BibleProject
A Bible-learning app connecting reading with biblical themes, videos and study resources.
For Readers exploring the literary and theological context of Scripture.
By BibleProject
App StoreOfficial websiteAudience source
- Platform
- iOS
- Category
- Reference
- First release
- 15 December 2021
- Store ratings
- 2,782 (US)
- Research captures
- 33
Design review
Observed choices, what they mean, and what still needs checking.
Access & cost
The guest Me tab invites sign-in to "Share progress, history, and classroom certificates across devices".
Captured flow · 28 October 2026Attention & control
Reminder defaults, pause and missed-day recovery have not been verified.
Controls not yet verifiedTrust & care
Source boundaries, privacy and safeguards need further review. No app-wide assurance is implied.
Evidence incompleteOffers are dated iOS observations in USD where captured. Eligibility, country and platform can differ. Existing settings are not installation defaults.
Where the observed choices sit
Each row is one scoped observation of a specific flow, not a grade for the whole app.
1 area with good practice observed1 area with a concern noted7 areas not reviewed yet
Works against: a choice subverts the person’s agency. Respects: it respects people and safeguards. Restores: a practice restores at a cost freely borne by the builder. Price, Christian branding or a free tier alone do not place an area. How we review.
Respects and works against the personMoney and access
The giving footer and the support sheet, signed out, 30 October 2026.
What we saw
Giving unlocks nothing and is explained plainly (“All of our content is made possible by the generous support of people like you”). The support sheet opens with Monthly and $50 already selected.
What this does not show
One evening on iOS (30 October 2026), existing account or guest state, not first-install defaults. Nothing was bought or given. Scope: The giving footer and the support sheet, signed out, 30 October 2026.
Principles
Feed the flock, not on itWelcome before you ask, and guard what is told in confidence
Screens
33 reviewed screensCaptured app states, distinct from the publisher’s promotional images. Dates and versions belong to each screen; this is not a complete app walkthrough.
Features and patterns
What the reviewed screens show this app doing. A missing entry does not mean a feature is absent.
First use
A Genesis reader coachmark points to related videos, podcasts and articles. The Me tab offers sign-in for progress, history and classroom certificates, alongside bookmarks, downloads and giving. BibleProject points to its related-resources control while Bible text is loading.
First useOther apps with first use (89)3 supporting screens
Giving and offerings
BibleProject explains account synchronisation above saved-content and giving entry points. The Me tab offers sign-in for progress, history and classroom certificates, alongside bookmarks, downloads and giving. The guest Me tab invites sign-in to "Share progress, history, and classroom certificates across devices". Below Bookmarks, Downloads and History rows, a panel says "All of our content is made possible by the generous support of people like you" with a Give button. Signed out, the Me tab offers "Sign in to get the best experience", Bookmarks, Downloads and History, then a persistent footer: "All of our content is made possible by the generous support of people like you." with a Give button. Giving unlocks nothing; the content stays free. "Support the Project" opens with a video of the two founders and the same line about generous supporters. Monthly and $50 are preselected (options One-Time, Monthly, Yearly; $25, $50, $100, Other), with Apple Pay, Credit Card and Bank Transfer.
Giving and offeringsOther apps with giving and offerings (26)5 supporting screens
How much text at once
BibleProject offers verse-number, font and text-size controls in one sheet.
How much text at onceOther apps with how much text at once (31)
Numbers, headings and notes
BibleProject offers verse-number, font and text-size controls in one sheet.
Numbers, headings and notesOther apps with numbers, headings and notes (43)
Study helps
BibleProject spotlights the button for related chapter resources. BibleProject opens videos, podcasts and articles for Genesis 1 in a sheet. BibleProject places sharing, bookmarking and read-status actions above an article and related video. BibleProject underlines scripture and topic links within its article body. BibleProject opens a John passage sheet over the article. BibleProject shows featured and grid-based classes with teachers and session counts. BibleProject presents a class teacher, duration, facilitator guide and two viewing choices. BibleProject separates teacher notes from reflections within the class notebook. BibleProject places a reveal action beneath a class reflection question. BibleProject displays an authored response with a scripture link beneath the reflection question. BibleProject presents a featured Ten Commandments card above video, podcast, class and article categories. BibleProject features The Wilderness above video, podcast, class and article categories. A Redemption theme sits above videos, podcasts, classes and articles. A scrolled home screen exposes BibleProject resource categories and descriptions. An empty search field sits above publisher-provided trending searches. A Genesis reader coachmark points to related videos, podcasts and articles. BibleProject points to its related-resources control while Bible text is loading. BibleProject presents an article on John 1 with sharing, bookmarking and a video link. BibleProject opens a John 1:1–18 reading sheet with a spinner.
