# Scourby YouBible — user reviews > 150 indexed App Store user reviews of Scourby YouBible by Litchfield Associates Ltd, Inc, rated 3.30/5 from 335 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scourby-youbible/id524402839/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scourby-youbible/id524402839.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 169 · 4★ 16 · 3★ 19 · 2★ 23 · 1★ 108 ## What do users think of Scourby YouBible? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎉 Best Bible app ever - 💯 Excellent narrator (Scourby) - 🔥 Fantastic audio quality - 🙏 Helpful for daily Bible reading - 👌 Customizable playlists **Cons** - 🤯 Subscription model changes after initial purchase - 💰 Expensive with recurring fees - 🐛 Crashes and bugs after updates - 🕰️ Delays and pauses between verses - 🔍 Navigation and search could be improved **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch after updates - Missing verses or text at the end of passages - Playlists and reading progress not saved **Most requested features** - More Bible reading plan options - Ability to repeat reading plans - Faster navigation between books/chapters/verses - Restore previously included features ## Newest reviews (15 of 150) ### 4/5 — Very expensive and with no essentials included *2026-06-10, version 5.9.6* You pay so much for a good but still honestly very old and low quality (by modern standards) audio recording, and then they still want so much on annual basis for the most simple essential functions!? That’s not right in my opinion including the fact that it’s not explicitly shown that that’s the case before buying. Disappointed honestly.. You pay a lot for the audio but then they still want to charge more and more money from you just to use it normally like loop over a chapter… sad, very disappointing.. ### 3/5 — Odd sounds *2026-05-28, version 5.9.6* I have always loved Mr. Scourby reading the JJV, but I am not sure what is up with the faint voices talking in the background that I heard in Luke chapter 12. Very distracting. ### 4/5 — Love the app but *2026-04-28, version 5.9.6* I have used this app every day for six years now and love being able to listen to Scourby read the Bible to me. However, my purchase was to be a one time purchase and and every feature worked for a year or two but then the only feature that would work was the reader and all the extras are ridiculously high. I am thankful the reader still works. ### 3/5 — Subscriptions required for anything optional *2025-12-05, version 5.9.6* I have an older Alexander Scourby KJV Bible reader that has everything this one has and more. (It's called PalReader Bible KJV Book and Audio) Unfortunately it's not being updated. This app has variable reading speed but you must pay for it every year. The same things goes for the timer. The old app has a feature to read a certain number of chapters and stop. This one doesn't have that. I'm sure that would be another paid subscription each year. So sad to see this app be so greedy. ### 3/5 — Crashes *2025-07-05, version 5.9.6* Love the app, however it crashes as soon as I tap on it once the reading plan has been completed. I have to delete the app and re download it. During the reading plan it operates okay, except the pause and play from my AirPods is glitchy. Most of the time I have to open the app and pause, even when receiving a phone call. ### 3/5 — Missing Text *2025-06-11, version 5.9.6* We love this app and Scourby's feeling that he puts into each verse. BUT...there are words that drop off MANY verses and some complete phrases are missing!!! What's going on? We have had this app for several years and it did not do this in the beginning. Please correct this issue. ### 3/5 — No Support *2025-04-28, version 5.9.6* I read my Bible through multiple times each year I have owned nearly every version of Scourby’s KJV recordings. First few years of this app were good, but it seems each revision gets worse. Then they started charging for these revisions. Things that were part of the app originally are no premium features at a cost. I contacted the owner and they said it was to pay for coder to do the updates. Each update offers new problems. The latest updates automatically make the program crash and require uninstalling and reinstalling each time I complete the Bible. When I do that, all of my customized playlists disappear and I have to manually reenter each and every one. It is very irritating and time consuming. Before the last update, this did not happen. I have contacted the owner about this and get NO response. Also, I have asked for a 4 month Bible reading program for past few years with no response. They offer 3, 6, 9, and 12 month plans. 