Orthodox Study Bible

Name: Orthodox Study Bible
Rating: 4.8 (41 reviews)
Author: VDUB Software, LLC

The Bible of the early church

Free · In‑App Purchases

41 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Reference
Developer

VDUB Software, LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

54.2
MB

The Orthodox Study Bible presents the Bible of the early church and the church of the early Bible. This first-of-its-kind study Bible is presented with commentary from the ancient Christian perspective that speaks to those Christians who seek a deeper experience of the roots of their faith. - Old Testament translated from the Greek text of the Septuagint, including the Deuterocanon ("St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint") - New Testament from the New King James Version - Commentary drawn from the early Church Christians - Book Introductions and Outlines - Topical articles - Glossary This is a mobile app version of the Bible published by Thomas Nelson. SPECIAL TO THE OSB APP: - Daily readings per Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church in Baltimore (Old Calendar), the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (New Calendar) and the Orthodox Church in America (New Calendar) - Full year's Lectionary, Kathisma, 1- and 2-year reading plans, and more - Bookmarking and highlighting - Text search One can access all of the Orthodox Study Bible content with a single in-app purchase. No subscription is necessary. The "Today" screen is available for free: - Daily readings with accompanying footnotes and occasional topical articles - Morning & Evening prayers with appropriate day's Psalm inserted

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

41 Ratings

Best OSB version yet!
10/04/2025

Dn Sal Fazio
I’ve been using the OSB app since it came out. One of the best things in this version is being able to follow the scriptural breadcrumbs of the footnotes. I had was longing for that ability for years. Now that it’s available it’s absolutely fantastic! As a Greek Orthodox Deacon I constantly get people inquiring about Orthodoxy and what Bible APP they should use and how to use it. I always share the OSB app. With this new version, I think this will really help me to show people how Christ in the Scripture is interwoven from Genesis to Revelation. It will truly help people embracing orthodoxy in an educational, user friendly and Theological way! Bravo and thanks!!
Best OSB version yet!
10/04/2025

Dn Sal Fazio

I’ve been using the OSB app since it came out. One of the best things in this version is being able to follow the scriptural breadcrumbs of the footnotes. I had was longing for that ability for years. Now that it’s available it’s absolutely fantastic! As a Greek Orthodox Deacon I constantly get people inquiring about Orthodoxy and what Bible APP they should use and how to use it. I always share the OSB app. With this new version, I think this will really help me to show people how Christ in the Scripture is interwoven from Genesis to Revelation. It will truly help people embracing orthodoxy in an educational, user friendly and Theological way! Bravo and thanks!!
Doesn’t use proper voice
Mar 4

Mike (sdp)
No matter what I change it doesn’t use the proper voice to read the text. I see others with this problem as well. Please fix and I’ll update to five stars. Lent has stated it would be wonderful to have this resolved asap. Otherwise app is perfect and continues to change my life!Addition. This is apples fault. You can only use certain lesser quality voices.

Developer Response
Email me at "support@vdub.software" if you'd like help diagnosing this!
Doesn’t use proper voice
Mar 4

Mike (sdp)

No matter what I change it doesn’t use the proper voice to read the text. I see others with this problem as well. Please fix and I’ll update to five stars. Lent has stated it would be wonderful to have this resolved asap. Otherwise app is perfect and continues to change my life!Addition. This is apples fault. You can only use certain lesser quality voices.
Developer Response Feb 28
Email me at "support@vdub.software" if you'd like help diagnosing this!
Great improvements but missing search
11/01/2025

danjames85
OSB II has a lot of nice improvements from the first version. The only reason I still refer to the first version is to use the search feature, which seems to be missing entirely from this version. This version would get 5 stars with the search added back in.Another suggestion I have is to work with the Orthodox Daily Scriptures podcast by Fr. Alexey and embed his audio into this app. It’s distracting having a robotic voice read scripture and Fr. Alexey’s audio would be great to have tied to this app verse by verse.

Developer Response
Search has been added! See the v4.0 update.I hadn't heard of Fr. Alexey's podcast. He is using what the app calls the "Bible in One Year (Mixed)" reading plan. It would be neat to link to his audio in the plan! I'll see what I can do.If you want to have the app use a different reading voice, you can go to the Settings app and search for "spoken content" and then select "voices". Some voices are better than others!
Great improvements but missing search
11/01/2025

danjames85

OSB II has a lot of nice improvements from the first version. The only reason I still refer to the first version is to use the search feature, which seems to be missing entirely from this version. This version would get 5 stars with the search added back in.Another suggestion I have is to work with the Orthodox Daily Scriptures podcast by Fr. Alexey and embed his audio into this app. It’s distracting having a robotic voice read scripture and Fr. Alexey’s audio would be great to have tied to this app verse by verse.
Developer Response 11/11/2025
Search has been added! See the v4.0 update.I hadn't heard of Fr. Alexey's podcast. He is using what the app calls the "Bible in One Year (Mixed)" reading plan. It would be neat to link to his audio in the plan! I'll see what I can do.If you want to have the app use a different reading voice, you can go to the Settings app and search for "spoken content" and then select "voices". Some voices are better than others!
Great app!
Mar 7

PichuCats
Honestly it’s a good option for those who don’t want to carry their physical OSB everywhere or people who prefer to have a digital version that is accessible. Probably the best OSB app on the store. It’s got a very simple and intuitive design. It gets constant updates and the price is very reasonable. I believe keeping this app simple without too much going on like other bible apps will help it out. A very well deserved five stars.
Great app!
Mar 7

PichuCats

Honestly it’s a good option for those who don’t want to carry their physical OSB everywhere or people who prefer to have a digital version that is accessible. Probably the best OSB app on the store. It’s got a very simple and intuitive design. It gets constant updates and the price is very reasonable. I believe keeping this app simple without too much going on like other bible apps will help it out. A very well deserved five stars.

- Enhanced the Glossary screen to allow one to tap references to other terms to see immediately see definition in a dialog - Fixed an issue with scripture text being centered in wider dialogs

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Seller: VDUB Software, LLC
Size: 54.2 MB
Category: Reference
Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

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Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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