# Verse By Verse Ministry — user reviews > 78 indexed App Store user reviews of Verse By Verse Ministry by Verse By Verse Ministry International, rated 4.90/5 from 289 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/verse-by-verse-ministry/id721033193/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/verse-by-verse-ministry/id721033193.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 279 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Verse By Verse Ministry? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 📚 Exceptional verse-by-verse Bible teaching methodology - 👨‍🏫 Highly gifted and knowledgeable teacher (Stephen Armstrong) - 🎯 In-depth biblical context and historical explanations - 📖 Comprehensive study materials with PDF outlines and notes - 🆓 Premium content available for free - 🎧 Audio format convenient for commuting and multitasking - 💪 Life-changing spiritual impact on users - 🧠 Helps deepen understanding of scripture connections - 📱 Easy to use and accessible interface - ✨ Engaging and entertaining teaching style **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes and requires reinstallation to function - 🐛 White screen freezing issues - ⚠️ Inconsistent audio playback functionality - ❌ No playlist or queue feature for continuous listening - ❌ No dark mode option - ❌ No favorites or bookmarking capability - ❌ No sleep timer for falling asleep while listening - ❌ Cannot pause with iPhone earbud buttons - 😢 Teacher (Stephen Armstrong) passed away, limiting new content - 📉 Incomplete coverage of all 66 books of the Bible **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes and requires deletion/reinstallation to work - White screen with logo appearing before closing - Audio playback not initiating consistently - App freezes on certain iOS versions (iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.3) - Progress lost after app updates - Missing audio files for some lessons (Book of Acts) - Sound without video display - App disappears from screen unexpectedly **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Playlist and queue functionality for auto-play - Favorites/bookmarking feature for lessons - Sleep timer mode - Progress tracking dashboard showing completion percentage - Selective download management (not all or nothing) - Pause control via iPhone earbud buttons - Outreach ministry for homebound individuals ## Newest reviews (18 of 78) ### 5/5 — Literally a Godsend *2025-06-14, version 3.7.3* Several years ago I was praying for a right teacher to help me study and understand proper context, modern church services don’t really teach anymore they give you a theme and apply it today but I have always desired to understand the historical context of scripture.. while praying I asked God if there was a such thing as teaching the scripture verse by verse and I was led to search that specifically.. I was astonished when I came across this app and Pastor Steve. I was blown away at how he was teaching exactly what I was praying for. I began sharing this app with everyone I knew who also wanted a solid teaching of the word. I was so taken by how Pastor Steve taught and researched him just to learn that the Lord led me here three months post mortem. I have listened to many of his teachings and still do. I have also studied by the others and am still so thankful that this app exists. Expository teaching of the word is exactly what I wish more churches did and wish I lived closer to this one. Thank you for allowing others to learn honest truth in the word even from far away. This app was literally an answer to prayer. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-04-30, version 3.7.3* The Bible studies! Absolutely amazing! Thank you for all that you do!!!! ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-04-01, version 3.7.3* This is a great app and the guy that teaches his Verse By Verse ministry is by far one of the greatest Bible study teachers I have ever listen to he breaks it down very good for you to understand each first and put it in context ### 5/5 — Awesome App *2025-03-23, version 3.7.3* I’m so glad to have found this app. It is an awesome resource and glad it is available. I downloaded in hopes of supplementing my Bible study and this approach is thorough. There is audio as well as pdf outlines/notes. ### 5/5 — Best biblical verse-by-verse teaching *2025-02-22, version 3.7.3* I have been attending verse-by-verse teaching churches for over 15 years, yet the in-depth, contextual teaching from VBVM has revolutionized my understanding of scripture. I have learned so much more about how the scriptures fit together and reveal God and His plans for us than I ever have before. I would go as far to say that these Bible studies are not only worth the time invested, but are vital to understanding God’s word as He intended it. ### 5/5 — Recommend to my best friends! *2025-02-20, version 3.7.3* If you love a great in depth study and teacher of the Bible, this is a great find! ### 5/5 — So underrated! *2025-02-09, version 3.7.3* This is one of the best Bible apps. Stephen Armstrong is ranked with John MacArthur as among the greats at explaining the Bible. The way these sermons are laid out by the book and go through verse by verse explaining what it says, with supporting information, and yet in a captivating and