Himekuri: Bible Reading Plan
Daily verse & Japanese dates
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
A daily tear-off calendar for the Bible and for Japanese.
Himekuri shows you how to read today's date and time in Japanese, with furigana, and gives you a verse to read each day.
DATES AND TIMES IN JAPANESE
- Today's date and time in kanji, hiragana and romaji
- Public holidays, the six-day rokuyo cycle and the old lunar calendar at a glance
- Jump to any day from the monthly calendar, which marks the days you read and the days you wrote a note
A VERSE FOR EACH DAY
- One verse a day, with furigana
- Based on the Colloquial Japanese Bible (public domain)
- Switch to English (World English Bible), Korean or Chinese translations
- Stamp the days you have read to keep a daily habit
NOTES ON THE VERSE
- Start a meditation note straight from the verse of the day
- One note page per day, easy to browse and search later
BIBLE READING TRACKER
- Check off chapters across all 66 books (1,189 chapters)
- See your progress as a percentage, with each year's record saved
- Create a group and see everyone's reading progress together
WIDGETS AND NOTIFICATIONS
- Lock Screen: how to read the date, how to read the time, and the verse of the day (including the single line above the clock)
- Home Screen (Premium): the date reading and the verse of the day, in small and medium sizes
- A daily notification with the verse of the day, at the time you choose
CUTE MASCOTS
- Pick a mascot, or use your own photo, for the main screen
KEEP YOUR RECORDS
- Sign in with Google or Apple to back up to the cloud and carry your records to a new device or after reinstalling (the app also works without signing in)
PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE)
- Remove ads
- Home Screen widgets
- Browse past verses
The app is available in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
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Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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・Added Traditional Chinese (Settings > Language)
・Added "How to use" to Settings
・Widget names now follow the app language
・The Lock Screen "date reading" and "time reading" widgets are now Premium (the "Today's verse" widget stays free)
・Fixed book names being cut off in the Japanese Bible reading chart
The developer, MINGHUA LI, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- MINGHUA LI
- Size
- 107.4 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 TOV MERCI