This list will help you find the best apps for reading, studying, and researching the Bible or just for praying and take a break.
- Xiphos is an open source and free Bible study tool written for Linux, UNIX, and Windows using GTK, offering a rich and featureful environment for reading, study, and research using modules from The SWORD Project and elsewhere.
First, we need to add a module source (Xiphos’ mechanims to get new and updated content). In Module Sources, there are two options: Add/Remove and Choose. Click Choose, then select the remote CrossWire source. Click the Refresh to add the source.
Next, go to Modules, Install/Update, and select some Bibles, such as KJV (King James Version), BBE (Bible in Basic English) and other modules (Commentaries, Dictionaries, Glossaries, etc.) of your preference. Click Install, wait just a little, and close the Module Manager when you are done, and you are ready to go.
- e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free Bible study app.
Click on the Download menu. There are hundreds of bibles, commentaries, dictionaries, bible timelines, maps, etc. that you can download and use for free. You can download thousands of free e-Sword books, commentaries, dictionaries, and Bibles in BibleSupport.
- Another options: BibleTime is a completely free Bible study program, built for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS. BibleTime contains over 200 free Bible texts, commentaries, dictionaries and books, provided by the Crosswire Bible Society via the SWORD programming library. Eloquent is a free and open-source application for research and study of God and His Word. It is developed specifically for Mac OS.
- BibleGateway is a website designed to allow easy reading, listening, studying, searching, and sharing of the Bible in many different versions and translations. The Bible Gateway App is the official and free Bible reading, listening, and learning experience from BibleGateway.com.
- Apps: “Tens of millions of people are using the Bible App™ to make God’s Word a part of their daily lives. Enjoy hundreds of versions, including audio, all on your mobile device.” Studying the Bible shouldn’t be hard. Olive Tree Bible App equips you with easy-to-use Bible study tools and resources so you can stop skimming Scripture and get answers.
- Prayer apps. Pray As You Go is a daily prayer session, designed to go with you wherever you go, to help you pray whenever you find time, but particularly whilst travelling to and from work, study, etc. (Catholic). Our Daily Bread, daily encouragement and inspiration to draw closer to God each day. The mission of evangeli.net is to send the Gospel by internet to all parts of the world.
- Bible in the console: 1. sudo apt install bible-kjv (King James Version of the Bible) verse (daily devotional verse from KJB Bible). 2 Open a terminal and type: verse (it will display a daily devotional verse) or bible ??meek ?view. The last command will return all references to the word “meek” and display the full text.
- There are also many free Islamic e-books and applications: ImaanStar, free Islamic ebooks, software, and multimedia. Islamic Finder, Download Athan. An app that helps you build a prayer habit. It is loved by Muslims all over the world! Zekr is an open platform Qur’an study tool for simply browsing and researching on the Holy Qur’an.
