# Redeeming Time - Bible Reading

> Bible reading planner that suggests passages based on available time. (iPhone/iPad app by Discipleship Tech.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/redeeming-time-bible-reading/id1538616621 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Discipleship Tech](https://appshunter.io/developer/434815552)
- Category: Lifestyle, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 70 App Store ratings · 59 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 34 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-11-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-13
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/redeeming-time-bible-reading/id1538616621/reviews.md

## What is Redeeming Time?

We’ve become so used to wasting time on our devices. Scrolling, flicking, swiping through news, social media, photos of your cat… What would it look like if we started 'wasting time' with God?

Redeeming Time is built to help us do just that- deliberately redeem that time that you would have spent swiping, by putting that time into reading the Bible.

Next time you have five minutes spare, instead of turning instinctively to social media, tell Redeeming Time how long you have and it will suggest which books of the Bible you are able to read within that time. It can even track your progress through the longer books.

So let's make the most of the next month: use it to cultivate an instinct of using those spare moments to invest in your relationship with God.

## Key features

- Suggests Bible readings by time
- Tracks reading progress
- Cultivates spiritual discipline
- Replaces idle scrolling
- Focuses on relationship with God

## What do users think of Redeeming Time?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 💡 Clever concept for time redemption
- ⏱️ Helps utilize small pockets of time
- 📖 Encourages regular Bible reading
- 🎯 Effective for reducing social media use
- ✨ Offers helpful reflection questions
- ✅ Tracks reading progress
- 🌟 Easy to use for all users
- 🎯 Great for busy individuals
- 💡 Inspires deeper connection with God
- 🚀 Quick scripture loading
- 📖 No distraction from verse numbers
- 👍 User-friendly design
- ✨ Good for reluctant readers
- 🌟 Makes Bible reading less daunting
- 👍 Convenient for on-the-go reading
- ✨ Nourishing and encouraging content
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to navigate
- 🌟 Brilliant for refocusing and relaxing
- 🎯 Excellent for busy dads
- 👍 Makes time for God's Word possible
- ✨ Helps make downtime productive
- 👍 Good prompts for prayer and reflection
- 🌟 Fantastic and simple to use
- 👍 Keeps app on the home screen for easy access
- 🌟 Perfect for unplanned time with God
- 👍 Great way to spend time meaningfully
- ✨ Helps to get to know God better
- 👍 Makes reading the Bible less intimidating
- 🌟 A blessing for daily Bible reading
- 👍 Helpful for busy people
- ✨ Encourages reading God's Word
- 👍 Great for redeeming lost time
- 🌟 A must-have app for believers
- 👍 Helpful for busy workers or commuters
- ✨ Makes it possible to read God's Word anytime
- 👍 Good way to get extra reading of God's word
- 🌟 Brilliant app and helpful
- 👍 Makes the most of odd moments
- ✨ Super-helpful tool to avoid wasting time
- 👍 Simple, clear, and easy to read
- 🌟 Great app, makes Bible reading less daunting

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy progress tracking
- 🐛 Jumps around when scrolling up
- 🐛 Long loading times
- 🐛 Incomplete execution of features
- 🎨 Limited customization options
- 🎨 No option to change background/font colors
- 🎨 White on black background causes eye strain
- 🎨 Only dark mode available
- 💡 No option to turn off headings
- 💡 No option to highlight or take notes
- 💡 No account creation for syncing across devices
- 💡 No way to tick off books without scrolling
- 💡 No explanation for passages
- 💡 No cumulative time redeemed at a glance
- 💡 No easy way to share progress

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App jumps around when scrolling back up
- Progress tracking can be inaccurate
- Long loading times for scripture

**Most requested features**

- Improve progress tracking accuracy
- Fix jumping when scrolling up
- Reduce loading times
- Add more Bible translation options
- Allow changing background and font colors
- Provide a black on white option
- Option to turn off headings
- Ability to highlight and take notes
- Account creation for syncing across devices
- Way to tick off Bible books without scrolling
- Display cumulative time redeemed at a glance
- Option to share progress easily
- Provide explanations for passages

## Recent user reviews (10 of 59)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/redeeming-time-bible-reading/id1538616621/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Incredibly helpful, tons of potential

*2026-06-10*

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!

### 5/5 — Great

*2026-04-30*

Such a helpful app for quick moments throughout the day and for longer ones too

### 5/5 — Clever and effective!

*2025-11-21*

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.

### 4/5 — Simply Designed & Effective

*2025-10-27*

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.

### 2/5 — A great idea which needs improvement

*2025-10-06*

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.

### 4/5 — A great find!

*2025-07-15, version 3.0.1*

This little app is simple to use and there are 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 makes it easy to make the most of those few minutes when one whips out one's phone.  My only suggestion would be for an option to change the background and font colours.  White on a black background can be hard work for some people.  Then it will be definitely get 5* from me!

### 5/5 — Great app.

*2025-07-12*

A simple app that helps me to continue to meditate of God’s word especially when I am tempted to distract myself.

### 5/5 — So useful

*2025-05-07*

A friend suggested using this app to prompt me to read my bible. I have found it so helpful in doing just that- whatever amount of time you have. It is also good to have a record  of what you have read. Highly recommended 🤩

### 5/5 — Best use of time

*2025-04-14, version 3.0.1*

A great way to continually renew your mind by feeding it the word of God! Convenient and thoughtfully designed. Thank you for this tool!

### 5/5 — Precious minutes with the Lord of Lords

*2025-03-15*

Great to step back. Read Gods word that always relevant in my day to day live. God is good and will walk with us challenge us and give us his vision for our lives   
Great questions afterwords to go deeper. 
Thanks for this valuable app.

## Frequently asked questions about Redeeming Time

### What does Redeeming Time do?

Redeeming Time is designed to help users spend their spare moments reading the Bible instead of engaging in activities like social media scrolling. It suggests Bible passages that can be read within a specified amount of time.

### How does the app suggest Bible readings?

When you have a few minutes free, you tell the app how much time you have. It will then suggest which books or passages of the Bible you can read within that allocated time.

### Does the app track my reading progress?

Yes, the app can track your progress through longer books of the Bible. This feature helps you stay motivated and see how far you've come in your reading journey.

### Is Redeeming Time free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is free to use and does not have in-app purchases or advertisements.

### What is the main goal of using this app?

The primary goal is to help users cultivate an instinct for using spare moments to invest in their relationship with God through Bible reading, making the most of their time.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.1 — 2023-04-18

All new Redeeming Time v3! Fixes some bugs, including one that prevented reading past a certain chapter of some longer books. Also introduces an all-new "Reading Plans" tab, that encourages you to tackle longer Bible book a few minutes each day. We'd love your feedback! info@prayermate.net
* 3.0.1 fixes an issue on reading plans tab so that it scrolls to the new position of the book you were just reading

### 3.0.0 — 2023-03-31

All new Redeeming Time v3! Fixes some bugs, including one that prevented reading past a certain chapter of some longer books. Also introduces an all-new "Reading Plans" tab, that encourages you to tackle longer Bible book a few minutes each day. We'd love your feedback! info@prayermate.net

### 2.1.1 — 2021-01-04

Happy New Year! Fixed a bug where single-chapter passages would not get recorded as read.

### 2.1 — 2020-12-19

Restored some missing books/chapters.

### 2.0 — 2020-11-18

* Option to change the font size
* Added five Psalms for each day of the month for added variety
* Adjust reading times for partially read books
* Added more prompts to pray as you read

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