Incredibly helpful, tons of potential
This is one of the simpler Bible reading apps I’ve come across. Just a few versions available, and a limited set of customization options like font size and a serif/sans-serif font style toggle.
But, there is so much to like about this simplicity. Select an amount of time you have available and Redeeming Time offers you a slate of books of the Bible that you could read in that time. Or, start a “Reading Plan” to read something longer by spending a few minutes every day and the app tracks your progress by chapters read. Best of all, the app tracks what you’ve already read from the Bible. If you’re wanting to read from more diverse sections of scripture, this app is just about perfect.
I’ve been using it for a few months now and only have one significant complaint: When I read something longer (say one of Paul’s letters or an OT prophet), the app seems to base how far I read on whether I saw any part of a chapter. So if I read through chapter 3 and scrolled chapter 4 just into view at the bottom of my screen, the app will start me at the *bottom* of chapter 4. Then if I try to scroll back up to start reading the start of chapter 4, the previous chapters I already read get loaded and the screen jumps back to the beginning of an earlier chapter. I basically have to remember where I left off in my last reading session or I won’t get to the right spot. I’m not sure how hard this is to fix, but I would love to see this improvement made!
Other than this one nitpick, I’ve found the app refreshing and super useful for spending daily time in God’s Word!
But, there is so much to like about this simplicity. Select an amount of time you have available and Redeeming Time offers you a slate of books of the Bible that you could read in that time. Or, start a “Reading Plan” to read something longer by spending a few minutes every day and the app tracks your progress by chapters read. Best of all, the app tracks what you’ve already read from the Bible. If you’re wanting to read from more diverse sections of scripture, this app is just about perfect.
I’ve been using it for a few months now and only have one significant complaint: When I read something longer (say one of Paul’s letters or an OT prophet), the app seems to base how far I read on whether I saw any part of a chapter. So if I read through chapter 3 and scrolled chapter 4 just into view at the bottom of my screen, the app will start me at the *bottom* of chapter 4. Then if I try to scroll back up to start reading the start of chapter 4, the previous chapters I already read get loaded and the screen jumps back to the beginning of an earlier chapter. I basically have to remember where I left off in my last reading session or I won’t get to the right spot. I’m not sure how hard this is to fix, but I would love to see this improvement made!
Other than this one nitpick, I’ve found the app refreshing and super useful for spending daily time in God’s Word!
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Great
Such a helpful app for quick moments throughout the day and for longer ones too
Clever and effective!
We were made to run to God, but we warp our habits around the light and meaningless. Redeeming Time has helped me run to God in the little moments where I could’ve wasted my time.
Simply Designed & Effective
This app helps you read the Bible and engage with it. No feature bloat. No complexity or learning curve…just gets the job done really well. My only ask is more Bible translation options.
A great idea which needs improvement
This little app has great potential with scripture passages to read as little as 2 mins. Waiting for a bus, waiting at an appointment, commuting or simple having a quiet sit somewhere, this app should make it easy to make the most of those few minutes when one whips out one's phone. Unfortunately, there is no option to change the background and font colours. White on a black background can be hard work for some people and though I have tried to make it work, reading white print on a black background means that I can only use it for the minimum 2 minutes because of eye strain. I want to recommend this app but until it offers a simple black on white option I simply cannot recommend it and have, with regret, deleted it.
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