# Personal Bible Trainer — user reviews > 91 indexed App Store user reviews of Personal Bible Trainer by Marcus Henriksson, rated 4.86/5 from 260 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/personal-bible-trainer/id1598025664/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/personal-bible-trainer/id1598025664.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 228 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of Personal Bible Trainer? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🐑 Adorable sheep mascot motivates daily reading - ✅ Effective accountability system for consistency - 📖 Multiple Bible reading schedule options (chronological, cover-to-cover, etc.) - 🎯 Daily reading prompts/challenges enhance engagement - 🔗 Seamless integration with JW Library app - 🎨 Customizable colors and themes - 🏆 Achievement/milestone system rewards progress - ⏰ Flexible reminder notifications - 💪 Helps users maintain long-term reading habits - 🎭 Sheep animations and emotional expressions add fun factor - 📱 User-friendly and simple interface - ✨ Encourages deeper Bible study and reflection **Cons** - 🐛 Streak resets unexpectedly to 1 day - 🐛 Schedule preferences reset to 1-year default - 🐛 JW Library integration highlights only single scripture instead of full portion - 🐛 App freezes when opening JW Library - 🐛 Progress percentage tracking inaccurate - 🐛 Click/tap responses not registering properly - ⚠️ Illustrations feature pulls from secular/non-religious sources - ⚠️ iPad version has platform-specific issues - 😔 Negative sheep reactions during difficult life circumstances - ❌ No undo/back button for accidental clicks - ❌ Limited sheep variety/customization options - ❌ No widget for lock screen access **Commonly reported bugs** - Days in a row counter resets to zero unexpectedly - Reading schedule preference resets to 1-year default when reopening app - JW Library selection highlights only single verse instead of full daily portion - App freezes when attempting to open JW Library - Progress percentage displays incorrectly - Buttons not responding to clicks (done/next buttons) - iPad version won't open JW Library despite selection - Days don't sync between users sharing same account - App not found on App Store after deletion - JW Library sign language app opens instead of regular app - Achievements/progress lost when changing reading schedule options **Most requested features** - Home screen widget for quick access and reminders - Undo/back button to reverse accidental 'done' clicks - One chapter per day reading option - Digital note-taking feature for daily questions - Ability to manually add missed reading days - Reset button for Bible reading progress - More sheep designs and customization options - Sheep outfit/costume unlocks as rewards - PDF version of reading schedules for printing - Ability to sync progress across multiple devices - Option to disable negative sheep reactions - Improved notification messages reflecting sheep mood - Visual display of all books read/progress - Better linking to NWT Bible specifically - Reading prompts more aligned with daily passages ## Newest reviews (14 of 91) ### 5/5 — Great app but 1 problem *2026-01-16, version 1.5.8* I went to tap the read in Jw library but I won’t take me to jw library to read but it just froze, and my sister had the same problem with hers but I love the app ### 5/5 — Awesome training app *2025-12-22, version 1.5.8* So happy to have been introduced to this app I can honestly say now that I’ve successfully read my bible for 4 years now on a daily basis ### 5/5 — Great App - please fix issue *2025-12-10, version 1.5.8* Love this app, use it every day! Recently though even though i’ve chosen the option to read from JW library app it’s still taking me online. I deleted the app, redownloaded it and restored the data but it is still happening. Please fix this issue! ### 5/5 — Great aid for daily Bible reading *2025-12-05* I really love this app so much! I truly appreciate that it’s being offered. It’s helping me to finally read the Bible in its entirety. I know a lot of hard work was put in to make this possible. I definitely recommend and can’t thank you enough for this! ### 5/5 — Awesome App! *2025-11-23* I love this! It’s awesome to be able to keep track of your Bible reading! But the percentage part of it is not working properly. Before it said that I read 53% now it’s saying 50%. Please fix this issue. Thank you in advance! ### 5/5 — Amazing App - So helpful *2025-11-18* This app has really been great for me! I use the name my sheep feature and really enjoy the rotating sheep images and expressions. It’s funny and rewarding. I love that it has helped me read the Bible in chronological order which makes events and timelines much easier to understand. I also appreciate you can set you time, pace, and also can