# He Reads Truth — user reviews

> 98 indexed App Store user reviews of He Reads Truth by She Reads Truth, rated 3.10/5 from 185 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/he-reads-truth/id1009532934/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/he-reads-truth/id1009532934.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 51 · 4★ 32 · 3★ 33 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 39

## What do users think of He Reads Truth?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 📖 High-quality devotional content and reading plans
- 🎨 Clean, modern, and aesthetically pleasing interface design
- ✨ Well-written commentary and spiritual insights
- 📚 Variety of Bible translations available
- 🙏 Helpful devotions for spiritual accountability
- 💰 Affordable pricing for content (pay-per-plan option)
- 🎯 Focused, distraction-free reading experience

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🌙 Incomplete or inconsistent dark mode implementation
- ⚙️ Persistent software bugs and glitches
- 📱 Poor iPad optimization and no landscape mode support
- 🔄 Settings reset after app closure
- ⏱️ Slow app performance and loading times
- 🔗 Broken navigation and confusing user experience
- 📧 Limited customer support responsiveness
- 💳 Expensive subscription pricing ($20/month)
- 🗂️ Limited Bible translation selection

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch or during use
- App crashes when opening Bible section
- App crashes when downloading plans
- Settings (text size, red letters, dark mode) reset after reopening
- App doesn't maintain reading position when closed
- Verse action menu appears in wrong location
- Dark mode doesn't apply to entire app interface
- Toolbar doesn't auto-hide or match dark theme
- Lock screen feature fails to load
- Profile photo displays as grey circle instead of initials
- Devotional intro summary appears after text instead of before
- Comment posting triggers unintended submission on return key
- Second comment reposts first comment and deletes new text
- Passage picker randomly selects wrong chapter/verse
- Red letters toggle doesn't work in Message translation
- Auto-scroll doesn't work when taking notes
- Reading plans missing content (August 31, September, October)
- Mark as Read button doesn't function properly
- App loses purchased reading plans from account
- Devotional notes cut short at the end
- Swiping to next chapter is glitchy
- Study selection page gets stuck in endless loop
- Instagram feed doesn't display on home screen
- Tapping reading plan takes user to previous day instead of next
- Reading plans randomly reorganize in list
- Slow response time for highlighting and note features
- App takes long time to launch
- Verse selection too easy, deselection too difficult
- Table of contents tab closes halfway and doesn't show full content
- Blank commentary section despite scripture loading

**Most requested features**

- Dark mode as persistent app-wide setting
- iPad landscape mode and multitasking support
- Offline reading plan downloads
- Better note-taking and highlighting features
- Multiple highlight colors
- Verse sharing with book/chapter information
- Auto-hide toolbar during reading
- Split-screen functionality for iPad
- Apple Pencil handwriting support
- More diverse Bible translations (NRSV, CEB, etc.)
- Better community/comment functionality
- Landscape support for tablets
- Lock screen customization features
- Sticky dark mode preferences
- True black OLED theme option
- Improved reading plan navigation
- More men-focused content and podcasts
- Marriage-focused study plans

## Newest reviews (20 of 98)

### 4/5 — Some things be better

*2026-03-11, version 3.56*

I like the mission, I like the reading, I even love the dovosoins but if we could be able to listen to it and there are some bugs but why can’t we search up verses?

### 2/5 — Great app, although there could be some improvements

*2025-12-26*

I love the look of this Bible app but y’all...it’s Al,ost 2026. Can you please make the app so it adjusts in “dark” mode? Most apps nowadays have been doing this for years. I also have some issues with the software of it, I’m not sure if they’re glitches or not but I hope they can be fixed in the future. The first bug I’ve seen is when I reopen the app after I change the settings of the text, i.e the size, the red letters, etc. it’s almost as if the app forgets what I set it to and resets. The second thing I’ve found difficult is that it doesn’t always stay at the book/verses I was reading when I leave the app. Again, perhaps a resetting bug that causes the problem. The third is that when I tap on a verse, the options to highlight, bookmark, etc. are not always next to the verse I tapped and it gets a little confusing. And finally, when I want to send verses to people through text, it only has the number of the verse but doesn’t include the book & chapter it came from. It’d be really nice if that was included in the text that I can send to people. 

All of that being said, I love the amount devotions offered in this app. It really helps me stay accountable with time in the Word and gives me more motivation to dive deeper into it. Thank you so much for making this app, it’s helped me in many more ways than you could know but please please make some actual modern updates to it.

