# Himekuri: Bible Reading Plan — Daily verse & Japanese dates

> Daily verse & Japanese dates (iPhone/iPad app by tov merci.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/himekuri-bible-reading-plan/id6816945743 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [tov merci](https://appshunter.io/developer/6816658000)
- Category: Reference, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 104 MB
- Languages: Korean, American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2026-10-07
- Data updated: 2026-11-01

## What is Himekuri?

A daily tear-off calendar for the Bible and for Japanese.

Himekuri shows you how to read today's date and time in Japanese, with furigana, and gives you a verse to read each day.

DATES AND TIMES IN JAPANESE
- Today's date and time in kanji, hiragana and romaji
- Public holidays, the six-day rokuyo cycle and the old lunar calendar at a glance
- Jump to any day from the monthly calendar, which marks the days you read and the days you wrote a note

A VERSE FOR EACH DAY
- One verse a day, with furigana
- Based on the Colloquial Japanese Bible (public domain)
- Switch to English (World English Bible), Korean or Chinese translations
- Stamp the days you have read to keep a daily habit

NOTES ON THE VERSE
- Start a meditation note straight from the verse of the day
- One note page per day, easy to browse and search later

BIBLE READING TRACKER
- Check off chapters across all 66 books (1,189 chapters)
- See your progress as a percentage, with each year's record saved
- Create a group and see everyone's reading progress together

WIDGETS AND NOTIFICATIONS
- Lock Screen: how to read the date, how to read the time, and the verse of the day (including the single line above the clock)
- Home Screen (Premium): the date reading and the verse of the day, in small and medium sizes
- A daily notification with the verse of the day, at the time you choose

CUTE MASCOTS
- Pick a mascot, or use your own photo, for the main screen

KEEP YOUR RECORDS
- Sign in with Google or Apple to back up to the cloud and carry your records to a new device or after reinstalling (the app also works without signing in)

PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE)
- Remove ads
- Home Screen widgets
- Browse past verses

The app is available in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

Terms of Service: https://tovmerci.com/himekuri/terms#en
Privacy Policy: https://tovmerci.com/himekuri/privacy#en
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is Himekuri safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Himekuri.

## Is Himekuri legit?

Himekuri: Bible Reading Plan appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Himekuri is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.5 — 2026-10-29

- Verse of the day grew from 55 to 365 verses, so you get a different verse every day for a whole year.
- Verses are now mixed up across books instead of coming from the same book for a whole week.
- The language setting is now a single row like the iPhone Settings app.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-10-22

・Added Traditional Chinese (Settings > Language)
・Added "How to use" to Settings
・Widget names now follow the app language
・The Lock Screen "date reading" and "time reading" widgets are now Premium (the "Today's verse" widget stays free)
・Fixed book names being cut off in the Japanese Bible reading chart

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-15

・iPhone Duoを開くと、左右2面のレイアウトで表示するようになりました（日めくり・通読表・カレンダー・メモ・設定）
・画面下のバナー広告をページごとに表示するようにしました

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-11

・설정에 '문의하기'를 추가했어요 (앱 안에서 의견 보내기, 카카오톡·LINE 1:1 상담)
・설정을 정리했어요 (언어를 맨 위로, 로그인·마스코트·말씀 알림·아이콘 설명·위젯은 '일반 설정'으로 묶었어요)
・설정 아이콘을 새로 바꿨어요
・화면 아래 배너가 가끔 사라지던 문제를 고쳤어요

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-10

・잠금화면 위젯 마스코트가 8가지로 늘어나 매일 바뀌어요
・성경 통독표의 사도행전·요한계시록 분류 이름을 모든 언어에서 맞췄어요 (역사서 / 예언서)
・메인 화면을 공유하면 App Store 링크도 함께 보내져요
・"일력" 표기를 "달력"으로 바꾸는 등 문구를 다듬었어요

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