# BibleRef — user reviews > 85 indexed App Store user reviews of BibleRef by Got Questions Ministries, rated 4.70/5 from 176 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bibleref/id1596177226/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bibleref/id1596177226.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 150 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of BibleRef? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 📚 Comprehensive verse-by-verse commentary and explanations - 👍 User-friendly and intuitive interface design - 🆓 Completely free with no paywalls or subscriptions - 📖 Multiple Bible translations available for comparison - 🎯 Helpful context and summary sections for each chapter - ⚡ Fast and responsive app performance - 🙏 Excellent resource for Bible study and understanding - 📱 Easy navigation between verses and sections - ✨ Clear and straightforward explanations in plain English - 🎓 Particularly helpful for beginners and new Christians **Cons** - ⚠️ Incomplete coverage of Old Testament books - 🔄 Many sections marked 'Coming Soon' throughout app - 🐛 App freezes and won't download updates - ❌ Missing features compared to other Bible apps - 📊 Inconsistent commentary availability across books - ⏳ Slow development and content completion **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes and won't download updates - Crashes after iOS updates - Performance issues with certain devices - Inconsistent loading of commentary sections **Most requested features** - Highlighter and font size adjustment options - Audio/text-to-speech functionality for commentary - iPad version of the app - Bookmark or reading progress tracker - Search function for verses and topics - Spanish language version - Clickable verse citations in commentary - Additional Bible translations (NKJV) - Copy and paste text selection capability - Favorite/save verses feature ## Newest reviews (17 of 85) ### 5/5 — So Good *2025-07-26* This app is unbelievably useful for studying. It has commentary on each verse!!! And when looking at a verse you can compare multiple translations in the same view. God Bless the creators of this app. Suggestion for developers: I like how in the commentary when something is stated verses are cited but can you make it so that the verse citations can be clicked on and opened in the view so I don’t have to flip to the place in my Bible to see what the verse citation actually says? Thanks 😁 ### 5/5 — This app deserves more 5 star ratings! *2025-07-04* I LOVE THIS app!!! I use it everyday, as I am reading the word. I love that it is easy to use, has all the stories and various versions. You can be reading the KJV version and click on a scripture and it allows you to see a lot of the other translation versions. It also offers summaries, commentary and content on the scriptures. Wonderful app. Thank you for making a great app, to help me further my studies of the word. Hallelujah 🙂 ### 5/5 — The best *2025-06-13, version 1.0.8* This is the best reference I’ve seen ### 4/5 — Great App *2025-06-11, version 1.0.8* I love this app! It has such great insights. It would be even better if it had an option for commentary/summaries to be read aloud and shared! ### 5/5 — Commentary *2025-05-26, version 1.0.8* Your commentary is awesome. I would like to know when are you going to update some of your commentary? ### 5/5 — Great Resource Rep *2025-04-19, version 1.0.8* I found this app in error. The site is building its content but it’s very informative. There are NO. Hidden fees and all the available translations are free. I urge you do donate even if just occasionally because most apps with this much information charge. Great spreading the word in content and context ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-04-03* Can you make an ipad version please!! ### 4/5 — Could Use Bookmarks *2025-03-28, version 1.0.8* It’s very easy to read so I’m using it not only for study and reference, but for reading as well. I’m currently favoriting the chapters I’ve completed but it would be nice to have a simple bookmark or something to indicate I’ve read/completed. ### 5/5 — ESSENTIAL Bible Reading App *2025-03-24, version 1.0.8* I recommend this app to everyone that I know who reads their Bible. I never take the time to review any app but this app has been so beneficial in my understanding of scripture that I feel obligated to say thank you . It is amazing and I use it nearly every time I read. ### 5/5 — Very satisfied *2025-03-23* I have been looking for an app that gives me good insite on each verse and I can say I finally found one. I am not a book reader so a lot of the time figurative things go right over my head and this apps commentary has helped me tremendously. Especially with revelations and understand it. 10 out of 10 recommend👍 ### 5/5 — excellent Bible app for studying our Lords word *2025-03-08, version 1.0.8* I prefer this Bible app over other app of the Bible. it makes seeing the various Bible versions easily by clicking on the passage and the commentary is very useful for me. Praise the Lord. Hallelujah ### 5/5 — Helped summarise the gospel of Matthew *2025-02-21, version 1.0.8* Great app ### 5/5 — Very Helpful Tool! *2025-02-18, version 1.0.8* This has become my favorite Bible app! ### 4/5 — Yay *2025-01-26, version 1.0.8* I would give this app a five stars, but it’s so sad. That half of the books in the Bible are not currently there and it says coming soon. I don’t have no other Bible app that actually gives me what I need. ### 5/5 — Thank you for creating this! *2025-01-10* Review of the Bible Ref App I absolutely love the Bible Ref App! It has been an incredible tool in helping me understand the complexities of the Bible and making Scripture so much easier to approach. Every time I read a chapter, I get excited to open this app and gain a deeper understanding of what I just read. The explanations are clear, insightful, and provide so much context that I feel like I’m connecting with the Word in a new way. I truly appreciate the effort and dedication that has gone into creating such a valuable resource to help us draw closer to God through His Word. I love this app so much that I share it with anyone who will listen to me! Lol! If you’re looking for a way to enhance your Bible study and gain clarity, I highly recommend Bible Ref. ### 5/5 — Highlighter. This would be the best if only it had a font and highlighter. *2025-01-08, version 1.0.8* Please update with a highlighter and font. Thank you ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-01-08, version 1.0.8* It’s a friendly easy to use bible with a great reference to help understand what a passage means. Wish they would add a highlight feature! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — ? Coming soon? *2024-06-23, version 1.0.5* Ok I was thrilled with this app but then going to several other books when searching for the summary I get “coming soon” guess it was too good to be true. Please update your content. It has so much potential! ### 1/5 — Blasphemy *2023-09-19, version 1.0.4* In Revelation 1:15 the commentary is in error, how can you turn white when burned in a furnace ? Be honest and say black, Jesus Christ was a dark skin black man ### 1/5 — Poor app support, don’t waste your time *2023-05-05, version 1.0.2* This app started out great. Even donated to help support the app. This app was very helpful to understand the Bible. But do to poor support cannot even get updates and now app just freezes. Someone needs to fix this app. It is definitely broken especially since last IOS update 16.4.1(a). Don’t waste your time ### 1/5 — Not complete😫 *2022-07-19, version 1.0.1* I absolutely love this app but it doesn’t go past exit is chapter 3 after that it says coming soon. As I’m trying to explore and learn the word this app has helped me understand what is going on so far however it is a little frustrating when I can’t reference other parts of the Bible because it has not been developed yet… I hope it comes soon or I will have to delete this app and find another app that is complete…. Sidenote… I will give it more stars once it is completed ### 2/5 — App still incomplete *2026-08-06* I’ve had this app for quite awhile and what is amazing is that there are many books of the Bible where both commentary and context are blank with the exception of “Coming Soon”. I decided to look at the ratings to see if there might be others who notice the lack of completion. There are, a lot. A lot. And, it goes back for years. YEARS. How can you release an underdeveloped app and then fail to complete it after several years? I’ll use ChatGPT from now on. ### 2/5 — Messed up a good app *2026-04-10, version 1.2.0* This used to be my go to app but the last update ruined it. It used to be easy to navigate and the verse commentaries were helpful. All of that has seemed to change. I’m not happy with this update. ### 2/5 — App won’t download updates *2023-05-07, version 1.0.2* I really enjoyed using this app, but I’m frustrated that it won’t download any updates. It just freezes up. Any info on fixes coming out? ### 3/5 — Great, but incomplete. *2026-02-14, version 1.1.0* I started by reading the New Testament first. The commentaries were great but when I started reading the Old Testament, many of the commentaries are labeled Coming Soon! If this was complete, it would be an easy 5 star rating. I REALLY appreciate all the work you’ve done. But in dealing with something as complex as the Bible, I can use all the help I can get. ### 3/5 — Big gaps *2024-07-06, version 1.0.5* Slightly jarring is that this app has massive gaps of the context and comment sections. The whole Bible is searchable but when you go to the contact section or the comment section a lot of the Bible books say ‘ coming soon’. I wish this wasn’t the case because I have to go off this app to find text or translation of some of the verses. Apart from that, this app would be so good. Bit disappointing. ### 3/5 — Amazing app but incomplete commentary on all books of the Bible *2023-07-28, version 1.0.4* This is really awesome. I can’t wait till all the books of the Bible gets their commentary and context meanings. This app is really helpful ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app! *2026-05-11, version 1.2.1* This is a great app and is so helpful for me to understand context and summaries from the Word. Loving the new layout as well! ### 5/5 — Awesome Bible Study App *2026-03-11, version 1.1.0* I have been using this app for about a week now, and it has been really useful in my Bible study and not to mention it’s free! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-03-10* This app is amazing. This is my first app review and because I use this app alot, I decided to write this review. What makes this app stand out is that it gives you a summary of the book, chapter, each paragraph, and each verse. It makes understanding the bible alot easier. At the time im writing this, alot of the OT is still coming soon, but the gospels are all done. They should consider making a hard copy of this app. Great job guys. ### 5/5 — 🤍 *2026-01-22, version 1.1.0* My favorite online commentary! Grateful for those that worked so hard on making this wonderful app!! ### 5/5 — Terrific Scripture companion *2026-01-11, version 1.1.0* Complete, fast, and easy to navigate. ### 5/5 — BEST STUDY APP EVER *2025-11-26, version 1.1.0* It's so easy and simple to use it helps everything make so much sense! ### 5/5 — Wonderful app *2025-11-17, version 1.1.0* We thank you for being used by God to create this app. It has brought massive transformation to my life. The most things i like are the summary, commentary and context sections. We appreciate your great work and you have made the app freely accessible to anyone . God is using you mightily in this age. Thanks once again ### 5/5 — Transformational! *2025-09-03, version 1.1.0* This has been my go-to reference as I have tried to truly dive into the Word for the first time. I am so thankful for this resource!!! ### 5/5 — You need this on your phone *2025-08-07* This app is such a blessing when I need some quick commentary insight. Just open it up and tap on the verse and I can get a slightly better grip on the context. Obviously doesn’t replace diligent, laboring study of the word of God but definitely solid theology and good insights when having some questions. ### 5/5 — Deeper study *2025-07-31, version 1.0.8* I absolutely love this app! It allows me to delve deep into the Bible and understand each verse thoroughly, which has significantly enhanced my studying experience. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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