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About Pencil Bible: Journal & Study

Since 2022. The Bible you can write in. -- Pencil Bible turns Scripture into a canvas. Highlight verses, sketch in the margins, journal your reflections, and let every reading become part of your story — all with the natural feel of Apple Pencil. Unlike iPad-only journaling apps, Pencil Bible works seamlessly on both iPhone and iPad — annotate on your tablet at home, then pick up right where you left off on your phone. Your Bible study goes everywhere you do. Whether you're deep in study, journaling a quiet morning, or capturing a sermon note in the pew, Pencil Bible is built for how you actually meet with God. 14 translations free, forever: Read NLT, NASB, AMP, TPT, KJV, ASV, WEB, OJB, WMB, DRA, LBLA, NBLA, RV1909, BSB and NBV — completely free, with no paywall on God's Word. Premium translations including ESV, NIV, CSB, and NVI are also available. Your Bible, your way: • Draw, highlight, and annotate directly on Scripture • Full Apple Pencil Pro and PencilKit support • Shapes, stickers, pictures and text box (NEW!) • Seamless on iPad and iPhone — annotate on both • Jesus' words in red • Built-in search to find any verse instantly • Dark Mode for late-night devotionals • Left-hand mode and customizable fonts, backgrounds, and layouts • Edit your Bible pages anytime — no need to start over Perfect for: • Daily devotionals and quiet time • Sunday sermon and study notes • Bible journaling, lettering, and creative worship • Students and pastors taking margin notes Free to read. Free to explore: Read the Bible free, forever. Annotate up to 10 pages at no cost — upgrade anytime for unlimited journaling. Your support helps us serve more believers around the world. Pencil Bible isn't just an app. It's your daily sanctuary, your digital journal, your space to meet with the One who wrote the Word. The Word is alive. Now your Bible can be too. Download Pencil Bible today. Apple Pencil features require a compatible iPad. Annotations are available on iPhone without a subscription. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & reviews

4.2

1.4K ratings

5 ★ 68% 4 ★ 11% 3 ★ 9% 2 ★ 4% 1 ★ 9%

What’s new

Version 3.0.55 · Updated September 10, 2026

Copy and paste your handwriting: Circle any handwriting with the lasso, and a menu appears: cut, copy, paste or delete it, just like text. Style your page: A new Style button in Change Bible Layout — a left-aligned chapter number, smaller verse numbers, italic headings, and a switch to hide the translators' notes. Tidy your folders: Saved a verse by mistake? Open it in the Folders tab and tap the x to take it back out. Also in this update: • Line straightening now works with the pencil, the highlighter and the fineliner, not just the pen. Hold still at the end of a line and it snaps straight. • Text that printed twice in bold is gone — 1,090 places, mostly in the New King James. • God's name is now set in small capitals, the way a printed Bible sets it, in the ESV, NKJV, NIV, NLT, NVI and NVIP. • Words the translators added show in italics again — the Amplified, the Orthodox Jewish Bible, and the Spanish and Portuguese Bibles. • Images can be resized and rotated again. Drag a corner, or the dot above the picture. • Text boxes remember the font and size you last chose. • A new text box, image or sticker arrives at the top left, clear of the toolbar. • The Passion Translation's footnotes are now set like every other Bible's. • Copying a verse no longer brings hidden formatting marks along with it. • A setting to keep the toolbar on screen while you scroll, and recently opened Bibles fit three across when there's room.

App privacy

The developer, Launch Round, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Contact Info: Email Address, Name
  • User Content: Photos or Videos
  • Identifiers: User ID

Used for: App Functionality

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data

Used for: Analytics

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