count the day still if you didn’t read the assigned reading that day but read something else. I can truly say this app has helped me stay the most regular I ever have with my personal Bible reading. More sheep please! ^_^ ### 5/5 — Tellement pratique !! *2025-11-01, version 1.5.8* Cette application est l’une des meilleur !! On peut avoir des jours de suite un mouton à nourrir spirituellement pour ne pas qu’il meurs !!! C’est formidable !! Sa m’aide énormément à ne pas oublier cette Abitude si importante !! ### 5/5 — Love this! *2025-09-15* This is such a fun way to track my Bible reading! I love feeding my little sheep and seeing what he will do next! I highly recommend it to those who just want a positive reminder to stay on track and build their consistency. I also appreciate the daily challenges for my reading. They help me to read with a certain perspective, for example…find a quality you appreciate about Jehovah or look for something Jehovah hates. I know young ones who love this app and older ones too! ### 5/5 — Bible prompt *2025-09-04, version 1.5.6* Personal Bible reading and studying has greatly improved due to this little app and my little sheep… ### 5/5 — Love it but the illustrations need to go *2025-08-30, version 1.5.5* I love this app and recommend it to my friends. However the new feature of illustrations is pulling them from secular and other religious organizations which could introduce non biblical beliefs ### 5/5 — Ms T 🌹 *2025-08-28* Thank you, thank you, thank you , for an amazing app that keeps me motivated to read the Bible everyday now 🤓, before I would start off the year & 2 months later , I done fell off again 🫣…..Jehovah is using you to encourage us all to read daily the scriptures in an undertone , Job well done 👍🏾 my dear Brother 🙏🏽 ### 5/5 — Please have an option to remove the negative reaction if you skip some days *2025-08-15* This is amazing and I love it. I shared it with my son. He was using it as well. My son died and I found him. I identified his body. Picked up the personal items that were crushed and mutilated that were on his body at the time of his death. Planned and attended his funeral. Picked up his ashes. During this time, I did not do my Bible reading. I came back to open the app to see my sheep, bawling his eyes out with rivers of tears down his face. Could you please add an option to stop the negative feedback that is designed to make you feel guilty and crushed. I did not need that when I came back to something that is supposed to be encouraging and comforting in my time of deep sorrow and great need. “No crushed reed will he break.” And you should not either. ### 5/5 — I love it. And I’m nowhere near childhood age. *2025-08-14* The only thing I can see is it needs a back button. I accidentally pushed done for today’s reading and I can’t get back to it ### 5/5 — Update is so good! *2025-07-30, version 1.5.0* Thank you so much for all the work you’ve put into the update. It’s so good being able to select only some verses from a chapter. Now I can break my weekly Bible reading into small portions each day and accurately save my progress. Thank you! 🤩 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Consider this suggestion *2025-12-22, version 1.5.8* I would love to use the Personal Bible Trainer app to enjoy my Bible reading. One feature I’d really appreciate is a cover-to-cover Bible reading option that allows users to read one chapter at a time in order, since I’m only able to do one chapter per day. I believe this would be very helpful for those who prefer a simple, structured reading plan. ### 3/5 — Resets *2026-01-14, version 1.5.8* How long you want to read the Bible always resets to 1 year every time I go back into the app ### 3/5 — New Image Feature *2025-08-26, version 1.5.5* This app has helped me so much to keep on track and able to complete my Bible reading in one year. That being said, I agree with the previous review regarding the image search. While it does pull up mostly links to the images on JW.ORG, I noticed it sometimes contained links to what could be more questionable sources, including social media sites and other organizations. Just be aware. ### 3/5 — New options *2025-08-23* I like everything EXCEPT the new options. Our organization hasn’t allowed us to use their photos or illustrations. That is private property only registered and usable for our organization. Not to be shared with Pinterest, Facebook or Instagram etc. If we would like to see the pictures or illustrations we can go directly to our app or website. I will not be sharing this app with anyone. From 5 stars I give it a 1.5. Without the added option of the illustrations I would have given it a 5. ### 3/5 — Streak resets to zero *2024-10-21, version 1.3.7* I really enjoy using the app to track my daily reading, but the “Days in a row” suddenly resets to zero for no reason. This has also happened to a friend, more than once. ### 3/5 — Keeps resetting *2024-03-16, version 1.3.2* I have not missed a day since January but the app keeps setting me back to 1 day. