YouVersion
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. In 2020, according to YouVersion, its Bible App features 2,062 Bible versions in 1,372 languages, 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 was founded by Bobby Gruenewald and Life.Church in 2008. At least since 2012, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. billionaire founder/owner  David Green has sponsored the YouVersion Bible app for mobile phones. In April 2014, YouVersion released version 5 of the Bible App, which added features for community engagement and scripture discussion. In April 2016, The Bible App became available on the Apple Watch 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. By April 2017, YouVersion had been downloaded over 268 million times and had 1492 versions of the Bible in 1074 languages. 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. In November 2021, YouVersion reached 500 million downloads. Controversy. YouVersion has been accused of over collecting data from its users since 2013. As recently as 2019 the android version of the app was requiring access to all the users contact information (their address book) and the users GPS location. YouVersion has updated their privacy polices as of April 2, 2022.