YouVersion

YouVersion
Available in English, 40+ others
Owner Life.Church
Website www.youversion.com
Alexa rank

5,255 (Bible.com)

85,937 (YouVersion.com)
Registration Optional
Launched 2008 (2008)

YouVersion (also known as Bible.com or the Bible App) is an online and mobile Bible platform published for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and many other operating systems; it also supports a variety of other platforms. YouVersion's Bible App features 1492 Bible versions, in 1074 languages,[1] audio Bibles for popular versions, offline capabilities, as well as over 800 Bible Plans on specific topics, portions of the Bible, the entire Bible, and devotionals.

History

YouVersion is funded by Bobby Gruenewald and Life.Church in 2008.[2][3][4] It is staffed by more than 20 full-time employees and more than 400 active volunteers.

November 2013 brought around the introduction of the Bible App for Kids, which 13 months later had 5 million installations in 6 languages.[5]

In April 2014, YouVersion released version 5 of the Bible App, which added features for community engagement and scripture discussion. The Bible App has been downloaded more than 200 million times.[6][7][8]

In April 2015, The Bible App became available on the Apple Watch[9] and included functionality for reading the Verse of the Day, viewing trending verses, as well as the ability to jump to your own Verse Images, Bookmarks, and Highlights.[10]

In November 2015, The Bible App became available as an Amazon Alexa skill on the Amazon Echo.[11]

In August 2016, YouVersion announced that the Bible App became the first mobile app in history to offer text content in over 1,000 languages.[12]

By April 2017, YouVersion had been downloaded over 268 million times. The app had 1492 versions of the Bible, in 1074 languages.[13]

In March 2017, YouVersion launched a service using Google Assistant on Google Home devices that enabled users to ask for Bible verses based on moods and emotions.[14]

Bible App Features

References

  1. ↑ "YouVersion". YouVersion. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ↑ BILL SHERMAN, tulsaworld.com, Lifechurch.tv's Bible app attracts millions of users, USA, January 4, 2011
  3. ↑ KATHERINE T. PHAN, christianpost.com, YouVersion Bible App Creator Makes 100 Most Creative People List, USA, May 31, 2011
  4. ↑ AMY O’LEARY, nytimes.com, In the Beginning Was the Word; Now the Word Is on an App, USA, JULY 26, 2013
  5. ↑ "What if millions of children all over the world fell in love with the Bible?". YouVersion Blog. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Murashako, Alex (April 23, 2014). "Bible App 5 Shows YouVersion Still on Track to Engage the World in Scripture". The Christian Post. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Bible is everywhere". youversion.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  8. ↑ SUSAN ARPIN, charismanews.com, YouVersion Upgrades Bible App to Build Community, USA, April 14, 2014
  9. ↑ Klett, Leah (10 April 2015). "YouVersion to Release Updated Version of Bible App for Apple Watch". gospelherald.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Now Available: The Bible App for Apple Watch | YouVersion". blog.youversion.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  11. ↑ "The Bible App is Now Available on Amazon Echo | YouVersion". blog.youversion.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  12. ↑ "The Bible App is the first app in history to offer text content in 1,000 languages! | YouVersion". blog.youversion.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  13. ↑ Jean Hopfensperger, startribune.com, God on the go: Bible apps offer mobile inspiration, USA, MAY 13, 2017
  14. ↑ "Google Assistant can now read Bible passages to fit your mood". VentureBeat. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-04-02.

See also

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