# New King James Version (NKJV)

> Holy Bible New King James

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1519391195](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1519391195)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1519391195`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** RAVINDHIRAN SUMITHRA
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (7,007 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2020-06-19
- **Size:** 295 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/new-king-james-version-nkjv/id1519391195)
- **Website:** [https://biblereadingzone.com/](https://biblereadingzone.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.biblereadingzone.com/Privacy\_Policy.html](https://www.biblereadingzone.com/Privacy_Policy.html)

## Description

**New King James Version (NKJV)** is a Bible app that combines the beauty and tradition of the King James Bible with modern readability. Read the complete Old and New Testaments, personalize fonts and colors, search verses and topics, and save highlights, notes, and bookmarks in **My Library**.

Stay connected through daily verse and prayer reminders, reading streaks, audio Bible playback with speed control, worship songs, devotionals, Bible stories, quizzes, games, videos, and inspirational clips. Create and share verse images, explore Christian books and wallpapers, find nearby churches and events, submit prayer requests, and use VerseBot for AI-powered verse explanations.

## Rankings

- #21,374 — Overall
- #17 — version

## Review summary

Many reviews praise the NKJV app for readable Bible text, audio read-along, and a pleasant UI, but repeatedly cite ad clutter, unreliable audio, and data loss after updates as major drawbacks. Users complain about UX changes that remove or alter favored features and disrupt reading progress, with some noting incomplete ad removal even after paying for premium.

### Pros

- Good for reading the Bible with readable text and layout.
- Audio read-along feature is appealing and a key reason some users download the app.
- Visually appealing UI/design that makes reading pleasant.
- Reading progress and bookmarks tracking is a valued feature for some users (before updates).

### Cons

- Ads are excessive and intrusive, interrupting reading; even users who paid for ad-free report ads returning or not being honored.
- Audio issues persist across versions, including stopping mid-verse, robotic TTS, and loss of immersive audio options.
- Updates often erase reading progress, bookmarks, and history, leaving users frustrated and starting over.
- Update-driven UX changes remove or alter features (e.g., old audio styles, layout changes) and frustrate long-time users who preferred the previous version.

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