Good News Bible app for iPhone and iPad

4.8 ( 7968 ratings )

Reference Book
Developer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

3.99 USD

Current version: 1.9, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 04 Nov 2010
App size: 88.34 Mb

Welcome to the most-feature rich Bible app available.

"I really can’t imagine what more a Bible app could possibly contain." - Karen Freeman (www.AppAdvice.com)

"Im truly impressed by this app with its many features. Not only does it bring to you the complete holy scripture in an easy to navigate fashion, but the other features stand out, too. The timeline is very neat and helpful as are the other features. Thx for this gem!" - AppStore review by D. Hoffman

The Bible Made Easy - With 150 million copies sold, the Good News Bible is the most popular easy-to-read Bible translation – now available as an immersive, colourful and interactive iPhone/iPad app!

This app developed by Trellisys.net and HarperCollins includes the FULL text of the New Life Good News Bible and stands out as the first Bible translation to be both easy to read and authoritative. In this full colour interactive app edition you can easily select verses or search by keywords, add notes and bookmark favourite passages within the Old and New Testament.

This app is also packed with added extras, including a scrolling illustrated Timeline of the bible, a Who’s Who guide for over 50 central figures, 60+ fun quizzes to test your knowledge, inspirational passages to post to facebook, an introductory reading plan and a comprehensive dictionary of the Bible to clarify terms used.

We hope you enjoy it.

• Complete Good News Bible text
• Verse selector
• Bible Dictionary explaining over 1800 terms
• Search the Entire Bible
• Add Notes & Bookmarks
• Reading plan
• Scrolling illustrated timeline
• 52 Who’s Who Profiles
• Bible Maps
• Fun Quizzes on central figures and themes
• Quick access - Prayers from the bible
• Quick access - Miracles of Jesus
• Quick access – Parables of Jesus
• Quick access - Passages for occasions
• Quick access – Passages to soothe and inspire
• Quick access - Life issues explained
• Post to facebook

This is a UNIVERSAL BINARY. Compatible with both the iPhone and iPad.

[ NOTE: The Good News Bible app is currently available ONLY in English ]

Pros and cons of Good News Bible app for iPhone and iPad

Good News Bible app good for

Im truly impressed by this app with its many features. Not only does it bring to you the complete holy scripture in an easy to navigate fashion, but the other features stand out, too. The timeline is very neat and helpful as are the other features. I like the layout, too and cant wait for the iPad version. The developer told me that it is being worked on right now. Customer support seems to be great, too. I wonder why theres no German bible app out yet, that is as appealing as this one. Thx for this gem!

Best timeline ever! This app was created with overwhelming love.

Ive never read the Bible before as it also seems like a daunting task. This app helps organize the material in a easy to follow and fun way ... perfect for the newbie and seasoned readers alike!

Easy to understand language, with lots of quiz to do. A complete bible for everyone!

Well done, overall, except it crashes unexpectedly. A similar version aimed at teens and young adults would be good. I wish the icons were not all little white people. I also noticed the Holy Spirit is depicted as as a ghost, which might be problemmatic for some. Does not support VGA out - this should be added.

This Bible has been a great help in my church Bible studies. I can quickly look up verses from the old testament to the new, it saves a lot of time. It is easy to read, Im enjoying it very much!

Some bad moments

I bought this for the sole purpose to share with my friends :((( I will change rating when the author corrects the problem ....

Layout great, but lacking a good bookmarking function. The "resume" never goes back to where I left off.

Decent Bible but your personal comments are out of line. Jesus the refugee didnt go into other countrys and rape women and children or cut peoples heads off.

Good app. Great adds like Dictionary, Whos Who, and Life Issues. Would like for it to remember where I left it, but it goes back to the home screen most of the time. Also havent found how to bookmark. Tried using notes but I just lost the note. Guess I should put some time into it....

I paid, and downloaded this in my ipad mini, which I just got, so I hope its not a problem with the ipad itself. I dont see a way to navigate between some screens. For example, in the contents pane, if I go to one section, theres no way to get back to the contents page. I also dont see a way to create highlights, which is a pretty basic feature. I also dont see a help section to answer any of theses questions. Ill have to go buy another bible app, wasted my money on this one.

God is good.......I am so glad that this app was made, I read it every nite. Its very easy to read, and understand, I wish everyone I new had an iPad, And this bible app to read, its full of knowledge . Just a great app......I couldnt be happier!.............

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