Bible Gateway User Reviews

Bible Gateway
Bible Gateway
HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc.

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  • Moving from youversion

    The youversion bible is trash now. Over time it has become more bloated and slower until now, when my downloaded versions are no longer readable offline. Bible gateway I’m discovering has neat features like loading the next/previous chapter when you scroll to the end/start.
  • Used to be good but never works now

    I’ve tried to get support on this app and the tell me the same things every time and the solutions never fix anything. It’s not just my phone, it also is my wife’s phone. Most translations do not have all the books available and some are duplicated where you select the passage. The ones that are there often have incomplete chapters. And lately, the one translation I can consistently get (NASB1995) won’t read audibly anymore.

    UPDATE: I’m very frustrated by the lack of information and response from tech support. It took this review to get any feedback. Thank you for finally responding. A quick email response when I respond to the tech’s email would be a very appropriate way to handle this and avoid bad reviews.

    UPDATE #2: Most of the functionality has been restored. I have been able to access multiple translations/versions successfully. Most of them now play audio, although NASB 1995 still isn’t working. I have upgraded my rating. Thank you for your continued diligence.
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    Developer Response

    Hi there. I'm sad to see that you don't think we care. Our developers have been looking into the issue with the NASB1995 and if you've contacted our support team, your issue has been logged with them. We ask for your patience as we try to improve Bible Gateway for all of our users.
  • Great but one fault

    When I close the app to reference another, when I return I lose my place. Please fix.
  • Search engine

    I don’t like your search engine. I have been using you version often I like how there’s works better. I do not need to select where I want to search if I knew that I often wouldn’t need to search at all. I also wish it would search all bible versions as I read many and may not have the wording correct as it is written in the version I am in when searching. Love the app otherwise. Thank you God bless
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  • Essential app for everyone

    One of the best ways to engage in God’s word in this digital age. This is your sword & shield to fight your adversary the devil. You will benefit from God’s word on your phone or tablet, & if you are feeling lazy the app will read to you. Like all good things in life everything on the app is totally free. The only thing that needs to be improved is the option for night time mode & easier copy/paste options, but I hope the developers read this, look into it & eventually improve it. But I personally recommend this app!
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  • Crashes, otherwise pretty good

    Crashes since iOS 13 after it reading out a chapter, instead of starting a new chapter.

    Doesn’t have book marks, like if you’re switching between an Old Testament book and a New Testament book to be read out (audio).
  • Bible Gateway App

    It is very hard to use. I cannot find clear instructions and cannot figure out how to get it to do simple things. For instance, it is presently stuck in the book of Isaiah. I want to check out a passage in I Corinthians. I typed the Corinthians reference in the search box. It tells me there are no results for my search, yet directly underneath that is the first part of the Corinthians passage with its reference. I assume they mean no results that are in Isaiah and click on the reference and partial verse below, expecting it will bring up the passage. Rather it takes me back to Isaiah! I return to search and try again, this time double-clicking. Same outcome. I am probably mot the only person attempting to use the app who is not especially tech-savvy. I suggest including simple instructions or, if they already exist on here, making that obvious, etc perhaps having that page come up first thing each time the app is opened.
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  • Finally started using the app -Fantastic

    Hi, really impressed.
    Got a great range of version, languages. It also includes audio readers. It also allows you to see two bibles or two languages simultaneously. Still to discover more.
    Great work team. Ps. It would be great if we could scroll the background text, whilst the audio reader is on so we can follow all the way. Many thanks, Andrew
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  • Amazing tool - Update

    UPDATE - After installing the update to this app, it’s back to its old self, I can browse like before and have no issues viewing any of the versions. The developers answered me to let me know that they were coming with an update to fix any necessary bugs, which is amazing customer service. Keep up the great job.

    I’ve been using this app for a few years now. I love that I can have different versions of the Word at the palm of my hands; however, with the new iOS update its not working properly 😢
    I use the NLT version in both English and Spanish, and also the ERV version for our youth group meetings. Every time I open the NLT, in particular, there are these bars on the sides and it struggles to scroll. I’ve tried uninstalling and installing back again, didn’t work. I’ve tried downloading the version and it didn’t work either.
    I hope there’s a fix for these issues soon. I truly enjoy using this amazing tool of the Word, it has helped me to have a better understanding of the word of God.
    Three stars for now, but truly a 5 star app if it didn’t have all these issues.
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  • Best Bible App !!!

    I love this app, as I learn how to navigate it I realise how powerful this app is and will be an incredible blessing to anyone who seeks truth about our wonderful God. I thank the creators of this app from my heart, this app was a free download but it’s worth is beyond anything I can afford
    Blessings to those involved in this app
    Mark.
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