Reviews for ESV Bible

I used to love this app because it was quick to open up. But after the new update it’s taken much longer to open, and navigating different books/ chapters of the bible is difficult. I’ve also noticed a quirk with the update is that second chapters of old testament books have some verses cut off. […]

What happened to the ability to find a book or chapter immediately? It starts at Genesis and I have to scroll thru the entire Bible to get to the new testament?! The search feature doesnt work. The cross-reference is gone, which I used all the time. All my highlighted verses are gone. Finding a new […]

This was a great app and still gets the basic job done but I don’t understand why there are zero options for the font. Not only is there one solitary font type but there is no option at all to change the size. I appreciate simplified settings menus but this is a but ridiculous. It’s […]

Wonderful at doing what it says it will. Fonts and customizing are great, search features and changing books took a bit to figure out, but not bad. Includes choices in audio version. A very, very good English/American translation. Had previously used Bible gateway, which is still useful but often crashed. Have had no issues at […]

Straightforward Bible app, but with a few flaws that make it hard to use. One issue is that it is constantly forgetting my settings (dark mode, font size, etc). Also it frequently forgets my place and opens to Genesis 1. Finally, cross-references with dashes in them get totally garbled and link to the wrong place. […]

The only reason I did not gove this 5 stars is because the My Plans section is not syncing up. I have completed two plans and if I log in online it shows them gone, but in the app is has duplicated them. I have tried deleting, re-downloading, signing out and signing in, nothing seems […]

I have used this app “religiously” over the last 4 years and it became my favorite Bible app. However, this version has many issues: the condensed font, the difficulty in selecting options by pressing the tiny verse numbers, there are no more textual notes, the cross reference verses have been greatly minimised, and the worse […]

I had an excellent, useable copy on my Android phone which I had used at least every Sunday. I would have rated that one as 5 stars. It was gone from my phone the other day and the only Crossway ESV bible available for download is clumsy and certainly not user friendly. I still have […]

You want to add features and make them premium? That makes sense. You want to remove existing free features and change them to pay? That is your right, but it isn’t good business tactics. You got what you wanted. You moved someone off your app who wasn’t paying. Congratulations. Even if it had been a […]

Good app, I can make notes and highlight text but wish that there were more than one color. I also wish and maybe others feel the same that a log in would be cool so that I can connect to multiple devices instead of a single one. Lately the app has been opening up whenever […]

The latest update erased all my saved data. I had verses that I had marked for review when I’m going through hard times. Now that has all been deleted. What use is an app that randomly deletes user data? Update: The annotations came back briefly when I made an account. Now they are gone again. […]

I just wanted a simple Bible app that I could use to read and to reference. I didn’t have to sign up for anything or worry about ads. One of the things I like the best is that when you open it, it opens to where you left off so you can continue reading. it […]

It’s supposed to be more intuitive but I have no clue how to navigate to various places. And the icon won’t show up on my phone. I have to go to Google play each time I want to use it. Narration is nice tho. Customer support reached out to me after this review to tell […]

The app is lovely and straight forward. Fully deserves 5 stars. There are 2 things I’d love to see in the next update: 1. The ability to select more than one verse at a time. 2. To make a “journaling” page that links to the selected verse, and opens up with the date, the verse, […]

One of the best Bible apps on mobile. Easy and intuitive to use, great audio options (including voices and music). Another thing is the selection of study bibles, plans, and audio playlists. I personally don’t use any of the “premium” content, but it can be useful to some, and it’s good that it’s available so […]

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 […]

Perfect bible app. I like read read the text on the screen while listening to a reader over headphones. When I’m home, I read my physical copy but still use the audio this app provides. It also has non-vocal background music while the audio book plays, but you have the option of turning it off. […]

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 […]

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 […]

I have always loved my RSV and NIV. I had never heard of ESV until I found it as a free add-on to e-sword. I’ve been hooked ever since. I replaced my primary bible at home with an ESV and it’s my top referral to my friends. The app is simple, stable, and quick to […]