# Message Bible - Offline — user reviews

> 14 indexed App Store user reviews of Message Bible by RAVINDHIRAN SUMITHRA, rated 4.70/5 from 952 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/message-bible-offline/id1517018693/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/message-bible-offline/id1517018693.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 816 · 4★ 59 · 3★ 19 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 46

## What do users think of Message Bible?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 📖 Helpful for Bible study and church use
- ✨ Good translation quality
- 💬 Engaging way to learn God's word

**Cons**

- 🐛 Books and chapters display out of order
- 🐛 Only Genesis displays regardless of selection
- 📱 Portrait/landscape rotation not functioning
- 👁️ Poor text contrast (white text on white background)
- 🧭 Confusing and difficult navigation
- 🔊 Audio chapters overlap and speak over each other
- ❌ Missing content from original Bible version
- 🎯 Highlighting cannot be removed

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Chapters and verses display incorrectly (wrong book appears)
- Only Genesis displays regardless of book selection
- Portrait/landscape rotation not working
- White text on white background makes content illegible
- Audio chapters overlap and interfere with each other
- Highlighting cannot be removed from scriptures

**Most requested features**

- Fix portrait and landscape orientation support
- Improve text contrast and readability
- Simplify navigation interface
- Add ability to remove highlighting

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — This is not the real message bible

*2026-06-14*

I don’t know where this came from other than hell.  This is intended to confuse people and mislead people.  Please do not use. I have one star so that I could give my option, needless to say I give this book 0 stars.

### 1/5 — The setting is poor.

*2025-09-17*

The setting is very poor because you can rotate it. It is set in portrait and I have tried through the setting and it does not work. 
It needs more improvement on the portrait and landscape effect on this bible app.

### 1/5 — The names of the books aren’t visible

*2025-04-04*

Why would you list the new and Old Testament books in white ink on white background?? It’s legible at all.

### 1/5 — Functionality

*2024-11-19*

Unable to see scriptures in the Bible. Highlighted and unable to remove it

### 1/5 — Hard to navigate

*2024-02-03*

The chapters were speaking over each other

### 1/5 — Hard

*2022-11-07*

This has been the hardest Bible app I have ever had to work with. It’s confusing and hard to maneuver. It has been very discouraging.

### 1/5 — Too much changed

*2021-03-17*

This bible has changed too much for me. It leaves out too much of the original message bible, eve. Leaving out the Creation.

### 1/5 — Chapters and books out of order

*2020-12-27*

This is a completely unacceptable app. I am not sure how it got any stars? I tried to read Matt 2 and parts of Genesis popped up. The entire app is very poorly done

### 1/5 — Bible out of order

*2020-12-03*

I am very disappointed with this bible. The Bible is not corresponding with it’s chapters and verses. Shame on you. I rate it a zero.

### 1/5 — This is not the full Bible.

*2020-12-01*

No matter what book I choose, only Genesis pops up. I can pick a book and a verse but still only Genesis even though the top of the page says the book and verse I chose. It’s a one star only because it was free but that is a mute point now.

## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Thanks

*2026-01-23*

I have been enjoying the Bible program, especially at church.

**Developer response:** Hello ebartm, thank you so much for the amazing review and 5 stars! We're constantly improving, and your support keeps us going strong.

### 5/5 — Confused

*2024-11-10*

Ecclesiastes doesn’t begin with Sarah

**Developer response:** Hi Fitznell! Your review means a lot to us. Thanks for a 5-star rating!

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2024-06-10*

Amazing get to know the word of God literally

**Developer response:** Hi falexand, we're thrilled to hear such detailed feedback! Thank you for your amazing 5-star rating and your kind words.

### 5/5 — Message to me.

*2024-03-26*

I love hearing this translation.

**Developer response:** Thank you Helene secondary, for the 5-star review!

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