Pencil Bible 4+

Bible Study & Note Taking App

Launch Round

    • 4.2 • 36 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

The number one Bible App on the App Store for note-taking & Bible journaling. Write what you hear from God, highlight passages as you study, and draw pictures as a way to express yourself. Pencil Bible is ideal for Christians who want to do Bible study on their iPads.

NEW! The iPhone version is also available now - although with limited use compared to the iPad (will add more features in the future).

How does it work?

1. Choose your favourite translation (new translations are added all the time)
2. Customize your Bible by choosing a font, font size, line space, drawing space, and white space
3. Draw, write, take notes, journal, doodle, create and read your Bible on the iPad in style

Currently, available translations are:

- ESV ($8.99)
- NLT ($9.99)
- CSB ($9.99)
- TPT ($12.99)
- NIV (NON NORTH AMERICAN ONLY) ($9.99)
- NVI SPANISH ($9.99)
- NVI PORTUGUESE ($9.99)
- KJV (FREE)
- ASV (FREE)
- WEB (FREE)

P.S. Pencil Bible is free to use up to 10 pages. You can subscribe for unlimited use (subscriptions start at $0.99). Subscriptions help with development and cloud costs.

You can read the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

What’s New

Version 2.5.13

This is a cool little update!

- We completely reworked dark mode. It looks great now!
- We now use the full screen if you hide the top bar/header (only for newly created Bibles). Feels and looks great!
- Adjusted the toolbar design
- The last shape selected is remembered
- A few design updates
- A few bug fixes

Ratings and Reviews

4.2 out of 5
36 Ratings

36 Ratings

Queen_liz🙏🏾✝ ,

Exactly what I was looking for.

I haven’t used it much yet, but so far this app is exactly what I was looking for. Offers the creative freedom to study as you please. The layout is very simple and seamless and the tutorial was very straightforward. Thumbs up from me! God bless you!

Only issue is some of the tools are a bit buggy (the eraser, undo, and the highlighter), so sometimes don’t work very well. However I’m sure this can be solved with a few bug fixes! :)

Developer Response ,

Thanks LIZ - it helps Pencil Bible so much 🥹

KmcA ,

Just what I needed

I love it.. you’ve done a fantastic job. I’ve paid for a years subscription. A) it’s a different price and b) it’s not available offline. Today it’s blank screen. Please advise .

Developer Response ,

Hi KmcA 😁 - the bug will be fixed very soon, but in the meantime please email support@pencilbible.com and I will give an instant solution for you. Sorry about the issue 🙏

Meme1324 ,

Good idea, but...

The idea is fantastic and there is definitely a market for this product.

However, I have a few 'gripes':

- it's so expensive, I already paid 32£ + purchasing a couple of Bibles (as they are paid for separately) and to embark on another 32£/yearly sub is a lot of money. That's premium app sub, right there... And PB isn't premium quality yet.
- there is no way of altering font size after you saved it. So if you underline, highlight and adnotate and then for some reason want to make it smaller/bigger, you can't, without starting afresh with a new Bible.
- it still feels like an app that should be developed but with that premium sub price, I'm not taking the chance...

Developer Response ,

Hi - thanks for your comments.

- The development is costly. If we relied on the profit of Bible sales, the app would take 20 years to finish.
There is a reason for the font limit. If you change the font and size, the highlights cannot align as the TEXT layer is below the drawing layer. Imagine a piece of tracing paper over one Bible—highlight a line—now take the tracing paper to another Bible. What happens? No technology allows your freehand notes and highlights to adjust with the text. It's almost impossible.
- The app works wonderfully otherwise - I'm sorry you feel it's not premium enough for you. We are continually developing it, and if you ask any user - it takes enormous strides every couple of months. We will match Apple Notes very soon.

App Privacy

The developer, Launch Round, 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:

  • Contact Info
  • User Content
  • Identifiers

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.

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