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Absolutely Excellent
How fortunate we are to be living in a time where we have an app that is so well done as to give us soothing voices to listen to the Bible. This app has every type of a plan you can think of. You can go through the Bible all the way from the beginning to the end, or you can do a chronological order, or a historical order, etc. You can choose how many days you want to read (listen to) so if you want to go faster than a year, you can just double up on what you listen to, and it will shorten the time. The voices are so professional. The voices are soothing and there is optional background music, that is perfectly complementary for the voice that is speaking. The background music is not too loud, so the written Bible is the prominent voice. But, it’s also not too soft to where you can’t hear it at all, so the background music actually keeps me interested and focused on the Bible. Again it’s optional to have the back ground music. You can turn it on or off. Overall, this is a excellent up. I haven’t found one as good as this one. I’m considering purchasing the lifetime. Well worth it.Show lessDr3amAngel
Wonderful tool for discipleship
There are so many positive things I could say about Dwell but a top three would be the following: First, Dwell is an app that has something to offer everyone. Whether you are just beginning a rhythm of regular Bible reading or are a lifelong Christian who desires a new, beautiful and accessible way to engage scripture, Dwell’s myriad reading plans, translations, devotional series, and interactive features (e.g., memorization mode, playback speed, read along, etc.) allow one to tailor the app to their individual needs. Second, Dwell is always evolving to become a better, fuller Bible reading experience. The recent update which implemented the “read along” feature changed the game. I used to need to grab my Bible, make sure it was the right translation, and then follow along that way. But now, I can listen and read along all in the app. I trust that the Dwell team will only keep revising and improving the app experience. Third, and most importantly, it is so evident that the Dwell team’s motivation for creating this app is that they love the Lord and, by way of this app, they want to enable and foster a love of Bible reading in others. The result is a wonderful tool of discipleship that is always improving and accessible to all people regardless of where they are in their journey of faith. I love this app so much, I can’t recommend it highly enough!Show lesszcroonquist
Developer Response
Wow! You have taken such time and care into acknowledging many of Dwell's features - and the way you use them in your daily life. So humbling to read. We appreciate your thoughtful review! Thank you thank you!App freeze sometimes
I am in love with this bible app! It is probably one of the best audiobook bible I came across. I love the different voices you can choose from of whom reads to you. I love how clear the voices are. I had some audiobooks in the past where the voices sounded horrible, where you could Barley understand what was being said. I love the different types of beautiful music in the background and how you can also choose no music at all. I love how you can read along with the voice reader as well. The volume on the app is nice a loud. I listen when I’m doing laundry, dishes , cleaning house, etc. The app is very well detailed. What I am sad about is that it freezes up at times. That is the only problem I have with this. But besides that, I still have the app. I still listen to the app. It’s a beautiful app.Show lessVery happy with this
A different perspective
Here’s a perspective from what may be an unlikely source. I’m not a believer, and yet I love this app. I’ve never lost the habit of Bible reading I grew up with, AND I love audiobooks, AND I love comparing translations. This app puts them together in a unique and graceful way. One of the things I especially like is the ability to set up random playback: have it switch between different translations and voices from one chapter to the next, plus you get to pick which translations and voices to include in the mix. Another unique feature is the ability to control the type and volume of background music (or to choose none) independently of the voices. All in all, a lovely design and very usable. I hope additional translations are included in the future, but I can’t think of much else I would change.Show lessTad Davis
Edited: Amazing App but Why No Apple Watch support
The app really is great. There’s so many thoughtful and innovative things in it. For example, reflective time after passage before it repeats or moves on. Or simply repeat. But why in the world is there no CarPlay or Apple watch support? If there was ever an app on the App Store that should have CarPlay support as a no brainer it is this one. Same for Apple watch. I cycle and would love to listen to dwell using my apple watch while I ride but i have to use another Bible app that does have watch support. (I don’t use my phone on my bike because the watch does everything the phone does that I need while riding.)
