Dwell User Reviews

Dwell: Audio Bible

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Positive highlights

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This app hasBeautiful and elegant design

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This app hasHigh-quality narration with diverse voices

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This app hasCustomizable background music and sounds

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This app hasWide variety of Bible reading plans and playlists

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This app hasAbility to search and navigate through the Bible

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This app hasRepeat and loop functions for meditation

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This app hasTimer and sleep mode for bedtime listening

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This app hasHelps with consistent Bible reading and study

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This app hasGlobal representation of narrators

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This app hasExcellent customer service and responsiveness

Negative highlights

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This app hasLimited offline listening options

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This app hasDifficulty in managing and customizing playlists

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This app hasLack of support for multiple Bible translations

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This app hasInconsistent volume levels between narrators

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This app hasConfusion with date-based reading plans

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This app hasRelatively high subscription cost for some users

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I love this app

There are many voices and translation options for listening to the audio Bible. The background music options are also super great. There are study plans and devotionals available on the app as well. Very worth the subscription! I love this app!

Lexa Dawn

9 months ago

Response from developer

We are so glad you are enjoying many of the features available within Dwell! Thank you so much for your review!

I could cry… in all my life.. there’s not any app like this!

I have passionately pursued my faith in Christ for 20+ years & have several Bible degrees. I have hungered for know the Word of God and to “let it dwell richly in me.” (Colossians 3:16) One of my greatest struggles has been to consistently read the Word and stick to the plan.. reading can feel hard like a chore & then life gets busy and the plan doesn’t get finished.. this audio Bible /dwell app is a MUST for the busy individual! I feel *deeply accomplished* getting through the Word as I listen and do life. There’s a timer on this so you can fall asleep to the Word of God and have it end at a particular time. You can put music or other calming audio sounds behind the Word being spoken and even find different readers with different accents. LOL! (I like the British & African readers the best :) I really like the feature that I can read the Word while they audibly speak it out.. it keeps my add brain focused and on track. The Word of God is our Sword in the Spirit.. and this above everything else in life is a worthy investment. Five stars. Definitely get the dwell app!! :)

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Champion743

10 months ago

Response from developer

Wow. Thank you for taking the time to leave this review, and for sharing the features you love the most. Endlessly grateful that the Dwell App can be used by God in your life. All the best to you!

Dwell is Fantastic

Dwell is an excellent one-stop-shop for audio Bibles with a great range of translations and readers to choose from. The recent integration of Devotionals has been very welcome.

If I could make one request - I use Dwell with Apple CarPlay. It would be great if the Daily Devotional (rather than Daily Scripture) were available within the CarPlay interface. Likewise it would be good if subscribed Plans were available in the CarPlay interface. If this could be done it would make the app perfect for my use.

Many thanks for all your work on this app.

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Beechwoods

a year ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review! Grateful you are enjoying our Daily Devotionals as well! We appreciate the feedback on CarPlay and I will share your thoughts with our team.

You’re not paying for the Bible, but a well designed app

I’m so annoyed with all the people complaining about this is not 100% free because “Gods word should be free”. You can access the Bible for free and so many different places. To expect developers, voice actors, musicians to work for free is absolutely ridiculous and insulting. None of you are asking for free Chick-fil-A 😒

This is a beautifully designed app and has so many great pieces of content with it. It’s a apparent from anyone who uses regularly that a lot of time, effort, and consideration went into how this app was designed. I use it every single day and it’s truly incredible.

They run discounts often, so if you really are looking for something, long-term, there are ways to make it affordable. If you cannot afford it luckily there’s so many other free alternatives that you can look into. However, if you want to support the developers creators and contact creators, this is a great way to do it.

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noraconradcom

a year ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review and support of the work we put in at Dwell! Your words are a great encouragement to our team. We so appreciate you taking the time to leave this review!

UPDATE: company responded and everything is working as it should!

I had dwell for few years now. I paid the annual subscription each year. They are charging more now than what I started paying, and the recent update has restricted me from having all the possible options to now a limited few. I have grown to really enjoy listening to scripture to one of the voice options; which are now longer available to me. There was no warning or indication on the new update that this would happen. I spent so much time wondering what happened to all my options; then I’ve emailed customer support but no reply.. 4 business days. I guess this company doesn’t believe in granting loyal customers to be grandfathered in to the rate they started with. I’m now considering trying other Bible apps and delete dwell. How sad.

UPDATE:
Thank you for the reply!
Everything is working as it should, and I’m happy about the results.

