# Talking Bible for The Blind — Interactive Audio Bible App > Interactive audio Bible app for the visually impaired with speech recognition. (iPhone/iPad app by Simmons Software Consulting.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talking-bible-for-the-blind/id6465315125 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Simmons Software Consulting](https://appshunter.io/developer/1353737315) - Category: Reference, Education - Price: $3.99 - Rating: 3.70/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 106 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2024-02-17 - Data updated: 2026-08-31 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talking-bible-for-the-blind/id6465315125/reviews.md ## What is Talking Bible for The Blind? Finally an Interactive Bible App that uses Speech Recognization to allow the visually impaired to ask the app to read Bible Passages and to search the Bible for topics of interest. Welcome to The Interactive Talking Bible "The Talking Bible" is specifically designed for the visually impaired. You speak the desired scripture and "The Talking Bible" reads them back to the you!. Usage: Just Tap on the screen and The Talking Bible will listen for your command. The commands will allow you to: 1. Read any scripture 2. Search the Bible 3. Repeat your last command: 4. Change the Bible Translation 5. Stop Continuous listening 6. Stop Voice Playback 7. Read the help file 8. Pause or Stop Reading To Read any Scriptures: Just Tap on the screen and say 'John Chapter 3 verse 16' and it will be read to you. To Search the Bible: Just Tap on the screen and say 'Search for Love' and all of the scriptures in the Bible containing the word 'Love' will be read to you. To Search just in a book of the Bible: Just Tap on the screen and say: 'Search for Love in the book of John' and all of the scriptures in the book of John containing the word 'Love' will be read to you. You can also search: The New Testament The Old Testament The Gospels The Torah To Repeat your last command: Just Tap on the screen and say 'Repeat' And your last command will be repeated! Bible Translations: The English Standard Version (ESV®) and the King James Version (KJV) are available. To switch translations: Just Tap on the screen say: 'Use ESV' for the English Standard Version® or 'Use KJV' for the King James Version Stop Voice Playback You can turn off the Voice playback that reads the scriptures and responds by just Tap on the screen and sayingVoice Off. When operating with 'Voice Off' The Talking Bible will operate the same as when Voice is On. To turn the Voice playback on, just Tap on the screen and say 'Voice On'. Read the help file: To have the detailed operating instruction read to you, just Tap on the screen and say ‘Help’ and the detailed instructions for using this app will be read to you. Pause or Stop Reading: To Pause a scripture that is being read to you, Press on the screen to pause the scripture reading. To Continue, Press on the screen again. Lastly, To Stop the reading, 'Swipe your finger to the right' to Stop the scripture reading. ## Key features - Speech recognition for commands - Read any scripture by voice - Search Bible for topics - Switch between ESV and KJV translations - Voice playback control - Pause/stop reading - Help file access ## Recent user reviews (2 of 2) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talking-bible-for-the-blind/id6465315125/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Great study tool, but I wish there were more things it could do. *2026-03-28* Great idea, and the app is fully accessible with voiceover, although voiceover is not needed as the app is also self voicing. Asking how many times a word or Froese occurs in. The Bible appears only to work if you change your voice view to input view, and then type it or dictate it into the search field. if you have it set to voice view, it just says invalid command and then repeat the question you had asked. Useful features would include being able to search by names, or search by titles of stories, for example, read the story of David and Goliath, or read the story of Noah’s Ark. it would also be helpful if one could search by name as well as words or phrases. I hope the developers read this review and will consider my suggestions, as I think it could become a great tool and a great resource for Bible study. Thank you. Before I forget, just a quick note, it might be a good idea to know that if you have VoiceOver turned on while you use this app it will not allow you to tap on the screen so that it will switch to listening mode and listen to your command. in order for you to be able to tap on the screen, voiceover needs to be switched off. Update: having had more time to interact with this app, I have found that I was after all able to search for names at least to some degree. I did notice, though, that if you want to read the Health file, you have to hear the entire help file at once. There is no way to only hear the part of the help that you have a question about. it would be nice if you could either say search for command help or search for Froese help or something like that, or at least if you could turn voiceover on and then have the different help sections be listed by headings so that you can stop the reading of the help file and then read it with voiceover and scroll down the headings so that you can read the part that you want without having to read the entire file at once. I think this Bible app would also be awesome as an Alexa skill. Since Alexa is already voice activated, and the goal of the app is also to be able to do everything with your voice, I think that would be awesome for future updates. Thank you developers for reaching out to me and responding to my review. **Developer response:** Dear Helenafer123; 1st let me thank you for your detailed and well written review and let me thank you for purchasing our App. We will look into the issue you are experiencing in Input View, as you should be able to tap on the screen and speak a voice command. We are experimenting how to implement voice commands to search for topics such as “ David and Goliath”, “Noah’s Ark”, “Birth of Jesus “, etc. but have not settled on how to make it simple for the Visually Impaired as well as fully functional when in Input View. I think we are close to a solution. Maybe we can implement it 1st when using Input View. Again we will study your suggestions closely to see where additional improvements can be made and how to add more “ Bible Study” features. Thanks again and may the Blessings of our Lord Jesus Christ chase you down and overtake you and your family. Bernard ### 1/5 — Have found several flaws in the searching for scripture *2026-03-16* I was really hoping that this app would help me search the Bible quicker and easier but everything I try searching it says is not a scripture that’s valid and it won’t search for me so I have to read the whole chapter. That’s not good. I want a refund and I’m getting a hold of Apple for it **Developer response:** I am very sorry that the app is