# Douay-Rhiems Catholic Bible — user reviews

> 13 indexed App Store user reviews of Douay by Dzianis Kaniushyk, rated 4.80/5 from 645 ratings.

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- Rating breakdown: 5★ 572 · 4★ 44 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 15

## What do users think of Douay?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Great app for reading the Bible
- 👍 Handy resource
- 👍 Exactly what it says it is (Douay Rheims Bible)
- 👍 Catholic version is traditional
- 👍 Excellent translation
- 👍 Good translation

**Cons**

- 😞 Pornographic ads
- 😞 No chapters shown
- 😞 Only first chapter provided, rest requires purchase
- 😞 White text on light background (contrast issue)
- 😞 Ads can't be removed with one-time fee
- 😞 Books placed in 'apocryphal' section
- 😞 Sections of Esther and Daniel separated
- 😞 Psalms misnumbered
- 😞 No chapter numbers or tools on iPhone
- 😞 App works fine on Android but not iPhone

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Nasty pornographic ads popped up immediately
- Books with multiple chapters only shows 1 book
- Searches for 2nd-4th book doesn’t work
- No chapter numbers or tools on iPhone
- Can’t see the text due to low contrast
- Judith, Tobit, Sirach, Wisdom, Baruch, and Maccabees in the ‘apocryphal’ section
- Sections of Esther and Daniel separated from respective books
- Psalms are misnumbered

**Most requested features**

- See the chapter at the top
- Make it easier to locate chapters
- Option to remove ads with a one-time fee

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Pornographic Ads made me delete

*2026-01-29*

I had high hopes for this app. Within 10seconds of opening Genesis nasty pornographic ads popped up. Immediately deleted.

### 1/5 — No chapters

*2023-11-26*

Books with multiple chapters (such as Colossians, which has 4 books) only shows 1 book. Searches for 2nd-4th book doesn’t work

### 1/5 — Navigation painful

*2023-09-21*

1) Google ads blocks the basic navigation row.
2) Painful navigation to get into some chapters directly.
3) Huge cost and that also monthly.

Please do not go for this app. It's my unbiased review.

### 1/5 — Useless

*2020-07-14*

They only give you the first chapter. You have to buy the rest.

### 1/5 — Horrid, do not get!

*2020-05-02*

The DR Bible is as bad as the KJV and NIV! A good Bible translation is one translated out of the original languages, not translated from a translation! Shame on pagan Catholics!

### 1/5 — Can’t read it

*2019-10-24*

Can’t see the text. White letters on a very light colored background. Not enough contrast. 

Also, it’s important to me to be able to remove the ads; and by a one time fee rather than a monthly fee.

### 2/5 — Bugs?

*2020-10-13*

I have downloaded this app several times on my iPhone. No chapter numbers or tools. Works fine on android.

### 4/5 — New feature that would be great

*2025-10-10*

The app is great and this has been a huge help with me being able to read the Bible any where, although 
It would be great if I could see the chapter at the top!

### 4/5 — Translation is Good

*2024-01-29*

However the app places Judith, Tobit, Sirach, Wisdom, Baruch, and Maccabees in the ‘apocryphal’ section at the end and separates sections of Esther and Daniel from their respective books, as Luther did, and the psalms are misnumbered. Perhaps the developer is protestant?

### 4/5 — Chapters

*2024-01-24*

I love this handy resource - my only recommendation is to please make it easier to locate chapters. If it’s a training issue please let me know!

## Most praised reviews (3 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great App

*2025-06-01*

It’s exactly what it says it is, a Douay Rheims Bible.

### 5/5 — Excellent translation

*2020-05-07*

Correct language and words from St Jerome

### 4/5 — Catholic Bible most traditional

*2023-02-02*

Douay-Rheims Bible, this Catholic version is the most traditional to have the app in hand to mobile phones… Thank you!

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