Edit: they added CarPlay support, which is great. While it should’ve had it from day one, it’s awesome that it’s there now. So thank you. My next request is watch support. For the reasons stated above.Show lessTexJones
One of our favorite, all time apps!
This is an outstanding app to deepen our study of the word. My daughter and I love listening to the bedtime Bible stories and the repeat function helps with memorization. I also like that you can choose different Bible translations.
It would be great if it was easier to navigate with more designated groupings instead of having to use the "search function". Also, I would make it easier to favorite with the heart icon directly on the item, instead of having to use the pulldown menu. I would also like to see the Bible verse named before it is read by the speaker — it would help for reference while we are listening when not in front of our device. :-)Show lessEphesians 4:22-24
Love this app! Listen every morning!
Update review after 2 years. It would be so helpful if there was a pause of music or a change of voices or some Kind of differentiation during the playlists from passage to passage. Without prior context of scriptures the transitions run together and become confusing. Even with context it kinda drives my husband crazy when it jumps from Ruth to Paul in Acts for example.
The only thing I would ask is that they make it so that I can chrome cast it to my google speaker. The voices in so many different accents!! Love love love! The various topical listening plans! Wow! This app since I purchased in 2020 has only gotten better! Thank you for putting this out there! God bless the Dwell Team!Show lessdhducheuxn
Audio Bible great, functionality not great
I love the actual content of the audio Bible - great variety of voices and versions and the ability to customize speed, background music, etc is great.
I paid for the annual subscription and because of that didn’t expect to face the functionality bumps I’ve had… to download scripture to listen offline (driving is one of the main reasons I purchased this subscription), you have to do it chapter by chapter. That means I’m hitting the download button 16 times to download the book of Mark. I attempted to create a playlist and then download that as a faster option but going back to the app today I see “UserPlaylist5754…” not the title I created and cannot click on the downloaded playlist. Perhaps I’m expecting the app to do something they don’t promote it being able to do… Hope this can be smoothed out in the future!Show lesswinks28
Great Idea, but a few challenges
Really like the app! Really enjoy the voices that read the scripture!
Challenges:
Adding scripture to a playlist is a bit clunky.
-It would be helpful to have a function where if you are listening through a passage you can select a verse or more and add it to a playlist. For example: The YouVersion bible app has an underline function where you tap the verse or verses and can save/highlight/bookmark. Utilizing this type of functionality to be able to save and add verses to playlists would take this app to a whole new level!
-also when searching for a verse, after you type in a reference into the search bar, if you tap on the search bar it automatically clears out the whatever was typed there’s …it would be helpful to have the option to add-on or edit what was typed…maybe have the “x” icon (used commonly) on the right end of the page search bar as an option to clearShow lessBenPrensner
BCP 2019 “Daily Office” Reading Plan Needs Some Tweaks
Hi Dwell Team,
I just submitted a review a few minutes ago about the “2019 Daily Office” reading plan, but neglected to include my 5th point in my previous review, so I’m including it separately here—
5) It would be EXTREMELY HELPFUL if, instead of calling the days “Day 1,” “Day 2,” “Day 3,” if the reading plan instead named the days “January 1,” or perhaps “Day 1 / January 1st.”
Unlike other Bible reading plans that are completed privately, the whole point of the Daily Office is to be reading the same readings that everyone else in the Anglican community is reading on that date, which means you have to be reading the passages for that exact date, even if you are “behind” on the readings. I’m going through the Daily Office readings with a group of other women from my church, so it is very important that I know what readings to complete for a given date in the month! With the current system of numbering “Day 1,” “Day 2,” “Day 3,” it is a huge logistical headache to figure out which reading I’m supposed to be listening to on a given day.
If you make no other changes to the 2019 “Daily Office” reading plan, this change alone would be a GAME CHANGER in making this reading plan more user-friendly for Anglican listeners.
Thanks for your help!
- JoyShow lesspodcasthound