### 3/5 — Simple bible reader but…

*2024-03-02*

Night mode, ie dark mode doesn’t cut the mustard at all! Makes the bible pages dark but not the whole app! Should at least be an option to match the phone profile, or not depending contrast mode settings

### 2/5 — App always crashes

*2023-07-28, version 3.39*

My wife loved She Reads Truth so I’ve wanted to try He Reads. But every time I try to open the app, it freezes or crashes. She Reads is basically the same so I guess I’ll use that one.

### 3/5 — Some bugs + limited translations

*2023-07-19*

This has been my Bible app of choice for the past several years because it has a super clean aesthetic and generally works well. I can’t give it more than three stars though for two reasons. The first star was lost because I have an unresolved issue with my profile photo having become a grey circle instead of the original initials. I reached out to the developers a few years back but they said they couldn’t do anything. I recall reaching back out a year or so after that to see if there had been any advancements and got no reply. The second star was lost because the translations offered are very limited, and they only include the translations you are likely to see in conservative evangelical circles. To be fair to the developers, those circles are probably the majority of their customer base, but the results is that other translations like the NRSV or CEB aren’t included. A more ecumenical assortment of  translations would benefit everyone involved in my opinion.

### 3/5 — Good devo, bad chat board

*2023-07-06*

The devotional is very good. The intro summary shows up after the text which seems weird because it tells to read the text that you just read. The other weird thing is posting comments onto the chat board is very dysfunctional. I hit the return to go to a new line and majority of the time it posts the comments when I didn’t want it too. The other thing is when a post a second comment it reposts the first comment and deletes what I wrote.

### 3/5 — Love the app, just needs minor improvements

*2023-06-07, version 3.39*

App needs some help on the iPad. It freezes constantly and then boots me out.

### 3/5 — Good plans, bad app

*2023-05-13, version 3.39*

The plans in the app are great and a good price
But I can’t hardly navigate through the app without it crashing over and over.

### 2/5 — Great Resources on an Okay App

*2023-04-12, version 3.39*

He Reads Truth has tremendous studies that take you deeper. Unfortunately, the app has too many bugs and glitches to function. I have the HRT subscription, but can hardly use it due to the app crashing consistently. This could be a wonderful app for lots of people, but it will take investing in the functionality of it. The content is there; let’s get the functionality there as well.

### 3/5 — Please update 😭

*2023-02-23, version 3.39*

The Last update was 8 months ago. I use to really Love this but now every time I try to read it on the ipad app it closes out.

I use to look forward to waking up or even just going about my day and reading. But I must admit at times now it gets a little frustrating when I try to read or load the daily reading it closes out

I really hope that this changes. 

Blessings

### 3/5 — Love it but…

*2023-01-25, version 3.39*

I love the app, I love doing the devotions with my wife, the only flaw this app is it crashes all the time.

### 2/5 — Troubles…unfortunately

*2023-01-02, version 3.39*

I purchased the app with excitement…really looking forward to going through many of the plans available. However, the app crashes every single time I try to download any of the studies. I have deleted and reloaded the app to see if that would help, but unfortunately it did not. Any suggestions?

### 3/5 — Please fix crashing

*2022-12-24, version 3.39*

I love the app and company, their website is great and their material is fantastic. The layout of the app is good but it’s unusable from all the crashing. If they can sort that out I will be using this as my primary Bible app.

### 3/5 — Needs Improvement

*2022-12-12*

I love this app as my quick access Bible, but it is missing many critical features that prevents me from making it my primary Bible app.

1. Please add landscape support. Especially for tablets, it will make note taking and reading easier especially if you are using a keyboard.

2. Adding Apple Pencil handwriting support will make this app very unique and greatly increase the value it adds to the users.

3. Adding more men based content would be greatly appreciated. Most of the content seems to be based on women because of the foundation around She Read Truth, but I would really like to see the He Reads Truth split off with a lot of men based content, podcasts, and other features with some combined features such as marriage reading plans, marriage based studies, and other similar features. 

4. Being able to see multiple translations at once. 

5. Be able to partially highlight and note verses. I like to be able to break up verses into some critical words and being able to highlight just those and add notes to just those would be a great benefit and once again make it unique among Bible apps.

### 3/5 — Charging for everything now?

*2022-12-09, version 3.39*

I can’t even look at free plans without subscribing. I really like this app, but this isn’t right

### 4/5 — Responsive

*2022-12-02*

I’ve started my day with this app for years. Glitches on my mobile devices were detracting from the experience of its intuitive interface, contemporary design, and illuminating commentary. I was frustrated and ready to give up after subscribing. I wrote them and received an immediate reply. The team addressed my issues now I am back to Reading Truth and appreciating the access, and enjoyment, this app provides. Thank you Margot!

