YouVersion (also known as Bible.com or the Bible App) is an online and mobile Bible platform published for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and many other operating systems ; it also supports a variety of other platforms. According to YouVersion, its Bible App features 1797 Bible versions in 1247 languages, audio Bibles for popular versions, offline capabilities, as well as over 800 Bible Plans on specific topics, portions of the Bible, the entire Bible, and devotionals.
History
YouVersion was founded by Bobby Gruenewald and Life.Church in 2008.At least since 2012, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. billionaire founder/owner David Green has sponsored the YouVersion Bible app for mobile phones.In April 2014, YouVersion released version 5 of the Bible App, which added features for community engagement and scripture discussion.In April 2015, The Bible App became available on the Apple Watch and included functionality for reading the Verse of the Day, viewing trending verses, as well as the ability to jump to your own Verse Images, Bookmarks, and Highlights.In November 2015, The Bible App became available as an Amazon Alexa skill on the Amazon Echo.By April 2017, YouVersion had been downloaded over 268 million times. The app had 1492 versions of the Bible, in 1074 languages.In March 2017, YouVersion launched a service using Google Assistant on Google Home devices that enabled users to ask for Bible verses based on moods and emotions.
Bible App features
Bible reader : Reading the Bible on the mobile device.
Reading Plans: Hundreds of plans help users read the Bible regularly by serving up daily selections of Scripture.
Personalization: Notes, bookmarks, and highlights help users personalize their interaction with Scripture, much as they might with a print Bible.
Synced between platforms: Users can pick up where they left off whether they are reading on their computer, phone, or tablet. Reading plans, bookmarks, notes and more are accessible on all platforms.