Study helpsOther apps with study helps (33)21 supporting screens
Translations
BibleProject labels translations with word, phrase and thought-based descriptions.
- Download
- Free download · US store
- Access
- Some free use available
Cost, access & publisher model Sources and details
Practical facts, separate from the design assessment. Checked 25 October 2026. A free download does not establish free access to all content.
- App download
- Free download · US · Store source
- Subscriptions
- Subscription declared · Source
- Store in-app products
- None declared on the retrieved listing; other payment routes remain unverified
- Donations
- Not verified
- Advertising
- Not verified
What access does payment cover?
Publisher describes its app content or features as free.
Scope: Publisher-described content and features · publisher statement · Source · 25 October 2026
Free samples, a free tier and the complete library are different scopes. Store and publisher evidence is separate from the dated captured-flow review in Design review. Coverage varies by offer and platform.
Publisher funding and business model
BibleProject describes itself as a crowdfunded nonprofit producing free resources.
organization · Undated current webpage · Publisher source · checked 25 October 2026
The organization’s complete current funding mix and revenue are not established here. App payments, donations and capital raised describe different things; they do not determine an ethical assessment.
Organization profile and funding sourcesStore facts checked 25 October 2026 (version 2.26). Ratings are not downloads or active users. App-specific revenue and active users have not been verified; see the organization profile for separately scoped figures.
Store reviews
Store reviews offer useful questions to investigate. These retrieved samples are self-selected, vary by platform and do not establish the experience of every user.
Illustrative reading
The educational concept is praised; a selected negative example concerns theological interpretation, not a demonstrated app malfunction or verified doctrinal error.
Based on 2 selected review excerpts, which may be historical; not a full thematic analysis. Review source
Review samples, reading and sources
- Google PlayEnglish / US requested
50 written reviews within the 180 days ending 25 October 2026.
4–5 stars: 463 stars: 11–2 stars: 3
View Google Play listing- Google PlayGerman / DE requested
2 written reviews within the 180 days ending 25 October 2026.
4–5 stars: 13 stars: 01–2 stars: 1
Small sample: fewer than 20 recent reviews.
View Google Play listing- Apple App StorePublic review page · default order
10 selected excerpts returned; these may be older and are not a recent or random sample.
Returned dates: 31 December 2021 – 13 November 2025.
View Apple reviews
Collected 28 October 2026. Up to 50 newest Play reviews per requested language/storefront before the date filter. Requested locale does not establish residence; streams may overlap and must not be added together. Star counts describe ratings, not text sentiment or ethical quality. Methods and limitations.
App Store screenshots
View the store listingPublisher-supplied images from the US App Store, checked 25 October 2026. Promotional artwork may include captions or composites; it shows how the publisher presents the app.
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Not reviewed yet: Attention and agency, Truth and spiritual authority, Privacy and dignity, Formation and relationships, Care and inclusion, Craft and repair, Stewardship and accountability.
The ten principle questions For your own design review
These questions guide discernment; they are not ten scores for this app.
- Keep the Word distinct, and teach it truly
- Can a reader always tell Scripture from our words, and our words from a machine’s?
- Never speak for God
- Would we put our own name under this sentence, or are we borrowing God’s?
- Design for the most vulnerable first
- Who is the most vulnerable person likely to use this today, and what will they see?
- Welcome before you ask, and guard what is told in confidence
- If a friend read everything we keep about this person, would the person be glad?
- Feed the flock, not on it
- Does this serve growth in faith, or only the usage numbers?
- Make room for rest, and say when it is enough
- Where does our product stop, and does it ever tell someone they have done enough?
- Send people to God and to one another
- When someone closes what we built, are they closer to God and to other people?
- Plant and water; leave the growth to God
- What would we stop measuring if we believed growth is God’s?
- Make it well, as an offering
- Would we offer this to God as it is, and could the person with the least sight, time or reading ease use it?
- Hold it with joy and trembling, before God and others
- Who outside the team holds us to account, and who prays for the people who use this?
Use this in your own work
Start with the observed choice, then ask how your own implementation serves people. The evidence is a design example, rather than an app-wide recommendation.