Features & Capabilities

Have you ever wanted to share a scripture with someone but didn’t have your Bible with you, or couldn’t remember the reference? Now you can have all the scriptures of your favorite study series with you everywhere you go. You can always be ready to make the most of every opportunity!

“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15

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Helpful Tips:

• You can expand any underlined scripture reference to the full scripture by just tapping on it.

• You can copy part or all of a study and then paste it into another app or into an email to send to a friend. Just tap and hold on the text you want to select, then use the blue selection dots to expand the selection to as much of the study as you want. Then tap Copy on the selection popup menu. Then switch to the other app and paste into it.

• You can change the text size in the studies by tapping the settings button (looks like a gear), then tapping the little A to make text smaller, or the big A to make text larger.

• If you see any formatting or content errors in any of the studies, or if you have ideas on how we can improve the app, tap the settings button in the home screen and tap “Email feedback”.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
CheapBrain
Rating:
4.30
(46)
Version:
3.2.5 Last updated: 2019-10-30
Version code:
833403414
Creation date:
2012-04-27
Compatible devices:
Size:
31.17MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-12
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Developed by:
CheapBrain
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/first-principles/id510482419
Website:
http://www.cheapbrain.com

User Reviews

First Principles offers a broad library of Bible studies from multiple churches with quick, on-the-go access and generally positive content quality. However, users repeatedly note maintenance and compatibility problems with newer iOS versions, stability bugs (crashes, blank screens), and a pay-per-book pricing model that some find costly or unclear. There are also concerns about changes to original studies and how additional titles are accessed, impacting perceived authenticity and expansion.
Pros
  • Wide variety of Bible study series from multiple churches available in the app
  • Instant, on-the-go access with a user-friendly interface
  • Useful for group study and personal discipleship; easy to share with others
  • Low per-book price offers good value for individual studies
  • Generally high-quality study content that many users appreciate
Cons
  • Poor maintenance and compatibility with newer iOS versions; last update years ago
  • Technical bugs and reliability issues (crashes, blank screens, list-view problems)
  • Pricing model of per-book purchases after download; perceived cost or unclear pricing
  • Content changes to original studies and related controversies (altered/deleted studies; ICOC concerns)
  • Difficulty accessing or adding additional books / navigating to purchase other titles
Recent reviews
This app is nothing like it is presented before you download it. It only contains the study from 1993 and the font is wonky. ICOC is a cult anyway
by Jv*****, 2025-11-08

I’ve shared this app with a handful of folks who are unable to see the studies in the list view and thus unable to use the app as intended. It looks like this app isn’t maintained currently (4 years since the last update) and potentially the new iOS versions we have are not compatible with the current software. Hopefully that will change soon since this can be such a useful resource for folks.
by Jo*****, 2024-05-12

I just downloaded and see that the latest version update was suppose to fix the bug where iOS is unable to see all the studies available, this seems to be broken again
by Wi*****, 2023-11-08
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