SOAP Bible Study Tool
Jacob Sanders Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
SOAP Bible Study Tool is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Jacob Sanders. Requires iOS 26.0. Updated October 5, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 11 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 5
- 2026 · v1.6
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About SOAP Bible Study Tool
SOAP Bible Study is a quiet, focused place to read the Bible and turn Scripture into a personal practice of reflection and prayer. SOAP stands for Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer. Each study guides you through those four steps, so you can slow down, notice what matters, and carry it into your day. READ AND STUDY SCRIPTURE Browse the Bible by book and chapter, select the verses that stand out, and begin a SOAP study with the passage already in place. Read the King James Version offline, or look up supported NIV and NLT passages when connected. Search the bundled KJV by words, phrases, or passage reference, then jump to the verse or begin a study directly from the results. WRITE WITH FOCUS Give Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer their own space in a simple, distraction-free editor. Gentle prompts help when the page feels blank, and private on-device suggestions make useful tags easier to add. Unfinished studies and edits are saved to a private Drafts tray on this device, so you can return to a reflection after an interruption. BUILD A DAILY RHYTHM Start a guided plan or create your own reading plan, return to the chapter where you left off, set a streak goal, and use an optional local reminder. A grace day keeps one busy day from erasing an otherwise consistent rhythm. Choose reading weekdays and see your next scheduled passage in Today. Catch up or read ahead without resetting progress. Contextual reminders open the next activity, skip today's nudge once your study goal is met, and offer a one-hour snooze. Reminders are prepared for the next four weeks and refreshed as you use the app. SEE YOUR JOURNEY Review your activity, most-studied books, recurring topics, prayer history, and answered prayers. Practice passages you want to memorize with private, on-device review scheduling. Search by words, tags, or meaning to reconnect with earlier reflections. THOUGHTFUL DETAILS • Daily Verse Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Journey and Prayer widgets with privacy-safe progress summaries • A Today card with the next helpful action • Related reflections for connected study • Shareable verse cards and formatted study text • Restorable journal backups plus readable Markdown and PDF exports • Optional Face ID, Touch ID, or device-passcode journal lock • Gentle spaced reviews for Scripture memorization • A private Year in the Word recap with an optional share card • First-run guidance for the SOAP method • Light, dark, and system appearance options • Private iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad No ads. No account to create. No tracking or third-party analytics SDKs. Your journal stays on your devices and in your private iCloud account when sync is available. Online Scripture providers may collect connection and usage information under their own privacy policies.
What’s new
Version 1.6 · Updated October 5, 2026
• Pick up unfinished studies and edits from a private, on-device Drafts tray • Search the KJV offline by words, phrases, or reference and jump straight to a passage • Plan your reading weekdays and see the next reading, drafts, and memory reviews in Today • Open the right activity from reminders, snooze for an hour, and skip today's reminder after reaching your goal • Preserve reading progress more reliably through schedule changes, backup restores, and custom-plan conflicts • Keep copied Scripture paired with the correct translation and attribution • See clearer widget progress when the day changes or your study goal is higher than one • Benefit from improved journal privacy, accessibility, and large-journal performance Drafts remain on the device where you created them until saved as journal studies. Scheduled reminders cover the next four weeks and refresh whenever you use SOAP.
App privacy
The developer, Jacob Sanders, 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:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Other Data: Other Data Types
Used for: Analytics, 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:
- Location: Coarse Location
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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