### 2/5 — Great content but the app is rough

*2022-10-20, version 3.39*

I’ve had a lot of trouble with the app shutting down over and over again before getting it to work at all.

### 2/5 — Will not stop crashing on multiple devices

*2022-10-16*

It pains me to write this, because the content of the app is very, very good…for the two days that I was able to use it. Now the app is completely unusable. 9 times out of 10 that I open the app, it crashes within 30 seconds. On the rare occasion that I can get the app open for more than a minute, while the scripture portion of the plan is present, the commentary section appears as blank. This happens both only iPhone SE and my iPad, which is the newest generation. It’s really frustrating to be missing out on excellent devotional because the app is one big bug.

### 2/5 — Please Fix

*2022-09-18, version 3.39*

I would rate it higher, but every time I open the app it crashes. I can never read anything.

### 1/5 — Great Content, Terrible App

*2022-07-27, version 3.39*

I love the plans here but for the past two weeks I deal with about 20 app crashes before I can access my devotional. I’m sad because I’ve had the app for a while but the quality has just plummeted. I’m canceling my subscription and going back to devotional books.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Partially unusable

*2024-02-19, version 3.39*

App will not allow me to download plans

### 1/5 — App Crashes Device Every Time

*2024-01-27, version 3.39*

Love the idea of the content but can’t pay the subscription for something I can’t use.  Hope you can remedy the issue!

### 1/5 — Rough App

*2023-12-24, version 3.39*

Can’t sign in or subscribe. App doesn’t respond at all.

### 1/5 — App crashes every 1-2 minutes

*2023-10-17, version 3.39*

Unfortunately, I never really got to explore the app because it crashes constantly. Hopefully, they’ll fix it at some point.

### 1/5 — Mobile app keeps crashing

*2023-03-04, version 3.39*

Mobile app crashes every time I want to browse new plans. Seems to be a glitch in the system and the app wknt stay open for more than 20 seconds.

### 1/5 — Wonderful material but unable to access

*2023-01-23, version 3.39*

I love their material and have many hard copies. I’ve paid for the subscription before but the software issues are now so severe it is completely unusable. This has been sitting on my phone for a few years and I have used it less and less. I deleted it today and am severely disappointed. I hoped there was an update but I see it hasn’t been touched in 7 months at this point. Appears to just be a money grab as they still offer subscription services but no support. Very disappointed and poor stewardship.

### 1/5 — Crashes

*2023-01-11, version 3.39*

Just downloaded after a few years of not having it. Crashed five times in a row. Instantly deleted the app.

### 1/5 — Disappointing

*2023-01-06, version 3.39*

The whole process was not intuitive and we ended up getting a different study than our daughter and her husband. If you don’t pay 20 dollars, the app itself charges for each study but that is still cheaper than paying $20 dollars for the month. I would warn people not to pay $20 a month for the content.   When we tried to explain to them they referred back to their policies.  There are better and more user friendly Bible and study apps for free.

### 1/5 — Great app, crashes constantly

*2022-11-09, version 3.39*

Like the other reviews say, this app has great content. But my app crashes every time I open it.

### 1/5 — 3 Year Timeline & Review - One Star

*2022-09-12*

I had such high hopes for this because my fiancé loves She Reads Truth but I am disappointed. I have been using this for 9 months doing a Bible reading plan. It has stopped marking off where I’m at in my reading and has stopped loading it, completely defeating the purpose of using it as a Bible study tool. I have contacted them to see about fixing it and will update this once accordingly.

UPDATE 1: I have reached out multiple times over the past 6 months or so and keep getting the same excuse of “Our developer is aware of the issue and working to fix it”.

UPDATE 2: The last update shows that the Mark as Read button now functions correctly but it doesn’t. I’m giving up I’ll come back later and see if it’s actually fixed. 

UPDATE 3: It has been almost 3 years and I came back to see if the app has been fixed. In the process of buying a reading plan the app crashed on me four times. 

I really have tried multiple times to get on board with He Reads Truth but their refusal to address basic issues shows that as long as they are bringing in money without having ti put effort into their plans and/or their app, they don’t truly care about spreading the gospel.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great App!

*2022-05-09, version 3.38*

Thank you for the great content.

