designed specifically for mobile devices.

Quick access to cross-references, split-screen reading, and a distraction-free reader’s mode make it easy to engage with God’s Word on a deeper level. • Free Reading Plans. Make Scripture reading a habit with 60+ Bible reading plans featuring content from well-known Bible teachers such as Jen Wilkin, Paul Tripp, Charles Spurgeon, Nancy Guthrie, Kevin DeYoung, Gloria Furman, and more. New reading plans are added every month. • Study. Read the ESV Global Study Bible alongside the biblical text for free. Subscribe to one of our paid plans at ESV.org to unlock additional study resources, like the ESV Study Bible, ESV Archaeology Study Bible, Preaching the Word commentary series, and more. • Audio. Stream a free audio reading of any passage (internet connection required). • Search. Search the Bible by reference, keyword, or phrase with lightning speed. • Write. Capture your ideas and reflections while listening to a sermon or during Bible study in personal notes attached to specific passages. • Highlight. Highlight and bookmark favorite verses with just two taps. • Sync. Sync your highlighted verses, personal notes, and bookmarks with ESV.org—giving you access to all of your personal content from any device. • Share. Share verses with friends and family via text message, email, Facebook, and Twitter.