Unusable without network connection. You download a book of the Bible in audio format for listening to offline, but then you can't even start the app when you are offline. I have it two stars instead of one because the audio us actually pretty good, but since I can't actually listen to it when I'm offline, it's basically useless. Also, the user interface is fairly unintuitive and the app is buggy. Also, pressing back on a remote control navigates to the previous chapter instead of 15 seconds.
Reviews for Bible – Audio & Video Bibles
This is a helpful app, except for a few issues: frequently, when I pause a chapter and come back to it several minutes later, the app will have forgotten my location and will start over again. There is no way to control the ch. progress via the phone's controls in the lock screen or from a Bluetooth headset. So if you want to pause the track, go on to the next, or start playing again, you have to be in the app. This almost makes it unworkable. I would use another app if given the option
Used to enjoy this app! It remember my spot, had my info saved, and my notes. Once the update came out, all of my notes got taken away, my account seemed to no longer exist, and my spot is never saved and I have to relogin Everytime I wanna use the app. Another issue is that it takes forever to think or load. I click play or pause and it takes a while 3 minutes to work. (Yes I timed it)
When I first installed Bible.is, I loved it, the selection of different trandlations of God's Word, but found that when I wanted to play it offline, it didn't work. I reinstalled it, which helped, but since then it has been slow (2+ minutes to load a chapter), repeated chapters, or not worked at all if though I'd downloaded the entire Bible for offline use. I've finally decided to stop using it and search for a more reliable app.
I love that this is a Bible app that focuses on the audio. That's the main way I read it, and making a Playlist that loops whatever books I have in there is awesome, BUT it is not user friendly. It puts chapters in out of order, and when you edit them, sometimes it saves the changes, sometimes it doesn't. Currently trying to remove some chapters but they won't leave the Playlist :( Hope this issue gets fixed!
I love using this every morning to set the atmosphere of my home and to mentally start my day right, after prayer and manually reading the Bible. What I love most is being able to create a playlist. If I want to be encouraged in an area, I will create a playlist of verses about that and play the list over and over. My issue is that the audio stops or changes before completing some of the verses. It's very annoying. Although it doesn't happen with all of the verses. PLEASE fix this!
Best Bible app i have found for multiple versions and languages. It has customizable font, size, and speed of auto reading. This is especially helpful for those learning a new language. I use the esiest to read font, biggest size, and play the scripture portion very slowly, while I follow along reading the text. It has improved my pronunciation, reading recognition, and speed in reading. I am also very excited to know that all proceeds go towards developing new Bibles for more language groups.
I drive a lot for work. If I start the app when I'm not in service, the app plays downloaded resources less than quarter off time. When I am unable to load it, it gives me error telling me it's unable to connect to server. If I download books, I want to be able to be use this app connection free. Though I do appreciate and love dramatized versions. Not sure the thought behind the voice for Song of Songs (of Solomon) being an older woman.
Easy way to listen to God's Word, but unless you want only English, you're pretty much stuck with New Testament. Reading is also a pain, it's too easy to skip to the next chapter while just scrolling. There are several translations that indicate OT audio, however they don't have with OT audio or even text. I would recommend it as a diverse initial resource, but driving deeper will require visiting bible gateway or buying a translation in the language you need.
Audio doesn't line up with highlighted text, play/pause delays. If you want to just listen it'll be great, but I do better when reading along and that's just not possible. The audio doesn't line up with the text as it highlights, it's like watching a dubbed over movie. How everything is just on like a 3 second delay, that describes the app.