### 5/5 — Fresh approach to a Bible App. Well Done!

*2022-01-11, version 3.37*

I just started using HE READS TRUTH and overall I’m impressed. I’ve used a few different APPs to try and do the same and this is a really fresh approach, good job. Although the APP has been around for a few years, I just discovered it a few days ago and subscribed.

I think the APP can be tweaked a bit more to fit an online Men’s Group concept, changing nothing else except featuring devotionals with believing athletes, businessmen, soldiers, others, who we respect as men for their athleticism, etc., as a God-given natural theology in manhood witnessing to God’s greatness and glory (cf. Psalm 19:6 (English 19:5); 2 Timothy 2). They can “spur us on to good works” in our spiritual development through hearing their perspective that we otherwise don’t know or hear when watching sports, etc.

The quality of the devotionals are very good. I’m especially impressed with commentary from Andrew Stoddard so far.

My first impression was that HE READS TRUTH is like a Bible App that is part of the new global movement like “The Chosen” TV series. A fresh way to deploy God’s Word via an App.

HE READS TRUTH also impressed me with their vision like the original Promise Keepers vision promoting godly manhood, fatherhood, and the moral and vital Design Intent of God to create humanity as “male and female” as distinct. This is the “compelling distinction between man and woman which is the salt of marriage [and life]” as Mike Mason wrote in The Mystery of Marriage.

Thus, two APPS, HE READS TRUTH for us as men, and SHE READS TRUTH for women, yet united around READ[ing] TRUTH, like a good marriage, the two becoming one, yet distinct and honored as male and female. Well done! May our Father God inspire you with ways to put more of this into your APP!

HE READS TRUTH is a great idea and God’s richest blessings, faith, and vision for you all as you continue to seek how to make God’s Word a part of our every day pursuit after God as men in the [online] fellowship of godly manhood and brotherhood. Lofty concepts, yet what we need in these days more than ever.

I would suggest listing the developer of HE READS TRUTH as HE READS TRUTH as well to consolidate my first impressions as above. It does matter since “you only get one chance to make a first impression,” and that is the reality of human existence and life.

Peter Solomon Kovacs
MA in Archaeology (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), MDiv (Tyndale Seminary)
[Some of my creds to understand my perspective and background.]

### 5/5 — Updated app fixed all my problems!

*2020-02-11*

[Edit] App has been addressed to fix my below concerns and now works great! Thank you he reads truth team!

The content is great but once I open a plan I can’t go back to the home page when I’m finished. I have to close the app and reopen it. Please update so it is more accessible. 

The content is so great I would love to not get frustrated using the app if I can’t navigate around freely.

### 5/5 — Love this App!

*2020-01-10, version 3.2.5*

So thankful for this app and all it has! My wife has She Reads Truth plus the physical copy of the Bible you put out and I have the same but for He Reads Truth and we love it! Great devotional s and reading plans and truly enjoy all you guys do! He Reads Truth Podcast needs to be next!

### 5/5 — I love this app, but....

*2019-12-30, version 3.2.5*

Beautiful, well designed app. Has everything you’d need for your walk with Christ, however, the lock screen icon does not load. I would love to see what lock screens they have. Please fix! Still love and giving a 5 star.

### 5/5 — Great App

*2019-11-03*

This app has been a great tool for reading the Bible and also has great reading plans for each day. I have found that there are some bugs in it though. For instance the “lock screens button” always takes me to a loading screen and doesn’t ever load and the Instagram feed doesn’t show up on the home screen.

Other than those minor things the app has been a great tool for me!

### 5/5 — Great app, needs new iOS update!

*2019-09-29*

Please try and get this app up to date! I’ve been having issues viewing the bible section of the app ever since the new iOS update installed. I can get to the rest of the app but as soon as I go to the bible section, it closes... 😳

### 5/5 — The best bible app

*2019-09-07*

I’ve been using this app for months now and love it. I can’t even remember what it’s like to use others anymore. I got tired of you version because it felt like a social media app and not a bible app. Not this. Clean, easy to you and not cluttered. Perfect 

10/10

### 5/5 — Thanks for fixing formatting issues

*2019-02-15, version 3.2.1*

Best devotional app out there but was initially disappointed with the formatting issues in the design overhaul. Thanks for taking the feedback and fixing, working perfectly now!

### 5/5 — Praise God for your app!

*2019-01-01, version 3.1.11*

Really love the latest update. Plans are awesome. The Bible in itself is incomparable.

Just some minor request:
1. Darker night theme, including the nav bar at the bottom.
2. Highlights of multiple verse to appear as a single record, not broken into separate single verses.
3. Additional font options.

Thank you in advance! God bless the developers of this app.

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