Bible Study Tools Reviews

by Totallyfrozen

Wait. What? OK, so today I was reading Psalm 5:3 and pondering the idea that king David offered sacrifices each morning and what that means for me. So I go online and find a couple of articles. One titled, “Sacrifice, in the New Testament, 1”. The browser indicates I can open BibleStudyTools to view it. When I tap the link, BibleStudyTools opens to the homepage, but not to the article. Then, the Search function is limited to searching for Scripture passages but not articles.
So how can I access all the other content BibleStudyTools supposedly has? There seems to be lots of articles and commentaries in BibleStudyTools , but if they’re not searchable, they’re useless. Honestly, I’m not going to sit and read random commentaries. My study time is more focused. I use the You Version Bible app by LifeChurchTV which includes numerous translations free of charge. So I don’t need another Bible on my phone. I need study tools. BibleStudyTools is labeled, “Bible Study Tools”. Where are they? Why are they hard to find? Why is it not coded properly to interface with a web browser to link directly to the article or tool I’m seeking?
In short, I’m confused about what BibleStudyTools does and how I can make it work. What’s the point of this?
I’m new to BibleStudyTools and pretty ignorant of how to use all of it. It doesn’t seem self-explanatory, intuitive, simple to me. Perhaps an update with a tutorial or Help files menu is needed.

by Voltony

Do not download. Half of the sections don’t work and get error messages. I also paid for Plus but I still get tons of ads.
Just use your browser instead. Get ready, the ads are overwhelming. The whole idea is to get you to pay for the Plus version which is nice but just not worth it. I really do wish BibleStudyTools worked and the free version online wasn’t so busy with ads because it’s hard to concentrate while studying. The creators of BibleStudyTools should pay attention to these reviews and put a little effort in to remedying the problems. Instead of giving the exact same developer response to everyone, there is NO UPDATE and there hasn’t been one for years. The same bugs and error messages still exist.

by Conquer Fan

Do not use this. The bugs are insane. The ads are endless. You can’t save your reading plans after you’ve already saved another. I used this to read through the NT once and there is no way to reset progress so you can read again. Half the time you click BibleStudyTools your either stuck on an ad or it seems frozen and you can’t click what you want. The only good thing is that the verses are spread out and it looks clean when reading. Other than that it’s just a frustrating experience when trying to study. Needs devs to fix bugs.

by App Sad

I cannot find any email showing that I paid for BibleStudyTools so this morning’s email is suspicious to me. I received an email saying that I needed to update my payment information on file to pay for my subscription. I immediately deleted BibleStudyTools and checked previous emails to see when I would have ever paid for this subscription in the first place. I don’t recall giving them my payment information. I emailed and requested that my personal information be deleted and that I could not pay for a subscription and was not renewing it. Emails that request payment information are a cause for worry these days.

by Mrs. M's Biggest Fan

Nothing inside BibleStudyTools is usable. You can’t open up any of the headers, bring up any of the content, or click on any links because none of them works. Just basically wallpaper with the beginning of some potentially pretty sentences. But you’ll never know what the rest of the message says because nothing happens if you click on it. The only area that responds is the menu. But that’s as satisfying as going to a restaurant and not being able to order; You’re just stuck, flipping through the menu. Good luck to the developers, hope you get it all worked out because we all know how much more God we all need! And “Now” can’t come soon enough. Take care!

by Vickie1942

Have used BibleStudyTools for a long time and loved it. Then....one day I opened it and only had a blank page. This lasted for several days. I deleted it and reinstalled. Still blank page. Finally, today the home page came up but I could not sign in. I tried a number of times, even changed my password. Still could not sign in. So I deleted and reinstalled again. This time, BibleStudyTools that opened was totally different from the one I knew and liked so much. So I deleted it again and am trying to find something else I like.

by WhiteStoneRebornRachel

DOES NOT SHARE ACCURATE TRUTH!
Says “The Holy Spirit’s Ministry is to shed light on “OLD TRUTH” (already revealed in scripture), not to reveal “new truth”.” Continues on to say Holy Spirit does not speak today not verbally nor in visions or through “inner light”. If we believe Holy Spirit is speaking through visions, thought, verbal or any way we are creating or fabricating this experience. FALSE! Acts 2:17 says- And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:. The editors and producers of BibleStudyTools operate in RELIGION. They do not clearly understand the Word as it says in John 4:24 “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”” USE CAUTION WITH BibleStudyTools!!!! Something always seemed off about BibleStudyTools and I rarely if ever used it but now I am deleting it and sharing with others. I wish I could upload the screenshot to prove what I am saying being posted on BibleStudyTools !!!! FALSE TEACHING!!!

