# Gappon — Bilingual Scripture Reader

> LDS standard works in Japanese and English with study aids. (iPhone/iPad app by Nozomi Okada.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gappon/id1178952951 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nozomi Okada](https://appshunter.io/developer/1178952950)
- Category: Books, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 26 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 149 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2016-11-28
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gappon/id1178952951/reviews.md

## What is Gappon?

Gappon is a straightforward app for reading the LDS Standard Works in Japanese and English: the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price, with parallel language support where available.

Included texts and materials:
• The Japan Bible Society, Bible: Japanese Colloquial (1954)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Holy Bible, King James Version
• The Book of Mormon
• The Doctrine and Covenants
• The Pearl of Great Price
• Joseph Smith Translation Appendix
• Guide to the Scriptures
• Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This app is not published by or affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Japanese and English scriptures
- Bible
- Book of Mormon
- Doctrine and Covenants
- Pearl of Great Price
- Study Helps
- Hymns

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gappon Premium | $0.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| All Features Pass | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 51)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gappon/id1178952951/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 購入ボタン

*2025-10-02*

購入ボタンが機能しておらず、購入できません。

### 5/5 — 感謝

*2025-02-27*

It so helpful for me that it has furigana because im not good at reading kanji

### 5/5 — 最高です特に検索機能

*2025-02-23*

開発者の方に感謝

**Developer response:** 5つ星評価ありがとうございます。確かに速聴は便利ですね。次回の読み上げ機能アップデートの際に取り入れたいと思います。

### 5/5 — Androidバージョンの復活を切望します!!

*2025-02-10*

GooglePlayストアで見当たらなくなってしまいました。有料でも数千円してもいいので、そして簡易版ででもいいので、Androidバージョンを復活させてください。
日本語の横にすぐ英語で読めて一目で対比が出来てその上検索も出来る、これ以上に便利な合本アプリはありません。
教会公式アプリはいちいち言語設定を変えなくてはならず、対比ができず、レッスンの時に追いつけず不便です。
日本語を勉強している宣教師たちのためにも、どうかお願いいたします！！

### 2/5 — 改善をお願いします

*2024-09-20*

機種iPhone12で、iOS18で使用しています。
以前iOS17にアップデートした後から、アプリが立ち上がった瞬間に画面が消えるようになってしまいました。iOS18にアップデートしましたが、同じ現象が出ます。
どちらも、同じように画面は消えますが、アプリは立ち上がったままのようです。
日英横並びなど、便利な機能がありますので、ぜひ手直しをお願いします。
ちなみに、手持ちのiPhone11では正常に動作します。

### 3/5 — バージョンアップを

*2024-01-24, version 5.0*

Androidの携帯を買い替えたのですが、「このアプリは、以前のバージョンのAndroid用に作成されているため、お使いのディバイスでは利用できません」と出てきます。新しいバージョンのAndroidでも使えるようにしてほしいです。

### 3/5 — 文字サイズの変更

*2023-09-11*

最近インストールし直したら、設定の「文字サイズの変更」がなくなっていました。とても便利でしたがどうすれば表示されますか？

### 4/5 — NEEDS the ability to turn off furigana

*2023-08-30*

Love this app, but it needs the ability to turn off furigana: it interferes with the ability to look up words, which is one of the main problems with the Gospel Library Japanese Scriptures. I understand that if the church still hasn’t done it, it’ll likely be difficult to do it yourself, but it’s 100% the next step. Perhaps, if that’s not doable, you can apply tags to all the words so we can just tap on them and it’ll show a dictionary entry for each word. It would be very nice to be able to see what is what type of speech more easily like you see in TODAI’s “Easy Japanese News” App

Also, how do we send feature requests? Since the app used text to voice software, could you highlight what ever words are being spoken? That would make it a lot easier to follow along, especially for beginners

### 4/5 — 感謝しています

*2023-08-28, version 5.0*

使いやすく英語付きで重宝しています！ 
新訳のローマ人の手紙1章で日本語と英語が節がずれてしまっているようですが。
修正願えませんでしょうか。

### 4/5 — NEEDS the ability to turn off furigana

*2023-08-23*

Love this app, but it needs the ability to turn off furigana: it interferes with the ability to look up words, which is one of the main problems with the Gospel Library Japanese Scriptures. I understand that if the church still hasn’t done it, it’ll likely be difficult to do it yourself, but it’s 100% the next step. Perhaps, if that’s not doable, you can apply tags to all the words so we can just tap on them and it’ll show a dictionary entry for each word. It would be very nice to be able to see what is what type of speech more easily like you see in TODAI’s “Easy Japanese News” App

## Frequently asked questions about Gappon

### What scriptures are included in this app?

This app contains the Holy Bible (Japanese Colloquial and King James Version), the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. It also includes Study Helps and Hymns, all available in Japanese and English where applicable.

### Is this an official app from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

No, this is not an official app of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is a third-party application developed to provide access to the standard works.

### What languages are supported by the app?

The app primarily supports Japanese and English. The standard works are available in both languages, with Study Helps provided in Japanese only.

### What are the study helps and hymns?

The Study Helps are resources designed to aid in personal scripture study, available in Japanese. The Hymns section provides access to hymns in both Japanese and English, allowing users to engage with musical worship.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.7 — 2026-08-19

• Fixed an issue that could prevent highlighting text in the scriptures and hymns

### 6.6 — 2026-08-18

• Refreshed all scripture and hymn content to the latest, most accurate version
• Fixed several minor display issues

### 6.5 — 2026-07-12

• Account creation and sign-in are now available to everyone, even before purchasing a subscription (premium features like Cloud Sync still require a subscription)

### 6.4 — 2026-06-12

• Fixed a crash on launch that affected some users who had updated from an older version
• You are now notified if your data could not be recovered after an update
• Renamed "Night Mode" to "Dark Mode" in Settings
• Added crash reporting to help us identify and fix issues more quickly

### 6.3 — 2026-05-31

• Simplified the text selection menu by removing the redundant "Copy (no ruby)" option — use Hide Furigana in Settings to copy text without ruby
• Hyperlink color in content views is now easier to read in dark mode
• Improved app startup performance

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