not working for you as desired. If you could give me an example of how you are saying the scripture I’ll be more than willing to look into it and see what adjustments can be made and update the app. I know there are many “common” ways we refer to scripture such as “the 23rd number of Psalms” instead of “Psalms 23 verse 4”. The app tries to detect them. So if you would speak the scripture verse in response to this review or send it to me as an email (simmonssoftwareconsulting@gmail.com) I will look into it and respond back. Thanks for your interest in our app. ## Frequently asked questions about Talking Bible for The Blind ### Does Talking Bible for The Blind have ads? No, Talking Bible for The Blind is ad-free. It is a paid application that does not contain advertisements, allowing for an uninterrupted user experience. ### What Bible translations are available in Talking Bible for The Blind? Talking Bible for The Blind offers the English Standard Version (ESV®) and the King James Version (KJV). Users can easily switch between these translations by voice command. ### How does Talking Bible for The Blind handle searching the Bible? You can search the Bible for specific topics or words by simply speaking your request. The app will then read aloud all scriptures containing your search term, and can even narrow searches to specific books. ### What devices is Talking Bible for The Blind compatible with? Talking Bible for The Blind is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is designed to work across these Apple platforms. ### How often is Talking Bible for The Blind updated? The latest version of Talking Bible for The Blind is 4.11, last updated on December 13, 2025. Updates typically include improvements and new features. ### What is the age rating for Talking Bible for The Blind? Talking Bible for The Blind has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for users aged four and older. ### Can I control the voice playback in Talking Bible for The Blind? Yes, you can turn voice playback on or off by saying 'Voice On' or 'Voice Off'. When voice is off, the app still operates normally but does not read responses aloud. ### What is the price of Talking Bible for The Blind? Talking Bible for The Blind is a paid application priced at $3.99. This one-time purchase grants access to all its features. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.11 — 2025-12-13 Fix Bug which prevents accessing the Main Menu after switching views. ### 4.10 — 2025-12-01 What's New Version 4.10 New Features: 1. 'Common way to say Scriptures ...' The Talking Bible' now understands more common way of referring to scriptures. For example saying 'John 3 16' is the same as saying 'John Chapter 3 Verse 16'. Also understood is 'John 1 and 2' to refer to 'John Chapter 1 verse 2'. 2. 'How many times does ... appear in the Bible'l, Will list the number of times a word or phrase occurs in the Bible 3. 'How many times does ... in the Book of', Will list the number of times a word or phrase occurs in the specified book of the Bible ### 4.05 — 2025-10-22 What's New Version 4.05 New Features: 1. 'Search History ... ' Will list the last 25 search commands and allow you to re-issue it. 2. 'Last Valid Command is now saved across sessions ... ' Your last valid command is now saved across session. So when you restart the App, now when you say “Repeat” The last command you spoke before restarting the App will be executed. 3. Bug Fixes and Performance Improvement. ### 4.01 — 2025-08-29 What's New Version 4.01 New Features: 1. 'Stopping the playing of Announcements at Start up...' Swiping Right during App Start up now Stops the Help Announcement and the Proverb of the day from playing. 2. 'Speaking English in native dialects..' Starting with Australia the Non-biblical text is spoken with an Australian Dialect. More countries to follow. New Commands: 1. 'Proverb of the day ....' Upon Start up, The Talking Bible will read a selected passage from the Book of Proverbs. Each day a new passage will be read to you. To turn the reading of the Proverb of the day off say 'Proverb of the day off.' To turn the reading of the Proverb of the day on say 'Proverb of the day on.' 2. 'Wisdom Words...' Allows you to hear a random reading from the book of Proverbs played for you. 3. 'Turn on / off the Start up Announcements...' You can control the playing of the Announcements played during app start up. To turn off the Help and Proverb of the Day announcements from playing at start up say 'Start up Announcement Off'. To turn them back on say 'Start up Announcement On'. 4. 'Parables ... ' Will list the over 40 Parables of the Lord Jesus Christ in the New Testament Books of Matthew, Mark and Luke and allow you to play the scriptures for the one you select for you. 5. 'Bug Fixes ... ' And Finally, The Command 'What's New' will replay this message. ### 4.00 — 2025-08-19 What's New Version 4.0 New Features: 1. 'Stopping the playing of Announcements at Start up...' Swiping Right during App Start up now Stops the Help Announcement and the Proverb of the day from playing. 2. 'Speaking English in native dialects..' Starting with Australia the Non-biblical text is spoken with an Australian Dialect. More countries to follow. New Commands: 1. 'Proverb of the day ....' Upon Start up, The Talking Bible will read a selected passage from the Book of Proverbs. Each day a new passage will be read to you. To turn the reading of the Proverb of the day off say 'Proverb of the day off.' To turn the reading of the Proverb of the day on say 'Proverb of the day on.' 2. 'Wisdom Words...' Allows you to hear a random reading from the book of Proverbs played for you. 3. 'Turn on / off the Start up Announcements...' You can control the playing of the Announcements played during app start up. To turn off the Help and Proverb of the Day announcements from playing at start up say 'Start up Announcement Off'. To turn them back on say 'Start up Announcement On'. 4. 'List Parables ... ' Will list the 42 Parables of the Lord Jesus Christ in the New Testament Books of Matthew, Mark and Luke and allow you to play the scriptures for the one you select for you. 5. 'Bug Fixes ... ' ## Apps similar to Talking Bible for The Blind | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [States](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/states/id295533277) | 1.7 (6) | $0.99 | Reference | | [AI-MEN](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-men/id6449769747) | — | Free | Reference | | [Bible Scholar Interactive](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bible-scholar-interactive/id484331987) | 4.0 (17) | $2.99 | Reference | ## More apps by Simmons Software Consulting - [Medi-Quik](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medi-quik/id1353737316) - [The Word Speaks](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-word-speaks/id6444007815) All apps by Simmons Software Consulting: https://appshunter.io/developer/1353737315 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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