ESV Bible App Reviews

It was good in the past...but now it crashes on startup. Every time.

Of all the apps I have used to read the bible. This has been the easiest to use as well as very clean and easy to read. The esv is a tremendous modern version that already has wide acceptance.

ESV Bible is a great app, but as soon as I got the new update it just crashes on startup.

Other then logos this is my favourite bible app. Very functional modern app.

This used to be one of my absolute favorite apps, by far. But for the past year or so, it wont even open before it crashes. No updates have fixed this in over a year. Very disappointing.

This is a great app,at times I want to send some people who need a word from the holy book because their down & I find it really hard to do

The app store is *full* of badly-designed bible apps, and ESV Bible was a wonderful oasis. Not any more. As everyone points out, this release has been marred by crashes on both iPhone & iPad – but crashes can be (and now have been) fixed. The real tragedy (apart from the data loss reported by some) is the app’s new design on iPhone. (Apart from changes to the passage navigation, the iPad design has not been changed much, yet.). This app used to be a shining example of why simplicity in design leads to a great experience – and I recommended this to everyone as the best and most usable bible on iOS – but they’ve released a horrendous new UI that is both ugly and bewilderingly complicated. This isn’t a bug that can be fixed in the next release, it’s a major design overhaul that probably took them a few months to conceive and implement, which means they won’t easily “fix” it. What’s wrong with it? The passage navigation, which used to be slick, now feels clunky – and they’ve opted for a grid of numbers instead of a vertical list, which I find makes it harder to quickly find what I’m looking for. Also, why is there a non-retina arrow under the passage headline after a major redesign? And the colour scheme is gold. Gold! This app is like the gold iPhone of bible apps. Tacky :( Please get back to basics on this once-excellent app. Simplicity is what we want! Fix the layout. Fix the nasty colour-scheme. Focus on simple navigation and readability! Until you do, there are no beautifully designed bibles on the app store. Update October 27, 2014: The iPad app has now been updated with the same awful design. UGH. They’ve also now put a giant black bar across the bottom of the screen on both iPhone and iPad that has two buttons: “Listen” and “ESV” (an unclear label, since it actually means “Read”). This is awful design. Why would I want these prominent buttons constantly in view ALL THE TIME?? I never listen, I only read. Tuck these settings away in the prefs somewhere. On iPhone the monstrosity disappears when you begin to scroll, which is a minor relief, but on iPad they stay fixed in place all the time. Whoever made the decision to add this just does not have good taste or understand how people want to use the app. Please make the app good again :( And for crying out loud – at least fix the grainy non-retina arrow under the view’s title!

The app is ok. But the letters are much too big. Desperately wish for extra small font back, as the previous version. Wonderful for small retina screens to see more passage as a real bible, wheras in the new update, I have to scroll far more often and keep phone further away in order to read big letters that are called small font. Plus itd be nice to have an option to disable (esv audio) bar that takes up too much space below. Hard enough with new large small letter font plus the bar now. Aside from those, its a decent bible app. I have iphone 5s and the tiny font is sorely missed. Please bring it back.

Thank you so much for providing an easy, usable app for free in a great version. It is perfect for high school students who want an accurate, easy to read version of the bible.

I love to use this instead of bringing my bible to places like camping or whatever. great for highlighting key verses, but Im not fond of the new overall layout. preferred the other one!

Im so thankful for this app. it reads to you!! so helpful for family devotions.

Only the first verse of any chapter is read... Then it stops. Otherwise the applies great.

This is a wonderful app. I use it regularly, both for school and for personal reading and studying. Fantastically easy to use. Wholehearted recommendation!

Great version of the Bible in a great app. Thanks Crossway.

ESV for free! Audio bible built in. Take notes on bible verses while you listen to your favourite podcasts. Just all around awesome.

Theres no reason not to download this if youre looking for a clean, easy to use bible app. Making notes and highlighting is easy too.

New update is awesome. Thx crossway

Please dont discontinue supporting the previous version of ESV Study +. Its much more user friendly than this version!!

Such a great update. Overall very simple to use, comprehensive improvements, and the features are killer, especially the way the study notes are now incorporated (also, thank you for making the global study bible free!). I also love the reader mode. Only 2 glitches that Ive noticed - in the study notes, when theres a reference to multiple verses in another chapter or book, tapping ANY of the verses always takes you to the last of the list (for example, if its referencing Jer. 31:3, 5, 8-9, tapping any of those verses takes you to Jer 31-8-9). Also, when you go to a referenced verse in the study notes, the pop up window begins at the second line (approx) of that verse, and youve got to scroll up to get to the beginning of it. Great update, love it!

Disappointed that you can not just tap on the verse to see the cross reference.