by Jan Ellen

All I wanted was a SIMPLE TOOL to help me understand the Bible from the perspective of the Jews of the Old Testament and The Greeks from the New Testament, NOTHING else. Just from my perspective BibleStudyTools is dine from a certain denomination and what I call Saducee's perspective not the Holy Spirit's perspective.
And what really upset me in just trying to set BibleStudyTools up is their Manmade Marketing!!
The potential customer is bombarded by buying more and more to so call "better understand "the scriptures, bah humbug!
Very disappointed in this bogged down app that you have to be a genius to understand how to use it! That is NOT God's Way, that is Man's Way!! And because of that I am deleting BibleStudyTools .

by BHSTenor1

I have tried for years to be consistent in reading the Bible through. Finally, BibleStudyTools provided the support and reminders that allowed me to read it through two years in a row! Then all of the sudden, “I don’t have a reading plan.” I tried to contact support with no response, I get emails telling me the next section of verses but the link to keep reading sends me to BibleStudyTools that tells me I don’t have a reading plan. Now I am back to weeks behind my schedule. Hopefully I can get back on track manually. I am not sure what happened.

by William's Mac

I have thoroughly enjoyed the Thematic daily reading plan! It’s very well put together and I recommend it to whomever will listen. I also have appreciated how BibleStudyTools keeps track of my progress. WHAT I DO NOT LIKE IS THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE READING PLANS HAVE NOT BEEN ACCESSIBLE FROM THE MOBILE APP. Once it came back after a week or so, but since then I have to reload BibleStudyTools and then manually update it to my current day. It works for a while and then it will happen again. Most recently the I reinstalled BibleStudyTools agin, updated BibleStudyTools to say 295 (that took a little time) and the next day it was all gone again. I PERSEVERE BECAUSE THE THEMATIC PLAN IS SO GOOD.

by Tiffybeau

1) There’s some confusing labeling to the New Revised Standard Version in the collection of available bibles. 2) Also, the reason I’m giving only two stars is mainly because the application has technical bugs loading reading plans and simultaneously having two reading plans stored at the correct timing and date which I read it. 3) The entire app doesn’t synchronize with the time zone where my mobile devices are set to, and messes up with reading plan registration. 4) There’s a few misleading advertisements that I can guess funds BibleStudyTools . However, does business have anything to do with Bible Studies? 5) At irregular intervals, the connections on BibleStudyTools’s Internet links breaks down. It’s not the WiFi or cellular network providers’ failure, but BibleStudyTools ’s back-end design need to be fixed.
Finally, I might reconsider this rating if the mentioned problems are solved within adequate response to review. Let’s say, within a month since I post this. If not, take the two stars and I’m going on to use Bible Gateway app or another instead.

by Valmerr

Up until the end of 2017, I was happy with BibleStudyTools ; especially the reading plans. I wanted to start the New Year with re-reading the Bible in its entirety using the Chronological Reading Plan. Unfortunately, I’m not able to do this because when I select the Reading Plan, it crashes and kicks me out of BibleStudyTools . I’ve rebooted my iPad several times as well as uninstalled and reinstalled BibleStudyTools several times. Nothing works. I would appreciate hearing from BibleStudyTools developer or anyone else who has had this problem for a solution. Thanks.

by Purple Won

Love the concept of BibleStudyTools and all of the tools it possesses but very disappointed in some of the kinks and bugs. There's a delay in switching between books of the Bible where I have to actually close BibleStudyTools and reopen before it goes to the book I want. The biggest issue I have is when registering. I try to register with my Facebook page and it tells me to try again. If I try again or select close page I get a new error page. Help! I really want to use this tool with my studies but I'm hitting road blocks.

by Marcia Anderson, WI

If there weren’t so many advertisements to buy stuff this would be a very good app. They are like most other companies. You click that you want one thing when you get ready to pay for it it takes you to another WAIT area, so you can add to your previous purchase. I hate that. If I want something I will search for it, I don’t like it being thrown in my face. I would also be nice if the “no thank you” was at the top and not the bottom of the advertisement.

by NLMiles

I love BibleStudyTools and used it every day. I was less than 10 days away from finishing the Bible when the it crashed and I could no longer access my reading plans. As other suggested I uninstall and reinstall BibleStudyTools but did not have any success. I finally got it to work after going to BibleStudyTools Store and under reviews selecting support. I had to login and select a reading plan through this process. Reading plans are now available through BibleStudyTools .

by Mel113931

Plan I’m using is great but app itself freezes a lot and will not allow you to navigate it at all. To go to anything different I have to completely close BibleStudyTools down and reopen to try to navigate back or to something else.

by X56fgdr90

Update - newest version seems to have fixed the bugs while retaining the utility. Upgraded to 4 stars. Thank you for making this valuable app available for free.