3, 6, and 12 make sense as that is 4x, 2x, and 1x each through year. 9 month plan makes no sense. A 4 month plan would be 3x through each year which is what I have done for several years. I don’t care if they offer other plans, but why not offer requested plan, especially when I pay for it? Update as of 4/28/25 They STILL have not fixed the bug that makes the app unusable EVERY time I complete the Bible reading, nor have they added the reading through the Bible every 121 days (4 months) that I have asked for the past 5 years. If it wasn’t the only way to get Alexander Scourby voice for Bible reading, I would drop this app like a hot potato. ### 3/5 — Ok, but has some problems *2025-01-31, version 5.9.6* Most of the time the first word of the verses and sometimes even the second one is skipped. This is very irritating. ### 2/5 — Charged twice *2024-10-27, version 5.9.6* I purchased this app years ago. After updating my phone, they want $30 PER YEAR to unlock basic features (looping, speed, etc.) I feel betrayed. ### 1/5 — Missing scripture! *2024-10-17, version 5.9.6* Many times, as I'm listening to Scourby read, and I'm trying to read along to my dismay I find out the app does not have all of the verses in it. It's missing end of verses. The people collecting all the money for this thing ought spend the money doing something better than paying people to charge more for every little thing inside the app one free give us the app put all the Bible in there. The audio is not ready every word. ### 2/5 — Need bug fixed please *2024-10-15, version 5.9.6* Been a user for years. Want to keep using it. A bug that truncates the verse endings makes it unusable for me. I hope it is fixed soon. IOS 17.6.1 Scourby 5.9.6 ### 1/5 — Subscription *2024-10-14, version 5.9.6* I bought this app $25 and after an update it became subscription based which means I have to pay for some of the features I had and subsequently paid for for lifetime use. ### 1/5 — Bought the full version now they switched to a subscription model and stuck it to me *2024-09-08, version 5.9.6* What a disgusting business practice! Dare I say from a company selling an audio app of The Holy Bible! They have every right to change the model, but had no right to not grandfather those who paid for it outright . Shame on this crummy company!!! ### 2/5 — Great App But I Feel I Was Ripped Off *2024-08-02, version 5.9.6* I’ve had this app for years and originally paid $25 or $20 for what Was a lifetime purchase. This was it before a $25 purchase was common. At some point an update removed features like the timer, that I used to use regularly. And now it is a subscription for $31 a year. I feel ripped off because I was not aware if any if the changes. ### 1/5 — Scandalous! *2024-07-22, version 5.9.6* I bought this app a few years ago and suddenly I can’t use the audio playlists I created unless I purchase a subscription! I hate subscription based apps and never purchase them. I guess I’ll just have to delete this app. BYE! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App does not work well with Bluetooth *2026-04-16, version 5.9.6* The app plays for a few verses and then starts skipping the first few words of each verse…the audio is gone for a few words when playing through Bluetooth. If you click the arrows to go back to the previous verse, then the audit works and then starts failing again after 4 or 5 verses and you can’t hear the first few words. For this reason, the app is unusable. Fix this or refund my money. ### 1/5 — Unresponsive/rip off *2026-01-07, version 5.9.6* I’m paying for the backup feature and I recently changed my phone only to find that the last time my playlists were backed up was August 2024 even though I have it set for automatic backup. Imagine my shock when in December 2025 when I purchased a new the phone, my last backup is August 2024. I have sent three emails to three different email addresses and no one has responded. Yet faithfully the in app fees are charged to my account. Disingenuous at best given that they changed their business model and started charging users who would have purchased the app for years for features that they originally had when they purchased the app. This is not paid app. ### 1/5 — Can’t be trusted *2025-12-14, version 5.9.6* I purchased the app with everything advertised and included for 20$. So they take all the extras that I already paid for away and say I have to pay so much yearly to keep them. Who’s to say if I was to pay that that next month they take it away again and say, now you have to pay monthly and try to charge me again. It’s hard to believe you can get ripped off on a Bible so but trust me these people are untrustworthy. ### 1/5 — Backup/Restore Not Working *2025-11-07, version 5.9.6* The backup and restore feature has stopped working. This feature was a recent add on purchase. So far no response from the developer. ### 1/5 — Audio quality sounds muffled *2025-10-26, version 5.9.6* The audio quality sounds muffled and not remastered. Huge difference when listening on YouTube and this app. The app version does not sound crisp especially if you play it over a speaker. ### 1/5 — Nothing changed *2025-10-23, version 5.9.6* I guess they still haven’t changed. Still ripping people off. ### 1/5 — Scourby is Excellent, but the App is terrible *2025-09-16, version 5.9.6* Clunky, outdated, in need of attention. And for the amount of money it cost, and for the amount of money that each feature costs annually, you would think the developer could at least make an effort in bringing it up-to-date. That said, Alexander