“Recent Update Removes Free Features — I’ve used this app for years and loved its elegant UI, beautiful cross-references, and simple functionality. This update is more like a downdate. To highlight or bookmark any verses, I now have to…”
Public review signal · 500 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
4.7 ★10,311 ratings
—Downloads
4+Age rating
36 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
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…
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Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
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Paywall blocks the basics14 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
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“Disappointing change — I’ve been using this app for nearly two years and now I have to pay to hear Kristyn Getty read it. Super disappointing.”
“New update and subscription requirement — Don’t love the new update that put a lot of previously free content behind a subscription fee and a hefty one at that. I already purchased an ESV study Bible, why would I pay a month fee to access…”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 5.1.15.
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Business modelFree
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