I love BibleStudyTools for its chronilogical order reading option. Latest versions have been buggy, however, and most recent 3.0.1 version is unusable because of a email sign-up interstitial screen that doesn’t work (on an up-to-date 5s).

by Annemarie Diffenderffer

We all carry our phones and keep them charged religiously; however, few carry their Bible in the same way. BibleStudyTools is a great gift that allows us God’s Word to be available at our fingertips. I love being able to read the New Testament in chronological order. It helps me understand more easily what’s going on and “who’s who” as I read. The lesson plans help you stay on track with reminders etc.

I’m not as picky about some of the things people have complained about. It’s not glitchy and it’s free. I don’t think it gets better than that.

by Aswilkins68

I have finally found an application that helps me grow stronger in the Word of the Lord. It allows you to choose which translation you prefer, as well as red lettering. It offers Biblical Study Plans where you read the Bible in a year and you get to choose which Plan best suits your needs. It also has plans such as Wisdom Biblical Plans that can be completed in as little as 60-90 days. The Reading of the Bible is all laid out before you on your IPhone, IPad, Computer, etc. I went and purchased a few notebooks and took notes to reference my material as I learn. Did I mention it also has a Verse of the Day? BibleStudyTools has A Lot Good learning tools to help you in your walk with Jesus Christ. I have recently downloaded BibleStudyTools about a few weeks ago and I not only love it, but I’ve learned so much! Thank You for Your Time and Effort Allowing This Incredible App to move Further...

by Hezibah

BibleStudyTools makes it easier to read the Bible when you are on the go. You can read the Bible in the waiting room or wherever you are. You can challenge yourself to read the Bible in 90 days or read through Psalm and a Proverbs. What I really like is that it keeps track of the days you read the Bible. It keeps you accountable. You can go on there and see that you skipped a day. If you like having a Bible in your hands, you can also just follow the plan to read your own Bible. I’m finding that ever since using BibleStudyTools, I have finally made reading the Bible a daily habit. If I see a verse that sticks out to me, I can get out of BibleStudyTools to look up the verse on google. Then I take a screenshot and jump right back in where I left off.

by Clownbabe

In order to participate in having a reading plan I must log in. I am unable to log in; when I click on log in, the next page is blank, except the word "done" at the upper right corner. If this could be fixed, I would give BibleStudyTools a four or five.

January 26, 2018
I can now log in, but nothing else works. I cannot access any of the Bible reading plans. What’s wrong over there?

I am completely done with Bible Study Tools. It’s obvious no real people exist over there, otherwise these reviews would be read and commented on. Your sight needs to come alive; it is DEAD. You get NO stars. You get this only because this wouldn’t be sent otherwise. I am deleting you.

After writing this, I tried the support place, designated by the question mark.
There seems to be a disconnect between the icon on my screen and the support place in BibleStudyTools store.

by Crimesolvr

I preferred the website over BibleStudyTools.. if you want to highlight it takes you to a page like you want to report it for an error.. and also when flipping from chapter to book is not user friendly and that definitely needs works.. I can do because I’ll mess with something until I figure it out but it shouldn’t take an average person that long or anyone to have to find something and then end up on a blank screen and then end up going back out to the beginning .. INSANE

by 12mlee

There are so many little things wrong with app. Simple things that can be fixed, in my opinion, quickly. The search function does not work properly. After a search, when I click on the verse it doesn’t take me to the corresponding place in the bible. If I select a new book and verse, BibleStudyTools does nothing and the old verse still shows. I actually have to click home then the verse I wanted shows on the home page. Too much work to read the Bible.

by EagleGrafix

There are so many faults, detailing them all is not possible. The main problems are: 1 - Reading plan does not default to the selected default version. The Bible tab displays the preferred version for me but not the scheduled daily reading. 2 - Missed days. Cannot be made up and the schedule slides meaning the target finish day is changed. If I miss a day’s reading I want to be able to make it up. 3 - Just as with the desktop site, TOO MANY INTRUSIVE advertisements.

by Creedlen

I primarily use BibleStudyTools for the reading plan to keep track of my progress. I wish there was an ad-free version that was available for $2.99-$3.99 similar to other apps. The ads on here for clothing that looks like slabs of red meat, those for Harry Potter books, and online accounting degrees is odd and out of place considering what BibleStudyTools is for.

by DLMurphy68

This is a great app but needs some work. When reading on the iPhone X it is full screen edge to edge but BibleStudyTools controls mix in with the iPhone X controls which prevents app navigation and forces you to close and reopen BibleStudyTools .

I would also like to see Video integration and maybe a community including local to your area. Men and women’s devotionals would be great as well. Offer a small price version to remove ads