Life Bible App 4+

Excellent biblical resources and not pushy for sales!

I’ve had the Tecarta Bible app for over seven years and it has been a consistent, convenient and accurate resource for Bibles study Bibles devotionals, commentaries and I believe concordances. Recently, Tecarta upgraded their app with a smooth transition and more features and along with those features were provided a tutorial. Some of the features that I enjoy are the automatic scroll, being able to scroll fast or slower, being able to listen to the Bible in different voices male-female or with theatrical music and sound effects in the background. In addition to that, Tecarta offers Bible reading plans. I don’t want to forget to mention several color highlighters plus setting options from voice speed to side-by-side translations. I can go on and on about this application. Finally I want to say that all Bible resources are offered at a free 7 day trial and Tecarta is never pushy or forces me into making purchases but I have made a few purchases because I was able to do it on my terms and at my convenience. I enjoy the new resources and I would have never known about some of them or even brought them were it not for the trial periods. I give five stars and rave reviews for this app! I see myself using this app for many more years to come!

NOT the version I raved to others about.

I bought this Bible app several years ago after trying some others. The Tecarta app was the hands-down winner. But that was then.... A few days ago, I noticed my app icon was different - I hadn't updated it, but I found a whole new, visually pleasing version had made a home on my phone. I played around, trying to find the features I have enjoyed for so long. Where it was user-friendly before, now I see that it takes a tutorial to learn all the twists and turns. Admittedly, I have not watched any instructive videos, and IF I can do that and gain the necessary skills that will make it worthwhile for all the time and effort the developers have put into this latest version, I will boost my rating accordingly. I have interacted with Victor (?) a time or two, and found a "listening ear@. Personally, I'm not sold yet, but I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt. I'll reserve my final judgement 'til a later time.
UPDATE: It's now been a couple of weeks of me watching some videos and "wandering around" in the new graphics and features. I'm starting to like it and am upping my rating from 2 stars to 4. As pretty as it is, I'm not giving 5 stars because it's simplicity is what sold me on it originally. I understand that it's very difficult to get the right balance of features and the K.I.S.S. principle. Tecarta is still my only Bible app.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your comments, and sorry you're having a hard time with the new version. We are committed to continuing to improve the new version based on valuable feedback like yours.

For tutorials and FAQs see: https://tecartabible.com/support

And, email us at support@tecarta.com with your questions.

Used it nearly daily for at least 11 years

Not my only Bible app, but this is still the one I use most consistently because God has demonstrated again and again (truly nearly daily) that He in his Sovereignty uses it to inform and guide me, especially for intercession. I can’t even begin to tell you how often he has provided the best possible verse or devotional for someone or something I am praying for. I love the format, the ease of access, the search features, the devotional options. I’m willing to pay for the Bible and devotionals that I want because I don’t believe that everything Christian should be free…don’t muzzle the ox…and I would look up the actual verse, but that’s not available while I’m reviewing it 😉😆

Like many, I was initially not thrilled with the update. Change is hard. But after using it for awhile I am really impressed with all the upgrades. So much so that we (my family) are now going to purchase the yearly subscription for the access to all the rich commentaries and study Bibles. I’m really excited to dig into the many different options for gaining greater context and understanding.
Thank you, Tecarta, for access to such a wealth of material that draws me more deeply into relationship with our beloved LORD.