# PocketBible Bible Study App > Digital Bible study library with navigation, notes, and reference materials. (iPhone/iPad app by Laridian.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocketbible-bible-study-app/id436998224 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Laridian](https://appshunter.io/developer/328868865) - Category: Reference, Books - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.40/5 from 381 App Store ratings · 174 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 20 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2011-10-04 - Data updated: 2026-09-03 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocketbible-bible-study-app/id436998224/reviews.md ## What is PocketBible Bible Study App? PocketBible enhances your walk with God by putting resources and features at your disposal to improve your understanding of Scripture, empower your teaching and ministry, and keep you in the Word every day. PocketBible couldn't be simpler to use. Go anywhere in the Bible by selecting book, chapter, and verse. Split the screen to view Bibles and commentaries side-by-side. Select the "Today" button to read today's devotional or Bible reading plan. Search for any word or verse in any book in your library. Take notes, highlight, and bookmark your Bibles; share these annotations with PocketBible running on any of your devices. When you install PocketBible, you'll have instant access to the KJV Bible. Register to get access to over 50 free resources, including: • 11 Bibles • 4 extensive commentaries and cross-reference resources • 6 Bible dictionaries • 17 Bible reading plans and devotionals • 14 other reference works Hundreds of additional Bibles and contemporary reference books are available. Bibles and reference books reside on your device. No Internet connection is required once they've been downloaded. Are you already a PocketBible user? PocketBible for iOS can access any of your previously purchased books and Bibles. And the notes, highlights, or bookmarks you've created on another platform will sync seamlessly to PocketBible on your iOS device! FEATURES: • Easy book, chapter, and verse selection. • Quickly find any word or phrase in your entire library. • Track your progress as you read devotionals and Bible reading plans each day. • Record what you learn with highlights, notes, and bookmarks synced between all your devices. • Parsed Greek New Testaments, interlinear Bibles, and Bibles with Strong's numbers available for deeper study. • No Internet access required after download. EXPAND YOUR LIBRARY: Choose from hundreds of popular Bibles and Bible reference titles including NIV, ESV, Spanish and Catholic Bibles, Study Bibles, Greek and interlinear Bibles, plus dozens of commentaries, dictionaries, and other reference books. MORE FEATURES: • Split the screen to open multiple Bibles and/or reference books side-by-side. • Press and hold to preview footnotes and cross-reference links. • Copy verses to clipboard and paste to other apps. • Choose from a variety of color schemes, fonts, text sizes, and margin settings to create a custom reading experience. • Extensive built-in help. IN-APP UPGRADE TO ADVANCED FEATURES: ▹ Synthesized voice reads the text even while the display is off, or turn on auto-scrolling and follow along as it reads. ▹ Full-screen Reading Mode lets you focus on the text as you read. ▹ Journal feature lets you create named notes not attached to a Bible verse. ▹ Name your highlight colors to remind you what a particular color means. ▹ Automated verse and word studies, including "AI Insights" for in-depth articles from ChatGPT. ▹ Display book panes "tiled" or as tabs. ▹ Additional color schemes, ability to hide verse numbers, disable sleep-on-idle, print directly from your device, and more. The Advanced Feature Set is an automatically renewing subscription service, available through in-app purchase at $0.99/month or $9.99/year, depending on the term you choose. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the same rate as the initial subscription unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. This subscription does not include a "free trial period". Laridian agrees to provide the features of the Advanced Feature Set as described above during the entire subscription period. Laridian's privacy policy can be found here: http://lpb.cc/privacy ## Key features - Easy Bible navigation - Split-screen viewing - Searchable library - Note-taking and highlighting - Offline access - Sync annotations across devices ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Advanced Feature Set - 1 Year | $9.99 | per year | | Advanced Feature Set - 1 Month | $0.99 | per month | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | English Standard Version (ESV) | $9.99 | one-time | | The Message (MSG) | $9.99 | one-time | | New King James Version (NKJV) | $9.99 | one-time | | New Living Translation, Second | $9.99 | one-time | | PocketBible Upgrade to Version 2 Feature Set | $5.99 | one-time | | Heather Voice for PocketBible | $1.99 | one-time | | Ryan Voice for PocketBible | $1.99 | one-time | | New International Version (NIV | $9.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 174) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocketbible-bible-study-app/id436998224/reviews.md ### 4/5 — My go to Bible *2026-07-31, version 4.18.2* I bought Pocket Bible for my Palm Pilot a couple of decades ago. It has been my Bible app ever since. I started with the 1984 NIV Bible. Now I have about a dozen different versions of the Bible. I let the app read me a version of the Bible and once we get to the end of Revelation, I have the app start again with a different Bible version. My church does a deep dive every year on a couple books of the Bible. With Pocket Bible, I can read the passages, take notes, and highlight verses in multiple colors. For further study, I have purchased several commentaries in the app. I can switch between the Bible and the commentaries. A favorite attribute is that the commentary will open to the same passage I am reading in the