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Lmntomusic

a year ago

Response from developer

I am so sorry this happened! It was not intentional and it is a bug we are experiencing. I'm Jen and I answer all emails personally - within hours, definitely not days. I technically don't work on the weekends but I often check in (as I'm doing now) so I'm not sure you emailed the correct place. I'm so glad you said something as we would NEVER take away options from our users. If, you ever have an issue like this again, please email us it will 100% be unintentional. If you delete your app and re-download all the translations and voices will be restored. You can also email us anytime: Help@dwellapp.io Thank you so much and we are grateful to have you at Dwell!

Why did I wait so long?

Wow. Just amazing. I kept putting off this app because I didn’t want to create an account just to try it. Then I saw the pricing and I was really put off by how much it would cost. I hate subscriptions and the lifetime subscription just seemed overly pricey. However, after using it for the past week I can tell you it is entirely worth it. I’ve been looking for a fresh new way to experience God’s word. I can certainly appreciate reading my Bible because it is God’s word. However, in today’s world it is really great to receive gods word in other formats, particularly when driving or while doing other tasks. The entire app is beautiful from the design to the listening experience. Being able to choose the readers voice is also really incredible. They sound so natural and inviting. Between that and being able to customize background music or sounds, including volume, the experience is just mesmerizing. Thank you so much for making such a well thought app that keeps God’s Word at the center. I don’t get all the other junk that apps like youversion put in. Just God’s Word and various Bible plans that read through selected sections of scripture.

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Kermetajb

a year ago

Response from developer

Goodness! Thank you so much for such a wonderful review. We are a small team with various skill sets who are so grateful to be able to do this work. We show up each day with a genuine desire to help the world experience the Bible in a fresh and exciting way. I am so grateful you have found Dwell to be a worthwhile investment! Thanks again for your kind words. We are humbled!

Loving the bible.

I’ve only just started using dwell and have discovered a bible plan suited to my needs. I love it it motivates me and plans it all out for me which is what I needed. Having it all planned out in steps for me to work through and giving me the time it will take each step stops me from being overwhelmed and keeps me on track to read / listen to it in a year. I know what I have to do each day which is great and the way it’s all done with the choice of voices to listen to and the option to read along while listening is great.

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Bonnie My Whippet

2 years ago

Response from developer

I love the title of your review. I'm so grateful Dwell is allowing you to truly love God's word! So glad you have found our plans to be helpful and motivating - and that you are also enjoying those who have recorded scripture for us. They, too, love the Word and it definitely comes across in their reading. Appreciate you taking the time to write these encouraging words!

Scripture, From Headphones To Heart

Dwell has been a solution to multiple things I was struggling with - like sleep, emotions and concentration. It has brought Scripture into all my struggles, and that’s a game changer. Almost all audio Bibles I’ve seen before this have problems with navigation or poor narration, but this is where Dwell excels. It’s pretty much as easy as flipping through the pages of a Bible, and you can customise voice, translation and background sounds. The curated ‘I’m Feeling…’ playlists are incredibly helpful for an array of situations, and there’s a wealth of other content. Giving Dwell five stars is a completely straightforward decision.

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Michæl33

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for this review! I love that you said Dwell has been used to bring "scripture into all your struggles" Those words are incredibly humbling to read. Grateful Dwell is part of your story! We are so glad to have you!

The Best!

Dwell is my favorite app for listening to Scripture. I am still learning about it and there are features that are not quite as easy to find each time I open the app but it remains my favorite for several reasons: 1. Preferences - ability to choose a translation, a voice, and background music or sound, 2. The reader does not stop with one chapter (at least in the Psalms) but continues to the next in sequence. This has been such a helpful tool for falling asleep peacefully. 3. Anglican daily readings, 4. Reading/study plans - while I haven’t explored these yet, I appreciate the variety of options. I’ve tried other apps and some did not have options for voices (especially diverse voices from around the world) while others were just too overwhelming with flashy home pages full of such a variety, it was more difficult to navigate. This app has helped me through a very traumatic experience. I would recommend it to anyone looking for an app that helps you grow as a believer but especially those who have experienced trauma or loss and need help to remain grounded. Dwell is simple, yet offers tremendous comfort and healing. The cost is reasonable and a free trial is offered.

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OBUtigermom

2 years ago

Response from developer

Wow - thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review. I am so humbled to read that God has allowed Dwell to be used to bring your life comfort. Grateful you are beginning to heal - God's peace over you!

Love it!

I love the functionality and ease of use. Great for driving and listening, memorizing Scripture, and looking up verses on the go. Nice to see different versions for comparison as needed as well. And the background music choices are a nice touch!

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