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. This could be because of the graphics they have put at the start of the books. All in all, I've moved to a different bible app and have enjoyed it much more. So I'm uninstalling this.

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 app...there was nothing wrong with the way it was. Bad move to change it!

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 not nearly as useful because of this omission which is a very typical option on any other similar app.

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 all with this.

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. I'd love to see these issues fixed, at which point I'd give the app a higher rating.

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 to work. Other than that I love the app! Great plans, great layout, great audio.

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 part, I have to log in everytime after the app closes. Please consider making some changes. The previous version was so fluid and was much more useful.

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 the version which I have used for years on my tablet, when are you going to steal that one. Shame on you!!!!

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 one time fee, I would have paid. But when I go to a bookstore, I don't rent the Bible. I buy it. Subscription access to an app is a "no" for me. Disappointed. Good luck to you.

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 I switch from different apps without trying to use this bible app, getting annoying and frustrating.

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. You had a good app. It is no longer a good app.

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 also has enough settings such as enlarging or reducing the type size, and other things like highlighting certain passages. Thank you to the Developers!

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 me if you tap on the reference at the top of the page you get a menu. Yay! I don't know how long I would have been frustrated it "didn't have" that feature otherwise. Some of the rest of you may need that heads up too.

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, and maybe even a pre-defined list of headings/questions to guide our reflections. These entries should be saved in a separate option on the app (like the library).

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 conveniently. One thing I wish could be implemented is a side scrolling option, so that I can "turn" pages rather than scroll down. All in all it's a good app, highly recommended.

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.

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. It's mainly piano and ambient soundtracks. Some soft guitar is on there, as well.

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'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.

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 navigate and you'll have at your fingertips what is, in my opinion, the best translation out there.