# Thomson Bible — The 1808 Bible, read aloud > The 1808 Bible, read aloud (iPhone/iPad app by Jason Breda.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thomson-bible/id6823299182 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Jason Breda](https://appshunter.io/developer/6818375452) - Category: Reference, Books - Price: Free - Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 1.7 GB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-10-19 - Data updated: 2026-10-24 ## What is Thomson Bible? Read and listen to the Charles Thomson Bible: the 1808 translation by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, and the first published English translation of the Greek Old Testament, the Septuagint. LISTEN • Every chapter read aloud, with each verse lighting up as it is spoken • Seven narrators, all built in, with no internet needed • Background music and nature sounds, a sleep timer and adjustable speed READ • Turn pages like a real book, or scroll without stopping • On iPad, two facing pages when you turn it sideways • The words of God and of Christ in blue, and Old Testament quotations in bold, as printed in this edition • Decorated chapter initials, as in the printed edition • Adjustable text size and line spacing, in light or dark STUDY • Tap any verse to see the Greek it was translated from: the Septuagint for the Old Covenant, the Textus Receptus for the New • Tap any word to see the Greek word behind it, with its meanings • Small letters in the text link the Old and New Covenants: what a verse quotes, where it is quoted, and passages to compare • Search the whole Bible and keep your own notes READING PLANS • The whole Bible, the New Covenant, the Gospels, the Psalms and more, at your own pace • Optional daily reminders VERSE OF THE DAY • A new verse every day, on your Home Screen with the widget PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. The text is from Calvin Breda's 2026 edition of the Charles Thomson Bible, checked word for word against the source. ## Is Thomson Bible safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Thomson Bible. ## Is Thomson Bible legit? Thomson Bible has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Thomson Bible is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 2 releases) ### 1.1 — 2026-10-21 Version 1.1 brings a new look and Calvin Breda's 2026 edition of the text. • A new Home page: what's playing, your reading plan, where you left off, and the verse of the day in English and Greek • A Bible tab with a cover for every book: pick a chapter, then read or listen • The 2026 edition text in a new typeface, with decorated chapter initials (you can turn them off in Settings) • Links between the Old and New Covenants: small letters in the text open the passages a verse quotes, where it is quoted, and passages to compare • Word study: tap any word to see the Greek behind it, with its meanings • Michael's narration re-recorded for the 2026 edition • The built-in voices start speaking faster • New background sounds: deep, distant thunder and dozens of new music tracks • A new app icon and opening animation • Better layouts on smaller iPhones and with Display Zoom ### 1.0 — 2026-10-19 No release notes. ## More apps by Jason Breda - [(Name) AI](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/name-ai/id6818375330) All apps by Jason Breda: https://appshunter.io/developer/6818375452 ## Related topics [read aloud bible app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/read-aloud-bible-app) · [ezra bible app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ezra-bible-app) --- *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 2026-10-24.*