What's New Continue Reading — your home screen now opens right where you left off. One tap and you're back in. Reading streaks — see consecutive days of reading on the home screen, with a built-in grace day each week so a single off-day doesn't undo weeks of progress. Personalized starting speed — new readers get a quick one-minute calibration to find a comfortable WPM. Change anytime in Settings. Warm-up mode — fresh reading sessions now ease in for the first 30 seconds instead of cold-starting at full speed. Toggle in Settings. Smoother sentence pacing — the brief pause at the end of a sentence now lingers on the period word itself, giving you an extra beat of comprehension. Offline downloads — download your translation under the publisher's terms so you can read without an internet connection. See Settings → Offline Downloads. Accurate verse numbers — switched to the official YouVersion SDK; verse numbers now match the publisher's markup. More accurate stats — chapters you swipe away from mid-session now count toward your totals. Reliability fixes — the reader no longer keeps playing in the background after you tap pause or dismiss, and the Continue Reading button opens the reader immediately even on slow networks. Translation update — NIV and ESV are available now. We've paused other translations while we work through proper licensing. Thanks for the feedback shaping this app — keep it coming.

What's New in Bible Speed Read v1.2 3 New Bible Translations KJV, NKJV, and NLT now available alongside NIV and ESV (5 total translations) Powered by the free Bolls.life API — no additional setup required 7 Customizable Themes System, Light, Dark, Sepia, Night Blue, Forest, and High Contrast Each theme applies across the entire app including the speed reading screen Visual theme swatch picker in Settings Live Verse Tracking The current verse reference now updates in real-time as you read (e.g., "Genesis 1:1" → "Genesis 1:2") Displayed in the top bar and below the progress slider Works with playback, seek, skip forward/backward, and chapter auto-advance 8 Reading Plans M'Cheyne One-Year (365 days, 4 daily columns) Chronological Bible (~365 days) 5x5x5 New Testament (260 days, weekdays only) Genre-Based 52-Week (364 days) Weekday Bible (260 days, Mon-Fri) New Testament in 90 Days Psalms & Proverbs Monthly (30-day repeating cycle) Bible in Two Years (730 days) Category filtering: Whole Bible, New Testament, Devotional Per-passage checkboxes with "Mark All Complete" Pause and resume any active plan Tap any passage to jump directly into the speed reader Reading Statistics Dashboard Total words read, reading time, average WPM, session count Current streak and longest streak tracking Books read count and favorite book Weekly activity bar chart (Mon-Sun) Recent sessions list with date, chapter, word count, and duration Haptic Rhythm Mode (iOS) Light pulse on each word, medium pulse at sentence endings Creates a physical reading rhythm to aid focus Animated Splash Screen Branded launch animation with logo and app title Feedback & Bug Reports In-app form accessible from Settings Choose between Feature Request or Bug Report Sends directly to the support email with name, subject, and description Chapter Navigation Gestures Swipe left/right on the reading screen to change chapters Seamless cross-book continuation (end of Genesis → Exodus)