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app and have even gotten a new iPhone. Is there someone I can reach out to for technical support? ### 3/5 — Would’ve been 5 but has a glitch *2023-05-16, version 1.2.4* I love this app it helps keep me and kids on a study schedule but was almost to the 180 achievement and got done and my middle number disappeared from progress so now I’m back to the teens.. 😒 ### 4/5 — A few teething problems *2026-04-01, version 1.6.0* I really love this app and so appreciate the time it has taken to create, and also the time it takes to maintain 🙏🏻 However, I’m having a couple of issues Firstly….I’m trying to set a schedule of reading in chronological order over 3 years. But when I click out and then go back in, it always resets to reading over 1 year every time Secondly….If I select to read in JW library, it only highlights 1 scripture rather than the whole portion for that day It’s so odd! I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but unfortunately it doesn’t help 😩 If I download this app onto my android phone it works perfectly ❤️. I would dearly love it to work properly on my iPad though, as it’s a much more pleasant reading experience. Thank you brother for your kindness making this app for us, I will keep checking here just in case you read this review and are able to solve the problem (maybe it’s my iPad’s fault!) ### 4/5 — Great app *2026-02-18, version 1.5.8* Thank you so much for developing this Bible reading app, one suggestion: a place to write a digital note to answer the daily question about the read Bible passage, that would be fantastic 😉 ### 4/5 — Brilliant, only one small issue…… *2025-02-19, version 1.3.9* Firstly, thank you so much brother for making this app for us 🙏🏻 It’s such a useful tool, a real incentive to keep up with Bible reading and a mini personal study project all in one! I have only one minor problem. For some reason, If I select to read in JW library instead of WOL, there is only one single scripture highlighted to read instead of the whole portion for the day. I’m not sure why, maybe a small bug? Regardless, it’s a great little app 🥰 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2026-06-28, version 1.6.3* Very cute, I LOVE the Little sheep, and it lets me read of the JW library🤩🥳😘Thahk you soo much ### 5/5 — Really Helps! *2026-06-12, version 1.6.3* This app is really helping me to stay on track with my daily reading. I love the options for length of time you want to take to cover the whole Bible and being able to personalise the appearance, give your sheep a name etc is a nice touch too. I would love it even more it would sync between devices, I mostly use it on my phone, so whenever I use it on my iPad the sheep is crying 😢 ### 5/5 — Xtinguisher11 *2026-06-10, version 1.6.3* Awsome ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-04-04, version 1.6.0* Hi Marcus, this app is great, so encouraging. Regards Pauline ### 5/5 — Adding Memorial Bible Reading To Schedule *2026-03-27, version 1.6.0* AND RIGHT ON TIME! THANK YOU! ### 5/5 — Finally Reading the Bible *2026-03-24* I have been one of Jehovah’s people over 50 years, yet I struggled with consistency in my Bible reading. I started and stopped so many times, I can’t count. I may have read the Bible with the congregation, but could not get it done for myself. BUT, almost 3 years ago a brother told me about this app. In that time, I read the Bible all the way through once, and I am on my 2nd time now. This app gave me the accountability and consistency I really needed! THANK YOU! ### 5/5 — Great but some minor problems *2026-03-23* Hello I LOVED THIS APP just sometimes it glitches me in something and I can’t get out also the widgets graphics are not so good and it would also be better with a reset button you know for your bible and it would also be awesome if you could just do like one chapter a day y’know? ### 5/5 — Such a great tool! *2026-02-17, version 1.5.8* I’ve shared it with my friends and family and we all love it ! And are soo thankful to have such a great tool! ### 5/5 — My Whole Family is Using This *2026-02-02* Very useful app, with a so far seemingly accurate chronological Bible reading schedule! I needed the extra little boost to help me be regular in reading my Bible, and making my cute little sheep happy is an embarrassingly good motivator 🥹 ### 5/5 — Darci Tan *2026-01-21, version 1.5.8* Love this app! This little sheep has helped me finally get consistent with my Bible reading, and the goals it sets make my study even deeper and more enjoyable --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-19.*