# The: Bible App — user reviews > 407 indexed App Store user reviews of The by HMA Mobile LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 33,452 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-bible-app/id6469683435/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-bible-app/id6469683435.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 30,282 · 4★ 1,763 · 3★ 517 · 2★ 203 · 1★ 687 ## What do users think of The? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💜 Uplifting and encouraging - 🙏 Helps with daily spiritual life - 👍 Fantastic app, use it all the time - 👍 Helpful to get closer to God - 🙌 Foundation of daily spiritual life - 👍 Love reading the word - 👍 Convenient to have Bible on phone - 👍 Awesome Bible app **Cons** - 😞 Ads and premium membership required - 😞 Completely changed and functions removed - 😞 Ads all the time, no standard versions - 😞 Ads on the Bible, explosive app - 😞 Too many annoying ads - 😞 Charged for no ads, still receiving ads - 😞 Manipulative first screens, likely to miss continue without subscription - 😞 Numerous ads make it feel like it's only for profit **Commonly reported bugs** - Paid for lifetime, still can't access full app - Purchased subscription but can't access features - Took money but didn't provide access - Couldn't read Bible because of ads - Search function not working **Most requested features** - Bring back previous app format - Include NIV, NLT, and NKJV versions - Improve AI voice quality and pronunciations - Keep app up-to-date with new Bible translations ## Newest reviews (12 of 407) ### 2/5 — Use to be good, but got worse *2026-08-27, version 2.0.1* I used to LOVE the bible app and I would listen to it everyday on my way to school. But then something happened that also happened to every other app I loved— it got ads. And I hate it so much because some of the ads are bible apps. Like, that doesn’t make sense. Why are you advertising one of your enemies? That’s like Adidas advertising Nike. Anyway, just for me to click a button, I need to watch some advertisement. Okay, I get it, you need to get money, get it some other way. Nobody wants ads interrupting their walk with God. And sometimes when I want to join a plan to get closer to God, I have to use premium. And my parents aren’t gonna pay premium for me, even though they’re Christians as well. So, in conclusion, the bible app used to be something that I could listen to everyday to strengthen my relationship with God, and then it became an app with a bunch of ads and premium stuff that just makes you less wanting to use it. And I don’t think that’s the purpose of the app. ### 3/5 — Videos *2026-08-25, version 2.0.1* The app animations videos do not work why? ### 4/5 — Kinda The best *2026-07-25, version 2.0.1* Well I just got this app and it tells me to pay for it and I thought this wouldn't ask me to pay for it I thought it was free ### 2/5 — Non stop ads and subscription requests. Avoid this app *2026-07-11, version 2.0.1* Too many ads and trying to get $$ ### 1/5 — The voices are dry and mechanical and John does not work *2026-06-15, version 2.0.1* Cuz ### 1/5 — Scam app *2026-06-15, version 2.0.1* Automatically downloaded when I transferred data from android to new iPhone - ripoff of the Youversion Bible app but with loads of ads and wanting an overpriced subscription ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-06-14, version 2.0.1* I Been looking for a good Bible And all of them cosed money!!!!! ### 1/5 — Why? *2026-06-13, version 2.0.1* In order to read using this bible app we have to pay for a subscription. It should be free. I can’t believe people would use the word of God to make a profit out of it ### 1/5 — Pay for God *2026-06-10, version 2.0.1* They now only let you read the whole Bible if you pay for a weekly or monthly subscription. ### 1/5 — Limited *2026-06-08, version 2.0.1* This app only has a few bibles available ### 1/5 — Ads don’t work *2026-06-03, version 2.0.1* So I’m trying to unlock the things like highlight stuff but it says either go premium or watch ads so I press watch ads but it doesn’t work. ### 4/5 — Good luck 4 stars *2026-05-31, version 2.0.1* Only a 4 because it has adds while I’m in church, now I’m very sad. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Paid Service to Read the Bible *2026-08-25, version 2.0.1* This app now has a paid subscription feature that is required to “unlock” certain chapters. How shameful. What would Gideons International think of this? I will rely on my nightstand copy going forward. ### 1/5 — RIDICULOUS *2026-08-13, version 2.0.1* The fact that I have to pay to see gods word is crazy ### 1/5 — Audio will not play at all. *2026-08-02, version 2.0.1* I’d love to listen to this as I eat breakfast every morning but the audio is not playing when I push play. It actually does nothing ### 1/5 — This app is a copy *2026-08-02, version 2.0.1* This app is a copy of the popular bible app that’s completely free and without ad’s, unlike this one. ### 1/5 — Subscription required. Really? *2026-07-29, version 2.0.1* Download the wrong Bible app apparently, but what a scam. ### 1/5 — Ruins the app *2026-07-10, version 2.0.1* For years I have been using this app being able to access the Bible plans being able to listen to audiobook being able to look at the different versions and compare the scriptures quickly versus having to pull out all of my Bibles to do that and it has been free and I have enjoyed this app so much and it has not been monetized and it has not there’s no ad popping up and now you are making us pay for something that you have given to us. you’ve ruined it so much so I don’t wanna engage with this app anymore, and I’m not gonna pay for it. at least if you had charged a flat rate like here take this for $10 $15 I probably would get it but you wanna ongoingly charge me $40 for something that you have made free and available to all. Do you see how you’re preventing and prohibiting us from really engaging with the word it’s greedy and reeks of Trump America ### 1/5 — Advertisements with a bible attached to it *2026-07-01, version 2.0.1* Ads, Ads, Ads ### 1/5 — Adds and subscription to read the word?? *2026-06-27, version 2.0.1* Why should I have to pay to read gods word. Ads is one thing but not being able to read the bible in a bible app is crazy ### 1/5 — Paying for the bible *2026-06-27, version 2.0.1* Why does it cost money to read any of the books past the fifth chapter. Honestly the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. ### 1/5 — Transferred *2026-06-18, version 2.0.1* I transferred from android to iPhone and as soon as I redownloaded the app it came up with premium and now I can’t even read KJV for free. We shouldn’t have to pay for something that should be free. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Jesus *2026-08-19, version 2.0.1* It helps you to become more religious ❤️ ### 5/5 — I like it *2026-08-02, version 2.0.1* 5 stars ### 5/5 — Thank You for the Bible! *2026-07-27, version 2.0.1* The Bible that I can carry around with me every where I go !! Thank You!! ### 5/5 — Best book of books ever *2026-07-24, version 2.0.1* This is not a simple book, is the word of God, always pertinent ### 5/5 — The light the truth reside your fears in the lord *2026-07-05, version 2.0.1* My greatness comes from god and this book and how I overcome life’s obstacles ### 5/5 — Bible app review *2026-06-05, version 2.0.1* I love this app it has made me feel closer to god and has strengthened my faith as a Christian ### 5/5 — Msp *2026-06-03, version 2.0.1* Excellent ### 5/5 — Summarised version in English only *2026-06-01, version 2.0.1* Ok guys please can you change the version to the summarised version please and thanks ### 5/5 — The best way to have a relationship with god *2026-05-29, version 2.0.1* I really like this app because it has a daily bible verse ### 5/5 — thing i want to be better of *2026-05-29, version 2.0.1* it needs to have a thing where you click on the word and you can get info on the word --- *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 2026-09-02.*