The best bible app for any individual depends on how basic, or how much muscle you require for your own personal Bible study needs. It's quite similar to printed Bibles. You can purchase a Bible, or you can buy a Study Bible. You can also add reference books to the equation if need be. The 'muscle apps' are the ones which compare to the Study Bible... but also include whatever reference material you care to add to them.
I've had my iPad long enough now to test and make some suggestions on Bible apps.
I've narrowed it down to three apps. Since they initially don't cost anything, it's feasible and worthwhile to keep all three on the iPad. Each one has it's strength and is worth keeping just for it's positive point. Here's what I'm using...
(1) YouVersion.
This is a great basic app. It's for when all you want to do is read the bible. It's not the best study bible for doing in-depth studies. It has two strengths to it... you can read the NIV version of the bible for free, almost all other apps charge for the NIV. This is also by far the easiest app to copy any verse and save; email; or send directly to Facebook or Twitter. Apparently, there's no difference between the iPad and the Android versions of this app.
(2) Olive Tree Bible.
With this one you get much more capability for studying the Bible in-depth. You can load commentaries, dictionaries, concordances, etc. It allows up to two windows for viewing more than one study material. It's unique strength is that it actually has pop-up windows which makes study even easier. There is a difference between the iPad and the Android versions of this app... the one for the iPad is much, much better than OliveTree's Android version.
(3) Laridian PocketBible.
This is the muscle app of the bunch. It's for the person who's really doing lot's of in-depth study. It actually allows up to five window panes!! This means you can have a couple Bible versions, commentaries, dictionaries, strongs numbers, or anything else... all opened and viewable on your screen at the same time. If you're a pastor or Bible student, this one has no equal. This app is only available for the iPad with no Android equivalent at this time.
I believe these three Bible apps can meet the requirement of almost any person's needs, whether you want the basic, intermediate, or advanced app for your own personal Bible reading and/or study.
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Been using touch devices for twenty years.
You name the platform, chances are I've owned a couple.
I do have my favorites (too bad HPC died when it did.)
Some haven't lived up to their hype (Windows Tablet, Android, Newton.)
Some are as good as you've heard (iPad, PPC, Psion)
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About the Composer
- tAaOS
- In those wee hours of the morning; in those quiet, private times spent with the Lord; in those times of prayer and faithfully studying His word; that was when the Alpha & Omega Suite came to it's composer. This didn't happen instantaneously, but slowly and consistently over the course of nine years, beginning in 2000 and going through 2008. Accuracy to God's Word was more important than finishing the Suite quickly, which is a process that flies in contrast with the way things are normally done in our throw-away, media-centered culture. But, when dealing with the concept of God, it's important that our proclamation is based upon what He has revealed of Himself and not on the imaginations of fallen humanity.
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