ESV Bible

Crossway

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About this app

The ESV Bible app allows you to easily read, study, and engage with God’s Word wherever you go, making it the best possible Bible reading experience for your phone or tablet.

Listen to Scripture with audio Bibles and meditate on God’s Word with instrumental background music. Customize your experience with a wide variety of reading plans and thematic playlist options, helping you make daily Bible reading a habit every day.

READ THE BIBLE WHEREVER YOU GO
• Toggle display options to a streamlined, distraction-free reader's mode
• Search tools allow you to quickly search the Bible by reference, keyword, or phrase
• Quick access to cross-references

LISTEN AND MEDITATE
• Listen to the Bible read aloud by acclaimed Christian artists, pastors, and Bible teachers
• Voices include Kristyn Getty, Ray Ortlund, Jackie Hill Perry, Michael Reeves, and more
• Instrumental background music to help you meditate as you listen
• A diverse selection of musical styles, artists, and genres
• Individual volume controls allow you to adjust the music and Bible audio separately

MAKE A HABIT OF BIBLE READING
• Choose from over 50 Bible reading plans
• One-year, devotional, and topical plans offer a wide variety of options to fit your lifestyle and reading goals

DIVE DEEPER INTO GOD’S WORD
• Access the ESV Global Study Bible for free
• Subscribe to unlock a full library of study resources, including the ESV Study Bible, ESV Archaeology Study Bible, Preaching the Word commentary series, ESV Expository Commentary series, and more

ENGAGE WITH SCRIPTURE
• Record your personal reflections using the easy-to-use notes feature
• Highlight and bookmark favorite portions of Scripture
• All content saved via a free account is synced with ESV.org—giving you access to personal notes, bookmarks, and highlights from any device
• Adjust dozens of layout and text settings including font size, red letter, background color, and more

UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES
• Access to the full range of study Bibles, commentaries, and playlists available online and in the app
• Over 50 playlists compile thematic verses to guide you through a particular mood, topic, or season

Deepen your time in God’s Word with customizable study and audio features available with the ESV Bible app. Download for free today!

Ratings and reviews

I'd give it 5 stars because overall it's a great app, but there are a couple annoying bugs in this version I'd like to see fixed. For one, all the headings get cut off on the left side, I can barely see them. Second, I'm in the middle of a reading plan, but every day when I tap on the plan, it shows the "subscribe" page first as if I'm not subscribed to the plan instead of showing my progress. If I tap subscribe, then it shows my current progress. Fix these and I'd give 5 stars.

My only "complaint", and it's barely significant, just an annoyance really, is that when doing the Bible in a year "plan", the darn chapters keep unchecking themselves after reading. After I've read a thing, I just want it to advance properly, so I don't get lost in my progress. When I open the plan every day, I just want it to be on the next day that I need to read.

I want to like this app but it's just not good and there appears to be no progress on addressing previous bugs (text tracking with audio, reading plans won't remember a read passage, etc.) I purchased after Xmas 23, by Jan. an update changed the UI for the worse. I was under the impression this was a one-time purchase,but 1 year later, without correcting basic issues raised by multiple people in the reviews alone, the app now asks again for twice the original price. I'm sorry. I can't.

What’s new

Fixed an issue that could cause Playlists and Themes to appear empty.