entertaining way is priceless! Please don’t stop! I refer this app constantly to those just learning the Word, as well as to those with an insatiable hunger for the Word! ### 5/5 — Pastor Livingston *2025-01-30, version 3.7.2* Excellent app for True Followers. Pastor Wesley is a man after God’s own heart. I tried so hard to help start a ministry for homebound ppl thru this church. I even offered to send 10k to help start it, and to my sadness nobody found it necessary to reach out directly to homebound ppl in order to build up a network. I hope this church reconsiders this idea in the future. In the meantime I hope you learn from the teachings like I have. ✝️ ### 5/5 — Saved from false doctrine *2024-11-16, version 3.7.2* Thank you so much for this wonderful gift and blessing in my life. I have been so blessed to be free from the false doctrines I have been taught. ### 5/5 — Outstanding *2024-11-08, version 3.7.2* So detailed and informative! Also very effective for the Spirit to convict us of our need for serving Him with all we are! Thank you Father! ### 5/5 — Extremely helpful!!! *2024-11-05, version 3.7.2* I really enjoy all the resources this app as to offer, I enjoy studying the Bible verse by verse and this app and ministry have revolutionized how I study e Bible. ### 5/5 — Fantastic teacher *2024-10-17, version 3.7.2* Stephen Armstrong was supremely gifted to teach. Sadly we lost him to Covid the first year. Get this app. You won’t be sorry. The Revelation study is a masterpiece ### 5/5 — Extremely edifying *2024-10-07, version 3.7.2* I highly appreciate your app. The tools you offer for study materials and teachings is phenomenal. Sadly the app currently seems to not initiate playing teaching very consistently. I’m wondering if this can please be addressed to get things back to working properly. Thanks so much! ### 5/5 — Dove Like. *2024-02-04, version 3.7.2* I am a recent convert, I trusted Christ as Savior on 10/27/2023 at about 9:00p.m. and he changed me instantly. I prayed and asked Yahweh to lead me to teaching that wasn’t fleshly, flattering or men pleasing. Stephen Armstrong reminds me of the pastors of my prior church which is two hours away from where I currently reside, I didn’t come to know the Lord there even though the pastors were faithful to expound the scriptures being led by God’s Spirit. I made several false professions at my prior church not intentionally, I just didn’t see myself as a rank sinner. It took the death of my only biological daughter for Yahweh to arrest me and get my attention. The Lord led me to a book titled, “Advice for Seekers.” by Charles Spurgeon and after slowly reading this book the sovereign Lord allowed me to genuinely exercise saving faith.I pray regularly that the Lord will lead me to a local church where I currently live. He is faithful. ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-01-27, version 3.7.2* Been listening for about a year. I think I’ve found a way to get my grand daughter into the Bible. Everything has to be electronic for these youngsters today. ### 5/5 — Great teachings *2024-01-17, version 3.7.2* Such great historical explanations and truth in these sermons. I truly am thankful to have come across these, my mindset is changed and I’m constant striving to have ‘eyes for eternity’. This is a daily listen for myself, my husband, and even one of my teens. ### 5/5 — BEST APP EVER- GET IT! *2023-08-15, version 3.7.2* This is by far the best Bible reaching out there. Pastor Stephen and Pastor Wesley go through books of the Bible verse by verse. My understanding of God’s word and life has changed drastically! ### 5/5 — Best study on the planet! *2023-04-09, version 3.7.2* I’ve been a Christian for almost 20-years now. This study renewed my pursuit of truth. I’ve learned so much in such a short time. Going through Matthew now. It’s going to challenge you and have you re-thinking some of your beliefs ( in a good way ). God Bless. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Where has this been all my life? Great study! *2016-09-30, version 3.0.1* I love verse by verse study. This is a modern version of Presenting the Bible in all truth. This is a great add for you iPhone... the web site is cool to. ### 1/5 — What happened to my progress? *2016-07-28, version 3.0* New update seems to have removed all of my recent progress through Hebrews and I can't access the files I downloaded ? ### 3/5 — Good teachings but no play queue. *2025-09-23, version 3.7.3* I enjoy the resource and the in depth biblical teachings. My biggest problem with the app is that there is no play queue to add teachings or sermons to. Each new session must be started manually which is often awkward and inconvenient to begin a new lesson or study. ### 3/5 — VBVM *2025-03-30, version 3.7.3* Stephen Armstrong’s teaching is fantastic! Some of the best if you want to deepen your understanding of the Bible. The problem (and the reason for the 3 stars) is with the app. It doesn’t work the way it is supposed to or the way it used to. I have to delete it and reinstall it every time I want it to work. Otherwise it just flashes a white background with the logo and then closes itself and disappears from the screen every time I try to open the app UNLESS I delete and reinstall it. ### 3/5 — Great App's, Need Updating. *2016-05-10, version 