Bible. Pocket Bible has all the top commentaries available to buy in the app. It is a terrific app, but I have two complaints. One complaint with the app is that adding notes, highlights, and bookmarks to the commentaries is not as good as it is for the app Bibles. My second complaint is that the app requires an entire verse of a bible be highlighted or have the note attached. Often I just want to highlight or add a note for one sentence or some words. However, there is no way I will ever give up this app. ### 5/5 — THANK YOU! I LOVE IT! *2026-06-22, version 4.18.2* I use it every day for personal bible study, sermons and group study’s. I love having version of my choice, commentary and my notes all alongside each other. I have 100s of hours of notes in mine! Recently however when I close it, it doesnt open in the same place but many verses earlier. Frustrating. Also at least once a week it freezes. But I still use it daily and still love it ### 5/5 — Reliable and helpful *2026-04-22, version 4.18.2* Allows you to read the Bible with a lot of free resources, like devotionals. If you buy the maps and timeline, it will enrich your reading of the Bible. Or you could have two or more books side by side. I’ve had this app for years, I can always access my purchases, and this just works reliably. ### 5/5 — Elegant, great app *2026-01-30, version 4.18.2* I have used PocketBible since 2003. Started with PocketPC, then desktop, then iPhone and iPad. The developer does not let the app get stale. It’s reliable and it’s great to have a Bible always with me. Plenty of resources to choose from and able to search across all of them. It’s intuitive to use and nice to sync everything. It’s what all apps should strive to be. ### 1/5 — poorly done *2026-01-14, version 4.18.2* PocketBible is a perfect 5 star app on the phone and a 1 star app on the Mac desktop. The layout and gestures are not intuitive and the whole experience is frustrating. I would only recommend the phone version. ### 5/5 — Best App *2025-12-01, version 4.18.2* I have used PocketBible for years. Adding more books and translations is such a blessing for deep bible study! ### 5/5 — Add a new bible *2025-11-02, version 4.18.2* Love to see you add the NRSVUE ### 5/5 — Still going strong *2025-10-26, version 4.18.2* I love this App. I also have had since the Palm pilot days. What I like is the search function that keeps you in the same place in any open book. You can go between multiple open texts. I used it quickly copy text and export to sermons and teaching. As for value for money it is fantastic. Once purchased it is well supported and you can add material like Strongs numbers to Greek & Hebrew words. It is fast and never crashes. Easy to navigate as well. I keep recommending the app to anyone looking for the best interface with Scripture or Cristian study materials. ### 5/5 — Superb Resource *2025-09-28, version 4.18.2* I have used PocketBible for several years and love it. Features are easy to use. I especially like adding notes, highlights, copy paste and split screen options. Searching is simple and fast results, with choice to add various bibles and books. ### 4/5 — Great bible app *2025-09-08, version 4.18.2* Overall great app. Love the ability to simultaneously view and scroll between two different versions. Like the display customization options. My only criticism is that more accurate translations such as NRSV are not available to download. ## Frequently asked questions about PocketBible Bible Study App ### What does the PocketBible app do? PocketBible is a digital library designed to enhance your understanding of scripture. It allows you to navigate easily through the Bible, view Bibles and commentaries side-by-side, search for words or verses, and take notes. It aims to empower your teaching and ministry and help you stay engaged with the Word daily. ### What are the key features of PocketBible? Key features include easy book, chapter, and verse selection, a powerful search function for your entire library, the ability to track reading progress, and tools for recording learning through highlights, notes, and bookmarks. These annotations can be synced across all your devices. It also offers offline access to downloaded content. ### How much does PocketBible cost? The app is free to download and includes access to the KJV Bible and over 50 free resources upon registration, such as multiple Bibles, commentaries, dictionaries, and reading plans. Additional Bibles and reference books can be purchased through in-app upgrades to expand your library. ### What devices is PocketBible compatible with? The description mentions PocketBible for iOS, indicating compatibility with Apple devices. It also notes that previously purchased books and Bibles from other platforms can be accessed on iOS, and annotations sync seamlessly, suggesting cross-platform functionality for users. ### Can I use PocketBible without an internet connection? Yes, once Bibles and reference books have been downloaded to your device, no internet connection is required to use them. This allows for uninterrupted study wherever you are, making it a convenient tool for on-the-go learning and reflection. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.18.2 — 2024-11-09 Bug Fixes: - Spaces added or missing after apostrophes and right single quotes. - Wildcard characters in searches weren't working. - Updated the User's Guide to document searches more thoroughly. Previous documentation didn't mention the legacy pattern-based or "wildcard" searching feature. - Link previews in note viewer could not be dismissed, or, when dismissed on iPhone, would close the note editor. ### 4.18.1 — 2024-10-31 Minor corrections to the previous version (4.18.0). - Extra spaces were being added after certain punctuation. - Certain types of Bible links were not recognized during "Today" Autostudies. ### 4.18.0 — 2024-10-29 ** NEW AND IMPROVED AUTOSTUDY FEATURES ** (Autostudy Requires Advanced Feature Set Subscription) • AI Insights — ChatGPT-generated, in-depth background on passages and words being studied. • Navigation buttons at top of Autostudy reports for easier navigation. • Autostudy Today now has option to display Bible verses in the order they appear in the devotional instead of Bible order only. • Improved algorithm for discovering good sources of cross-references in Verse Autostudies. • Word Autostudy now supports phrases. • Tweaks to the organization and appearance of Autostudy reports. • Remove unwanted user note links from Autostudy reports. • Changes to the verse, word, or date being studied weren't always recognized. • Verse and word Autostudies could fail if the verse/phrase contained letters with diacriticals. ** FIXES ** • Text could be copied to the clipboard with older format identifiers, causing it not to be decoded properly by the receiving app. • Punctuation in selected or entered text could interfere with search, lookup, and Autostudy functions. • AFS subscription management was linking to the wrong URL. • In certain Bibles, the space after a trailing apostrophe was missing. • Searches for phrases starting with words that do not occur in the text would return results as if the words were not included in the search phrase. • The "toggle play/pause" button on certain headsets was not recognized while listening to synthesized speech. • Text could scroll to a random location when the height of the text window changed (primarily from showing/hiding the toolbox). • Fixed some verse mapping issues for apocryphal books. ### 4.17.0 — 2023-10-23 NEW FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS • Changed "Change Login ID or Password" to "Account Login" on the menu to better reflect what this function does. • We are now required to give you the option to delete your Laridian account anywhere that we give you the ability to create an account. Added a "Delete Account" feature to the Account Login dialog. Provided a full description of the data being deleted, the implications of deletion (since it affects PocketBible running on non-iOS platforms and permanently removes access to products you have paid for), and alternatives to account deletions in different situations — all to help reduce accidental permanent deletion of accounts. FIXES • Account Login screen how has a dark background in all contexts when a dark color scheme is chosen. • Fixed a layout problem on the Cloud Library screen for non-AFS subscribers. • Addressed an issue that caused the status line at the bottom of the library lists to be unreadable in some color schemes. • Addressed an issue that could cause an error or crash when deleting a note. ### 4.16.0 — 2023-10-07 The primary purpose of version 4.16 is to update the code that reads our Bible files and understands how Bibles interact with each other. In addition, a number of other changes have been made: NEW FEATURES - Added a "direct keyboard entry" go-to-verse style to better support hardware keyboards on iPad. - Added press-and-hold link previews for most types of links in the note viewer. - Added ability to link to document fragments in notes. (Use plain text editor to add id= attribute to a tag; link with href="#id" syntax.) ENHANCEMENTS - Do a better job of managing the toolbox size when using a hardware keyboard attached to an iPad. - Support more types of link previews in book and Bible text. Change the way they are displayed to take up no more of the screen than required. - Accommodate more types of links being pasted into notes from PocketBible books and Bibles. - Added VoiceOver labels and hints to many more buttons. - Slight visual changes to the shape and borders of book panes to provide better definition when panes are displayed in tiles. - Added the version numbers of the Bible reference data in a Bible to its "About This Book" screen. - Users Guide is automatically re-installed on request if accidentally deleted. BUG FIXES - Changes in the way the iOS speech synthesizer handles empty strings passed to it would cause PocketBible to sometimes repeat a verse or paragraph when reading it. - Duplicate notes could be created while changing the name of a Journal note. (AFS) - Links to websites in notes could fail if the URL contained spaces. - Text in alert dialogs was difficult to read when using a light color scheme while the device is in dark mode or a dark color scheme while in light mode. - Book, chapter, or verse numbers could get truncated in the "spinner" go-to-verse style. - The "spinner" style go-to-verse dialog wasn't being displayed the first time it was invoked after having been selected in Settings. - The app could crash when a shortcut key was used to open the "today" menu on an iPad with a hardware keyboard. - Long-press on a toolbar button in landscape mode on an iPhone activated the wrong button. - Long press on go-to button to see list of recent verses would not display correctly if the active book was not a Bible. - Selecting a recent search caused the search to be performed but the results were immediately dismissed. - Login/Create Account screens now have dark background when dark color scheme is active. ## Apps similar to PocketBible Bible Study App | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Logos Bible](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/logos-bible/id336400266) | 4.9 (172,651) | Free | Reference | | [Bible App - Read & Study Daily](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bible-app-read-and-study-daily/id332615624) | 4.8 (320,645) | Free | Reference | | [Faithlife Study Bible](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/faithlife-study-bible/id485998842) | 4.8 (15,456) | Free | Reference | | [e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/e-sword-lt-bible-study-to-go/id634158738) | 4.8 (7,038) | $3.99 | Reference | | [Blue Letter Bible](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blue-letter-bible/id365547505) | 4.9 (354,279) | Free | Reference | | [Bible](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bible/id282935706) | 4.9 (13,708,092) | Free | Reference | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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