Scourby himself is tremendous. ### 1/5 — Bugs *2025-01-15, version 5.9.6* Updated review 1/14/2024: The chronological reading plan is bugged. First, it has no option to repeat on a loop. But after it finishes the whole Bible, if you click the little button that looks like an circle arrow, it restarts the reading plan back to genesis 1:1, and then the app immediately crashes. Then, when you restart the app, it immediately crashes again. You can never open the app ever again, unless you fully reinstall. So there’s no way to repeat the chronological reading plan. Second bug is with yet another paid feature.. the “repeat” feature, which is a paid subscription. If you set it to repeat the whole Bible, it only repeats ONCE. Then, you still have to manually click play again, to make it go again. You can tell that the company that owns and makes this Bible app does not actually use this app. Otherwise, they would have noticed these glaring bugs. ### 1/5 — audio now useless *2025-01-02, version 5.9.6* The first word or two of every verse can’t be heard. it’s as if some fade in functionality got broken. Now it is impossible to listen to Scourby read the Bible as his legacy copyright holders spend more effort chasing down copyright violators than actually providing his voice to another generation. Very sad ### 1/5 — Filthy Lucre over God’s Word *2024-12-10, version 5.9.6* I purchased this app 15 years ago for $20, which was ridiculously high at the time but thought it was worth it to have all the features and support the app . One of the first apps I ever purchased. Now all the features I paid for are not available, and I have to subscribe to have them. Not happening. The devs are greedy of filthy lucre apparently. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome App! *2026-05-31, version 5.9.6* I’ve been using the Scourby Bible app for several years now, on both iPhone and Macbook. It’s been pretty much perfect, except after the latest MacOS update, sometime before 31 May 2026, the audio on the Macbook version will now occasionally stop and I’ll have to restart the app. I am glad the app still works, but hopefully this isn’t a sign that it will stop working anytime soon. Thanks to the devs for making this, probably the most necessary of apps! ### 5/5 — This audio version gives me nostalgia *2026-04-27, version 5.9.6* This audio version gives me nostalgia when I was a little boy. My mom listened to this in the background while I was very little so when I listen to it, it gives me memories of my early childhood my mother, and he is also an excellent reader. ### 5/5 — Spiritual Investment *2026-03-26, version 5.9.6* After deleting it the other day because of the added feature purchases that turned me off. I kid you not and swear to you that my soul literally found it unacceptable to delete such a Goldmine after 7yrs of listening to this gem. So I redownload the app and decided to purchase the FULL package deal that’s $31.99/yr, which is less than $3 a month. Trust me when I tell you that’s it’s worth every dime that your spirit will reward you 10fold. Besides, we ALL spend way more trash on nonsense everyday anyway. Think of it as a spiritual investment that’ll pay you an interest rate 100% for life. Peace be with you Psalm 51:10 🙏🏽 ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-04-26, version 5.9.6* Probably my most used app. As a truck driver I get to listen to the Bible several hours a day by one of the worlds greatest voices! I am richly blessed by this app and would recommend it to anyone! ### 5/5 — Best Bible App Ever *2025-01-18, version 5.9.6* Love all the features it offers, very interactive. Love the speed control feature for the spoken word the most. ### 5/5 — Good KJV audio Bible *2024-01-18, version 5.9.6* Don’t like paying again for something I already paid for, and I don’t care for how the developer changed this to a subscription model but it’s great for what it does and I’m happy to be able to have playlists. ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-01-04, version 5.9.6* Love this app. Works great. No complaints. ### 5/5 — Scourby *2023-12-30, version 5.9.6* Wonderful app… ### 5/5 — Worth the money *2023-07-11, version 5.9.6* I use this app constantly. I noticed a few other reviews complaining they had to pay twice. Yes, I think I did too but who cares. I got a new phone a few years back and it wasnt updated with the app. My mistake so I bought it again. For the price of a popcorn and drink at the movies I get the best Bible reading on the planet. Easy decision! ### 5/5 — Developer is disappointing *2023-05-25* This app is now useless to me as I chose to stop paying over and over for things I’d already purchased. I’ve moved over to the Dwell Bible app as I was able to purchase a lifetime subscription and so far they haven’t broken their agreement and made me pay again. The Dwell Bible app is also much better supported and updated regularly. I used to listen to this app daily but no longer use it at all. ***I’ve only left 5 stars because it’s the Word of God so I honor that. --- *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 2026-09-10.*