2.02* It's a great app, however while running on an IPhone 6s Plus (iOS 9.3) I have encountered areas where the app either freezes or crashes, otherwise 90% of the app works perfectly fine, and is overall still a great app. ### 3/5 — Needs a sleep mode *2014-12-11, version 1.30* I like to listen while I fall asleep. It needs a sleep mode. ### 4/5 — Like the simplicity but missing some features *2016-08-01, version 3.0* Overall, I like the new simple design, but I miss my progress bar/dashboard that displayed the percentage of the study I had already completed. I also can't see where my downloaded files are stored. My only option is to download all or remove all and I would like to have 1-2 audio recordings on my phone at a time due to space. Also, a couple of the recordings from the book of Acts seems to be missing for me. Please make these fixes!!! I love the content and would love to be able to access it more conveniently. ### 5/5 — Modern-Day Apostle Paul *2026-08-09, version 3.7.3* Pastor Stephen Armstrong was, in my opinion, one of the greatest Bible teachers of our time—a modern-day Apostle Paul in his dedication to teaching and explaining the Word of God. Although it is deeply saddening that he is no longer with us, the teaching he left behind continues to have an incredible impact even after his passing. God truly used this man in a powerful way for His Kingdom, and his legacy continues to reach and teach people around the world. His teaching goes far beyond the surface—this is truly the MEAT of the Word of God. I am incredibly grateful for the biblical teaching and legacy he left behind. ### 5/5 — Eyes for eternity *2026-08-01, version 3.7.3* The word is our daily bread, and verse by verse has massively helped me on my challenging journey. It has helped me understand the word in depth, and revelation of who Jesus is. ### 5/5 — Deep, Clear, and Spirit-Filled Bible Teaching *2026-05-14, version 3.7.3* Pastor Stephen Armstrong is an exceptional Bible teacher. His teaching is clear, insightful, and deeply rooted in Scripture. You can tell he has a tremendous amount of knowledge, and he presents each lesson in a way that is easy to understand and apply. I always finish each study with a greater understanding of God's Word and look forward to the next lesson with excitement. I highly recommend this app to anyone who wants to grow deeper in their faith and biblical understanding. ## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Exceptional *2026-04-03, version 3.7.3* I have never heard studies so biblically sound yet so rich. God has used Stephen and Wesley’s teachings over the past couple of years to massively grow my relationship with and understanding of Him. ### 5/5 — Best Bible Teaching *2026-03-02, version 3.7.3* This app has changed my life, my marriage, my motherhood and most of all my walk with Christ! It’s the best verse by verse Bible teaching out there. Get it! Listen everyday and watch God change you! ### 5/5 — Biblical Teachings *2026-02-25, version 3.7.3* Downloaded the app about 5 years ago. The teachings and other materials are solid and precise. I just wish the app had a dark mode option and would allow to create playlists and favourites. BTW, check out the sermons on Esther. ### 5/5 — So underrated! *2026-02-11, version 3.7.3* This is one of the best Bible apps. Pastor Stephen Armstrong is ranked with John MacArthur as among the greats at explaining the Bible. The way these sermons are laid out by the book and go through verse by verse explaining what it says, with supporting information, and yet in a captivating and entertaining way is priceless! Please don’t stop! I refer this app constantly to those just learning the Word, as well as to those with an insatiable hunger for the Word! It saddens me deeply to learn that Stephen passed away before finishing all 66 Books for this app, as he had wanted. But what he DID leave behind is such a treasure trove! I use this alongside my Bible studies, and even do my own independent studies with this app. He does such a deep dive. ### 5/5 — Absolutely Brilliant *2025-11-28, version 3.7.3* Highly recommended as it’s easy to use and listen to. I have learnt so much. ### 5/5 — Bible teacher *2025-08-18, version 3.7.3* Stephen Armstrong is the best Bible teacher I've ever sat under. I listen to verse by verse daily whether im sitting in my chair and especially driving in the car. Wonderful on long trips. This is a gifted teacher of the Word. Ive had hundreds of women download this app. ALL have thanked me!!! ### 5/5 — Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ. *2025-06-29, version 3.7.3* The teaching in this series, in this app, from this ministry, gives such scriptural clarity, I know it warms the heart of God. MEAT. The richness of the teaching, the depth of the teaching, the biblical understanding that I have gained… more people need, starting from Genesis! My prayer is more people will download this app. I wish I knew about Stephen Armstrong before he passed (years after discovering this, I grieved his death, despite knowing he is with Christ, “ God rejoices in the death of his saints ”) I just began to found this ministry after that fact. May the Lord bless his wife . me more of Christ sheep, hear his voice . --- *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 2026-09-03.*