Get to know Scripture with new overviews for all 66 books of the Bible. Follow along with verse and word highlights that hug the text and appear from the first word of narration. Offline listening is more reliable, with queued background downloads, clear progress, and simpler cancellation controls. This update also improves larger-text and increased-contrast support, refines highlight colors, and adds a native iOS search field.

The entire Bible is now available to listen to: all 66 books, narrated from start to finish and ready to download for offline listening. Search now recognizes familiar passage names such as The Lord's Prayer and takes you directly to the matching Scripture. Start a seven-day Full Access trial through Apple with localized pricing. This update also improves book organization, playback navigation, promo-code confirmation, text spacing, highlighting, accessibility, and translation copy.

Start a seven-day Full Access trial through Apple, with clearer monthly and yearly choices and localized pricing. Books are now organized with section headers, and the selected book stays clear of the narration notice. Fixed playback that could start from the wrong chapter after navigating, and improved promo-code confirmation, text spacing, highlighting, and accessibility.

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Acts are now fully narrated and available to stream or download for offline listening. Fixed an issue where previous narration could continue after switching books or chapters, keeping audio and highlighted text matched to the page.

What’s new in version 1.0.4: • Narration now stops cleanly when you switch books or chapters, keeping audio and highlighted text aligned with the Scripture on screen. • A new What’s New sheet highlights the latest improvements after app updates. • A thoughtfully timed App Store review prompt may appear after meaningful use. • Additional reliability improvements throughout the app.

Invite three friends and enjoy three additional days of Full Access. This update also introduces a smoother, more private contact-picker experience and includes UI polish and reliability improvements throughout the app.

What’s New in Version 1.0.2 Set personalized daily reading reminders for the times that work best for you. Create and manage multiple reminders, and tap a notification to return directly to your reading. Enjoy 7 days of Full Access with no subscription or payment required. Update your name and profile photo more smoothly in Account settings. Improved reliability when downloading your data or resetting the app. Faster, more responsive offline-download management. Fixed an issue that could cause the app to freeze while editing profile information. Additional performance, accessibility, and stability improvements throughout the app.

Search the whole Bible. Tap the magnifying glass and start typing. Results come back instantly, right on your device — no waiting, no connection needed. Tap any result to land on that verse, lit up so you can find it at a glance. Press play and the narration starts right there. Not sure where to begin? The search screen suggests a few places to start. ALSO IN THIS UPDATE Your own music, underneath. Start Spotify, Apple Music, or a podcast and The Sword mixes over it — your soundtrack ducks while the narration speaks, then comes back up. The Dynamic Island shows the chapter you're in and a ring that fills as the verses go by, even while your music plays. • Smoother reading — the word highlight no longer fights your scroll • Playback haptics: a tap on play/pause, a tick at each verse, a cue at the end of a chapter • Pick your reading font from a new popover in Settings • Larger accessibility text sizes now scale properly throughout the app • Downloads: per-book sizes, multi-select, and Remove All • A cleaner Account screen, and a new app icon that adapts to light and dark • Fixed a rare crash when switching chapters or voices mid-download • Fixed the redeem screen jumping out of place, and it now tells you when a code doesn't work