Our Bible 12+
Believers of All Stripes
Crystal Cheatham Professional Writing LLC.
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
A magazine for progressive Christians
MORE THAN JUST A BIBLE APP
Our Bible App is an online magazine for progressive Christians and those with evolving faiths. Created by deconstructing and reconstructing Christians, Our Bible app offers daily reading plans that are anti-racist, pro-feminist, LGBT inclusive, against purity culture, and uplifting of interfaith experiences.
Our Bible App values inclusivity and diversity, leading with the belief that spirituality is a spectrum and faith is a journey. Our Bible App offers devotional shelves that are themed with progressive Christian content such as Beloved Disability, Race in America, Parents + Family, Hope + Healing, LGBTQ+ Youth, Annual Celebrations, Self-Care, and many more. Find your truth as you evolve in your faith.
FOR AN EVOLVING FAITH
*Ditch toxic theology by exploring hundreds of premium daily devotionals
*Access a community of people just like you in the affinity group chat rooms
*Find new podcasts with hosts that align with your evolving values
*Read multiple Bible translation
*Read a handful of free daily devotionals
* Subscribe to gain access to a full library of premium content
DAILY DEVOTIONALS
*Reading plans let you chart your progress
*Daily devotionals are progressive and modern
*Keep track and read at your own pace
*Share favorite reads through text, email, and social media
*Bookmark current devotionals for daily use
*Add favorites to the My Stuff tab
PODCASTS
Podcasts found on Our Bible app are vetted through our progressive Christian publishing policy. Listen easily with the in-app podcast player without fear of stumbling across homophobic, patriarchal, or even ableist language. This podcast library is updated seasonally. Add your favorites to the My Stuff tab.
CHATROOMS
*Find local and foreign believers like you in the affinity chatrooms
*Make friends and create a private chat room for direct messages
*Choose reading plans and start discussions with friends
MULTIPLE BIBLE VERSIONS
*Explore God’s word daily with multiple Bible translations
*Choose your favorite Bible versions
*Bookmark Bible verses
*Holy Bible versions include NAS, NKJV, NCV, ICB, NLT, The Message, CEB, NRSV and more
*Add favorites to the My Stuff tab
CONNECT WITH OUR BIBLE
*Submit a devotional https://ourbibleapp.com/submit-a-devotional
*Submit a podcast https://ourbibleapp.com/submit-a-podcast
*Follow us on social media @OurBibleApp
*Find out more at https://ourbibleapp.com.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Our Bible App is free to download and offers premium in-app purchases such as additional Bible versions and daily devotionals. Payments are charged to your iTunes account and subscriptions will automatically renew after the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be canceled in your device Account Settings at any time. You can also tap Manage Subscription on an active subscription to access the device settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if a subscription is purchased.
Privacy policy: https://www.ourbibleapp.com/privacy-policy/
Terms of service: https://www.ourbibleapp.com/terms-of-service/
What’s New
Version 4.0.2
Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements
Ratings and Reviews
It *was* wonderful...
The content is amazing. And I just updated to the latest version and I am so disappointed. I waited a long time before finally updating. And was extremely disappointed to find that the update now puts basically all the content behind a paid wall. At $5/month, it’s a quite costly one at that.
I had loved all the different perspectives and that some of the stuff was written by people that I know. And I especially loved that it was free. I totally get that bills need to be paid... But I think the developers need to find another way. Sell ads? Make it a $10 one time fee to download. Charge $1/month or $10/year. Or make it a pay what you can / sliding scale model. As it is, it’s cost prohibitive... and I really can’t recommend it to friends anymore because most of us don’t have the luxury to spend that kind of money on an app.
Please please please find a way to make this accessible again.
Life-giving!
I’m so glad I found this, it’s given me just what I’ve been looking for—a place where I can experience God and be welcome, without having to search hard to find the rare devotional entry that doesn’t force a traditional view of scripture down my throat, as happens in most bible apps.
The people writing reviews saying that this app is unnecessary or causing division by clumping progressives in one place don’t seem to understand what it’s like to live as someone who is unwelcome in traditional Christian spaces. This is such a beautiful oasis where I can simply relax into the presence of God, rather than having to intellectualize and debate and try to prove my worth as a gay man. Traditional Christianity has come close to forcing me away from God entirely, and I’m so happy to have found this app so that I can enjoy the faith practices that I miss so much, and do so in a healthy life-giving way.
And as far as the depth of the content—some is very Bible-centered, and some is more topical. Which is exactly what you need in an app that reaches people at any stage of their journey, and plenty of traditional bible apps are the same way. Just because some more conservative reviewers don’t agree with some of the interpretations of scripture they find here doesn’t mean the content is wrong or shallow.
Unaffordable for the people who need it most
I downloaded this app soon after it originally came out and I actually had a premium subscription that first year. But when it came time for my renewal, the price had gone up and it was just too unaffordable. I thought I would redownload it now and see if they'd gotten enough pushback and lowered the price, but instead the price has gone UP since the last time, and now there are NO free devos—their website is still advertising five free devos per month and a $4.99/month price point, but now there are no free devos and it's $8.99 per month. It's honestly sad, because there are a lot of marginalized people out there who really need this kind of content in the face of mainstream exclusionary Christianity, but they're being priced out here. If the subscription price was lower or if they offered tiers, they'd be more likely to have more people subscribing and they'd still be bringing in the same amount of revenue. But as it stands, looks like I'm deleting again.
App Privacy
The developer, Crystal Cheatham Professional Writing LLC., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Crystal Cheatham Professional Writing llc
- Size
- 53.6 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.4 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
- Copyright
- © Copyright 2021 Our Bible App
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- 1 Month Subscription $8.99
- 1 Year Subscription $69.99
- The Message Bible $9.99
- New Living Translation $9.99
- Rescuing Jesus $9.99
- Praying for Justice $7.99
- A Leisurely Introduction $2.99
- International Children's Bible $9.99
- NKJV $9.99
- Rhythms of Grace $4.99