I have been looking for a good bible app for years. While the popular Bible app works well for basic reading, its feature set is too restrictive for me to be useful for in depth bible study. Take highlighting/underlining as an example. The Bible app, which I had been using mainly due to a lack of better alternatives, allows you to select complete verses only, which is problematic when you want to highlight parts of the verse in one color, another part in another color. Life Bible app supports that and so many other features that I didn’t even know I would appreciate so much (cross translation highlighting/notes references and study/commentary, for example). Beyond the Bible app I have tried many all other apps like Bible Study, Bible Gateway, Blue Letter Bible, and most recently Bible Chat. While they all have some things they do well (Blue Letter Bible great for word study, Bible Chat great for AI generated answers straight from the Bible), overall their design often lacks in appeal and simplicity. I could go on and on what a fresh breath of air Life Bible has been for me, and the annual subscription is 100% worth it for me. If you’re unsure download and try for yourself. They give you a whole month to try out without any commitment. If I could give this app 10 stars, I would without hesitation. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

***UPDATE: Ads have majorly slowed since my complaint. I will add a star for the improvement. I wanted to explain my complaint: Using the app on my 12.9” iPad for note taking DURING church services, a TEMU AD popped up advertising Sex toys and lingerie. This is what prompted this review. Also, there were several Game Ads with Video and SOUND! These type of ADs make using this in services, unusable. That being said, the ads have slowed considerably since my complaint. If they continue to improve, I will update this review. :) *** Oh, I recommended Tacarta to everyone I knew! By far the best I have ever used! My notes synchronized across all my Apple devices! Most of our church members used this app based on my recommendations. I am a CTO and technology is my life! After the change to “Life Bible” things started changing, first, nothing bad, but lately it is nearly unusable! The ADs are incredibly annoying! VERY INAPPROPRIATE ADS ARE DISPLAYED! WE USE THIS IN CHURCH!! I understand the need to make money, even though somehow Tacatra Bible did it perfectly. If you MUST charge for the APP, please let us buy a PERPETUAL license! If you can solve this problem, please, PLEASE build a Windows version of this Bible APP on the Microsoft Store. I will gladly purchase it with a perpetual license as well. Please help us, your long lived customers!

Not my only Bible app, but this is still the one I use most consistently because God has demonstrated again and again (truly nearly daily) that He in his Sovereignty uses it to inform and guide me, especially for intercession. I can’t even begin to tell you how often he has provided the best possible verse or devotional for someone or something I am praying for. I love the format, the ease of access, the search features, the devotional options. I’m willing to pay for the Bible and devotionals that I want because I don’t believe that everything Christian should be free…don’t muzzle the ox…and I would look up the actual verse, but that’s not available while I’m reviewing it 😉😆 Like many, I was initially not thrilled with the update. Change is hard. But after using it for awhile I am really impressed with all the upgrades. So much so that we (my family) are now going to purchase the yearly subscription for the access to all the rich commentaries and study Bibles. I’m really excited to dig into the many different options for gaining greater context and understanding. Thank you, Tecarta, for access to such a wealth of material that draws me more deeply into relationship with our beloved LORD.