The ESV Bible app allows you to easily read, study, and engage with God’s Word wherever you go, making it the best possible Bible reading experience for your phone or tablet.
Listen to Scripture with audio Bibles and meditate on God’s Word with instrumental background music. Customize your experience with a wide variety of reading plans and thematic playlist options, helping you make daily Bible reading a habit every day.
READ THE BIBLE WHEREVER YOU GO
• Toggle display options to a streamlined, distraction-free reader's mode
• Search tools allow you to quickly search the Bible by reference, keyword, or phrase
• Quick access to cross-references
LISTEN AND MEDITATE
• Listen to the Bible read aloud by acclaimed Christian artists, pastors, and Bible teachers
• Voices include Kristyn Getty, Ray Ortlund, Jackie Hill Perry, Michael Reeves, and more
• Instrumental background music to help you meditate as you listen
• A diverse selection of musical styles, artists, and genres
• Individual volume controls allow you to adjust the music and Bible audio separately
MAKE A HABIT OF BIBLE READING
• Choose from over 50 Bible reading plans
• One-year, devotional, and topical plans offer a wide variety of options to fit your lifestyle and reading goals
DIVE DEEPER INTO GOD’S WORD
• Access the ESV Global Study Bible for free
• Subscribe to unlock a full library of study resources, including the ESV Study Bible, ESV Archaeology Study Bible, Preaching the Word commentary series, ESV Expository Commentary series, and more
ENGAGE WITH SCRIPTURE
• Record your personal reflections using the easy-to-use notes feature
• Highlight and bookmark favorite portions of Scripture
• All content saved via a free account is synced with ESV.org—giving you access to personal notes, bookmarks, and highlights from any device
• Adjust dozens of layout and text settings including font size, red letter, background color, and more
UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES
• Access to the full range of study Bibles, commentaries, and playlists available online and in the app
• Over 50 playlists compile thematic verses to guide you through a particular mood, topic, or season
Deepen your time in God’s Word with customizable study and audio features available with the ESV Bible app. Download for free today!
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Beautiful design and wonderfully intuitive. Best Bible App yet
Dee_sar
Amazingly simple yet beautiful minimalist design. There’s no clutter. Lovely font. Intuitive and simple to use. I absolutely love it. I have only one concern - I notice Gen 1:5 is incomplete. Kindly fix this. Otherwise-it’s the best bible app I’ve ever used.
Elegant!
nick_the_thud
I like the beautiful, clean design, and that the app is focused on reading/listening to the Bible, as opposed to being crammed with unnecessary features. I 💯percent love it!
ESV
Narya. W
No ads, easy to use and very useful.
ESV
wawaxz(neville)
Excellent app i believe that exists. Allows you to quickly jump references, make notes on the sermon and the verse for future review. The only thing is to find a way to export all these notes to the apple notes application.
Fixed display issues for devices running iOS 26.
Version 5.1.15
The developer, Crossway, 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:
Purchases
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Usage Data
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Accessibility
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Information
Provider
Crossway
Size
35.6 MB
Category
Reference
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
